Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-05
GHOSTS OF COYOTES
PRoWL THROUGH THE
SENATE CHAMBERS
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, March 4.-The
ghosts of coyotes, so long dead that
Senator Wolfe described them as IAN
cient, venerable and bewhiskered," :"
prowled through the senate this after
noon and caused such an acriminous
debate over the scalps that several of
the senators were ready to fly at each
others throats
The row was precipitated by Senator
McKee's bill, authorizing suits against
the state for unpaid bounty claims for
the scalps of coyotes taken some ten
years ago, and a bill appropriating
money for the payment of the bounty
claims of the d. o. Mills bank.
Belshaw and Curtin took up the fight
for the business of the claims against
the bitter opposition of Senator Wolfe,
who was indifferently supported by
Leavitt. At times all four were on the
floor talking at once. Wolfe declared
that thousands of dollars had been
wrongfully paid out by the state for
coyote scalps and that these claims
were resurrected every session. He
maintained stubborn fight for an hour
when McKees bill was finally passed.
Wolfe's vote being the only one cast
against 1t.
Transues conditional sale bill was
piSICAAJ lOu6lll Ine assembly and de-
feated by a large majority, 1t was in
support of this bill that over 400 tele-
grams were sent to the members of the
legislature, all of which emanated from
forty persons.
Amendment Killed
The senate killed Estudillo's constitu-
tional amendment submitting to the
people the privilege of providing free
text books in the public schools.
.Assemblyman Wilson's bill providing
that women shall not be required to
work more than eight hours a day was
passed in the upper house in face of
strong opposition led by Wright and
Price, who declared that it would work
hardship upon the fruit and hop
growing industry.
The following assembly bills were
passed by the senate and sent to the
governor:
By Kelly-Prohibiting boards of DO
lice commissioners from inficting un-
reasonable and arbitrary penalties up
on members of police departments for
violations of rules and regulations, and
providing that such members may ap-
peal to the courts for a review of pro-
ceedings and hearings against them.
By Kelly-Providing that courts of
competent jurisdiction may inquire into
the question of the regularity of the
proceedings of board of police COM
mIissioners in the revocation of liquor
licenses.
Must Order Transcript
By Held-Providing that judges shall
order transcript of the testimony in a
criminal trial made for the defendant
at the expense of the county.
The assembly passed the following
bills and sent them to the governor:
BY Leavitt-Providing that no vote
cast in the Independent or blank COL
umn on voting machines shall be count
ed for person whose name appears
upon the ballot or face of the machine
BY Welch-Requiring that voting ma
chimes shall be inspected, tested and
locked from five to fifteen days before
elections.
By Boynton-Imposing an annual IL
cense tax of $500 upon itinerant peddlers
and canvassers Of agricultural and do
mestic implements and machinery.
By Lynch-Appropriating $4,000 for
the California Polytechnic school at San
Luis Obispo.
By cCartney-Limiting the leases
made upon property owned by muni-
cipality or by minor to ten years.
BY Leavitt-Providing that the judg-
ment of any tribunal in foreign coun-
try shall have the same effect as a
| final judgment in the courts of this
state when this is reciprocated by such
country.
Change Order Of Trial
| BY cCartney-Changing the order of
trial in criminal cases by requiring the
| judge TO deliver his instructions to the
jury before the attorneys commence
their argument.
The following bills were passed by
the assembly and sent to the rsnate:
BY McConnell-Creating a board of
sheep commissioners Of Ave members
and fixing their salaries at 5000 a year.
| The board Ia empowered to appoint
sheep inspectors throughout the state,
who shall receive IS a day when en-
gagged in inspecting sheep for infectious
and contagious diseases The boards OF
supervisors In each county are author
lied to levy tax not exceeding / per
cent OF the assessed valuation OF sheen
for a state sheep inspection fund.
BY Johnson-Providing that attorneys
appointed by the court for an INDECENT
defendant shall be paid by the county
not exceeding $25 for a misdemeanor
case nor more than 500 for felony
trial.
BY Cogswell--Appropriat $2907 sc
for a water supply at the Whittier re-
form school.
BY Drew--Appropriating $4,000 for es-
tablishing a fish hatchery at Shaver
lake, providing Fresno county con-
structs proper building at cost moi
less than $1,000.
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