Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-25
ANTI MEASURES
HOLD THE FLOOR
SOL0NS HAVE ONLY ELEVEN
DAYS LEFT
Woman Suffrage VIII Be Reeonsldered
This Week--Sport, Oriental and
other Legislation Is
Scheduled
BY Associated Press.

BY ASSOCldIeu GItsSs
SACRAMENTO, Feb. %. 49, Anti
legislation, aimed at various evils, Will
form an important part of the work
of the legislature this week.
Among the most important "anti"
measures that will come UP within a
fews days are:
Eshleman's anti-race track gambling
and Hartman's anti-prize fight bills.
Sackett's anti-fraternity and anti-haz'
ing bills; Senator Caminettfs anti
caucus and anti-Japanese measures
an anti-tipping and several anti
cigarette bills.
With but eleven days of the session
left the legislature still has an enor-
nous amount of business on the files
despite the good progress made last
week. The indications are that unless
the senate and the assembly extend
their work for at least a week beyond
the sixtieth day a large number of
bills will die on the files and in COM
mittee.
out Of 977 bills introduced in the
lower house the assembly has passed
335, still leaving 642 to be considered,
while of the 900 introduced in the sem
ate 315 have been passed.
Tomorrow will be the last day that
q measure can be introduced in either
house without unanimous consent.
VIII Reconsider Woman Suffrage
The proposed constitutional amend
ment submitting to the people the
question of womans suffrage, adopted
by the assembly and once defeated in
the upper house, will be reconsidered
by the senate Tuesday. Much lobby
ing is being done for the measure and
the opinion is expressed that the SEN
ate will adopt 1t.
The administration measure creating
a state department of engineering will
probably pass the lower house tomor-
row.
The consideration of the standard
form fire insurance policy finally
agreed upon by the senate insurance
committee after six weeks work is
special order in the senate tomorrow
and insurance legislation will occupy
large part of the time of both houses
during the week.
A strong fight will be waged in the
senate against Eshleman's anti-race
track gambling bill and every effort is
being made to kill it there, but sew
eral senators who are supposed to be
opposed to it openly express their in
tentions of voting for it..
Regardless of Hartmans claim that
he has enough votes pledged to carry
his anti-prize fight bill, 1t is not be-
lieved that it will cut much of a figure
in the senate.
County Controversy
A fight as bitter as was waged on
the assembly floor will take place when
the Fresno Kings county division con-
torversy comes up in the senate this
week. The measure has been favor
ably reported and it is claimed that it's
passage is practically assured.
Caminetti'S anti-Cauol1S mea sure will
be killed, but it will give the able and
energetic Democratic senator an op-
portunity to draw the fire of the ma
jority.
Just what will be done with Caminet
it's BILL which provides that the eX
cluSion of Japanese and Chinese chill
dren from the schools shall not be dis
continued where separate schools have
been established, until the matter has
been decided by a vote of the people in
such city or county, is uncertain. Sew
eral senators are with Caminetti in
the stand that he has taken. The latter
intends to force the matter on the floor
this week.
To Give Governor Time
Senator Caminetti will introduce to-
morrow a proposed constitutional
amendment providing that the gov
ernor shall be given thirty days after
the legislature adjourns in which to
sign bills. At present the governor has
but ten days. Caminetti contends that
this is insufficient time for the governor
to examine and sign such a large num-
ber of measures and as a consequence
many bills upon which the Legislature
has spent much time fail to become
laws.
A bill making more stringent the ap-
plication of civil rights for negroes will
be introduced in the senate by Senator
Mccartney and in the lower house by
Assemblyman Transue. Complaint has
been made that negroes are discrimi-
mated against and excluded in certain
places. which will be made a misde-
meanor in these measures. This legis-
lation is being looked after by James
Alexander, a negro from Los Angeles.
Students Protesting
Members of both houses are receiv-
ing many protests against Sackett' )
anti-fraternity bill, prohibiting secret
societies In public schools. The protests
are principally from students.
Tomorrow night the ways and means
committee will hold a special meeting
for the discussion of Senator Wolfe 5
$3,000000 worlds fair bill The com
mittee is not faVorably disposed toward
the bill.
Tuesday night San Francisco refugees
will be given hearing before the iu-
dietary committee in their charges and
complaints against the relief corpora
tion.
One of the most important measures
this week will be the general appropra-
tion bill carrying SS,10O,000, the consd-
Grafton of which will be commenced
tomorrow morning.