Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-20
DISPUTES ON
+ ACTS RESULTS
IN DELAY
LIMIT OF TAX COLLECTION IS
ISSUE
WOULD GIVE GOVERNOR POWER
OF EXTENSION
Bankers Asked to Participate In De-
IiberatIons--san Francisco Asks
Second SessIon--LegisIators
Are Economical
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fCOntluueO HUN dbO OAA~'P
upper house. called upon the governor
to urge the calling OF another eNtIs
sAssion at the conclusion of this one tt
ratify the other sixteen charter amend
ments which were adopted at the re-
cent election but which were not In
cluded in the governors call. Cover,
nor Gillett was noncommittal ane
took the matter under advis ement, but
In an interview later seemed averse
to calling another session.
Harbor Improvement
Governor Gillett also received tele-
gram from the harbor Improvement
COMMITTEES of San Francisco asking
that the Islais creek bill passed by the
last legislature be amended so as to
provide for the payment of the prop
erty for a tidal basin and harbor I'm
proyements by the state and not out OF
the receipts from the harbor OF san
francisco. which would thereby be
overloaded. The governor, however.
replied ttiis. tiiiisss.. there would be no onange
in the bill other than the amendments
Indicated in his call.
Following a separate caucus OF the
Republican members of the two houses
the work of reorganizing was quickly
effected. The senate limited the per
diem expenses for attaches to sl4s.bo
and the assembly to s14S day. An
unusual spirit of economy seemed 10
pervade the legislative halls, the mem
hers of the upper house even decided
IN caucus not to avail themselves OF
their cons titutional right to draw $50
for contin gent expenses, which is al
lowed each senator.
The cutting off of all patronage
brought keen disappointment TO numer-
Gus attaches of the last legislature, not
a few of whom had come from different
parts of the state and at considerable
expense.
SENATOR Carter of Los Angeles intro
duced a Joint resolution asking the
California representatives in Washing
ton to urge congress to suspend the
operation of that section of the revised
statutes of the United States requiring
the expenditure annually of 800 IN
labor and improvements upon un-
patented mining claims during this
period of financial stringency, similar
legislation having been enacted by
congress in 1893.
Martin Kelly Scored
Just before adjournment of the
afternoon session of the senate Senator
Mare Anthony arose to a question OF
personal privilege, arraigned and de-
rounced Martin Kelly. a former politi-
cal boss of San Francisco, in scathing
terms designated him as an uncon-
victed felon,' treacherous and de-
graded. who never fought fair, and a
"creature who had dragged down to
fgnominy almost every person whom
he had dealt with" and asked that he
be excluded from the lobby of the SEN
ate. No notice was taken of Anthopys s
attack by the senate.
The senate reconvened in the after
noon long enough for the introduction
of eleven bills and concurrent resolu-
tion and then adjourned until 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning. Three of the bills
were introduced by Senator Curtin for
the rehabilitation of the courts on spec
ial holidays, and Senators Wright,
Rolley, Mccartney and Price each pre-
sented a bill having the same purpose
and effect. Senator Wolfe presented
the concurrent resolution approving the
San Francisco charter amendments.
Senator Wetch introduced the measure
providing for the issuance of state
bonds for the harbor improvements at
Sah Francisco and Senator Dukens pre-
sented the bill extending the time for
the payment of taxes, duplicate of
the measure introduced In the assembly
this morning.
Chairman Estudillo of the committee
on ways and means, introduced bill
providing for the deficit of $1,000 in the
governors contingent fund
Members of the Los Angeles delega-
tion have received protests from Los
Angeles to the bill as prepared which
provides for an extension not exceed
ing ninety days in three periods of
thirty days at one time at the direction
Of the governor. The Los Angeles
clearing house wanting a specified time
not less than forty-five days. On the
other hand outgoing county treasurers
protest against any extension beyond
January 1, declaring that 1t would not
enable them to settle with the state.