The San Francisco call., 1907-03-13
If Action Is Held Illegal,
He VIII Be Appoint
ed Again
EXECUTIVE PLEASED
All His Recommendations
Carried Out by the
Legislature
BY George A. Van Smith
CALI HEADQUARTERS.
1907 EIGHTH STREET.

SACRAMENTO, March y. One
Of the last acts OF the Senate OF the
tlirty-scycnth Legislature was TO re-
ccivc and confirm the nomination Of
~ " Stafford to be a member and
chairman of the San Francisco Harbor
Board The Governor intended orig
inally to defer the appointments OF
Stafford until after the expiration of
Spear term on March IA and thereby
avoid the possibility OF legal complica-
lions. Gulett and his legal advisers
decided today that there would be no
danger in an appointment and con
nrmation at once. and that should any
doubt Of the legality Of the appoint
mont arise il could be removed by a
rcw appointment
Governor Giilett is very well pleased
with the a-cro~ate performance Of the
members ~ the thirty-seventh session.
All the rcconmendations incorporated
I'D his messagc have been complied with
hy The enactment or laws satisfactory
10 the Governor. The evil that the
Legislature has attempted to do by
numbering up the statute books with
bills neither recommended by the Gov
ernor nor satisfactory to him he can
prevent by denying his approval. with
out which the bills will die. The num-
Der Of bids in this class is large.
BILLS TO BE VETOED
The Governor was saved the neces-
sity OF vetoing Senator Wright.s change
Of venue bin and Grove Johnson's af-
hdsvit Of prejudice bill either Of which
would have served TO take the trial Of
Schnitz and Ruef away from Judge
Dunne The Wright bin died in the
Assembly. and neither by tears nor
programme could Keane muster q suf-
hcient strength TO reconsider the John
son bin in the Senate. Had either been
passed up TO the Governor it would
have met with executive disapproval
The press muzzler passed by Wright
may be safely included in the list that
viii fall beneath the executive hstchet
as viii Savage's pet spite measure
which makes libel p felony. Most Of
the measures advocated by organized
abor Will receive the Governors sane
tion. He has vetoed one labor measure
the bin fixing SO day as the mini
mum wage that may be paid on public
Nork-and one more is slated for the
ax The latter is the measure fixing
eight hours As minimum day for
female workers. The Governor has
made no official statement touching
this measure. but there is no doubt
about its veto on several grounds. IT
is known that Gillett believes the bill
unconstitutional. in that it is a vio-
Iation of contract right. While the bill
was before the Legislature il was ex-
pecteo that Il would meet lingering
death ia the Senate committee. after
passing the Assembly. But the senate.
by a virtually unanimous vote. passed
the bill along to the Governor. either
to dodge responsibility or thinking.
from the absence Of expressed oppo-
sition. that there would be none
FRUIT GROWERS PROTEST
The fruit growing districts promptly
sent up a vehement protest. but the
second real reason for the Governors
disapproval Of the measure lies in the
fact that he believes il is so drawn
that il would shut women out Of do
mestic service and give Asiatics
monopoly OF California kitchens
ciIIett is especially pleased with the
standard form OF insurance bill, which
he considers the peer II not the su-
perior Of any similar enactment by
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