Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-26
ROW OVER
JUNKET|NG
EXPENSES
AssemblymenQuarrel
About Graft
Bill for Railroad from Los Angeles to
Owens River Is introduced.
Anti-Lottery Measure
Passes
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by Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 25.-The intro
duction in the assembly of n resolu-
tion by Thompson of Los Angeles that
committees on junketing trips be al
lowed actual travelling" expenses
only precipitatcd lively row. A call
of the house was moved and the alb
sentees ordered brought in by the
speaker.
A lively debate was indulged in on
the question Of what actual travelling"
expenses are, but the measure was
finally adopted. Fratessa. however,
gave notice of a reconsideration next
Monday.
A bill designed to enable Los An
geles TO build railroad to owens
river in connection with water sup
ply was introduced by Stanton. 1t au-
thorizes incorporated cities and mu-
nicipa corporations to acquire and
build railroad, street car lines, power
plants, telegraph and telephone sys-
TENS and other public utilities.
The assembly passed Grove L.
JIG -on's anti-lottery bill designed
to suppress lotteries and lottery draw
ings. 1t prohibits the printing, pub
fishing and advertising of lottery
drawings and applies equally to agent,
editor or publisher.
The assembly committee on state
prisons and reformatories was given
permission to be absent until Monday.
The committee left tonight for Whit
tier.
There was an echo of the anti-news-
paper oratory of the past few days
when Chaplain Willis on the floor of
the assembly this morning denied the
truth of the statements published that
there was a disgraceful scene on the
train that brought the legislators back
from the funeral of the late Assem-
blyman Burke.
Would Protect Seal Herds
Senator Anthony introduced a joint
resolution in the senate calling upon
the president to assume the protection
of the fur seal heards in the Bering
sea and to send warships to enforce
such declaration.
The committee on insurance matters
recommended the Immediate passage of
Senator Wolfe's bill revoking the cer-
tifcates of insurance companies who
take advantage of technicalities by hav-
ing suits transferred from the superior
to the federal courts.
The senate adjourned till Monday. the
assembly till tomorrow morning.
In the senate the commjtte on lnsur-
ance laws recommended the immediate
massage of Senator Wolfe's hill, which
nroyides that if in any action hereafter
commenced in any superior court In
this state against a foreign insurance
company, such company shall transfer
the suit to the United States district
court. the right to do business in the
state will cease ana the company
certificate be revoked.
An amendment that the law go into
effect Immediately upon its passage was
adopted.
The following bills were also recon-
mended for passage:
By Senator Willis, making 1t fell
ony TO kill any elk in this state.
Nv Senator Black, making 1t the duty
az coroners and all city and county
health officers to report to the secre-
tarv of state all cases of contagious
senator Anthony introduced the fol-
lowing joint resolution:
'Resojyed By the senate and the
assembly Jointly that the senators of
the United States from the state of
california be instructed and the rep
resentatives in congress from the state
of california be requested to urge upon
the president of the United States
first. that he declare forthwith that
the United States assumes the protec-
tion of the fur seal herds in the open
seas as we'll as upon the Aleutian
islands; second, that he dispatch forth
with a sufficient number of armored
ships to enforce such declaration"
Senator Anthony also introduced a
,Iot 70 10 M
bering.
Other bills introduced in the senate
are as follows:
Bv Belshaw, to prohibit the adultera-
tion and deception in the sale of dairy
products.
with abstracts of title in all proceed
ings brought for the purpose of estab-
fishing title to real estate where the
records have been destroyed by con-
flagration or other calamity.
Would Segregate Minors
BY Nelson. providing for the segre-
cation of children from adults in Jails
and other institutions; providing for
the control and protection of dependent
children and for the appointment of
boards to investigate organizations and
institutions receiving such children,
When the assembly convened this
morning Chaplain Willis, by unani-
NOUS consent of the house, was
given permission to address the
assembly and branded as false
statements published of disgrace
full scenes on the train that brought
back the legislators who had attended
the funeral of the late Assemblyman
Burke. Rev. Willis denied that he was
dragged from his berth by several of
the legislators and compelled to par
tieipate in the alleged roistering or
that any such incident occurred.
The assembly created a standing
committee of ther Los Angeles delega-
tion to which all legislation affecting
that county will hereafter be referred.
The resolution that the nine members
OF the state prisons committee be per-
mitted to leave tonight on tour OF
inspection to prisons and reformatory
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