Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-25
GILLETT BURNS
MIDNIGHT OIL
SIGNS BILLS UNTIL THE WEE
HOURS OF MORNING
Persons Interested In Various Meas.
ures Interview His Exeelleney
Regarding Pet 6lIls-Many
Are Disappointed
BY Associated Press.

SACRAMENTO, March A.-Gover-
nor Gillett was in his office at the
capitol until after midnight Saturday
night signing the final bunch Of bills.
He had plenty of company as many
persons sought final interview with
his excellency regarding some pet
measure, the fate of which had not yet
been fully decided.
Friends of senate bill 75S were among
the late callers, but the governor finally
decided against them and the great
reclamation district to embrace about
$4,000 acres east of the Sacramento and
between the American and Feather
rivers will not be formed for two years
at least.
Assembly bill No. 266, by Whitmore,
amending the present laws governing
irrigation districts. was also pocketed.
San Francisco opposed this bill as
tending to shut that city out Of de-
sired water supply in the Tuolumne
river.
The following bills were approved:
BY Willis-Relating to, fees of clerks
of the district courts of appeal and
creating a library fund in said courts.
artwright--Defning trusts and pro-
viding for criminal penalties and civil
damages and to promote free competi-
tion in commerce and all classes of
business.
Willis-Concerning the trespass of
animals upon private land and recovery
of damages resulting therefrom.
Wolfe-Relating to mortgages by
executors, administrators and guard
ians.
Savage-Approving leases heretofore
made by counties or municipalities of
certain lands belonging to the state.
Overwhelming to starting forest
fires.
Wyatt-Relating to distribution of
estates of deceased persons.
Kelly-Relating to police depart
ments of certain cities or cities and
counties.
Stetson-Relating to appointment of
guardians for insane or incompetent
persons.
Campbell-Relating to actions where
records have been destroyed by con-
fagration or other public calamity.
Hammon-Amending section 81 of the
act approved March IS, 1885, relating
to work upon streets, lanes, alleys,
courts and sidewalks, also sewers with
in municipalities.
oughton-Amending section of an
act relative to police courts in cities of
the one and one-half class.
Anthony-To encourage the introduc-
ton of modern rifles into the state of
California.
Anthony-For training high school
boys in craftsmanship, appropriating
$4,000 therefore.
Biack-Prohibiting the sale of fruit
trees untrue to name and providing
penalties for violations.
Black-Relative to the charging OF
tuition fees at Leland Stanford, jr.
university.
Broughton-To provide for the for.
nation, organization and classification
of new counties.
Caminetti-Relative to the building
of an assembly hall at the Preston
School of Industry.
Carter-Appropriati 100000 for a
state exhibit at the jamestown expo
sition in 1907.
Carter-Authorizin the board of
trustees of the state normal school at
Los Angeles to sell the present site,
procure a new one and erect new
buildings.
Keane-Relating to powers of state
harbor commissioners.
Leavitt, establishing standard fire
insurance policy.
Cartney-Amending sections of
the political code relative to taxation.
Keane-Amending section 1889 of the
political code relating to certificates of
Committee-Senate bills 8, 266, 27S. 412
and 525, providing for the investiga-
ton of the nature, means of controll-
ing of injurious diseases of cultivated
plants.
Boynton-Relating to the repair Of
bridges by contract.
Johnson of misunderstanding a
board of pardons.
Johnson of Observation-Disclosures to
the manner Of taking dispositions.
johnson of Sacramento-Publica
of lottery advertisements.
Johnson of Sacramento-Relati to
salaries of superior judges.
johnson of Sacramento-Approp
ing $50,0O0 for removal of agricultural
pavilion.
Johnson of Sacramento-Relatin to
gaming.
johnson of cramento-Relating to
gaming.
Johnson of Sacramento-To pay the
claim of James Touhey.
Held-Relating to rights of defend
ants in criminal actions
Held-Relating to transcription of
testimony taken at trial of a criminal.
Held-Wages of assistants and at
tendants at state hospitals.
Held-Relating to division of the
state into fish and game districts.
Held-Relating to the assessment of
solvent credits.
Held-Relating to the hunting of tree
squirrels.
Held-Relatlng to the closed season
for trout.
johnson of cramento-Relating to
the sale of impure paints.
Johnson of cramento-Relating to
recording of mortgages on personal
by persons living without the
state.
Johnson of cramento-Relating to
burning or setting adrift vessels, RATS
or drift.
'Brien-Relating to transfer of stock
in corporations
Assembly bill 79S-Appropriating $780,
300 for cottage at Mendocino state hos
pital.
Beckett-Providing for books for or
phans and half orphans.
McConnell-Regulating the sale of
jute bags by the state.
Walsh-Adding a new section to the
code of civil procedure relating to liens
Assembly bill 975, committee on ways
and means-General appropriations.
Percival-Relating to propagation Of
noXious weeds.
Assembly bill 311, Strobridge-Relat-
ing to employment of children.
Assembly bill 459, Cogswell-Re ting
IN sale Of nrOnartV on avaOntiOO