Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-24
SOLONS END
TWOSESSIONS
IN ONE DAY
SECOND MEETING SHORTEST
ON RECORD
MEMBERS DIs5AND AND LEAVE
FOR HOMES
Estimated Cost to State for Both
Houses Deliberations Is $4,000.
johnson Scores Lincoln
Roosevelt League
BY Associated Press.

by ASSOclateQ ETebbs
SACRAMENTO, Nov. 23.-rhe two
extra sessions of the legislature came to
an end today. The sessions were re-
markable for being the shortest IN lne
legislative history of California, the sup
Elementary session being perhaps aiso
the shortest in the history OF any s.a.o.
The legislature convened in extraoruinaly
session last Tuesday morning ana au-
journed sine die at IL O'Clock To-Day iase-
ing five days. The second session con-
yened at l o'clock and lasted less tnai, !
two hours, adjourning sine die before d
o'clock. The ratification of the ameho
ments of the San Francisco cnarter, mo-
included in the first call, was pureiy
formal matter, there being no opposltlon.
Most of the members or ootn houses
left on the late afternoon ana hlsh'
trains for their homes.
The legislature enacted the Following
legislation: ,
Amending the Islais creek bill, passed
in the last legislature, for the acqulsltlonn q
of a large area for a tidal pasln anu
extensive harbor improvements In san
Francisco. 90
Extending the delinquency of taxes %
days, or until the last MONDAY III Jan
uary.
Authorizing the courts to be open on
snenial holidays; defining what are reg
ular holidays and what are special noii-
days. and empowering the governor "
declare any number of consecutive speclai
HOLIDAYS. instead of only one, as at
present The holiday laws go into enect
at midnight on November ".
Appointing a special legislative COM
rnission for the investigation of the
banks. trust companies and the panklns
laws. that the next regular legislature
NAV enact more stringent laws Ior tne
protection of depositors.
Appropriating $4,000 to pay the mihtla
for time under arms, but not called out
Turing the San Francisco car strike; ap
propriating $1,000 for the contingent funo
~ the governor and transferring $4,000
from the general fund to the state print-
er's fund.
Approving twenty amendments to the
charter OF San Francisco.
The expenses for the extra session are
about $4,000, divided as follows: Per diem
for rs assemblymen, present f1ve Gays
S3120: 40 senator's, $1,000; assembly mile
age. s3122. 40; senate mileage, $1630.6O; as
sembly attaches, salaries, SITS; senate at
+aches. salaries $747.50; hall rent, about,
$3.50: legislative printing, about, SIIOJ:
The action of the members of both
houses in declining to draw the $25 con-
tingent allowance which each is constitu-
tionally entitled to saved the taxpayers
$4,000. :,
There was practically nothing to do in
either house this morning. The hour OF
adjournment had by concurrent resolu
tion been fixed at 12 o'clock noon. The
senate convened at Ii, passed an hour
in badinage, pleasantries and approving
a few minor reports.
In the lower house an attempt to adopt
the resolution introduced last night by
smith of Santa Clara urging the presi-
dent to reconsider his decision not to
beoone a candidate for a third term was
frustrated by Grove L. Johnson and j.
o. Davis Oemocrat).
Johnson, in ascribing the present con-
ditions to various causes in an address
on the financial stringency, sharply at
tackled the movement which has bor-
rowed the names of two illustrious Re-
nublican leaders, Uincoln- -RoosevelD,
q movement whose doctrine is hate"