Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-01

allow business concerns to arrange for
s. continuance of their existence. The
present amendment, however, does not
provide that laws which have been
passed since the original articles of in
corporation were filed shall apply to
corporations who take advantage of
this provision, and it seems only just
that such a provision should be in
cluded in such a law, thereby prevent
ing the older corporations having priv
ileges which new corporations cannot
have. Further, our entire scheme OF
corporate law Is in need of thorough
REVISION, and this revision should be ap-
pncable to all corporations; and it is
doubtful If it could be made to apply to
corporations whose existence had been
continued under their old articles of
Incorporation.
On the whole, your committee believe
that the interests of the entire state will
be best served by the defeat of this
amendment.
SENATE amendment No go has al
ready been favorably recommended by
the committee.
"Senate amendment No. 33, relating
to worlds fair exhibits seems a de-
sirable amendment, and your commit
tee recommend its adoption.
SENATE amendment No. "a, relating TO
fictitious sales of corporate stock, seems
out legitimate argument to support It.
and we recommend it's defeat. 1t would
seem to render any check upon bucket
shop operations almost impossible.
Advocates Direct Primary
Assembly amendment No. 8, provid-
ing for a direct primary, needs no dis
cussion. 1t is 81 step toward bringing
the government more into the hands OF
the people, and your committee recon-
mend it's hearty support.
Assembly amendment No. T. relating
to the compensation of grand and trial
Jurors. seems too trivial change in
the present law to be necessary, and we
report unfavorably to this amendment.
" Assembly amendment No. is an
attempt to introduce a change into the
public school system of the state. This
amendment provides that kindergarten
schools shall be supported by the state.
Since kindergarten schools are con1neu
to few localities it would be unfair to
tax the whole state for them. Your
! committee recommend a vote of no on
this amendment.
Assembly amendment No. "a seeks
to reorganize the state board of educa-
tion in such q way as to make 1t SUD
ject to political manipulation; and we
! recommend it's defeat. 1t also makes
mandatory the printing of textbooks at
the state printing office instead of al
lowing them to be purchased II money
can be saved thereby.
Assembly amendment No % gives
the governor thirty days instead Of ten
! in which to exercise his power Of veto
of bills sent to him after the adjourn
ment of the legislature, and is de-
sirable change. We recommend It's
adoption.
"The act to change the state govern
ment from the city of Sacramento to
the town of Berkeley we recommend be
defeated The change would involve a
! tremendous expense to the state, with
no obvious advantages.
"In regard to the San Francisco sea-
wall act, this act seems to be opposed
| by the people most interested, and we
recommend that it be defeated.
"For the India basin act 1t is urged
that this affords the state an oppor-
tunity to purchase at small cost
large amount of water frontage, and II
is supported by a large number OF the
! Improvement associations In that vi
cinity.
Against this act it is urged that San
Francisco has sufficient water front
and most of the commercial organlza-
tions of San Francisco have made rec
concentrations against the act.
"On the principle that constitutional
amendments and general acts of this
kind should not be supported unless II
seems clearly established that they are
for the best interest of the people, your
committee recommend against the said
! act"