Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-02

dissenting vote, the senate lat
~ this afternoon passed the Wright
Stanton direct primary bill.
The measure, which will be sent a.
once to the assembly, provides fol
nominations for all public offices b!
direct primary vote of the people. Thi'
includes United States senator's.
The passage of the bill was assured
some time ago when a test vote wal
taken showing few opponents. Ever
Senators Wolfe and Leavitt, who lee
the fight against 1t, voted for 1t to-day
Many other bills most of them o.
Importance only to the counties whose
representatives stood sponsor for them
were passed by both branches OF thu
I Legislature.
The assembly passed Walter Leeds
bill providing for the negotiation o.
warehouse receipts, the proposed new
law beng identical with that in force
in sixteen other states.
Another measure by Leeds was de-
feated. This was to amend the code
In Justice courts to other townships II
a county than the one in which the
cases originated.
The Los Angeles delegation was di-
yided on the matter. Those against il
lndorsed the stand taken by the county
attorney that it would be impossible
to secure convictions against persons
accused of operating blind pigs" Il
trials were confined to the townships
where the offenses were committed.
Other Bills Passed
other bills passed were:
By Fleisher of Santa Maria: Pro
viding that both parents shall have
equal rights In the care and educa'
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By Transue of Los Angeles Appro
priating $1,000 for disseminating knowl
edge for the prevention of tuberculosis
BY Harmon of Los Angeles: Provid
ing for the compensation from county
funds. not to exceed $3.50 a month, o.
societies for the prevention of cruelt,
to children and animals.
BY Beardslee of Stockton: Increasing
the salary of the secretary of state II
$4,000 year.
By Beatty of San Francisco: To pre-
vent unauthorized persons from ma
nipulating, tampering or interfering
with railroad appliances.
BY Transue of Los Angeles: Creating
the office of bake shop inspector.
Governor Gillett signed today thu
Leavitt- Stanton banking bill. estab
fishing a state banking commission
with a superintendent at salary O
$10,0 900 a year The bill becomes effec
tive July 1, and the governor is ex
pected to make the appointment O.
the department chief in few days.
Changes Boundary Line
The governor also signed a measure
changing the boundary line betweel
Sierra and Nevada counties.
The bill was passed by the senate
today and hurried to the governor al
case of emergency so that the taxe
might be collected in the counties af
fected.
Senator Cutten of Eureka introduced
Joint resolution today asking con
gress to retain the present tariff OF
lumber.
Assemblyman Johnson's bill abolish
ing the Sacramento drainage distric
act of 1905 was the subject of discus
sion before the senate committee oil
drainage tonight. George Peltier
president of the Drainage association
made the principal address against tn
bill
The proponents of the measure con
tended that the act has not resulted Il
any benefit to the people of the val
ley, and the monev spent under 1T !
being thrown away. The bill nasse'
the assembly several days ago.