Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-14
CALIFORNIA; LEGISLATURE
HAS HOT DEBATES
LIQUOR AND TOBACCO INTER-
ESTs INVoLED IN MEASURES
Joint resolution to Urge Congress to
Confer Hetch Hetchy Grant to
San Francisco Finally
Accepted
TBy Associated Press.1

~ ACRAMENTO, Jan. 13.-BiIls rais-
M ing the age of minors to whom
liquor and tobacco may be sold
as favored by President Jordan of
stanford university; prohibiting the
manufacture, giving and selling of ci-
lgtteSi r,it551 making race track gambling
d mlSdemeanOr drawn by Wheelan,
democrat, San Francisco, who saws the
minority delegation from the metrono-
us VIII stand behind it,, were intro
uQCed 1Gts IN the legislature today.
Inc election of United States Senator
George G. Perkins was formally de-
| cIared in joint session
Inc FEDERAL relations committee of
the assembly decided unanimously af
Ter battle between Senators Wolfe of
4odlI FRANCISCO and Curtin of Sonora
10 report favorably the joint resolution
GAZING upon congress to confer the
grant OF Hetch-Hetchy water rights to
San Francisco. ~
These were the features of todav's
session: senator Mccartney introduced
py explaining why he had placed his
mother-1n-laW on the pay roll as a.
porter. S q
senator Perkins telegraphed to Lieu
cenant Governor Porter and Speaker
stanton his thanks for reelection. and
promised to serve the state ia the hest
of his ability
Tonight George Hatton, Perkins mo-
nlIcaI manager, gave an informal re-
cept1on to members of the legislature
IN honor Of the latter's success.
Black Fathers Bill
Senator Marshall Black of Palo Alto
introduced the bill favored by President
Jordan of Stanford university, raising
the age of persons to whom Iinuors
may be sold from Is to 81.
senator Wright presented one raising
the age OF persons to whom tobacco
may be sold from Is to IS years. The
San Diegan also introduced q hill nro1
Vldlng that the state turn over tide
lands on San Diego bay in considera-
ton of the city spending $4,000 on a
boulevard.
Assemblyman Collum introduced 2.
Dill prohibiting the wagering of bets or
the playing of games for money i'm
clubs, fraternities or similar assoCia-
tions.
The police authorities are authorized
to take the oaths Of club presidents and
secretaries at any time that no gam
pnng was going on within the quarters
of the organizations.
Wheelan, Democrat, of San Fran
CISCO introduced measure prohibitins;
pool selling and other race track gam
bling, but attached no penalty
He said later the San Francisco mem
bers of the minority would vote for this
measure, which is more sweeping in its
prohibition than the Otis bill.
Black Of San Francisco introduced Il
bill against the payment Of cash in the
winnings on slot machines.
POlsley of Red Bluff revived the anti
cigarette fight by introducing a bill
similar to one defeated last session,
making it a misdemeanor to make, give
or sell a cigarette.
johnson of Roseville introduced his
measure compelling railroads to carry
full crews of trainmen on all trains.
| FlftV-Onn code hills p1iT0iDa iocr
less portions Of the code, were sent up
by Rech.
Have Stormy Session
After a stormy session of the assem-
bly, committee on federal relations dur
ing which Senators Wolfe of San Fran
cisco and Curtin of Sonora engaged in
a wordy combat over the adoption Of
2 report favOring the passage of a
joint resolution calling upon the Cali
fornia delegation in congress to secure
the adoption of the resolution giving
San Francisco water rights in the
Hetch-Hetchy valley, the committee
unanimously decided this evening to
report favorably tomorrow without
changing word.
Senator Wolfe appeared for the
board of supervisors of San Francisco
which drafted the resolution
| Senator Curtin made a fight for the
adoption of an amendment specifying
the point at which the water should
be diverted declaring that if this were
not done engineers who might be en-
ployed later to install the system
might change the plans of Marsden
Manson, which cOntemplates taking the
water a mile below Jawbone creek and
twenty-five miles above Jackson.
Curtin stated that between these
two points were located a score of the
biggest mines in Tuolumne county and
that the tailings from these properties
so polluted the water that it would be
unfit for drinking purposes.
His point was that San Francisco's
engineers could under the resolution
before the committee, take the water
at any point and institute cOndemna-
tion proceedings against the mines,
which would entail tremendous litiga-
tiOn.
Russell L. Dunn of San Francisco,
who said he was interested merely as
a citizen, objected to the whole form
of the resolution as being unconstitu-
tional, although he did not oppose the
project itself.
L. L. Dennet of Modesto, represent
ing the Turlock and Modesto irrigation
districts, also objected because he
feared the bill advocated by the San
Franciscans would prove detrimental
to his people by abrogating the Gar
field grant
Senator Wolfe said in closing that
he would insist upon the resolution in
this present form because the slightest
change might give the opponents of
the project in Washington a chance
to complicate matters and eventually
defeat the project. They would rather
see the measure defeated than
amended
THREE ANTI=JAPANESE BILLS