Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-24
THREE PRISON
REFORM BILLS
PASS SENATE
S0N0MA COUNTY PARK MEAS
URE ALSO ADOPTED
ASSEMBLY VOTES TO SUSPEND
VACCINATION ACT
Lower House Also Indorses Proposed
Laws Sought by Labor Unions
to Protect Working-
Especial to The Herald

q ACRAMENTO, Feb. 23.-The state
senate today adopted three bills
~ which were advocated by Lieuten-
ant Governor Porter and related to
prison reforms.
Two of the measures provide for the
paroling of persons imprisoned for Sec
ond offenses, while the other requires
that full information of their past
lives shall be furnished the prison
authorities on the entrance of con-
victs.
Senator w. F. Prices bill appro-
priating 100000 for the purchase of
Armstrong woods, .Sonoma county, for
state park purposes, passed the SEN
ate today by a vote of % to 3.
Those voting against the measure
were:
A. Caminetti of Amador, A. E. Camp
bell of San Luis Obispo and James B.
Holohan of Watsonville.
Assemblyman John w. Preston's con-
stltutional amendment prohibiting in
creaSeS in the salaries of deputies in
state offices during the ncumbency of
the officials who appointed them was
refused passage by the senate. There
was a call of the house, but Senator
j. B. Sanford could not muster the
required twenty-one votes. -
E. S. Birdsall's S measure changing the
open season for deer from July Is
October l to August 1-October Is, was
passed.
Measures Endorsed
The following measures were also in
dorsed:
By Senator Walker-Appropriat
$4,000 to complete and furnish the nor
NAL school at San Jose.
BY Senator Finn-Giving all the en-
ployes of state hospitals and commits
sions vacations of fifteen days each
year, with full pay.
By Senator Leavitt-Constitutio
amendment classifying counties by
population to assist in regulating the
banking business under the proposed
new law.
By Assemblyman Johnston of Contra
Costa-Compelling all adults to support
their parents when they are able to
do so.
By Assemblyman Johnson of Sacra-
mento-Requiring the registration Of
all sales of all firearms.
In the assembly the bill by Harry
Barndollar of Long Beach suspending
the vaccination act except as it relates
to districts where cases Of smallpox
actually exist, was passed today by a
vote of 48 to 49, The same bill was
refused passage yesterday and today's S
action was upon a motion by r. l..
Beardslee of Stockton to reconsider
Three measures drawn by Assembly
man Nelson for the labor unions of
his constituency, and which had al
ready passed the senate, where they
had been introduced by Senators Rich
ard J.'Welch and Edward l. Wolfe of
San Francisco were passed by the as
sembly today.
Floors to Prevent Falls
One provides for temporary floors in
buildings more than three stories high
while under construction. This is de-
signed to protect workmen from fall
ing objects. Another measure which
was an amendment to the present law
provides for the erection of scaffolds
outside of building to protect not only
the workmen, but also passersby.
The third measure gives the labor
commissioner and his deputies powers
of sheriffS in the enforcement of the
law regulating employment agencies.
bill by L. D. Bohnett of Santa
Clara, amending the section of the
political code relating to the compiling
and indexing of a register of voters,
was passed after considerable deter
mined opposition from members who
declared the present system was better.
The new sections are:
The person charged with the regis
tration of voters must preserve all af-
Ills
deputies for the purpose of registration
for at least five years, and until the
board Of supervisors shall order them
to be destroyed. The affidavits shall
constitute the register required to be
kept, and the person charged with the
registration of voters shall not COPY
the facts shown by the aff1davits as
part of his official duties"
Must Keep Bound Copies
1.-THE clerk shall have bound together
IN one or more volumes general index
of said books, arranged alphabetically
by precinct, and shall keep at least one
copy of the general index in his office
for public reference"
ASSemblyman Perine's national guard
bill, making the laws of California con-
form to the Dick act and increasing the
number of companies to eighty, also
was passed.
The bill is SO worded that the gov
ernor may assign any number of COM
panies to the coast defense service. The
war department has requested that six
teen companies be trained in the use OF
guns at fortified points
Mr.. Sacketts bill prohibiting secret
societies in the public schools was re-
fused passage after an animated dis
cussion. Mr.. Sackett read many let
ters from principals and teachers adj
Vocating the bill but was met with
vigorous opposition from all parts OF
the house.
The proponents of the bill contend
that fraternities and sOrorities have a
demoralizing effect upon school Chi
dren, Mr.. Sackett citing the case of 6
girl who committed suicide in Sar
Francisco two years ago because she
had been ostracized by a sorority. The
vote was so to 81 against it.
Mr.. Rech of Los Angeles gave notice
of reconsideration, and another effo11
will be made tomorrow to put tht
measure through.