Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-30
SANFORD TELLS WHY
HE WANTS LOBBYISTS
TO BE CATAL0GUED

SACRAMENTO, Jan. Ex-senator ]. B. San
ford Democrat, in urging the passage of his
bill requiring lobbyists to register with the
secretary of state give accounts of their ex-
penses and specify the legislation in which
they are interested, declared It's purpose was
legislators and lobbyists.
Senator Caminetti charged Lnau George Pat
ton, Jerre Burke and Walter Parker were at
tempting to influence members Of the senate
for and against certain bills, ana advanced
this allegation as an argument In favor OF
the measure.
Caminettis remarks and later defied San
ford to prove that undue innuence was being
used in the senate. The bill lost, to 20.
Resolution Defeated
Motion by Drew of Fresno to withdraw from
committee the senate resolution asking con-
gress to establish a steamship line to com
pete with the Pacific Mail Steamship COM
pany was today voted down IN the assembly.
Drew stated that the question was pending
in congress, and suggested that the wish Of
the Republican caucus be observed by sending
the joint resolution to Washington SO soon as
possible.
Chairman Mott of the committee on federal
relations objected the ground that he had
had the measure but two days, and wished to
give interested persons public hearing, prob
ably Monday. Mott read the following from
the San Francisco merchants exchange
Resolved That the traffic bureau Of the
merchants exchange, while strongly in favor
of the maintenance of an efficient and expedi-
tious service between Atlantic and Pacific
ports by the Panama route, is opposed to that
portion of the California joint resolution No.
urging the establishment a government
owned line of steamers between Panama and
Pacific coast ports until every effort to secure
a steamship service under private enterprise
has been fully exhausted.
Favors Private Enterprise
Resolved, That the traffic bureau does
zfr T1cly nd nv fha
general government Of every assistance to pri-
vate enterprise, whether same be by subsidy
otherwise.
Resolved, That copies Of this resolution be
sent to presiding officers in the senate and
assembly of the state of California and to the
governor"
basin bill, already favorably reported by the
senate committee on commerce ana navigation.
Assemblyman Drew, who introduced an
amendment practically a new bilD to his
ment today, made an effort to withdraw 1t,
but failed.
Drew had moved that it be re=erred to a
select committee of one, but when johnson
moved to amend the motion by referring II
to the judiciary committee, the former asked
that the clerk send the bill back to him.
This the speaker would not permit. Drew
then explained that he feared he would not
be able to keep his promise to President Roose-
welt, Governor Gillett and many members OF
the assembly, that he would call UP his bill
the administrations wishes by eliminating the
clause preventing only Japanese from owning
land.
Promised to Withhold 1t
Earlier in the day he had promised Speaker
Stanton that he would withhold the new bill
until tomorrow, pending the arrival of Presi-
dent Roosevelts letter on the subject He
then decided to get the amendment into the
hands Of the printer at once.
The judiciary committee will report on the
new bill next Tuesday.
Chairman Weed of the committee on public
morals reported unfavorably on the Walker
Otis track bills. There was no minority
report, although Savage and Kennedy voted
for favorable report on the measures Weed,
Wolfe and Leavitt voted against it.
Senator Walker did not ask that the bills
be made special order of business, as they
would soon be reached in regular order. They
will be read the second time on Monday, and
If any fight develops it will come on third
reading Tuesday.
Walker said:
Not more than five members of the senate
will vote against the bill. Three of these of
course, Weed Wolfe and Leavitt of the
committee. 1 do not care to name the other
two''