Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-18

expected he would return tonight, in
which case the vote would stand 20
to 90, and the lieutenant governor
would cast the deciding vote. Senator
Stetson attempted to return, but SUI
fered a relapse and was compelled to
remain in Oakland.
Age of Consent Bill
The bill introduced by w. B. Whit
ney of Sonoma, raising the age of con-
sent from 16 to IS years, was passed
by the assembly this morning.
BY vote of 81 to the senate
adopted this morning resolution Of
fered by Leroy A. Wright of San
Diego calling upon the attorney gen
eral to bring suit at once to determine
the ownership of tidelands.
Senator Wright contends that the
state owns all such lands. San Fran
cisco, Oakland, San Diego, San Pedro
and Eureka harbors were specified in
the resolutions. Several attempts to
amend the resolution were made,
Leavitt of Oakland, Wolfe of San
Francisco and Savage of San Pedro
moving to strike out the names of their
respective cities. Wolfe objected on
the ground that if the suits were be-
gun they might interfere with the sale
of bonds for condemnation of land for
Islais creek harbor.
Leavitt said it would disturb condi-
reopen suits that had just been adj
Indicated by the superior court to the
satisfaction of Oakland and the two
big railroads involved in the dispute.
the Western Pacific and the Southern
Pacific.
Senators Caminetti and Wright ar
| gued that Oakland had no right to
barter away the states tide lands to
| corporations.
Owens River Measure
Speaker Stanton introduced bill de-
signed to assist Los Angeles in carry
ing on the business of the Owens river
water project, during the excitement
over the Los Angeles mayoralty recall
election, by giving the mayor pro tenn
power to sign bonds.
Former Mayor Harper had already
signed many of the water bonds, and
it was feared by the city council that
unless an enabling act were passed by
tbs legislature complications might
arise. The measure was read the Sec
ond time, and sent to the printer with
an emergency order.
The assembly passed bills providing
for an eight-hour work day for under
ground miners; for an appropriation of
$4,000 for a monument to the veterans
of the civil war, to be erected upon the
grounds of the state capitol; giving
hremen ana policemen the right OF OBJ
tanning writs of review in cases where
they are discharged by commissions:
and making it misdemeanor for one
| man to treat another in saloon.
| A bill passed earlier in the week
compelling all persons who desired to
| fish in the waters of the state to pro-
cure licenses at the rate of 81 each was
reconsidered and defeated this after
noon.
The full crew bill, providing that
three brakemen must be assigned to all
freight trains of fifty cars or more,
was passed by the senate, and will go
to the governor tomorrow for his sig
nature.
]. M. Murphy and w. F. Lemon,
chairmen of the legislative committees
of the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men and the Order of Railroad Con-
ductors, respectively, have been here
ever since the session began, urging
| the passage of the bill.
| The senate defeated a bill permitting
persons who have practiced dentistry
for ten years or more to follow their
profession without certificates from
| schools of dentistry within the state.