Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-07

prepared all of these measures, and as
floor leader viii make a strong fight for
their passage.
The first prohibits aliens from be-
coming members of corporations; the
second inserts the word Japanese in
the law regarding the segregation of
oriental school children. The statutes
at present segregates Mongolians, but
as the Japanese claim they do not
come under that class the race will be
specified.
The third bill segregates "aliens
whose presence may be inimical to the
health and public morals of a COM
munity and while the japanese are not
mentioned specially, the measure is
aimed at them.
The Japanese consul general at San
Francisco has already made one trip
to the capital to prepart a defense
against the enactment of the Johnson
bill and will have a representative on
the ground throughout the session.
Adoption of Rules
The question of the adoption of rules
for the thirty-eighth session of the as
sembly was made a special order Of
business for tomorrow morning and
several important changes will be sug-
gested by Grove L. Johnson, chairman
of the Republican caucus.
One Of the most radical changes will
be the alteration of the rule regarding
the clerical force. Johnson will recon-
mend that all employees be under the
general supervision of the speaker, who
will discharge clerks at his discretion.
The powers Of the committee on rules
have never been defined and in the
proposed new act its rights will be
fully outlined.
Several Of the minor committees will
be consolidated and one new one Gre
ated. The latter will be the COM
mittee on medical and dental laws
When the report on rules was sub
mitted this afternoon the committee on
revision and reform of laws was elimi-
mated, as it was understood that the
code commissioner would be unable to
make a report this session of the legis-
lature. Later, however, the commits
sioner sent word that he would re-
port, introducing about 200 bills for
consideration, and at the evening ses-
sion Johnson Of Sacramento entered
an amendment re-establishing the
committee.
Bills to Be introduced
Assemblyman Johnson Of Placer
county will introduce two bills of inter
est to railroad employes-the special
verdict" and full crew" measures now
being drafted. The first of the bills
will amend the law to permit judges
to instruct juries in damage suits re-
garding one or more verdicts that may
be rendered.
At present the jury is bound to re-
turn a verdict fixing the amount of
damages in accordance with a certain
form
The other bill provides that all trains
shall carry full crews, the number to
be specified.
Inasmuch as the committee caucus
on patronage during the afternoon did
not settle the patronage question def
nitely, and another meeting is to be
held tomorrow at 8 o'clock, little bust
ness was transacted at the session be-
ginning at o'clock this evening, and
an adjournment was taken until tomor-
row at IL o'clock.
At the caucus of assemblymen this
morning on the patronage question, 1t
was discovered that the list as pre-
scented for ratification did not provide
for the positions of six desk clerks
and such minor positions as janitors
and porters.
None of the members had made al
lowances for these jobs out OF their
ST a day each, and the caucus agreed
to send its committee out again to
settle the matter, to report at O'CLOCK
this afternoon.
Attorney General Webb rendered an
opinion that the assembly could carry
out it's plan of putting $50 a day in a
contingent fund, as the $500 allowance
was cumulative.
The call for joint caucus to nom
mate a Republican for the United
States senate was signed by every ma
iority senator this morning and was
then sent to the assembly.
Governor James N. Gillett and Mrs.
GilIett have issued invitations for a
reception to members of the legislature
to be held January u at the executive
mansion.