Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-19
Los ANGELES TUESDAY MORNINGS JANUARY 49, 1909

board of state harbor commissioners be
requested to furnish at it's earliest con-
venience for the use of the senate the
following information:
Il. Are there any plans or proposals
for wharves, docks or other harbor
facilities in course of construction or
contemplated, or any portion of the
harbor front of San Francisco not now
under control of the state? If so, by
whom, at what place or places and un-
der what authority?
"2. If any such wharves, docks or
other harbor facilities are now being
constructed or contemplated, what eff
feet, when completed, will the opera
tion thereof under other than state au-
thority have on the commerce of the
port of San Francisco either foreign
or domestic; on the efforts or plans,
present or proposed, of the state, to
provide for such commerce by it's Sys-
tenn of wharves, docks and other har-
Dor facilities, and on the revenue earn
ing capacity of the system owned and
provided by the state?
"3. The recommendations or Sugges-
tions that said board may see proper
to submit concerning the proposed or
contemplated system of wharves, docks
Or other 11arbor facilities referred to in
the preamble to this resolution"
o Improve Park RoadS
When the assembly resolution mem
orializing congress to improve the roads
in Yosemite valley was taken up in
the senate Curtin declared that if he
were returned again he would favor a
resolution asking congress to give the
valley back to the state, because he
said no effort had been mad by the
federal government to keep the roads
in pasSabIe condition.
The resolution passed after an in
quiry by Leavitt as to whether it was
intended merely to twist the tail Of the
administration.
The assembly committee on labor and
capital reported favorably this after
noon bill providing for enlargement
of the scope of the state labor bureau,
increasing the appropriation to SIS. 900
a. year; that the office of statistician be
made statutory, and that a separate
fund of $4,000 year be allowed for in
vestigation and statistical reports on
marriage, divorce and crime.
A clause giving the commissioner
and his deputies powers of sheriffs was
stricken out of the bill.
Drew's measure prohibiting aliens
from holding land was passed to third
reading and made a special order for
Wednesday at IL a. m.
This bill is aimed at the Japanese.
To Repeal Cartoon Law
Sanford introduced bills providing for
the repeal OF the anti-cartoon law,
which makes it a misdemeanor ITO
write an editorial article without the
signature of the author.
Riley introduced bills making it a
felony for a man to take money from a
fallen woman and compelling junk deal
ers to register purchasers with the
police.
Senator Roseberry was the author of
a measure presented in both houses
providing that upon a vote of three
fourths of the citizens of a municipality
a public museum shall be established
to be managed by the state board Of
education.
Otis, in the assembly, introduced a
bill requiring the consent Of both par
ties to a divorce suit before interlocu-
tory decree may be dismissed. Other
bills were as follows:
BY McManus - Providing that ali
goods made of shoddy shall be plainly
stamped.
BY johnson Of Sacramento-Making
San Quentin prison a reformatory in
stead of a penitentiary drawn by
Griffith J. Griffith of Los Angeles).
BY Callan of San Francisco-Anti-
lobby measure adopted in Nebraska
compelling registration and explanation
of business by all persons seeking or
opposing legislation.