Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-09

ais. To do this unanimous consent was
necessary.
Senator Wolfe was on his feet in an
instant, stating that he had never
heard of such a request in his twelve
years experience in the senate.
He declared that he for one would
object.
Senator Walker said he expected
this and that ended the matter. The
bill was assigned to the committee OF
which Weed is chairman, Wolfe, Lea
witt, Savage and Kennedy the remain
ing members.
The Walker is practically a dupti-
cate of the New York law. 1t was in
troduced in the lower branch by As
semblyman Otis of Alameda, while
Martinellfs bill was presented to the
assembly by his colleague. Butler Of
San Rata l.
Lobby Is Divided
The gamblers lobby is divided, the
pool room men not reliShing the EVIL
dent unconcern of the race track .ad-
VocateS when it comes to closing the
pool rooms. Frank DarouX, who is in
terested in the Sausalito pool rooms,
and Thomas A. Williams, president of
the New California Jockey club, are
the principal contenders.
LeaVitt presented the bill calling for
the adjustment of the bank commits
sion and creating a department of
banking, with a superintendent at a
saluary of $4,000 a year.
Wolfe and Price both introduced
trade school bills.
Black introduced one to abolish poll
tax and Sanford the 2-cent fare bill
and joint resolutions on increase in
freight rates.
Senator Sanford, Democratic floor
leader, introduced a bill directed
against the lobbyists. 1t requires leg
islative counsel and legislative agents
retained or employed for cOmpensa-
ton by any person, firm, corporation or
association to promote or oppose the
passage of bills or resolutions, or the
approval of the same, to file with the
secretary of state statement in writ
ing giving the name of the employer
and a brief description of the legisIa-
ton wanted and also provides that all
expenses of such employees shall be
itemized.
Barred from Floor
Such agents or counsel would be
barred from the floor of the legislature
while it was in session.
Other measures introduced included
several appropriating money for the
improvement of the home for feeble
minded, free textbooks and a number
of constitutional amendments present.
ed two years ago, and which failed of
passage.
When the report of the new commit
tee on rules was taken up Transue and
Johnson of Sacramento, members of the
committee whose report was rejected
yesterday, called attention to the fact
that several amendments to the rules
of 1907 proposed by the second commit
fee had hopr7 recommended hv no fret
one.
One of the most important of the
additions provides that persons en-
gagged in lobbying for or against any
legislation pending before the body
shall be denied the privilege of the
floor while the house is in session.
Speaker Stanton called particular at
tention to this, stating that he wanted
every member to understand it's import
before it was adopted. After the adop-
ton Of each amendment as proposed
ad seriatum the whole report was ac-
cepted.
Johnson, who presented the report of
the first committee yesterday, voted no
on all the amendments and registered
the only vote on roll call against the
adoption of the report as whole.
Flooded with Bills
Both branches Of the legislature were
JOOOCQ with DlIiS-IctC6 LIdCh, direct
primary, woman suffrage, banking and
railroad bills, and some of them identi-
cal.
The assembly engaged in another
controversy over rules at the afternoon
session.
Grove L. Johnson of Sacramento got
the floor Immediately after roll call
and introduced a score of bills, includ-
ing one excluding minors from race
tracks and prize fights; three anti
Japanese measures, one for the woman
suffrage leaders, and an act to make
libel felony.
Assemblyman Otis Of Alameda coun-
ty introduced his anti-race track bill as
agreed upon by the Anti-Race Track
league.
Defining the duties and liabilities at
employment agencies. making violation
misdemeanor. by Coghlan.
Providing for proper sanitation of
factories, by Coghlan.
Providing for a postal direct primary
for the nomination of candidates for all
electoral officials, including United
States senators and representatives
and delegates to county, district, state
or national conventions.
To Protect the Flag
To prevent and punish dissertation of
the United States flag, by Hawk.
Declaring Friday, February II, 1909,
the Tooth birthday anniversary of
Abraham Lincoln, legal holiday, and
providing for a halliday session at the
public schools, introduced by Hawk
The Otis bill, if passed, would eff
fectively prevent any form of gambling
on the races. The penalty provided is
Imprisonment in a county Jail or state
prison, not less than thirty days or
more than a year.
Senator A. z. Campbell of San Luis
Obispo introduced a bill giving power
| to the state railroad commission to es-
J tablish, modify or change the rates
| charged for transportation of freight