Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-31
cop, ,REFORMERS
OUTLINE PROGRAM
FOR LEGISLATURE
Bills Drafted for General Assem-
bly, Run Gamut Of Progress
Sive Factions Doctrine
SOUTHERN MEN DOMINATE
State Recall, Civil Service, LA
biIity Act and Reformatory
Plan Adopted by Leaders
SOUTHERN MEN DOMINATE
ASSOCIATED Prcssl

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 90.-After
reform legislation of widely varied
| character was considered, state insur-
gent leaders adjourned their prelimi-
nary legislative conference this after
noon. The bills offered tentatively by
the chairmcn of the various committees
appointed by State Chairman Meyer
Lissner, in their entirety give fair
ly accurate prospectus of the lcgisla-
tive concerns for the next two months.
While the preliminary drafting, of
bills was done ostensibly to facilitate
the work of the legislators, it is no
ticeabe that all follow closely the
recognized insurgent program most OF
the proposed legislation already having
the sanction of the leaders of the in
Surgent wing of the party.
A summary of the projects to which
the reform element will apply itself
shows the following: Conservation,
state public service commission. rail-
road legislation, election laws, civil ser
vice and merit system direct legisla-
ton, revision of criminal procedure, a
new reformatory for first offenders,
employers liability act, woman suf-
frage and reapportionment of election
districts.
SOUTHLAND LEADS PROCEEDINGS
The southern end of the state was de-
cidedly prominant in the proceedings,
the reports being made by Senator
Louis II. Roseberry of Santa Barbara,
Judge Curtis ID. Wilbur, judge of the
Juvenile court of Los Angeles; Russ
Avery, chairman of the Los angeles
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saker, Senator Lee G.. Gates Of Los
Angeles; Comptroller A. b. Nye and
Senator N. w. Nye of Los Angeles.
The state recall proposal was sub
mitted in the form of a proposed bill
reviewed by Senator Gates, chairman
of the committee assigned to the re-
| call and referendum. 1t is proposed to
! apply the recall to any state officer
! on the vote of not less than 10000
| electors after the filing with the sec
! retary of state of statement defining
! the grounds for action. Proposed con-
! stitutonal amendments may be SUBJ
| mitted to he voters by referendum by
| a vote OF per cent of the electors.
| Five per cent is required for statutory
| amendments.
Senator Thompson reported a tenta-
tive reapportionment plan, providing
| for 1000 voters for assembly districts
| and 0,000 for the senatorial.
ROSEBERRY OUTLINES BILL
| Senator Roseberry gave resume of
| a bill by his committee on 'civil serv-
| ice and the merit system" and another
| on "the employers liability" The first
| bill provides for the formation of a
| civil service commission Of three mem
bers, to be appointed by the governor
| for a term of four years at a salary of
| $4,000. The liability act provides that
! the injured employe receive medical
| treatment for ninety days and that he
receive a pension equal to the entire
amount of his earnings in cases of to-
| tai disability and of 60 per cent in cases
| of partial disability The pension is to
| continue for not more than three years
| for single injury and not more than
| fifteen for aggregate injuries.
In his reformatory plan Judge Will
| bur included a proposal to pay prls-
! oners a regular wage, allowing them
| the privileges of the parole system for
| good behavior. The new $l000,0O0 re-
| formatory would be controlled by a
board consisting of the governor, the
| lieutenant governor and one member
| from the state prison board.
| Russ Avery reported recommenda
| tions for the short ballot, the election
of supervisors at large and the Cstab-
| lshmcnt of the state recall without re-
| course to a constitutional amendment