Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-07
FAIR BOND BILLS
GO To COMMITTEE
State Senate and Assembly Meet
in Sacramento to Consider
Exposition Aid
MANY AMENDMENTS OFFERED
Legislators Hear San FranCiSCo'S
Plan to Celebrate Opening
of Panama Canal
MANY AMENDMENTS OFFERED
Associated Press1

Associated Pressl
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 6.-In response
to a call from Governor Gillett the
legislature met in special session to-
day to vote on an enactment permit
ting the issue of bonds for $5,0O0,0O0
by the state of California to permit
the city and county of San Francisco
to amend it's charter so that spe-
cial election may be called to vote to
bond the city for an additional $5'-
600, 900 for the purpose of financing an
international exposition to be held in
San Francisco in 1915 to celebrate the
opening of the Panama canal.
In the senate and assembly the bond
issue was presented in the form of
constitutional amendments Whlch
must be ratified at the general state
election next November.
1t is understood that before the ad-
journment of the special session Gov
ernor Gillett will ask for the cont1rma-
ton of several appointments made by
him since the last session of the legis-
lature.
The senate organized promptly this
morning by electing Wolfe of san Fran
cisco president pro tenn, Rev. henry
H. Wyman chaplain, Lewis A. Hilbron
secretary and j. Lewis Martin SER
geant at arms The following attaches
were elected: Frank Mattison, assist
ant secretary; Theodore Lafayette, as
sistant minute clerk; H. Z. IraVers'
enrolling and engrossing clerk; K Ly-
ons, journal clerk' ]. G. Mccall, as
sistant sergeant at arms; L. A. John-
son, H. F. Emeley, j. P. Denn1e, gate
keepers; Avon Tarchrana, Jr., ana
Frank Branch, pages.
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The senate met with the assembly
at 11:15 to consider at joint session
the proposed constitutional amend
ments which had been introduced I'M
mediately after organization had been
perfected.
The assembly was called to order
this morning when Philip A. stanton,
speaker, dropped his gaVel with bang
at 10:30 o'clock, and siXty-seven as
semblymen out of eighty answered the
roll call read by Assistant Chief Clerk
Thomas B. Walker. A short time be-
fore noon was devoted to organizing
the assembly for the purpose of trans
acting business relating to the Pana-
ma-Pacific exposition, as provided for
in the special call and proclamation
issued by Governor James N. Glllett'
The Rev. w. C. Sherman, chaplain, Of
fered prayer, after which the clerk was
l1SIEuCI6u W lSclA hAAO
issued by the governor.
A. M. Drew presented the names OF
attaches to serve for the session. Tne
list presented only the principal Of
fcers necessary to conduct the busi-
ness for the next few days, leaving
out scores of employees who usually at
tend regular sessions when the law
makers. are in Sacramento.
CLASH OVER LLOYD
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It was during the reading of the list
that the first friction occurred. The
name of G. It. Lloyd, chief clerk OF the
assembly, was left off the list of at
taches who should receive pay. The
point was raised that he would be paid
for his services by San Francisco: This
was objected to by R. L. Beardsley OF
Stockton, who said that Lloyd should
not be allowed to act gratis or depend
upon anybody else for his pay. Grove
L. Johnson said he had been Informed
that Lloyd's job as mayor of Santa
Barbara would be jeopardized if he
went upon the pay roll of the state
Beardsley and Johnson spared with
out damage and the Drew resolution
went through, leaving Lloyd's name
off the roll of assembly employees.
After the exchange of messages be-
tween the houses Il recess was taken
to arrange for the Joint session.
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in the assembly chamber Mason c.
Coghlan of San Francisco introduced
the resolution on submitting the $5,OOO-
900 bond issue to the people of the
state at the November election The
resolution was not read, but referred
to the committee on constitutional
amendments to act in conjunction with
the ways and means committee. A
resolution providing for amending San
Francisco's charter, which would en-
able her to add 900 to her bonded
indebtedness, was presented by Milton
L. Schmitt of San Francisco.
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
After some little discussion Speaker
Stanton referred it to the committee
on constitutional amendments to act
in conjunction with the committee on
municipal corporations.
This business disposed OF, the two
houses resolved into a committee of
the whole in order to hear the direc-
tors of the Panama-Pacific Interna-
tion Exposition company.
President r. B. Hale of the company
made an informal talk to the law
makers His remarks represented the
attitude of San Francisco, voicing
similar expressions to those already
expounded in this state and at Wash
ington, where the fair boosters went
the purpose of enlisting the aid of
congress in San Francisco's behalf.
Leon Sloss also addressed the law
makers.
In the senate this afternoon the
finance and judiciary committees,
meeting jointly, took up the consider
alton of both bills and amended these.
To senate constitutional amendment
No. 2, the one providing for the tax
ing of the state, there have been
twelve amendments attached, all but
two or three of these being such as
would make the resolution read better
One of the amendments attached TO
the bill follows the resolution as COM
pleted when submitted to the legisla-
ture, and reads:
THE AMENDMENT
"The commission herein created is
authorized and directed to make such
contracts with the Panama-Pacific BX-
position company as will entitle the
state of California to share with other
contributors in any profits arising
from the fair"
A second amendment, and the one
upon which there was considerable
discussion, called for the cutting out
of that part of the bill which says:
provided, however, that no tax