The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1911-11-28
BIG SPECIAL SESSION
FOR GETTING REFORM
Most Important, Probably, Ever Held
In California, 10 Im Devoted 10 Get.
ting Popular Govcrnnncn, Installed
IN That state
United Press Service

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 2s.--With
the opening Of the special session OF
the legislature yesterday afternoon,
California lawmakers began removing
the hnnl obBtructions along the high
way Of popular government for which
they blnzed the trail AZ the last regu.
lar session.
The machinery designed TO supple
mont and complete the application Of
governmental ideals commonly known
ms the johnson policies. was set In
motion without DELAY.
From the standpoint OF the people
II promises To be tho most important
extra session ever held In California.
or sweeping importance Is the presI-
Dental preference primary. one Of the
iirst matters To be taken up. So strong
IL Governor JObnson's control OF the
legislature that the primary measure
will be practically unopposed.
Oregon. Nebraska. Wisconsin. New
Jersey and North Dakota already have
such q system. and tho legislators
who have been named 10 draft the
proper bills to enact such a. law for
California. when Interviewed, declar-
cd that In general way the Oregon
statute would be followed.
Not 10 smooth will be the way for
tho enlargement OF the railroad CON-
missions powers. 30 that the scope OF
Its Jurisdiction shall include control
over all public utility corporations
within the state In conformity with
the recently passed amendment 20
tho constitution.
The corporation attorneys who
havcefor the past few weeks been
strenuously opposing certain features
of tho public utilities bill drawn up
by Railroad Commissioner John Esh-
Gilman and Max Thelen. attorney for
the commission, at public hearings In
San Francisco. are at the capitol. and
will continue to oppose many fca-
lures OF the bill.
The one big nght Of the session.
although It's Importance Is secondary
to the state as whole. will be the
reapportionmcnt, eliminating In q
hopeless deadlock ut the last regular
scssion. rcapportionment. which was
thcn attempted. again threatens TO
bring about n long and bitter struggle
for shade OF powcr-bnlance between
San Francisco and Los Angeles. While
the main tug-of-war is scheduled to
be between the two big cities the
country county vote 10 an unknown
quantity and probably will complicate
the situation even more than at the
regular session. Full OF the conscious
ness OF the country districts response
biiity for the spread OF progressivism
the state. the rural repre-
scntatives today plainly showed an at
titude OF holding out for their full
share Of power.
Il was predicted today In the halls
OF the capitol and at tho hotels that
Assemblyman Randalls bill on reap
portionment. proposing to prevent
control OF the legislature by the cities.
will be vigorously opposed. Randall
fathercd the bill which ended In a
aasco at the regular session. and the
prcsc Mt one 10 very similar.
Rcaportionmcnt will include the
defining OF senate. assembly and con-
yrcssional districts on the basis OF
the new national census figures. II
was freely admitted today that this
nsht probably would drag out the
session to four and perhaps even ave
or six weeks.
Perhaps hrst In the category OF leg
is,etion which emphasizes human
welfare Is that relating to employers
liability. which will be taken up early
In the session. Bills In this connection
have been drafted to secure the best
possible protection for the worker In
tho shop and mako provisions for
damages he Is to receive In case OF &C.
cident as well as to introduce q sys-
tom on intcr-insurrance among en-
ployers whereby they may pool their