Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-01
LEGISLATIVE NEWS
FROM SACRAMENTO

I nave Deen TWO surprises IN
the passage Of legislative bills so far
this week-one in the assembly and
one in the senate. On Tuesday, or
ganized labor finally accomplished
the defeat of the bill of Assembly
man White, of Los Angeles, amend
ing the eight-hour law for women in
order to permit laundry workers to
work nine hours in any week in
which a holiday occurred, providing
the time was made up to them other
days. 1t has been on the floor two
on three times for passage but labor
has been able to secure its re-refer-
cnce to committee when it was that
it was likely to pass. 1t came up
II Tuesday Of last week, but was killed
with three votes to spare. The eth
/ er surprise in the senate was the
passage Of the Anti-trading Stamp
Bill which would practically abolish
the giving Of trading stamps. The
general opinion seems to be that the
bill would be killed as it failed to re
ceive the governors signature at the
last session. Senator Purkitt, Of
Glenn, let the fight on the floor fer
tie bill and after call Of the house
jhis morning secured its massage by
. vote Ct tWenty-three to fifteen.
The opinion generally expressed now
IS that the bill viii pass the as
/ semhly.
Everyone is waiting anxiously to
see what bills will be introduced to
carry out the recommendation Of the
! governors committee on efficiency
and economy The bills repaired by
|. the governors constituents in the
! south are now here IN the hands Of
representatives from ta&t locality
and will. probably, be introduced this
Afternoon or tomorrow.
The assembly adopted a Joint reso-
utian to adjourn April u, htt the
senate amended it to Anril - 1t
now must go to Tire assembly for
i concurrence which it viii probably
receive, as there IS 10 chance Of the
assembly finishing its calendar by
the first named daoe.
None Of the big bills likely to
cause extended contest has yet
Ireacaad either floor such as the
General Appropriation BIZ, the Com
Ipersaticn Act, Irrigation Bills and
those In which organized labor IS Wit
/ IaIjy Interested.
; u the assembly bills known as
Leased Contract Sales Bills' affect
| ne tlada on the instalimcnt plan,
! have been killed in commiae. II adj
! opted. these ebills would practically
/ have abolished the method of doing
| business on the installmept plan, IS
! their provisions embodied everything
| chat would handicap the trade from
/! recording the contracts as chattcl
| IWCntn@ages 70 9 return of the
money already paid in Re vent Of
forfeiture.
| Other bills putting deeds OF trust
! on the same plane with MORTGAGES as
! regards possession and equity of re-
! demution passed the assembly but
were killed by the senate judiciary
! committee. These bills would have
. almost prohibited the sale of homes
on the instaliment plan, as under the
| bill no seller could afford TO accept
less than one-third or one-haIf cash.
The bill by NcCray, On SHASTA, pro-
hi2ittng the manufacture and sale of
COCO cola. thought al fi1Ist to Re a
joke, on he pa. Of the proponent, is
InoW receiving serious and caInes
consideration. 1t was first turned
down III executive session by the as
whom ave dry. The next day McCary
introduced 4 resolution in the as
5emJly calling his bill 0u Of the COM
mittee, and the surprise of all, Sc
cured its adoption. The bill will now
90 to a vote with every possibility of
| It's passage.
The subcommittee TO which was
referred the Workmen's compensation
I Amendments, has net yet reported,
but it is understood that they have
been "shot to pieces The reduction
of the waiting period to seven days
remains, but rumOr has it that the
agricultural interests have been
again eliminated and also the bill
INTO q rehabilitation fund in addition
to otheF charges IN the event Of tn
fatal injury of an employee leaving
mo dependents. The bill cleating
board Of man2aers for tle work
I. mems compensation insurance fund
, practically divorciug the commission
from lhe fund and doing away with
the states enGCaV0r t. secure p
monopoly Of sho casualty insurance
business in the state. has been rec
commended ont Of the Assembly
'u4 CARY gonm'ttec to the effect
Whas was known as the "Starilzed
Pa@ Sin, which included used sacks
or BAGS as amonu the articles which
were to be b.jled for fo,tv inmates
/ n q tiVa per cent solution Of eaustic
soda before being used a second
t,mc, mas been killed by tie Assemb- |
/ jy Committee on Health and Ggaran-
|tioe The same committee has also
tabled The Sanitary Code Bill OF the
State Board Of Health. The latter
hos practically been withdrawn and
rewritten The original bill was con-
sidered SO broad and drastic i'm its
provision that as one opponent
stated ''anv other form Of Govern
mcnt would be unnecessary.
Practically all motor vehicle bills
containing unique and peculiar feat
Wcs have also been tabled.
I The Ways and Means Committee
/ and the Finance Committee are haV-
IN" their usual biennial struggle
with members insisting on them ap-
preparations for their various con-
|stituencies. Controller Chambers is
Iconstantly in touch with the com
mttea with his stop signal up and
be is frequently admonishing the
members Of the condition of the state