Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
BURST OF
SPEED IN
CAPITAL
Many Bills Passed During
Fifth Week of Legisla-
tive Session.
LEGAL AGE RAISED
Measure to Abolish sHick'
Titles in Sixth Class
Cities Is Approved
By HOMER L. ROBERTS
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

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SACRAMENTO, Cal, March %.
Closing its fifth week with a sud
den burst of speed, the California
state legislature today stood step
nearer adjournment April 90, as
forecast by Governor Young.
After the legislative mil ceased
grinding yesterday, the days work
was found to be the heaviest since
the session convened-35 bills in
the senate and four in the assembly.
OF the senate bills, 10 had passed
the two houses and were ready for
Governor Young's signature.
Committee decision on the pro-
posed new doctrine of water rights
in California, by which the state
would control all surplus flood wat
ers, and limiting users to Il bene-
ficial amount, was the high point
Of today's session.
Declaring that the post of "di-
rector Of institutions, now held by
f. Forrest Mitchell, was virtually
useless in the state organization,
Assemblvman f. e. Adams of Liv-
ingston served notice on the assem-.
bly, committee consi 3ering an in
crease in salary from $4,000 ia
$4,000 that he would offer an amend.
ment either to abolish the position
entirely or reduce the salary.
Would Abolish Office
"The department functiOned
pretty well for the last six months
without q director,' said Adams.
"The same was true before Govern
or Richardson appointed w. d.
Wagner. Unless the present admin
istration can show that it has some
useful work for such an official, l.
shall take steps to have the post
abolished.'
The age of maturity for women
was raised from 1S to 81, except
for marriage, according to a bill
adopted by the senate late yester-
day and sent to the assembly. The
measure was offered by Senator II.
C. Jones of San Jose.
Passed by the lower house after
an all day debate the measure pro-
viding permanent tenure in office
for school teachers today went into
the education committee of the
senate.
The bill provides that all Califor-
MIA teachers, after serving for two
or three years, shall automatically
be rehired each year, unless found
to be inefficient or morally unfit.
The proposal was sponsored by the
California Teachers Association.
San Francisco teachers hotlv OPP
posed passage of the measure on
the ground that the measure might
supersede the charter provisions in
San Francisco affecting tenure of
teachers, etc. A motion to amend
the bill to include principals, was
lost. The Los Angeles delegation
stood solidly behind the measure,
which was fathered by Assembly
man Walter Little of Los Angeles.
The measure by Assemblyman A.
f. Brock of Redlands abolishing the
use of Chick" titles for officials
III sixth class cities, was adopted by
the upper house.
1t provides that city trustees be
called the Getty council,'' its pres-
dent, "mayor," city marshal, II
"chief of police and recorder,
Getty JUSTICE This measure now
goes to the governor for signature.
Other Measures Pass
Among measures now before the
governor for approval or veto were
the following:
Nielsen bill providing that COM
pany funds of the national guard
which went into the United States
treasury when national guard com
panies were mustered into service
during the World War shall be re-
turned to such companies if they
have been rehabilitated or reorgan-
ized.
Leymel bill creating United
States forest reserve fund in school
districts and permitting districts 10
contribute to this fund for benefit
OF schools in the United States fo--
est reserve.
Lenehan and Mi xter bin amend.
ing the state pharmacy act to re-
Guire applicants for registration as
to be 81 years of age
and citizens or declarants for natur-
Seuddcr bill authorizing general
stores to sell epson salts in lots Of
10 pounds or more for livestock