Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-08
AIRCRAFT
MEASURE
OPPOSED
Transport Companies To
Oppose Nelson Bill In
Legislature.
MAY FORCE VOTING
Swing Proposal Favoring
Compulsory Ballot. Gets
Favorable Action.
BY HOMER L. ROBERTS
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent,

SACRAMENTO, Calf, March s.
Disagreement over the administra
toms aircraft regulation measures
before the state legislature was
scheduled to reach climax here
today at Il hearing before the as
senbly aviation committee
Agents Of the large California air
transport companies were to appear
before the committee in opposition
to a bill by Assemblyman Roy j.
Nelson of Sacramento, calling for
state regulation Of airplanes and air
traffic.
The air transport interests, repre-
scnted by Assemblyman Dan En-
NETT of Santa Paula, who owns his
own airplane and makes week end
trips between his home and Sacra-
mcnto, seek to incorporate only the
federal regulations into the state
law.
"Thc proposed state regulations
would hamper developments Of the
air industry in California, says
Emmett. "That is precisely what We
do not want to have done. The
federal government makes no charge
for inspection or regulation of any
kind, except small fee for pilots.
The Nelson bill, which was fran
ed by the state division of motor
vehicles, provides for license fees
for airplaucs, pilots, schools ana
transport companies.
Night committee work of th'
legislature was halted last night
while members Of both houses and
state officials participated in a
Grand ball at the municipal audi.
forum. Governor and Mrs. G. {.
Young, Lieutenant Governor and
Mrs. II. l.. Carnahan and other state
officials were guests Of honor.
other legislative developments as
the session opened today were;
Construction Of three main storag"
dams on the American river at
Folsom, Auburn and Coloma rs a
flood control measure was recon-
mcndcd to the state reclamation
board by Major \. NJ, Barton, chic;
engineer of the American river FLOOD
control district.
New state prison for women Of
tenders, carrying a state appropria'
tion of S750,O00, was recommended
for adoption by the assembly prisons
and rcformatorics committee,
Compulsory voting bill by Senator
Ralph +. Swing of san Bcrnardino
was voted favorably by the senate
constitutional amendments commit
tee. Creation OF state legislative
committee to study narcotic con
ditions in California and attempt
to interest the federal government
in establishing state narcotic
hospital, was provided in resolu-
tion passed by the assembly and
now before the senate
Increase in the amount Of capital
required of new banks from $25, 5,01l
to $50 900, a Measure recommended
by VIII G. Wood, state bank super
intendent, was approved by bank
ing committees Of both houses.
Bernard Gets Hard
Assemblyman Van Bernard OF
Butte City, author of the stat,
trademark bill, issued a challenge
to G. e, league, president of the
agricultural legislative committee
opponent of the measure, to produce
II substitute marketing plan.
"Put up or shut up was the
tenor of Bernard : attack ON Tea
que 5 committee, which he charac
terized as II paid lobbying org1ni
zation. Instead Of fighting con
struetive plan to solve the farm
marketing problem, the Stat,
Grange, Farmers Union and Farm
Bureau should either offer some
thing better or not run the risk OF
splitting the farm bloc of the lcgis
lature wide open, Bernard said