Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-18
S0L0NS
ABANDON
CAPITAL
Long Delayed Session Is
Concluded In Early Sun
day Hours.
ROLPH is PRESENT
Governor Warns Members
Special Session Likely
Next Spring.
By HOMER l.. ROGERTS
United Press Staff Correspondent

CHitcu fTesS StaTf correspondent
SACRAMENTO, Cal, May l8.
W.H-The 1881 session of the Cali
fornia state legislature is over.
The two houses adjourned at 3 n.
m, Sunday, after running SO hours
beyond the time officially set for
ending the session.
Like schoolboys celebrating the
arrival Of vacation time, the law
makers staged good natured
rough-house at the close, hurting
wastebaskets and books at each
other and tearing up bills for con-
fetti.
Breaking precedent, Governor
James Rolph Jr., appeared In per-
son to convey his respects to the
legislature and compliment them
upon their record of accomplish
ments.
Wearing his evening clothes,
white buttonflower, and famous
black boots, the Governor drew
wild applause as he appeared in
the rostrum TO present his compli-
ments. He told members that they
may expect to be called into special
session next March or April for
consideration Of state program Of
water development.
Before adjournment the legisla-
ture had adopted 1917 measures Of
the 5000 that had been introduced.
The remainder were killed on the
floor or either house or permitted
IN die M, pop, p,ittaa filoc
In the closing hours several high
ly controversial measures were act
ed on. The senate adopted the
Cronin striped bass bill. closing the
taking of striped bass in the San
Francisco bay area by commercial
fisheries. This bill had been Wig
orously fought every step OF the
way through the legislature.
The Kline bill creating a new
state division Of paroles and par
dons, removing those functions
from the present state prison
board, was also adopted.
Other bills passed included those
giving Governor Rolph a third Sec
retary and setting the salaries Of
all his secretaries at $1,000 year;
creating additional superior judge
ships for Merced, San Diego and
San Meteo counties. and raising the
pay of San Francisco municipal
judges from $4,000 to $1,000 year.
viii Cut Surplus
Despite the efforts of an "econo-
my block" in the Senate, the legis-
lature passed appropriations which,
If signed by Governor Rolph, would
cut the state surplus from s30,000,-
600 to Sl3,0Oo,000, 1t was estimated
today.
Under the governors biennial
budget. adopted earlier in the ses-
sion. the surplus would be reduced
by approximately 100000. Gov
ernor Rolph has already signed ap-
preparation bills totaling S1,250000,
with the addition of some $6,800,-
900 in money-spending bills placed
on his desk By the retiring legisla-
ture. the grand total is brought to
something over S16,000,000.
Reduction of the state surplus to
a point below SIS 100000 is regarded
as "unwise" by ROLAND A. Vande-
grift, state director of finance, so
it is considered that many of the
appropriation bills will be killed by
Governor Rolph via the pocket-veto
route.
The 30-day constitutional bill
signing period, which is started to-
day, will give the governor until
June ID to sign measures enacted
by the legislature.
Bills carrying an urgency"
clause go into effect as stipulated
in their provisions. All others, in
Guiding those signed by the COVER
nor during and after the session,
will go into effect August Ia, or 90
days after the legislature ends.