The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 15, 1903, Page 17

: Pages: VOLUME XCHI-NO. $ i 105. SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, MARCH 15, Call. 1903—FORTY PAGES. Pages 17 0 28: PRICE FIVE CENTS. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATORS COMPLETE WORK AT THE CAPITAL AND SENATE AND ASSEMBLY CLOSE A PROFITABLE SESSION HE t employed in hard and conscientious vork. T ( =5 /‘," /(, Yitty ‘(”“ Govzch GEORGE C.PARDEE OETHE sENATE .. WELL DONE, LAWMAKERS, SAYS PARDEE “I T been a very g« Legislature nd 1 the sur- ( y!’ experience T]l?:\' very well; in as well as could reasonably f legislative here have been but ex- ! fe bad bills. Of iere have been e measures on which might be a difference | pinion between the embers d myself, but s a con on always oc- s as between the execu- | he legislative. In work the will with have been | the com- the Legisla- dur- years in orably 1 met thirty 1 take great adding t fIs intraduced have number than gard that as a high compliment intelli- members.” session and f the — Pardee in an in- atter the Legisla ned. Berry Dishes Anderson’s Tokens. —————— pecial Dispatch to The Ca ALL HEADQUARTERS, SAC- MENTO, March 14 — The ceremonies in the Sen re extremely interest- The Lieutenant Governor Thomas Flint Jr., of the upper house, ed with tokens of esteem by President Anderson re- yme punch bowl and ladle presented with - There was visitors in the he Senators had sent by friends ing and Senator ro tem. was dishes of ANl desks, B mber Des made the presentation Lieutenant Governor. In ke as follows a few moments more the t3-ith weasion ot the Legis- 2 will be ended. In a few =+ and our work d. And now, art from each otber, ver Lo meet here again: back two years from now »ith new colleagues, our eyes may go backward 1o the Lime when we first met in this session, We 53¢ lubored hard. We have tried to do the Fovt_we could. and 1 think that the members of this body have given to the work entrusted 1o them careful and conscientious consideration. Sometimes, and especially during the last mo. ments of the session, the work of legislation was done rapidly, and without that due regard the interest concerned, that ought to have given to it, but if we reflect that In every age of the world, in every clime, the - freat aim of the people for ail the ages past. as been 1o secure & government in which every interest might be represented; in which the ¥olce of the people might be heard. While wa macoguize the fact that in this age of ours, : T} Gift - Gi ving - and Fare- wells. { although our Government may have d | still the populace controlied, and althc have been slighted, e popular will Caiffornia, but in every S been passing i ¢ commonwealths. And | although iries- the people war with the government, in this land o the people are the government, and although | we may mct hastily at times, our land has a. and grown g inder the insti which we now 1o still .a_century or m Sovernment consisted of a few States Atlan 1 and we have watched Drogress a5 has taken its cours | scross the Among our members wr this soil, but few which this | ; but now | man_can co our flag bas gone to the distant Philtp . and wherever that flag has gone there | lowed in its wake freedom, prosperity, law and order. Our system is founded and \ majority may at times. be arbi- | rannical, no matter to what party | g%, whether he be in the minority | his voice is heard and he has to perfect legislation as the e majority Here that has been partly due, ur own feeling, but much to of the Senate has been e who in the discharge of that high 1as known 1o friend; has known no foe ruled untairly in £l until love of on the idea that the majority shall rule; althoug perhaps, the fact that the | office of the President filled b pes ssion many of | ~mbers id not know the Lieutenant Governor personally, but he now ks unon him as bhis own close and warm hands and we token of the he occuples fow, | | nate goes with him | presenting you with a with a lad Y, & officer and this is ¢ that you are more—you are a good | |1 (Applause.) | | sutenant Governor Anderson was af- | fected by the kind words of the speaker | and his voice trembled as he replied. He | spoke in part as follows { i eive this ladle and this beautiful irit in which it is intend, | annot give full indorser friend Senator De re to attain | erely for this it highly: I cause of its e striven in some smail mea 1 thank you sin I shall valu alue it highly not alone b [ i1 Vate it highly not be | worth. great that is, but | 1 shall value it because it comes from 'the members of this Bemate. IL will - always awaken fond memories in my breast when I gaze upon it And while 1'thank you for brance, 1 beg leave to thank each and every Senator upon this floor for the uniform kindness and courtesy and cons ration shown me as your presiding office; ind T b leave to ex-| press the hope that it will not be as the Senator suggested that we may not meet here again, | but 1 express the hope that the hand of fats | will be kind and that two years hence Ihuw-} members who are entitied to return will return with the full strength and vigor of their man- | hood and those members, who under the oper- | ation of the law retire, and 1 hope I°will pardoned if T utter a political sacrilege—I hope they, too, will be with us and all of them this kind Femem work at the next session as they have done | this session for the good of their several dis- | tricts and the State of Cafifornia. There has been less poiitical feeling, less manifestation of political alignment than in any session 1 have ever seen in this State, and I think that has much to do with the enact- ment of good laws and government. In con- cluding, 1 wish to assure every Senator that it he will come or If he happen to come within the presence of my home, he will always find the latchstring out and once within that home 1 will endeavor to show him that we can make a practical use of the kind remembrance. (Ap- plause.) Senator Curtin delivered a splendid speech in presenting a token to Senator Flint. He eulo- gized him for his fairness, his courtesy and kindness to the members during the session. Senator Filnt with becoming modesty replied, thanking his colieagues for their appreciation of what he had done. As the engrossed bills had not coms from the printer, a recess was taken until 2 o'clock. The clock of the Senate was turned back and when the members agaln assembled it was 11:45 o'cloek. In the afternoon the Senators threw off dignity and sang and chaffed each other. ‘While Lieutenant Governor Anderson was signing the engrossed bills the Senators made merry. Leavitt occupied the chair and called upon Shortridge to discuss his bill to repeal the anti-cartoon bill., The Senator from the “prune district” deliv- ered a thoughtful speech and at its con- clusion was y applauded. Ex-Senator John F. Davis was. in the Senate and was called upon for a speech. He was escorted to the seat he occupled at the previous session and after much Continued on Page 18, Column 3. fl/o»—m.s PRPFLINT PRESIDENT PrO 7E/, ) [ }. W== a EELO #zsa 000. % sTuoENT INVES 7‘///49/&) | (HARGES OF (orRUPTR V7Y S AL T (019191557002 —_— PABLISHED | Ba) As A (e i 222724 SN IE ST 472 (orr 07 /VETHI0 5 I STATE | Ae/sors ‘ el tatiftrreere, | W \‘t “'1 il Q RO 9 BUILOING A7 v.C , } yre, s -,"j"fll lmfi"m ."flr Fropgs L | AND THE TOOK ACTM ‘ STATE OFFICIALS | PRESIDING OFFIC ACTIVE AND CONBPICUCUS T INTO LAWS FOR THE B s OF 3 PARTS IN IT OF CAL] XI"UR\'IA THE TWO HOUSES OF THE THE FRAMING OF BILLS LEGISLATURE WHO AND THEIR PASSAGE AND EN- State Laws in Vast Variety the Product of Days of Parliamentary Strife. DQUARTERS, SAC- 'O, March 14 he Legislature whose session has just ended has broken several records. 1t has gone and nas not left a bad taste in the It has sized up fairly well with the best of its predecessors in point of mouth | honesty and ability, and stands head and shoulders over some of them.. It las been remarkably free from scandals, i« some that have cast a blot upon the fair fame of California, notwithstanding that Banquo's ghost, with coyote scalps hang- ing from his belt, staiked through the legislative halls. The last night of the session was dis- tinguished by a hot contest over a rail- road bill to lease tide lands on Islals Creek to 2 new competing road, and al- though lobbyists on both sides were a thick and as persistent as mosquitoes the suggestion of scandal did not rise above a whisper. But, of course, there was the whisper with a hammer in it. Hard work was the salient feature of the session, and it may be sald truthfuliy that the members earned their salaries and perquisites, the record for the Sen- ate being 927 bills, twenty-five constitu- tional amendments, fifteen joint resolu- tions and nineteen concurrent resolutions, while that of the Assembly was 975 bllls, thirty-two constitutional amendments, severiteen joint resolutions and seventecn concurrent resolutions. BILLS OF STATESMEN. 1t has been remarked by a certain man of a cold, cynical nature that the legisla- tor who makes the most laws is (he greatest enemy of the common people, and that the injury done to any commu- nity i measured by the square of legis lation. This remark, while witty, is.man- ifestly unjust, for it is weil known, in fact, axiomatic, that the greater the num- ber of the laws the more moral and pros- perous are the people. Of course, the kind of laws.is the chief factor in the problem. Here is a legislative roll call Special Dispatch to The Call. with the number of bills each legislator has fathered: Senators—Bauer 6, Belshaw 19, Buniers 5, Byrnes 5, Caldwell 15, Coggins 11, Cor- lett 19, Curtin 16, Devlin 30, Diggs 24, Em- mons 2, Flint 20, French 11, Hahn 20, Hubbell 18, Knowland 20, Lardper 12, Leavitt 2, Luchsinger 13, Lukens 7, Muenter 13, Nelson 12, Oneal 31, Pendleton 23, Plunkett 1, Ralston 23, Rowell 7, San- ford 18, Savage 18, Selvage 27, Shortridge 25, Smith Tyrrell of Nevada 5, Tyrreil of San Francisco 12, Ward 20, Welch 22, Williams 11, Wolfe 17, Woodward 12, com- mittees 253; total 927. Assemblymen—Allen 15, Amerige Bangs 13, Barber 6, Barnes 17, Bates 9, Baxter 4, Black 16, Bliss 15, Boisson 7, Brown 2%, Burgess 6. Camp 10, Carter 16, Copus 8, Cromwell 5, Dorsey 11, Dough- erty 7, Drew 16, Duffey 1, Dunbar 12, Dun- lap 2, Duryea 19, Ells 5, Finn 4, Fisk 24, Foster 9, Gleeson 7, Goodrich 23, Greer 15, Hart 5, Higgins 16, Houser 8, Howard 10, John 7, Johnson 68. Johnstone 16, Kelso 1, | Kiilingsworth 10, King 15, Knight 23, Lein- tnger 10, Lewlis of Riverside 19, Lewls of San Francisco 2, Lumley 13, Lux 2, Ma- hany 5, Mattos 8§ McCartney” 33, McCon- nell 7, McKenney 18, McLaughlin 15, Me- Mahon 7, McMartin 11, McNeil 19, Moore 3, Mett 9, Murphy 8, Olmsted 19, Pann 3, tt 23, Pyle 5, Rolley 7, Siskron 6, Snyder 8, Soward 19, Stansell 6, Stanton 13, Steadman 5, Susman 6, Traber 14, Transue 3, Walker 11, Walsh 2, Wanzer 8, Waste 12, Weger 11, Wright 17, _com- mittees 14; total 875, NOTABLE NEW LAWB. The work of the Legislature up to date in the making of laws is shown in the following list of bills signed by the Gov- ernor, omitting unimportant IWI'WHI- tions, etc.: Senate bill No. 9—Amending the act to authorize the State Board of Harbor Commissioners to establish and maintain a free public market upon the water front of San Francisco and providing for the expenses and regulation thereof, ap- proved March 23, 18§7. The new act gives the board full power to establish the mar- 6, ket, and must do so within one year. Any violation of the regulations of the Harbor ! Commissioners shall exclude the person or firm guilty of such violation from the privilege of selling in the free market during the pleasure of the Commissioners, rot exceeding one year, in addition to any other penalty which may be incurred thereby. For the payment of the ex- penses of said market the beard may so adjust tolls upon perishable products, cluding fruit, vegetables, eggs, poultry, grain, dalry products and fish as shall be delivered into said market as to provide the necessary revenue. S. B. 15—Establishing Union Island re- clamation district No. 1 and Union Island reclamation district No. 2. S. B. 17 — Amending the Civil Code by adding a new section numbered 494, authorizing the sale by any railroad company, person or persons, firm or cor- poration ‘owning any railroad in this State of its property and franchises, or any. part thereof, to any rallroad com- pany, whether organized under the laws of thig State or of any other State or Territory, or under any act of Congress, and describing the conditions and penal- ties under which such property and fran- chises so sold may thereafter be operated; “provided that this section shall not au- thorize any corporation to purchase any railroad property operated in competition with it.”" S. B. 21 — Levying annually for the fifty-fifth and fifty-sixth fiscal years, ending respectively June 30, 1904, and June 30, 1%5, an ad valorem tax.of 1% cents upon each $100 for the support of the high schools. S. B. 30—Empowering Justices of the Peace or election officers to designate the places for holding an election. WATER FRONT GUARDED. §. B. 3—Amending section 862 of the act te previde for the organization, incorpo- ration and government of muniecipal cor- porations, approved March 13, 1883. The amendment prohibits the Board of City in-| thirty-fifth session of the California Legislature was concluded yesterday with very little of enlivening incident. The Assembly’s refusal to clear the way for the passage of the so-called new railroad bills brought to a clase last of the big legislative battles, and the statesmen were ‘free to return to their homes after a season of wholesome industry. Senators and Assemblymen had given assurances before the gathering that their time would be These promises were adequately fulfilled. Dilatory tactics did not at any time seriously impair the usefulness of the lawmaking body. and the proceedings al. The new laws, of which there is a vast number, are considered to possess a satisfactory measurc of merit. . were singularly free from KPS Eloquence of - Assembly- | men. 7 | Special Dispatch to The Call ALL HEADQUAR SAC- RAMENTO, March M.—After the contest on the so-called railroad bills had been decided | this morning there was noth- | ing left for the Assembly to do except await the report of its Committee on Engrossment and Enrollment, and, in~ asmuch as there were sixty or more bills before that committee, the lower house took a rec of nearly two hours. Upon reassembling the report of committee was qulckly disposed of. Then followed the' usual exchange of compli- ments and felicitations which mark the clode of évery session of the Legislature. In an eloquent speech Camp, the strongest | member of thé Southern California dele- | gation in thé lower house, presented Speaker Fisk with a silver service worth several hundred dollars. Speaker Pro-tem. Carter was presented with a diamond watch charm, the pres- entatiori speech being made by Assembly- man Killingsworth., The gift of the Assembly to Duniap. chairman of the Ways and Means Com- mittee, consisted of a fine cutglass punch bowl on a silver stand. Assembiyman Mec- Connell made the presentation speech. Grove L. Johnson as chairman of the | Judiciary Committee was presented, on | bekalf of that committee by Prescott, | with a, silver butter dish. Immediately | | after the presentations Speaker Fisk de- clared the Assembly adjourned sine die. - | Trustees from selling or conveying any | | vortion of any water, front. It provides | that they may collelt an annual street poll tax not exceeding $2 and a property | tax pot exceeding 75 cents on each $100. S. B. i0—Aménding the Code of Civil | Procedure by adding nine new sections, of which the following is a synopsis: Where an action is commenced to set aside a | transfer of property on the ground of | frdud the grantee may give an undertak- | ing and thereafter may sell or pledge the property and give a good title thereto. | The undertaking with two sureties shall be executed in double the estimated value of the property. In case of dispute the court shall estimate the market value of the property. 8. B. 51—Repealing the Bank Commis- sioners act. 8. B. 38—Adding eight new sections to the Ceode of Civil Procedure, providing that where the property levied upon under execution to satisfy a judgment is claimed by other than the judgment debtor the claimant must give an undertaking in double the estimated value, which shall release the property. The judgment cred- itor may file an objection to the solvency of the sureties. The matter may then be determined by the court on evidence, and in case of dispute the court may estimate the market value of the property claimed. 8. B. 64—Amending section 2712 of the Political Code, allowing boards of Su- pervisors to cause a portion of the cost of constructing, maintaining or repairing bridges or tunnels, or the purchasing of toll roads, .to be paid out of the gemeral road fund of the county, and by a two- thirds vote of the county general fund as well as the general road fund. S. B. 74—Repealing an act to amend the Code of Civil Procedure by adding a new sectfon thereto, to be numbered 1153%, relating to mechanics’ aliens and regulat- ing the provisions to be contained in building contracts (approved March 28). S. B. Ti—Amending section 14 of the act for the prevention of cruelty to animals and allowing the society first organized the sum of $150 per month in addition to the fines and forfeiteures collected. $. B. $0—Amending section 2606 of the Political Code relating to the establish- ment of a board of State Harbor Com- missioners for the bay of San Diego. 8. B. 81—-An act defining and providing for the control, protection and treatment of dependent and delinquent children, pro- Vviding for the appointment of probation bficers, for the separation of children from adults when confined in jails or other institutions, etc. ONE ON THE DOG. S. B. $4-Amending section 3341 of the Civil Code, making the owner or harborer of any .dog or other animal responsible in damages to the owners of sheep, poul- try or angora or cashmere goats and le- galizing the killing of animals found wor- rying or wounding said livestock. 8. B. Si—Amending section 26% of the Political Code relating to roads and high- ways. It empowers the Supervisors to adopt such measures as may be neces- sary to prevent public roads and high- ways from being damaged by storm wa- ters or floods, with power to levy a spe- cial tax for such purpose not exdeeding .;. +* b MODERATION . CHIEF RULE | OF CONDUCT HE just closed hasbeen one i of evenness and moderation. There have been bright lights or deep shadows in it. This may be because of the fact session 66 no that there have been but | few measures introduced | that would call for any strong display of partisan feeling. There were two | new ideas engrafted upon the laws of this State that will be watched with inter- est by those who are more | particularly interested in | those subjects. One the indeterminate sentence bill, giving a Judge power to suspend sentence in case | of convicted of crime, so that the defend- ant might be placed upon | his good behavior with the | suspended sentence hang- ing over him. The other was the enabling act to al- districts to adopt and use voting ma- chines for recording the will of the voter. Other matters of the greatest general importance were irrigation legislation and the subject of water and forest preservation.'— Lieutenant Governor An- derson in an interview after the Legislature ad- journed. was a person low voting Feltcztatton at End of Labors. 3 cents on each hundred dollars of the taxable property in the district. 8. B. 99— Amending section 1207 of the Civil Code to read as follows: 1207. Any instrument affecting real prop- erty which, was previous to the first day of January, 138, copled into the proper book of record kept in the office of any County Recorder imparts after that date notice of its contents to subsequent pur- chasers and incumbrancers, notwithstand- iny any defect, omission or informality in - the execution of the instrument. or in the certificate of acknowledgment thereof, or in the absence of any such certificate; but nothing herein affects the rights of purchasers or incumbrancers previous to that date. Duly certified cop- ies of the record of any such instrument may be read in evidence with like effect as coples of an instrument duly acknowl- edged and recorded: provided, when sueh copying in the proper book of record oc- curred within fifteen yvears prior to the trial of the action, it is first shown that the original instrument was genuine. The act will take effect on July 1, 1905 8. B. 97—Amending section 742 of an act to provide for the organization, incorpor- ation and government of municipal cor- porations, approved March 13, 1883, Committee substitute for Senate bills 101 and M1—Amending the game laws and fix- Ing the closed seasons for game as fol- lows: Between February 15 and October 15 for valley quail, partridge, wild ducs. curlew, ibis or plover; between February % and September 1 for mountain qu.u. grouse or sage hen; between rehr-ry Continued on Page 18, Columa 3. 3