Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-09
Night Dispatches.
[FROM THE SPECIAL REPORTER OF
THE DAILY HERALD.
Legislative Proceedings.

luttit III lut CIldlI.
McCune, from the Committee on
Counties and County Boundaries, re-
ported the Assembly bill establishing
the boundary line between Fresno and
Tulare, recommending its passage.
Agney, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported the general appropri-
alton bill for the support of the State
government, recommending its pass
age.
Turner, from the Committee on Ed
ucati0n, reported upon the Assembly
bill distributing school monies among
the different counties of the State, rec
ommending its passage.
Mr.. Gibbons, from the Committee
on Federal Relations, reported the
Senate concurrent resolution of Tur-
ner asking Congress to prevent dis
elimination in fares and freights by
the Central and Union Pacific rail-
roads, without recommendation.
New bills were introduced by Evans
amending the law in relation to the
government of the insane asylu m at
Stockton.
By Haslett: To establish a Court of
Arbitration of the Chamber of Com
IiiSiSS va thO City anu SNuAty Va Se'i
Francisco.
By Hill: An Act to save from de-
structon the vineyards of California
and to eXtirpate the PlylloXerra in
said vineyards. Tbs bill provides for
an appropriation for the present year
and during 1877, Of the sum of $4,000
to be drawn by the President and Sec
retary Of the State Vinicuitural Soeie-
ty, and be expended in arresting and
eralicating the insect called PhyllOX-
ezra. 1t is further provided that the
State shall be divided into districts by
the State Nincutural Society and Il
person to perform the duties of Inspect
or Of each district shall be appointed to
distribute the remedies against the
disease. The State Vinicultural So
ciety is authorized to invite Professor
Riley Of st. Louis to visit the State
and inspect the district infested to
the greatest extent by the phyiloxarra;
10 examine and report for the insects
ravages, and best means for its ills
truetion, aud to pay from the money
hereby appropriated the expense of
such visit and inspection. Referred
to Committee on Agriculture. A
then considered and the Senate passed
the following bills:
Turner's bill compelling corporations
to fill their certificates OF ncorpora-
ton in the counties where their real
estate is situated. Hopkins bill,
amending the homestead law taxi
ing away the protection from debts
and making the homestead liable to
attachments for debts incurred before
the filing of the homestead petition.
HaymonGs bill concerning the settle
ment ofa bill OF exceptions. Also
bill by the same author amending the
law concerning foreign corporations;
and bill making it Il misdemeanor
for n person to nisappropriate mon
les collected under power Of attor-
ney for another. Also the Assembly
bill authorizing the Board of Supervi-
sors of Santa Barbara county to build
a Jail and hospital IN said county, aud
to issue bonds thorctor.
Bush from the Committee on Hos
pitfalls had leave to report, ont of order,
recommending the passa ge Of the Sen.
levee TO protect tho grounds Of the In
sane ASYLUM III loIOcklOU.
At this point the Private Secretary
of the Governor appeared at the bar
OF The Senate, with q message from
his EXceIIency announcing that lie had
vetoed the Senate bill aiding the cs-
tablishment CT an academy at Red
Bluff, Tehama county.
Adjourned.
SACRAMENTO, March Sth.-Tho Sen
ate Committee eli Corporations held
an adjourned meeting last night, at
which the following important testi-
mcny was taken. A full committee
was present and the room was filled
with attentive listeners and interested
parties.
Col. Peter Donahge; President of ihe
San Francisco and Northern Pacific
railroad, first took the floor and made
Il statement under oath: | have been
in the railroad business some time,
and | find that this bill now before the
Senate will cause me much injury. 1t
will injure ne TO such an extent that
/ will not be able to operate my road.
1t lowers the rates so much that the
reduction would make it loss to run
the road. The whole length of my
road, including water rights, is ninety
miles. We are building branch of
sixteen miles into the redwoods, which
Will make the length of the road 105
miles. The Archer bill includes wa
ter and land lines in the same classes,
so it makes no difference so far as the
line is concerned whether we travel
by rail or water. Under this bill we
cannot complete and run the road.
Teams now do all the hauling there,
and it is very expensive. | have eX-
amined the Archer bill and have had
my freight clerk examine it. We have
made comparative statement, which
Will be submitted. | do not know
what amendments are proposed. /
understand they will apply to roads
under one hundred miles in length.
That will not apply TO us at all, for
our road Will be l06 miles long very
soon. Our road could not be operated
under This bill as it is. i did antlci-
pate extending my road this Spring
some thirty miles further, but | can't
do it under the Archer bill.
MIR. Farley: could you, speaking
from your knowledge as a railroad
man or any other party proceed to
build roads under the provisions of the
Archer bill; would you or others in
vest capital in the construction of
railroads.
Mr.. Donahue, no sane man would
do it. | would not,
Mr.. Gibbons, would IL be fair ques-
to ask you about what is the per cent.
age or profits on your road under the
present rates.
Answer. l never had dollar from
the road yet, besides putting into the
read all it earns. put i'll also all my
income from other sources. When |
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