Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-14
Night Dispatches.
TFRoM THE SPECIAL REPORTER OF
THE DAILY HERALD.
Legislative Proceedings.

Legislative Proceedings.
SACRAMENTO, March 13th.-Farly,
Chairman of the Committee on Corpo-
rations in the Senate submitted very
lengthy report this forenoon on the
railroad bills before he Committee.
Lindsey's and Arel err bill were re-
ported with recommendation that
they do not pass, while O'Connor's
Transportation Commissioner bill was
reported with amendments and pas
sage recommended.
The Senate met at II NJ, Lieutenant
Governor in the chair. Angney from
the Committee on Retrenchment and
Reform reported, recommending the
passage of the Assembly bill, repeal
ing SO much of the political code as
creates State Board of equalization.
Bush introduced bill regulating
the practice of medicine in this State.
The Senate then passed Edgerton's
bill, giving Hotel keepers a lien on
the Baggage of guests for entertain
ment furnished.
The general file was then announced
and the Senate took up Persons sigma
ture and retraction bills.
Roach opposed the bills in a
speech of considerable length. Re-
viewing the history of journalism and
showing the advantages of impersonal
journalism. He said if Mr.. George, the
author of impersonal journalism PAM
plet had not signed his name to it
that great deal more weight would
have been given to it. He knew of
no reason to compel authors to sign
articles when the responsibility there
of rested on the publishers. The
speaker also made some sarcastic al
lusions to Senators Laine and Pierson.
Pierson followed, contradicting the
statements of Roach. He read letter
from Col. Frank Soule of Alta, Cali
fornia, in support of the bills.
Gibbons advocated the passage
of the bills. He read from accounts
of the Beecher trial history how per-
sons had been maligned by,newspaper
reporters who would have acted differ
emily if they were compelled to sign
their names to articles.
Roach offered an amendment TO the
bill exempting from the provisions of
the act all newspapers whose editors
names are published at the head of the
editorial column. Lost.
The question was first on the passage
of the signature bill. The bill was
passed by vote of 2l ayes to Is noes.
Those voting aye were Beasell Bush,
Craig, Edgerton, Evans, Flint, Glib
bons, Raymond, Hendricks, He'll
bron, Laine, Lewis, Lindsey, McCar-
tyi McCluer, McGarvey, Pierson, Ro-
gers, Satterwhite, Shirley and Spen.
Ger. Those voting no were Angney,
Bartlett, Donovan, Eaken, Farley.
Fraser, Graves, Hill, Hopkins, Horn,
Marten, QConnor, Roach, Turner and
Tuttle. Absent, McCoppen, Montgo-
merry, Tinnin and Nunan.
The bill compelling retraction of
false and defamatory articlas was
passed by the following vote: Ayes,
Beasell, Bush, Craig, Donovan, Ed
gerton, Evans, Farley, Flint, Frazer,
Gibbons, Raymond, Hendricks, He'll
born, Laine, Lindsey, Marten, McCar-
ty, McGarvey, Pierson, Ryan, Satter-
white, Shirley, and Spenccr,-23
Noes, Angney, Bartlett, Eaken,
Graves, Hill, Hopkins, Howe, OlConr
nor, Roach, Turner and Tuttle-1l.
Absent, McCoppih, Montgomery, Nu-
nan and Tinnin.
Laine's bill making pool selling a
misdemeanOr came up next and was
indefinitely postponed by vote of
II ayes to Is noes.
O'Conner gave notice of reconsidera-
ton.
Farley from the Committee on Corpo-
ration made report, discussing rail-
road legislation at length the portion Of
1t read ia consid, ration of the foregoing.
The committee respectfully reconsider
ed as follows:
First, that the Assembly bill known
as the Archer bill do not pass. Sec
in the report as the OConners bill, the
Transportation Commissioners bill be
amended in accordance with the re-
commentator of the committee here
with submitted and passed as amend
ed. The report is signed by Farley as
chairman, and by Graves, Evans, Glib
bens, Shirley, Satterwhite and Nc
Connel1, members of the committee.
Adjourned.
The Assembly passed Bush's bill
protecting sea gulls in the neighbor-
hood of Santa Monica, and refused to
engross Haynes bill authorizing the
people of Santa Barbara to construct
a railroad within the county limits.
This bill was denounced as a subsidy
of the grossest kind, and the temper of
the House being anything but favor
able to railroads, the bill met with an
untimely death.
The report of the Committee on Cor
porations gives great satisfaction to
the people engaged in running rail-
roads, who, while they did not object
to proper and equitable legislation of
the character of the O'Connor bill, yet
dreaded the passage of the Archer bill
as putting an estoppal upon all rail-