Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-18

geles County, accompanied by ii
lengthy petition The bill provides
that in all actions and suits thereafter
instituted and affecting the title to or
possession of any real estate in the
county of Los Angeles before the is
suauce Of the sommons in any suit or
action, bond shall be required by, or
ON behalf of plaintiff in such action or
suits in the sum of $4,000 The bill
contains many further provisions
touching the bond to be executed anG
concerning cases to which the act is
intended to apply. The Senate then
took up the general file and considered
the point. Resolutions relative to the
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad reserve.
1t refers to the Withholding from pre-
emption and sale of all the odd num-
bered sections within 20 miles on eth
er side of the line OF said road from
San Francisco to the mission of San
Miguel. 1t instructs our Senators and
Representatives To use every endeaVor
to have those lands restored to the
public domain ami re opened to pre-
emptiOn and sale. The senate finally
passed the resolution by an unan-
nous vote. The next bill on file
was the one prepared by the Com
mittee on retrenchment and reform
cutting down the salaries Of the exec
utive officers of the State on an aver
age Of % per cent. Amendments eX-
cepting different officers from the pro-
visions of this act were made in the
Committee of the Whole, and several
rejected orconcurred in by the Senate.
Among those adopted was one includ-
ing the Superintendent of Public In
struction in the list of officers exempt
ed from the operation of this act, also
making the salary or the Private Sec
retary of the Governor $1,000 per an
mum, and leaving untouched the sala-
ries of the State Librarian and the
Deputy Attorney. General efforts
were made to stave off the taking eff
feet of the act but all in vain, for the
spirit Of retrenchment was uppermost
in the Senate. After the usual lengthy
debate, the question came up in the
engrossment of the bill. The ayes
and noes were called with the follow
ing result: Ayes a, noes Is, and the
bill was ordered engrossed.
Roach offered resolution allowing
the use of the Senate Chamber to Mad
ame L. Vert, for public reading on
Wednesday evening. Adopted
Mcconnell, from the Committee on
Education, reported against the AS
semb.y bill prescribing the manner of
furnishing text books for the public
schools of the State.
Berry, from the Wa and Means
Committee, reported back the bill ap-
propriating monies for the insurance
of the State Printing office, recon-
mending its passage.
The Governors message announced
that he had signed the bill creating
the Twenty-First Judicial District.
The Speaker then announced the
time for the special order of the day the
act to create an irrigation district, to
be called the West End Irrigation
District.
Farrell offered an amendment to the
following eft: No Chinese laborers
shall be employed in the construction
of any canal or ditch provided for in
this act. The ayes and noes were de-
manded on the amendment and roll
call showed 60 ayes to noes. So the
amendment was adopted. The ques-
ton then was only Oh the passage of
the bill, and after an argument in ia
vor of the proposition from Mr.. Scriv-
ner, the bill was passed by la. sc ma
iOrity vote.
Preston introduced a bill to exempt
school trustees from jury duty.
Hart introduced bill for the relief
of Green & Addington, publishers of
the Colusa Sam
The second special order was the
question of calling Constitutional
Convention, which then received elab-
crate discussion from Mr.. Mcconnell,
who was in favor of the proposition,
and by Archer and Harris against the
same.
Adjourned. X.