Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-10
Night Dispatches.
FROM TIE SPECIAL REPORTER OF
TIE DAILY HERALD.
Legislative Proceedings.

ization reported.
The Committee pursuant to resolu-
ton of the House had made Il thor
ough investigation into the affairs of
the State Agricultural Society. The
report was quite lengthy, and embra-
ced the following findings +:
First, as TO Financial condition of
the Society; that it was indebted in the
sum of SIC, 6,l4I; that the grand stand
of the society had cost $1,000; that
the property of the association is worth
from 100000 to Sl25, 600; that since
1854 upwards of $llS,500 have been
appropriated for the benefit of the So
ciety. The committee report that
after a thorough adminition of the
books and accounts of the Society,
they have come to the conclusion that
every thing was in a confidential con-
dition and there was no misnanage-
ment as to the eXpediency of establish
ing branch of the Society, at san
Jose or some other point South of San
Francisco. The committee find there
is 10 good reason for such action, and
know of no demand for it, in their
opinion such proceeding would seri-
ously neceSsitate against Agricultural
interests of the State. signed by Lam
bourn, Astron, Watkins, Olden, Rug
gle and Jones.
Upon the assembling OF the Sen
ate the general file was considered and
Gibbons bill abolishing teaching of
instrumental music and foreign lam
guages in the public schools of the
State was taken up.
N, -
the bill, and urged eloquently and with
great force.
Reach contended that to pass the
bill would not be acting fairly with
our foreign born fellow-eitizens He
argued Mt length the utility Of know
ledge of foreign languages and in
stanced the example OF CASTELAR,, q
Spanish statesman wlo as much 10y
his thorough acquaintance with other
languages than his own has achieved
the greatest distinction in his native
country.
Lewis denounced tlle bill as against
all the principles Of the pemoera tic
party, and held that the perretuation
of the cosmopolitan aeh0ol system was
by all means to be desired.
Person asked what practical results
would be obtained by passage of this
law. He held that education could
not be top perfect and should include
every branch Of learning.
Gibbons in the course Of his argu
ment for the passage of the bill pre-
sented some incomprehensible meta
physical propositions for the consider
alton of Senators.
Hopkins rose to correct Il statement
Of Senator Pierson, who credited him
with saying that a primary education
was all that was necessary for the
youth of the state. He diselained
saying anything of that nature. He
! by no means wished to have the edu-
cation of youth cease with the prima-
ry schools. lie explained his IDEAS
and the Senate was as much unen-
Iightened as before. Upon the mo-
ton of Pierson to indefinitely post
pone the bill, the ayes and noes were
ordered and the bill vas passed by Il
vote Of 81 ayes to II noes. Those vot-
ing ayes were Angney, BeaseIl, Bush,
Eakn, Edserton, Evans, Gibbons,
Graves, Hilborn, Hill, Hopkins,
Lane, Lindsey, Martin, McGoppin,
Mcclure, O'Connor, shirley, Spencer
and Turner. Those voting noes were
Bartlett, Craig, Donovan, Farley,
FliHt, Hendricks, Howe, Lewis, Me-
Carhy, McGarvey, pierson, Roach,
Rogers and Satterwhite.
Persons signature and retraction
bills were made the special order for
tomorrow morning.
Adjourned.
Upon the e-asscmbling of the
House bill was introduced by Berry
requiring saloon Keepers and retail
liquor dealers to give bonda to pre-
serve order at their places of business.
Referred to the Committee OH Public
Morals.
The chair then called up the special
order for the hour, namely, Carpen-
ters bill reorganizing the school sys
TEN and public education Of the State.
The House went into Committee of
the Whole for the purpose of consider
ing the bill.
Judge Archer took he floor and op.
posed the passage of the bill Oh the
ground that it left the selection Of text
books to the several school districts,
thus making the confusion that has
existed in that matter worse con-
founded. He said it was q change not
to be desired.
Carpenter strenuoUsly advocated the
passage of the bill, claiming that it
would harmonize the school system
and Go away with most OF the radical
errors existing therein. He stated
that in his opinion the best way Of
solving the text book problem WAS to
put in force the provisions Of this bill.
He thought that by allowing the sew
eral school districts to select their own
text books the conflict which has
heretofore existed would be ended.
He concluded by advocating the pass
age of the bill as Democratic idea.
Mcguire followed OH the same s.dc.
Reaidfick and B0gge, the latter in
an exceedingly humorous speech took
grounds against the bill.
The main question being put, up1e
g call Of the ayes and noes the bill was
passed by Il vote of 81 ayes to 10 noes,
Lambourn; Mcconnell and Suyerkrup
voting aye.
Adjourned.
The Governor having signed the bill
which reorganized the government of
the Napa Insane Asylum and legis-
lated the present Board of Directors
out OF Office commissions as Directors
of the asylum were this morning is
sued, among Others to ex-senator John
Boggs, of Coiusa. ami Hon. George e..
Perkins, of Goodall, Nelson & Per-
kins, Of San Francisco. K.
Injured by Biest.
TEHAcHAPE, March 0th,--A men
named Houston White, shiie lamp
ing blast this morning iii one of the
tunnels, near Camp I, was badly
hurneI ninlIt The firn hv 1hn nrn,.n n