Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-15
Night Dispatches.
FROM THE SPECIAL REPORTER OF
THE DAILY HERALD.

SACRAMENTO DIR. Thomas M. Lo-
gan, one of the pioneer physicians of
Sacramento, gentleman of great
scientific acqufrements,d died at his res
idence in this city last evening of Ty
phoid Pneumonia. At the time of his
death DR.. Logan occupied the Chair
of Hygenia in the Medical Depart
ment, and was Secretary of the State
Board of Health of and the State Uni
versity. He was Il member of many
learned societies and was known
throughout the State for the great at
tention he had given to the progress
of science in California. He was aged
So years. J. X.
Legislative Proceedings.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 14th. The Sem
ate met at 8 p. NJ, Lieutenant Gov
ernor Johnson in the chair.
Lewis, from the Judiciary Commit.
tee, reported great number of bills,
among them was the bill for the relief
of the family of the late Controller
Vaudeville, which appropriated $1,000
to their benefit, recommending its pas
sage; also Donovan's bill for the pro-
lection of public monies, which makes
it felony for public officers to apply
money for other purposes than those
intended by the laws under which
they acted, recommending that it do
not pass
Hill, from the Committee on Agri-
culture, reported in favor of the bill
abating the squirrel nuisance in sever
al counties of the state.
Morton, from the Committee on
Public Morals, reported LANES bill
making pool selling misdemeanor,
recommending that it pass; also the
Assembly repeating the Sunday law,
recommending that it do not pass
Farley, from the Committee on Cor
porations, reported in favor of the bill
Incorporating Salinas City, without
recommendations, and the bill author
izing the Town Trustees of Colusa to
issue bonds to the amount of $4,000 to
aid in the construction of q branch
railroad from the town of Colusa to q
point OH the California & Oregon rail-
road, connecting Herewith.
On motion of Mr.. Lewis, this bill
was taken up out of order and consid-
cred so by the Senate A debate en-
was denounced as a subsidy of the
worst kind.
Laine averred that the bill estab-
lished pridciple at once wrong and
pernicious.
Tuttle thought that the intention of
the. people of Colusa was to build n
portion of this line aud then to sell out
TO the Central Pacific.
Bush thought the same.
Lewis contended to the contrary.
He said that the passage of the bill
was asked by all the taxpayers of the
town of Colusa and it was the unani-
nous wish of the people of that county
without regard to party that the bill
become law. He pleaded that the
Assembly had alreadyIpassed the bill
and in forcible argument impressed
upon the Senate the necessity of act
ing likewise.
The bill coming up on the final pas
sage was indefinitely postponed by a
vote of 6 ayes TO % noes.
Hayward called up out of order the
bill for the relief of the family of the
late Controller Vaudeville. 1t was
considered at length and passed under
a suspension of the rules
Farley, in accordance with notice
given on last Friday, moved to recon-
slider the vote by which the Senate In-
definitely postponed Persons substi-
tute TO Lindsey's resolution concern
ing the Southern Pacific Railroad, and
after n futile effort to have the substi-
tute placed at the head of the Senate
file on Wednesday.
On motion of Hayward the Senate