Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-26

ate with special instructions to adopt
the substitute, upon this the ayes and
noes were called and the Senate re-
fused to commit by vote of Is ayes to
% noes. Upon the passage of the kill
the ayes and noes were called, and the
bill was passed by vote of "a ayes TO
IA noes. Lewis gave notice of recon-
sideration.
Donovan, from the Buildingl Com
mite, offered bill appropriating $4,000
for repairs in the State Normal School,
also bill appropriating $1,000 for inn
provement of roads in the neighbor-
hood of the Stockton Insane Asylum,
| also an act to increase the value of
lands in the city and county of San
| Francisco, by bringing them into ac-
cess with the supply of fresh water.
| Satterwhite introduced bill to pro-
vide for the government of the county
of San Diego. This is retrenchment
measure. II cuts down fees and sala-
ries and considerably reduces the en-
pences of San Diego county.
Laine presented bill lessening the
number of documents to be printed
for the State Legislature, and other
wise decreasing the expenditures Of
the State printing office.
The Senate resumed consideration
of general file and passed the follow
ing bills:
The act granting relief to delinquent
Taxpayers, whose lands have sold
for taxes.
The special order namely: The AS
sembly bill authorizing the Trustees
of the town of Hollister to issue bonds
for water and fire purposes, was then
called. This bill evoked prolonged
debate.
Tuttle discovered subsidy in the
bill and read the lawyers of the SEN
ate lecture in the shape Of decision
of the United States Supreme Court.
This brought the members of the Ju-
dietary to their feet, and caused debate
as to the bearing of the decision,
which lasted several hours. Upon the
passage of the bill the ayes and noes
were ordered, resulting in tie vote of
Is to Is. The Lieut.. Governor voted
in the affirmative and the bill was
passed.
On the resumption of the file the
Assembly bill repeating the Sunday
law was indefinitely postponed.
The bill abating the squirrel nui-
sance in several counties of the State
was read at length and passed.
The Assembly bill prohibiting the
killing of elk, deer and antelope, ex-
cept FOR purposes of foo after being
read was passed.
Also the bill compel,l. :. the County
Clerk of San Francisco TO keep open
his office on all election days.
Adjourned until Monday at P. NJ.
The Assembly met at IL O'Clock, the
Speaker in the chair.
Wilcox, from the special committee
appointed to investigate the affairs of
the Golden City Homestead Associa-
tion, made lengthy report, and after
reciting the findings of fact made by
the committee, stated as the sense of
the committee that proceedings to an
nul the grant and vacate the patent
held by this Association and have the
lands returned to the State. 1t was
further recommended as the sense of
the committee that an appropriation
be made to pay additional counsel to
assist the Attorney General in the
prosecution Of the case. The report
was unanimous.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr. Hayne: An act to authorize
the county of Santa Barbara to aid in
the construction of railroad within
its limits. Referred to the Special
Committee on Railroads.
By Pierce: An act to incorporate
the city of San Diego.
| The special order for the hour was
then announced, and the house con-
sidered the bill providing for the Gre
alton of the office of Commissioner of
Transportation, and Archer's bill pre-
scribing rates for the transportation of
passengers and freight.
A motion was made to further post
pone the consideration of the bills,
which waslOst. trf. EHr
The House first took up the Archer
bill land afterdebate the ayes and noes
were amended on the engrossment of
the bill, and the House by vote of 66
ayes to noes ordered the bill en-
crossed. s...-a=..,
The House then considered the
Transportation Commissioner bill and
indefinitely postponed the same.
Berry moved a suspension Of the
rules to make the Archer bill the spe-
cial order for March 29th. Carried'by
large vote.
Abbott introduced bill to construct
bridge over the Salinas river.
Preston introduced bill to provide
for the issuance of bonds of the town
of San Luis Obispo.
The House then adopted the resolu-
tion paying Father Kuhnhardt for
translating the Governors message
into Spanish.
Adjourn ed.