Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-09

tain real estate to the United States,
passed.
In the Assembly bill is providing
for Commissioner of Transportation
to prevent the discrimination in fares
and freights, was made special for
February 14th.
The Senate training ship bill passed.
In the Assembly bill repeating the
Sunday law passed. Vote: Ayes, "a !;
noes, 20.
The bill establishing Bank Com
missioner will be the special order for
February 1lth.
The bill authorizing the City of
| Oakland to deposit the public monies
with any bank in said city, was de-
feated; ayes, 26; noes, 80.
| The Senate Judiciary Committee re-
the adulteration of food, drinks and
drugs.
Farley, from the Committee on Cor
porations, reported, recommending
the passage of the Senate bill amend
ing the act of incorporation of the city
of Visalia.
Lindsey introduced Archer's Assem-
bly, bill regulating freights and fares.
Bartlett moved that the Special
Committee on Retrenchment be in
structed to inquire into the publica-
ton of the California Teacher.
Concurrent resolution No. 13, me-
morializing Congress to correct wrongs
to private parties regarding grants by
Congress for the construction of rail-
road and telegraph line to the Pacific
ocean, was forced on its final passage.
Graves presented protest, with four
hundred signatures, against Hayne' 8
bill to separate the offices of Sheriff
and Tax Collector of Ventura county,
and on motion the bill was indefinite
ly postponed.
In the Assembly, Harris rose to a
question of privilege, and defended
his motives in endeevoring to secure
the house retrenchment, and protest
ing against the attacks made upon
him.
Mcconnell, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported on large number of
bills, among others Lulnbourn's bill
for the better protection of public
treasures, recommending its reference
back to the author for amendment.
Archer, from the Committee on Cor
porations, reported favorably a sub
stitute for his bill prescribing rates
for the transportation of passengers,
and for freIghts in this State, which
was ordered to be printed without
copying. The change from the Origi-
nal is slight.
Archer, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, presented minority report con-
cerning the calling of a Constitutional
Convention, the report being signed
by Archer, Pierson and Harris.
On motion of Mcconnell, the con-
sideration OF the majority report on
the same subject was postponed till
Friday at 1:30 P. NJ.
Haines reported back fav0rably a
bill providing for the transfer of cer-
tain court papers from Santa Barbara
to Ventura counties. Passed under a
suspension of the rules.
Lambourn reported back favorably
with amendments an act to regulate
the fees of the Sheriff of Los Angeles
county.
Harris. from the Committee on Con-
tingent Expenses, submitted an able
report showing that the daily contin-
gent expenses of the last Assembly
were $l22, and of this $125. 1t recon-
mended the abolition of the office of
copying clerk, the discontinuance Of
the services of the chaplain, and the
dismissal of committee clerks when
not required.
On motion of McKenna, the consid-
Grafton of McConnells bill repeating
the Compulsory Education Act was
nostnoned till Thursday.
Satterwhite's Senate bill applying
the provisions of the Political Code
relating to highways to San Bernardo
no county, was referred to the delega-
| tion of that county.
Mcconnell introduced bill to
amend the Civil Code in relation to
marriages.
The House adjourned ut 4:3O P. NJ. to
10 o'clock this morning.
There are sixty bills on to-day's As
sembly file and six special orders.
Adjourned. X.
Storm I'm Sacramento.
| SACRAMENTO, Feb. 8th.-The wind
is blowing fearful gale. Been rain
ing in torrents all last night and to-
| day. The barometer is falling rapidly
| and the storm likely to continue.
River rising.
| Heavy Rain.
RED BLUFF, February 8th.-It has
been raining hard since 10 o'clock yes
terday morning. The Sacramento
river at this point is higher than 1t
has been for two or three years. The
sloughs are all full and it is impossi.
BILE to cross them. The river is still
rising very rapidly. Reports from
Cottonwood and Redding, North of
here, show that the river at those
points is higher than has been known
for some years. If the rain continues
to fall through the night as it is fall
ing now we will certainly have an
overflow. All the creeks near here
are very high.