Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-17

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hereafter be surveyed
By Howard, an act amending the
Political Code concerning the State
Revenue.
BY Turner, an act to repeal section
4l5 of the Political Code in regard To
the translation of the laws into Span
ish.
By Graves, an act to incorporate San
Luis Obispo.
Laine offered resolution instruct
ing the Judiciary Committee to exam
inc and ascertain whether or not, un-
der the Constitution of this State, as
interpreted by the Supreme Court,
Boards of Supervisors and other
boards and officers elected by districts
in counties, cities or towns, can be in
vested with power to equalize county,
town or city assessments made for
purposes Of taxation, and report to the
State at an early day the result of
bills as they may consider necessary
in the premises. Adopted.
A message from the Governor an
nouncing his approval of the bill pro-
viding for the payment of the indebt-
edness incurred by the Directors of
the Deaf, Dumb aud Blind Asylum,
and the one making the provisions of
the Political Code, relative to high
ways applicable to San Bernardino
county. He also approved the train
ing ship bill.
Hill, in accordance with notice,
moved reconsideration of the vote
by which the Senate passed the bill
districting the city of Oakland into
wards. The motion prevailed and the
Senate then went into II discussion of
the merits Of the bill. During the
progress of the debate, Senators from
the Democratic side enunciaGed Mar
Gus celebrated proposition, that to the
victors belong the spoils, and that it
was now high time that the Demo-
Gratis of Alameda county should have
an equal share in the management of
the municipal affairs of Oakland. To
this Senator Gibbons responded warm
ly, and declared it one of the most
perncious principles ever laid down.
Senator O'Connor asked Gibbons
whether a Democrat had ever been
elected to office in Oakland and his
name?
In reply Senator Gibbons stated that
he knew one that had been holding
office there for seventteu years, and
that person was himself
Senator O'Connor II, ned: You a
Democrat? When did chat happen :?
The question of the constitutionali.
ty of several provisions of the act, en-
gagged the attention of the Senate for
several hours. Several amendments
were made to the bill which were re-
jected. Finally motion to commit
the bill to the Judiciary Committee
was put to the House and the vote re-
sulting in q tie, the Lieut.. Governor
voted aye, and the bill was so referred
The Senate then took O recess of half
an hour.
On the reassembling of the Senate
Bush, from the Los Angeles delega-
ton, reported back the Assembly bill
regulating the fees of the Sheriff of
the county of Los Angeles, recon-
mending its passage.
The Assembly messages were called
up and the Harbor Commission bill,
which received considerable amend
ment in the Assembly, was placed at
the head of to-morrow's file for con-
sderation.
This was a field day in the Senate,
the time being passed principally in
making points of order and calling
the ayes and noes, of which there were
fourteen calls ordered.
The file, which contains upwards of
ninety bills, was untouched.
The Assembly met at IL o'clock A.
NJ, the Speaker in the chair.
Lamarouse presented petition
from the citizens of Alameda county
asking for the passage of the West
End irrigation bill.
Clarken offered resolution extend
ing to Lieut.. Gov. Jewett Adams of
Nevada the courtesies of the Assem-
bly,. The Speaker appointed Messrs.
Mcconnell and Harding Committee to
wait on Gov. Adams and acuuaint
him with the action of the Assembly.
Mcconnell submitted the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, Don Andreas Pico, ma.
tive of California, and one of her most
esteemed and honored citizens has re-
Gently died, and
WHEREAS, this Assembly is desir-
Gus ofmanifesting that respect for the
memory of the deceased to which his
manifold virtues entitled him while
living; therefore be it
Resolred, That when this House ad-
journs this day, it will do so
as II token of respect to the
memory of Andreas Pico, deceased.
Unanimously adopted.
Scrivenor, from the Committee on
Irrigation, reported back the Assem-
bly, bill regulating the use of Artesian
wells and preventing the waste of SUBJ
terranean waters in Santa Clara coun-
ty, recommending it's passage.
On motion of KoutZ all bills relat-
ing to fares and freights and transpor-
tatlon on railroads are to be postponed
and made the special order for Feb.
25th, and that thereafter an evening
session be held for the discussion of
said bills. Adopted.
Before this motion was put to the
House the question came upon the en-
grossment of Archer's fares and
freights bill, and Judge Archer in an
able and exhaustive argument, in
which he quoted statistics very freely,
advocated the engrossment of the bill.
On the conclusion of his remarks, Mr..
Koutz made the above motion,
The bills concerning the removal of
the Supreme Court to San Francisco
were made the special order for Feb.
10Th.
The introduction of bills followed.
Mott introduced bill amending the
Code 50 as to prohibit the mixing the
names of candidates of different polit-
ical parties on election tickets.
Koutz introduced bill amendatory
of the Political Code prohibiting the
case of free passes by members of the
Legislature and State and county of
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