Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-01-06
Morning kilograms.
Legislative Proceedings.

Legislative Proceedings.
SACRAMENTO. Jan. 5.-SENATE-
Dean, of San Francisco, and Good
win, of Yuba, were added to the
Committee on Irrigation.
Rogers, with the consent of the
Senate, submitted bill for the en-
ploy ment of laboring men in San
Francisco. The bill authorizes the
Mayor. City and County Surveyor
and Superintendent of Streets, to
employ 1000 men on the improve.
ment of public streets until the
10Th of April next, at rate of
waves to be determined bv the
officials therein named. Rogers
moved to suspend the rules and
consider the bull Immediately.
Raymond suggested an amend
ment authorizing the SUPERVISORS
TO employ these men. 70 this
Rogers consented After debate
the bill was referred to the San
francisco delegation without in.
structiOns. Satterwhite submitted
a concurrent resolution favoring
the repeal of the Resumption Act,
the abolition Of National Banks
and the reconciliation of silver;
opnosing any contraction of the
currency, Iavoring the Issuance of
pap-r money, legal tender for all
deb1a without exception, the issn-
lanQe of paper money 10 pay United
STATES bonds. and opposing the Is
suance of any more bonds. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Federal
Relations. Adjourned until Mon
day at IL A. NJ.
AssEMBLY-A resolution in
siructing Representatives and Sen
ators In Congress to use all means
to secure the passage of Kelly's Chi
nese per capita tax bill, and con-
current resolution in favor of trans
ferring the Indian Affairs to the
War Department., were referred to
the Committee on Federal Re-
lations.
Los AogeIcs Highway Biii APP
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 5.-The Gov
ernor has approved Assembly bill
No. u. relating to high ways in Los
Angeles county.
San Er.o cisco Grand Jury Report.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5th.-Fhe
Grand Jury reported to-day.
Among other matters, they call the
attention of the city Legislative
delegation 10 the necessity of pro-
viding for some system Of sewerage
for the city and endurse q plan
submitted by city and county sur
vey0r HUMPHREYS some two years
ago. They favor a new registry
law to better secure fairness ia
elections; recommend that it be
made u penal offsnse for any child
to be sent to the public schools
from a family in which diphtheria
prevails. 1t is fact that the
deaths from that disease in the
city during the past year numbered
crease of the police force by the
addition of at least $50 men. They
deprpcate the fact that agitation
should he kept up in the city by
incendiaries, who are defeating the
objects of the workingmen by par
aly zlng Industry and stopping
public and private improvements.
They strongly censure Chief OF Po-
lice kirkpatrick for want ofz-al in
not arrrsting Duncan and Lewarne,
when given authentic information
as to their abiding place, and per-
uniting them by his delay to es
cape. They recommend u careful
examination of the accounts of
pubic officials to prevent fraud and
transportation.
Stnck Merk-s.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5.-The
market is still dropping this morn
ing and business is at a stnnd still.
The first call was finished in twenty
minutes, and scarcely more than
dozen stocks were dealt in. Alta
was very weak, dropping TO 81;
Ophir fell to 52A; Gould and Curry
went ut ct ANA Hale aud Nercross
al 81 Other socks, including the
bonanzts. 9 unchanged from
yesterda. day
ia learsays Ashore.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Jan. s.
The Quilted States steamer Krar.
sage went ashore OH Beacon
Ledge IN this harbnr yesterday AT
tern0on, at nearly high tide, by
parting the main hawser while
preparations we're in progress to
haul her alongside the wharf at
the Navy Yard. A binding snow
storm with strong southeast gale
aud very heavy sea were prevail
ing at the time. The vessel struck
the rocks stern first. All eff,rts to
get her off thus far have failed.
Couri-Marti"I of Capt. Campbell
| h-verssd
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. The
President has set aside the entire
4 proceedings In the court martial
Of ,us. Ii. Campbell, of the
9th Gaya,ry. Copies Of his order
o t.sapl wal aud reports of the
i Jud sesa u 'ocate's decision on
! Wer1 i q, based have been sent
+ ll ea ~ .mber of the Court and
. to -n#= aeutz, Commanding Cen
E.. gl4' of liis Department of Arizona.
rhia vary unusual action attracts
cohsiirfa lie attention in army cir
l'es aud anoLg Pacific Coast peo-
pie. AS universally regarded,
nd nAsi ,oubtless, u very pointed
rs'uke Jo IN to the Court and to
Ntpi2. appears from the record
ihat hUltZ was summoned as
witness f,r the defense, Captain
Campbell proposing to prove, in
mitigation of certain charges of
deyotag Government property to
/ private uses, that he had simply
adopted the custom and fol-
ioUei Jlle example set before him
/ by his Commanding General.
Eeui1, howev.r, while still under
summons left the Department on
private htlsiness and went to the
Atlantic tItates without allowing
NnEHFF to he examined Tho