Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-03-15
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
Especial to the Herald by the Western
Union Telegraph Company
Pacific Coast News.
Legislative Proceedings.

Legislative Proceedings.
SACRAMENTO, March 14th.-SEN.
ATE-A resolution was introduced
by Brown, of Ell Dorado, pledging
the honor of the people of the State
to pay the States funded indebted
ness principal and interest in U. S.
gold coin of the standard value.
Brown, of Amador, spoke at
length against the adoption of the
resolution.
After some further discussion of
Browns resolution, Murphy, of
San Francisco, moved to lay the
resolution OH the table. On the
call of the roll the vote resulted,
ayes IL, noes %. Lost. The reso-
luton was then defeated by vote as
follows: Ayes-Brown, of Ell Dora
do, Crane, Dean, Evans, Flint,
Fowler. Goodwin, Hilborn, Muir
ply, of Santa Clara, Pierson,
Searls and Whitney; IL. Noes
Boring, Boyston, Brown, of Ams-
dor, Coleman, Curtis, Donovan,
Hill, Lambert, Lewis, Mccarthy,
McGarvey, Montgomery, Murphy,
of San Francisco, and Sstterwbite;
IA.
Lewis introduced two bills and
asked for their immediate consid-
Grafton. The first amends section
of the railroad act OF 1851 by
omitting that clause whereby rail-
roads are precluded from collecting
fares for travel between points in
incorporated cities, and the second
repeating section AL of the Civil
Code in relation to the same sub
ject. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee with Instructions TO re-
port tomorrow morning.
ASSEMBLY-A message was re-
ceived from the Governor return
ing the bill exempting sufferers by
the flood in the south part of the
city from taxation this year, with
out his approval.
The special order on school text
books was taken up. After long
debate the ayes and noes were called
on the previous question. Ayes
90, noes 45. Gildea's substitute was
lost. Assmussen, aye, paired OF
with ByingtOn, no.
Tuttle offered a substitute for the
amendment offered by himself pro-
viding that no books should be
adopted at higher price than the
corresponding series now in use and
that publishers should deliver at
their own expense at the respective
school districts any books to be
substituted for books displaced; I;
and further, that this State shall
share the reductions made in any
other State ON any series of books.
Amendment lost. Ayes %, noes
so. Tobin was paired with Abbot.
The question was now on the pas
sage of the substitute of the Com
mittee on Education.
Tobin offered an amendment pro-
vidipg that the contract for books
must be given to the lowest bidder.
Lost.
The bill was then placed on its
passage and passed by the follow
ing vote: Ayes 81, noes 10.
Barstow's bill to regulate the
course of study and the use of tex
books in public schools was taken
up.
| The SavIngs hank Eil.
SACRAMENTO, March 14th.-The
Senate Committee on Corporations
met at 2:30 P. NJ, Hilborn in the
chair. The Savings Bank Commits.
sioners bill was further discussed
1t was decided that the present law
provided for sufficient publication
of bank accounts and the clause in
the bill referring to publication was
stricken out. The bill will be re-
ported back with a reeommenda.
tion for passage Monday.
Accidentally Killed.
KINGsBURG, CAL, March 14th.-
A. Anderson, aged about q years
a son of A. B. Anderson, late pro
prietor of the Morrow House, Fres.
no, was instantly killed at 11:4C
this morning by the accidental dis
charge of shot gun while hunting
near town, the charge tearing away
the left portion of his head anC
face. The deceased was we'll known
and universally respected through.
out Fresno county.
Tho Richmond Eareka ContrO
versy.
EUREKA, New, March 14th.-
The application for an injunction
in the new case of the Richmond
vs. the Eureka Consolidated is SCI
for hearing next Monday befor,
United States District Judge Hill
YER at Carson.
Court News-Arres;ed for Libel.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 14.-The
case of j. G. Merrill and G. w
Jenks, charged with felony in aid
ing and harboring j. G. Duncan in
his attempt to escape from the city
on board the schooner McKinnon
was called in the Police Court tbil
afternoon. Mr.. Highton for the
prosecution being indisposed, there
was some discussion as to whethe
Mr.. McAllister for the defense
should continue the argument OIL
the case go over until Tomorrow
At last the prosecution stated that
it was willing to submit the case
without further argument, and this
being agreed to by the defense, the
Court held the accused to answer,
fixing bail at $5, 900 in each case.
Carl Brown, Thos. Donnelly,
VIM. .Wellock and A. A. Stout were
arrested on a charge of libel this
afternoon made by B. F. French,
who alleges that, in recent issue
of the Open Letter, controlled by
defendants, he was styled "seduceI