Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-01-12

Legislative ProccedinEa.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 1I.--SENATI
The Chair appointed Montgome.
ry, GwIn and Murphy, of SAINTS
Clara, on Joint Com mittee to visi
Yosemite.
McGarvey, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported adversely tc
the bill amending Article 20 of th,
Code of Civil Procedure, al so the
bill defining the rights of foreign
ers; also the bill repeating the
quackery law of last session.
A bill WAS introduced by Nunal
amending Section 702 of the cod,
of Civil Procedure in relation to
the reclamation of real property
sold OH execution. The amend.
ment provides that extended time
for redemption shall be from SIX t
twelve months, and reduces thu
rate of interest from two to ONT
per cent. per month. Referred t.
the judiciary Committee.
By Murphy, of San Luis Obispo
for the relief of purchasers of State
lands and to cure defects In titles
Referred to the Com mittee on Pub
lie Lands.
The Chair supplied the vacanci es
occasioned by the death Of Por tel
as follows: On the Committee OIL
Federal Relations, Fowler; on Pub
lie Buildings, Raymond.
Smith, Of Los Angeles, offered q
concurrent resolution endorsing
the Presidents Southern policy
and the course of the Administra.
tion in its endeavors to prevent
United States Senators from usurp
ing the functions of the Preside nj
in relation to filling appointments.
Referred to the Com mittee on Fed.
eral Relations.
Raymond offered concurrent
resolution that the Federal Con
gress be requested to donate
moneys received from the sale ol
public land in California to the
State for the purpose of irrigation
and reclamation. Referred to the
Committee on Federal Relations.
A letter from the Secretary oil
State, then submitted, stated that
returns had. been received from all
the counties on the total vote
at the September election, except.
ing Alpine. Humboldt, Lassen
and San Diego. The majority
for " Constitutional Convention
from the returns on file was 723.
A bill WAS introduced by Hill pro-
vidihg for the representation Of
California at the Paris Exposition
1t appropriates $50, 900 for tnis pur-
pose aud authorizes the Governor
to appoint three Commissioners at
salaries of $500 each. Referred
to the Committee OF Public EX-
The Chair appointed
on joint Committee Oh the Labor
Question, Pier.on, Hay mond and
Adjourned.
ASSEMBLY Welsh, from the
Committee on Public Lands, re-
ported back Assembly Bill No IL
in relation to Soldiers all d Sailors
honest eai, and recon-.
mended its passage.
Flour aad Grni" la tho sta,~.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1.-THE
is report of the flour
and grain remsiuing in the State
January LIST, Ms taken by the San
Francisco Produce Exchange:
Flour, 81, 1877 barrels; whe At, 1916,
81 cental-; barley, S82,0i6 centais;
oats, l04, 1898 centals; corn, liz, 434
sacks; rye, 1905 sacks.
Kenrncy Arrrstrd Agafm.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11.-Kear-
ney was arrested again this morn
ing on the additional charge oil
based on language
uttered last Tuesday evening.
Mensures rrop"-sa by
LhttFeII.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA bill
was introduced in the House to-day
by Luttrell to prohibit the employ.
ment of Chinese or Mongolians on
any public works of the United
States. 1t provides that, after the
4th of July, 1878, any owner, mas
ter or commanding officer having
the management or control of any
ship, vessel or craft sailing, navi-
gated, managed or controlled under
the United States flag, who shall
employ Cinnamon or Mongolians
shall be guilty of misdemeanoI
etc., and upon conviction thereof
be- punished by a fine of not less
than 500 and not exceeding $500
for each Chinaman or Mongolian,
or subject of the Emperor of Chi
ma, and that the ship, vessel OIL
craft employing the same shall be
responsible and may, by the order
of court imposing such fine, be
sold for the payment thereof. The
bill further provides that oil per.
sons having charge or control OF
any public works or improvements
of the United States, OF who may
no prosecuting any such work UNI
igg contract with the Govern
Int and shall violate any
l-a visions of this act shall bt
d4 med guilty of q misdemeanol
3d, upon conviction thereof, shal
le punished by fine of not less
usn $1,000 and not exceeding
100, or Imprisonment not less
II six months or more than one
, r. The bill gives the several Dis
T,0t Courts OF the United State!
lu sdiction of all cases coming un
Der its provisions.
.uttrell will soon introduce {
p'l which provides that nothing
op tanned in the provisions of the
uralization laws of the Unitet
les shall be so construed as t,
init the naturalization of Chi
c or Mongolians.
,aleton f.r Senator from Ohio
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. IL. = TIL,
mocrutic caucus has nominated
ldleton for United States Sena
4I..
worktngmea Of Caiifornia fH
vsr shs he
WASHINGTON, Jan. ll.-In til,
celate, Howe presented memor
Ian nf tho NNAvI, o,,ts -