Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-04-02

CISCO, pOUUt 1dulcS Ntllti GOCletyt
Sacramento, $1,000; Vallejo Ladies'
Benevolent Society, $1,000; San
jose Ladies Benevolent Society,
$1,000; San Diego Benevolent Soci-
ETY., 81, 900; Pacific Dispensary for
Women and Children, San Fran
cisco, $1,000; Grass Valley Ladies
Relief Society, ST. 900; Nevada Ben
evolent Society, $1,000; Ladies
Aid Society, Petaluma, $1,000;
Board of Directors of the State
Prison, $1,000, to be used by
them in transporting discharged
prisoners from penitentiaries to
their homes, but not to exceed Sis
for the transportation of any one
prisoner; Ladies' Benevolent Soci-
ETY. Of Los Angeles, $1,000; Youths
Directory, San Francisco, $1,000;
Los Angeles Free Dispensary, $500.
The committee recommended that
the House concur in the report.
Tuttle stated that the aggregate
amount of the compromise appro-
priation was S3S, 800, being a reduc-
ton of $12,500 on the first amount.
Gildea called the previous ques-
ton, and the House concurred in
the report of the committee by the
following vote: Ayes SO, noes 10.
The act to appropriate money for
the relief of the sufferers by the
late floods was amended so as to
appropriate $4,000. Passed.
Hinshaw, for the Committee on
Public Expenditures, made re-
port which shows the stationery
account of members, officers and
attaches, and committees, as well as
newspaper reporters, for the session
of 1S77-78, as compared with the
same for tho last session, footing
up as follows: For the session of
1877-7S: Members of Assembly,
So, 127 IS; officers and attaches,
81, 500 So; committees, S405 So; re-
porters, $2l4 So; total, S4,446 95.
For the session Of 1S75-76: Mem
bers of Assembly, $1,465 06; officers
and attaches. 81 ,473 81; committees,
$24S IS; reporters, 800 So.
Recess till 7.30 P. III.
EVENING sESsION-The galleries
and Hobbies are crowded and nearly
a hundred ladies are on the floor to
witness the closing proceedings.
Gildes offered a resolution that
the per diem that would have been
due the late Hon. Robt. Ludgate
for the remaining forty-fve days of
the session after the date of his de-
cease, be paid to his widow. Car
ried.
The House took up as the special
order, the act to amend section
POSI- of the Code of Civil Procedure,
relating to proceedings in relation
to perpetuating testimony.
The House went into Committee
of the Whole to consider the bill
making an appropriation for the
contingent fund for the use of the
Legislature. The act appropriated
$500 for the Senate.
johnson offered an amendment
appropriating 81, $50 for the Assem-.
bly, contingent fund. Adopted. The
Committee rose and the House
passed the bill as amended.
Assembly bill relative to the
civil government of military COM.
panies. Senate amendments con.
cured in.
The next presentation was also q
beautiful tea service and epergne
of solid silver, presentee on behalf
of the members of the Assembly to
Hon. James A. Murphy, of Del
Norte, Speaker pro tenn, by Hon.
John J. Tobin. Mr.. Murphy replied
in very happy speech, sparkling
with humor and full of feeling.
The recess extended till IL O'Clock,
Other presentations followed in the
order here given: To Chief Clerk
Robert G. Payce, an elegant gold
watch, presented on behalf of mem
bers by Hon. w. w. Dewitt, of
fYolo; also q beautiful set of gold
studs and cuff buttons, presented
by Assemblyman S. Carpenter on
behalf of the clerks; to Rev. o. p.
Fitzgerald, Chaplain of the AS.
sembly, a massive gold watch and
chain, presented by Hon, J.
&. Murphy, of Del Norte.
The recipient made an APP
propriate acknowledgement of
the testimonial, accepting it,
he said, as an expression of lib.
erality that so we'll became tho
donors as representatives of Califor.
mia. 70 E. B. Willis, short hand
reporter of the Assembly, gold
watch and chain, presented on be-
half of the members Of the Assem-
bly, by Hon. Grove l.. johnson. DR..
May replied on behalf OF the reclp.
lent. To A. A. S. Carpenter,
Reading Clerk of the Assembly. II
gold watch, presented on behalf of
the members of the Assembly by
Hon. J. E. Farnum, OF Alameda.
To Sergeant-at-Arm j. M. Farrell
ly, presented 10y Mr.. Dewitt, of
Yolo.
AT ll.40 messenger from the
Senate announced that a message
had been received from the Cover
nor announcing his approval of the
following bills: Amending the
Civil Code relative to condemning
private lands Tor public uses; au-
thorizing the State Board of Elk,
aminers to allow certain claims;
Harris railroad bill; an act adding
certain sections to the Political
Code concerning the State militia.
At Ids the Senate notified the
House that they had no further
communications to transmit.
Mr.. Speaker then delivered Il
valedictory address, thanking the
membe for their uniform courtesy
toward him. He had an abundant
faith and was happy in the belief
that they will ever accord to him
honesty Of purpose and will credit
his acts and rulings as the offspring
of u motive inspired by love Of
fair dealing and a sincere desire to
dispense Justice without partially.
He referred feolingly to the visits
of death In their midst aud con-
Guided by saying. GAS the moment
of separation approaches a feeling
of sadness steals over my soul, but
1t is with pleasure that l shall bear
with me to my home and wherever
shall Wandar unur i'm anas indali.