Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-03-16
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
Especial to the Herald by the Western
Union Telegraph ConpanY.l
Pacific Coast News.
LEGISLATIVE Proceedings.

SACRAMENTO, March 15th.-SEN-
ATE. New bills: BY Goodwin,
amending section 1899 of the Penal
Code, providing for the discharge
of prisoners under the former bill
of Goodwin at the rate of one per
day. Rules suspended and the bill
passed.
The West Side irrigation bill was
taken up and the amendment OF
fered by the Irrigation Committee
for the exemption of Kings River
Canal and lands irrigated thereby,
was agreed to.
Evans submitted an amendment
reducing the power TO borrow from
So, ,000,0 to $2,000,O00 and reduc-
ing the interest from eight to seven
per cent, and that the bonds should
state OH their face that the State
was not liable, either for pay
ment of principal or interest.
Agreed to.
An amendment was Offered by
Craig, declaring thatno bonds shall
be sold for less than par value. The
bill fixes 80 cents on the dollar.
Lewis moved to amend by insert
ing "bonds shall not be sold for less
than 973 cents on the dollar.n After
some discussion the amendments
were withdrawn and the bill
passed.
On motion of McCoppin, Swifps
water rates bill was made the spe-
cial order for Monday morning
The Senate adjourned till Monday
ASSEMBLY = Afternoon session.
Special order - State Prison Com
mittee's substitute relating to a
Branch State Prison at Folsom.
johnson moved suspension of
the rules for the purpose of consid-
ering the substitute. Lost for want
of two-thirds vote. The House
then proceeded to vote on the en-
grossment of the substitute which
was ordered engrossed.
Johnson moved that the act to
give employment to workingmen
of California-Assembly bill 43-be
made the special order for Friday
next at P. NJ. Carried.
Tuttle's bill To encourage mining
industry and to suppress stock
gambling was taken up. The bill
provides for the appointment by
the Governor of Mining Commits
sioner who shall be in no way in
terested in or connected with as an
officer, agent or employe in any
mining corporation, or connected
with any association of stock bro
kers and who shall give bond, in the
sum Of $4,000 and have a salary,
as amended, of $4,000; he shall
have q secretary, assistant secre-
tary, messenger and porter, with
salaries ranging, as amended,
from ST, 200 to 50, 400. There is also
an attorney with salary, as
amended, of $4,000. The bill pro-
vides for the collection of license
of one half of one per centum on
all transactions in stocks that are
on the Board; all brokers to give
$4,000 bond; to pay over
monthly to the Commissioner
all licenses collected and all
purchases or sales of stock are void
where such license has not been
duly paid and receipted for; no of
ficer of mining company to be Pc
cuniarily interested in any contract
for milling ores, for supplies or for
doing other business of the corpora
tion. Elaborate weekly reports are
provided for and penalty is at
tached to the refusal to admit any
person authorized by the Com mis-
sioner to inspect a mine or the
books of a corporation or to make
the reports or estimates required
by the act. The act applies only to
corporations whose capital stock
has been or may hereafter be held
In the Stock Board or whose shares
are regularly bought and sold in
the stock market. Bill read and,
after some discussion, made the
special order for Tuesday next at
i P. NJ.
The Senate Judiciary Commit
tees act to create the Hastings
College of Law in the University of
California was taken up and passed
under suspension of the rules.
The school Bill In Committee.
SACRAMENTO, March 15th.-The
Assembly Committee on Educa-
tion met as noon to-day, Halle in
the Chair. Absent-Tuttle, Me-
CoppiD, Lambert. The bill was