Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-21
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
CAPITOL NOTES.

CAPITOL NOTES.
Three Of the State Prison Directors were
in the city yesterday, and went to Folsom to
visit the new prison building there. The
other members were to arrive from below
last night, and it is expected they will go to
Folsom to-day, accompanied by Assembly
man May, of the Committee on Prisons.
Notice has been given of the election of
Chancellor Harrison, from Napa county, to
the Assembly, to I'LL the seat made vacant by
the death of Assemblyman Maclay. MIR.
Harrison will arrive from Napa to-day and be
sworn in Ill the Assembly.
Members of the San Francisco Board of
Trade and of the Sacramento Board Of Trade
have had an informal consultation with
number of legislators relative to proposed
bill for the repeal of the present Insolvency
Act and the enactment OF new law, Tor
which petitions have been circulated and
freely signed in San Francisco and Sacra-
mento by business men. The new bill will
be introduced by Senator Dickinson, its au-
thor, to-day. Substantially it re-estabhshes
for the State the national bankruptcy law,
without the cumbersome machinery which
was provided for III that to make it effective.
1t provides for voluntary and involun-
tary bankruptcy, and for corporations
and copartnerships being discharged
in bankruptcy. The aggregate of indebted
ness required to enable one to avail of the
Act is $500. Under this Act an application
will work the absolute dissolution of proceed
ings in attachment had within three months
prior to the application. 1t empowers the
assignee to receive the property OF the bank
rupt and to make an equitable distribution.
The assignee may also recover property
fraudulently disposed of by debtors. The
Supreme Court IS to prepare a code OF rules
for proceedings in bankruptcy. Under the
present insolyent law, it Is claimed by the
friends of the measure, there is no security
for the CREDITOR no equitable distribution of
assets assured, and no means Of preventing
one creditor from absorbing the whole estate
to the exclusion Of all others. One Senator,
whose opinion was asked, declared the pre-
posed Act benefcent measure and the pres
eat insolvent law a relic of barbarism. An
other Senator pronounced the new bill as I'M
just, impending ruin to interior traders, and
the placing of interior debtors at the mercy
of city boards of trade. The author of the
measure says this latter judgment is not JUS
titled, and that the Act is III the interest of
the debtor fair-dealing class, and receives
the support of business men in all parts.
CONCERT To. NIGHT The Philharmonic
Society will give its first concert for the
season at the Congregational Church this
evening, commencing at o'clock. The pro-
gramme consists of two parts, of six selec-
tions each, consisting of part songs. trios,
quartets, solos and choruses of varied
classes and from the best authors. The fol-
lowing are the members that will take part
in the concert: j. V. Cheney, conductor
Mrs. T. II. Berkev, accompanist; Mrs.
Cheney, Mrs Fitch, Mrs. Frost, Miss Amelia
Duggan, Mrs L. b. Mott, Miss Emma
Wilder, Miss Clinch, Miss Kebitz, Miss
Emma Rowe, Miss Hattie Pratt, Mrs. r. o.
Cravens, Mrs. Nixon, Mrs. Cooper, Miss
Lizzie Griffin, Miss Adelaide Duggan, Miss
w. Ryan, Mrs. Storch, Miss Talbot, Miss
Gussie Wilcox, Miss Leonore Kebitz,
Mrs. A. II. Mcdonald, Mrs. j. T.
Griffitts, Miss Nellie Green, Mrs. Belle Allen,
Mrs. Leland Howe, Mrs. G. w. Cooley,
Miss Emma Weitzel, Miss Nellie Case, Mrs.
Aitken, Miss Jennie Woods, Mrs. Gardiner,
Mrs. Emery, John Mcneil, j. 4. Grifitts,
Joseph Fritz, John Shrogg. II. S. Vail, John
Alison, A. Hid, A. II. Mcdonald, J. L.
Brown, H. NJ. Landes, Israel Luce, Conrad
Clinch. Louis Bien, John +. Cooper, Goodwin
Mcneil, ID. league, A. Hebron, NJ X.
Barrett, John Hill, Louis Waldron, w. ID.
Grove, H. L. Crandall, A. l.. Frost, G. j.
Beaumont.
SACRAMENTO GAS COMPANY. At the
annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Sacramento Gas Company, the officers were
reelected as follows: President, j. r. Wat
son; Vice President, Oliver Eldridge; Super
intendent, John Q. Brown: Secretary and
Treasurer. G.. II. Cummings. Directors
Oliver Eldridge, VIM. Wood and d. J. Tai
liant, of San Francisco; and J. r. Watson,
Albert Gallatin, James McClatchy and G. II.
Cummings, of Sacramento. The recent de-
velopments of the electric light do not seem
to disturb the company thus far, and their
arrangements for the future have no reference
to being suddenly closed out Of business from
that source. The reduction in price of gas
to So 80 per thousand feet took effect on the
first day of the present month.
LITERARY SocIETY.-At a meeting held at
Sylvan School-hOuse last Thursday evening,
SylvauL Literary Society was organized with
sixteen members. This Society is organized
for social and intellectual Improvement of its
members. The following officers were
elected for the term ending February LIST
President, Fred Wolfe; Vice President, c.
L. Davidson; Secretary, VIII q. Darling
Treasurer, Thomas Ward; Censors, A S.
Lindley and J. L. Cariick; Critics, Miss
Lille Cross and G. E. Davidson.
PERsoNALs.-A. d. Bell, of San Francisco,
was in town yesterday. Among the passen-
gers to arrive from the East this morning are
J. w. Cassell AMI wife, of Cincinnati NJ.
S. Thresher of Stockton Coleman Younger,
of San Jose: L J. Rose, of Los Angeles !;
C.. G.. Blanchard, Of Placeryille Cyrus
Jones, Of Santa Clara; L. U. Shippee, of
Stockton; NJ. G. Conroy, David Mcclure,
c. A. Grow, Of San Francisco, and T. Com
stock, of Yolo, were in town yesterday
PREsENTATIoN.-O On the occasion of the
installation of officers of the Caledonian
Club last evening. retiring Chief, L. j. Scott,
was presented with an elegant gold and silver
crest, handsomely engraved with the emblems
of his clan. The presentation was made by
q. ID. Stewart, honored Chief elect, and ap-
propriately responded 10 by the recipient.
FREIGHT MovEMENTs.-The following full
car loads of local freight were received here
Yesterday: Two OF merchandise, of hides,
! of sundries. of a lur, s Of wood, of steel
scraps. | of lumber, , Of wheat and l OF
hides. There were forwarded East yesterday
cars of merchandise, l OF wool and l Of
sugar.
STATE PRINTING OFFICE. = The Senate
passed the State printing bill yesterday, APP
propriating SIS COO for the purchase Of the
new press and type for the State Printing
Office. and also Tor payment of the employees
OF the state Printing Office for the year end
ing June so, 1850.
CouRsINe CLUE OsGANIzED.-A new cours-
ing club was organized in this city last even
ing. to be known IS the Capitol Coursing
Club of Sacramento. The following officers
were elected a. Manning Presiden', A. S.
Woods Secretary, and Z. Kelly Treasurer.
AUCTION SALEM. j. Simmons & Co.,
auctioneers, will sell tomorrow forenoon at
1880. at their salesroom, No. 412 street,
the cont of a photograph gallery, con-
sisting of showcases, counters. stove, furni-
ture. carpets, burglar proof safe, etc.
GRAND ARMY OF REPUBLIC. Members of
Sumner Post of this city will attend the an
,ual epcampment of the Grand Army of the
Psnnblic Depart nent of California, to be
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