Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-02-16
The Legusiasure.

SACRAMENTO;F Feb. 15.-SENATE.
The Committee on Corporations
submitted majority and minority
reports on Senate bill number IS,
an act to prevent discrimination by
gas companies in California.
Sears, Chairman Of the Commit
tee. together with two other men,
bers, reported against Its passage.
The remaining members OF the
Committee reported la favor Of its
passage. After discussion the bill
took Its place near the head of the
file.
Hill introduced a concurrent res.
olution asking Congress to.appro.
pirate $500, 600 for the construction
Of break water in Monterey Bay.
johnson, an act authorizing the
Capital Com missioners to erect on
the capitol grounds Suffer memo.
rial and an Industrial Exposition
building.
Pardee and Enos asked for in
formation concerning the where.
abouts Of Assembly bill ITO, intro
duced BY German, to limit the rate
OF taxation for municipal purposes
In cities and counties.
The bill. said Ryan, was intro
duced one month ago.
Hittell, Chairman Of the COM
mittse to which the bill was re.
fsrrsd, promised to report it back
tomorrow, saying it was held be.
cause an important bill in the AS.
sembly covers the point Of the
measure.
The Committee on Apportion-
ment recon- meud the adoption of
the substitute for Senate Bill lie.
The bill was made the special Or
der for Thursday morning.
Dickinson moved that his notice
to reconsider the passage Of Senate
Bill 287 be made the special order
for Thursday at IL O'clock. Carried.
This bill divides the State into ir-
rigation districts.
Second reading and considera-
ton Of County Government bill re.
sumed. The section allowing fees
to District Attorneys was stricken
out. The general sentiment of the
Senate is against fees, "divies" and
oVA uAt1ssSuoS uuu A0VOTooio "
paying county officers fixed saIa.
ries and paying no more.
Recess.
Dickinson's bill, Senate Bill 272,
an act to enable Boards OF Super
vis0rs or other local legislative
bodies to obtain data from water
companies in order to carry into
effect the provisions Of the COnsti-
tuition relative to fixing water
rates, was finally passed.
Dickinson made two or tbrse
pointed speeches in support of the
measure, and was ably sustained
by Senators Neumann, Enos, Con.
ger and Kane. The main OPPOSE
ton to the bill came from Senator
Sears, who asserted that it was in.
troduced for q mercenary purpose
and that 1t had caused q fluctua.
ton In the value of Spring Valley
water stock; also, that it was in
the interest Of monopoly.
Dickinson replied sharply, say
ing that the argument Of monopoly
interest could not be sustained, as
the water companies OF the State
had sent In an insulting circular to
the Senate, charging that the bill
was introduced to cause the COM
panies to bring . sack to Sacra.
mento.
Senator Neuman denounced the
circular 40 ecnrrilous and insolent,
saying that the only ftting rebuke
for sending IL to the Senate was
the passage Of the bill.
Senators Traylor, Baker and
Watson spoke against the bill,
holding that the local Legislative
bodies already had the necessary
power for 0xing rates.
The circular 10 signed By the wa.
ter companies Of San Jose, Vallejo,
SAINTS Ana, Santa Paula, Contra
Costa, Santa Cru9, Oroviils, San
Rafael, Pstaluma, santa Rosa, Mo.
kslumns, Los Angeles, Red Bluff
and Harysvills. The circular 70.
fsrFing to the Spring Valley Water
Company, says; It has been ! pri-
vAto subject Of assault BY unecrup.