Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-01-26

The Sears bill, amending section
1857 Of the Political Code. 30 as to
restore the old law by which Az.
SCISSORS and Tax Collectors received
. commission of Is per cent. for the
collection of poll taxes. provoked
long discussion. The bill was
finally passed by vote of q ayes.
to s noes.
AssEMBLY.-Jackson, from the
Committee on Chinese Emigra-
ton, reported for passage Assem-.
bly, bill 221, regulating Chinese re.
siding In California, and 271, pre-
venting the employment Of Chi
nese on public buildings.
Edwards, from the Committee on
Municipal Corporations. reported
adversely Jackson's bill to prohibit
public officials making contracts
covering longer period than their
terms of Office.
On the first reading Of the file the
Gilmore bill, for free Intelligence
Office and to create bureau of la
Dor and Statistics, was refused q
first reading.
The O'Connor resolutions of
sympathy for Ireland brought out
speeches from both the author and
Gilmore, the latter deprecating
the smile that had gone over the
House when the Clerk read the
title of them, ana making an elab.
crate plea for their adoption. The
resolutions were ordered printed
for the information of the MEM
bers.
Assembly concurrent resolution
asking Congress to pension veter-
ans Of the Mexican war came up
with An amendment Of the COM
mittes on Federal Relations, to ex-
cept veterans who served in the
Rebel army.
Mason offered an amendment ex.
cepting those rebels who had not
been amnestied.
The Speaker ruled Mas0n's
amendment out of order, when
WhIpple offered an amendment to
hang ex.rebel soldiers without the
benefit Of clergy.
May moved to adjourn. Carried.
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SACRAMENTO, San. 25th.-Gen.
Miller, on his way to Washington,
was greeted 1T the depot this after.
noon by many members Of the
Legislature.
FsreIgs aud Domessio Messsge.
SAN, FRANCISCO, Jan. 25th.-The
bill introduced In the British Par
Lament yesterday virtually sus-
ponds habeas corpus In ireland for
Is months. Another bill to dlsarm
the Irish people was also intro
duced. The trial of Parnell, Dill.
Ion and others,in Dublin, is ended.
There 10 heavy snow In South
Carolina, for the first time In fifty
years.
Justice Swayne, of the United
States Supreme Court, has resign
ed. His successor will be Stanley
Matthews.
Logan endeavored to get the bill
pensioning Grant taken up out of
order In the Senate yesterday, but
the motion was voted down. Three
Democrats, including Lamar, voted
with Logan.
8uPss's AUaivsrsary = TEN blsss -
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25th.-The
one hundred and twenty.second
birthday anniversary of Robert
Burns was celebsated by the st.
Andrews Society at Red Mems
Hall tonight with literary and
vocal exercises and ball.
There were three earthquakes in
this city within two hours this
evening, all light.
It was raining at Shasta and
showing ct Downieville tonight.
The Grangsrs' Business Assocla-
ton has called q convention of
farmers for February 4th, to con.
slider the depression in the wheat
market, the increase In ocean
freights and other topics.
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Hssei.
LoMPoC, CAL, Jan. 25th.-Great
excitement prevails here. Some
parties, unknown at present, tried
to blow up the Lompoc Hotel last
night, about one O'Clock, by throw.
ing b0mbshells in through the
Windows. Four were thrown, only
one exploding, breaking the doors,
windows, partitions and caus-
ing great confusion. Two were
thrown into the sleeping room of
Mr.. and Mrs. Butcharts, but did
not explode; one into the billiard
room, but 1t did not explode, and the
last into the shoe shop, which lie .
part Of the hotel, doing the above
damage. Had they all exploded
the building would have been
completely destroyed and several
lives lost. The size Of the bomb.
shells was two feet two inches In