Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-01-12
Ths Mussei ss"mgH Case.

Sierra Nevada, Ia b, 7ba.
The Mussei ss"wgs Case.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. l1th.-Ar-
gument on the motion Of the Mus
sci Slough settlers for new trial
was concluded in the United States
| Circuit Court to-day and the case
submitted on briefs to be fled be-
fore next Saturday. Sentence de-
ferred two weeks.
An Iuhar moasns C~ucus.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1lth.-The
Democratic Senators and Assem-
bly, men held q caueus at 6acra'
mento last night to take steps to
agree on q resolution to censure
Speaker Parks for ruling out'tes
resolution that Senatorial candi.
dates rhould swear that they had
not spent money for election pur-
poses. After hot and acrimoni-
Gus debate the matter was voted
down and the caucus adjourned.
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sAcHA nfSrs. January 1.-THE
Senate met, rfssidsss Mansfield in
the Chair.
Neuman moved that ths sisrssas
Of United States senator BE- sass
the special order st twelve s'elsst
Adopted.
The consideration Of the Cover.
noI's appointments made during
the recess of the Senate were taken
up. The confirmation Of John K.
Stanley, Trustee of the Deaf end
Dumb Asylum, was made the spe-
cial order for tomorrow. The
nomination of N. Greene Curtis
for Regent of the University was
not confirmed. Ayes, Is; noes, 20.
p. G., Phelps, for Regent Of the
| University, was unanimously con-
firmed.
The Assembly met, Speaker
Parks presiding.
After prayer by the Chaplain, the
Speaker said that under q law OF
the United States 1t was the duty
of the Assembly 10 take a ballot
for Senator.
Jackson asked permission to in.
troduce resolution.
| The Speaker put the question to
the House aud permission was re.
fused.
| Harrison took the floor and nomi.
mated General John F. Miller for
United States Senator.
G. g. Plat placed in nomination
William T. Wallace, making q
speech Of some length, eulogizing
the candidate.
Kellogg, of Plumas and Lassen,
offered the following:
Res0lved, That it is the opinion
of the members Of the Assembly
that no person should be. voted for
or elected to the honorable and
important position of United
States Senator for the State of Cal
ifornia who is an officer of, or an
attorney for, any private corpora
tion that has received any subsidy
or especial franchise from the gen.
eral government.
Resolved, That the candidates
who may this day be nominated
for United States Senator be re.
quested to come before this Assem-.
bly,, either in person or by proxy,
and pledge himself that he is not
an officer Of or attorney for any
such corporation and that if elect
ed, he will represent the rights
and interests of the people in pref
erence to the Interests of corpora
tions and monopolies.
The resolutions had been but
partly read when 1t was ruled out
Of order.
Jackson appealed from the de.
cision and Mcclure moved to lay it
ON the table. This cut off debate
and on roll call the resolution was
tabled, 85 to 35.
| Mudgett then arose and placed
in nomination G. P. Berry.
Edwards, of Alameda, seconded
Miller's nomination and jackson
and Griffith seconded Wallace's.
The roll was then called, resulting
for Miller AZ. for Wallace "a, i
strict party vote, except that Nc.
CaIlum, of San Francisco, voted
for G. T. Ryland and Mudgett and
Matthews Of San Benito, who voted
for G. P. Berry of Sutter. A mo.
ton was carried to notify the
Senate.
Tho Vote for U. .. senator IN she
California senate.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 11th.-In the
Senate to-day in the voting for
Senator, Miller got n votes, Wal
lace 10 and Harry. George two
votes. Kane, Working man, voted
for Miller.
The Vote ON AharSn's sseeessev.
CARSON, New, Jan. 1lth.-Ths
vote on the Senatorial question
stood to-day, in the Assembly,
Fair Al. Wren Z; In the Senate,
Wren IA. Fair 10, Daggett one.