Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-04-29
TAe LesfstatiEre.

SACRAMENTO, April 29th.-SEN-
ATE-On re-assembling debate on
the motion to re.eommit the tax
levy bill and strike out Sears's
amend meut was resumed.
Grove johnson said he had been
informed that Sears, the author of
the amendme ent, had made bar
gain on this question with u party,
which he did not believe.
Sears replied that the statement
was entirely without foundation,
and asked johnson to give the
name of his informant.
Johnson-He is on this floor.
Satterwhite-Let him get up.
President Mansfield-The dis
claimer of the Senator is sufficient.
Judiciary Committee was lost, ayes
12, noes %. The motion to re-com-
NIT was also lost, ayes Is, noes 81.
The bill finally passed, ayes 26,
noes Il.
Johnson moved to amend the title
of the bill. Lost, ayes 10, noes 26.
Johnson offered another amend
ment to the title and gave notice
of reconsideration of the vote by
which the bill was passed. The
amendment to the title was lost
and the Senate adjourned.
ASSEMBLY-The amendment re-
duclng the salary lof the Clerk of
the supreme Court to $500 WAS
concurred in.
When the sa'ary Of the Clerk of
the Insurance Commissioner came
up, the Senate having reduced it to
$500, it received only 38 votes for
concurrence, and Del Valle, of Los
| Angeles, who wes temporarily oc-
cupying the Chair, declared the
motion lost, as it required Al votes
to concur.
Confusion at oucs prevailed and
FELTON, asked Del Valle il he had
been placed ia the Chair to make
such ruling.
Camron moved call of the
House. Carried.
The doors of the Cham Der were
closed and, the roll being called, it
was discovered that Paulk and
Baker, of Sacramento, only were
absent, both of whom had leave of
absence. Further proceedings un-
der the call were then dispensed
with and the discussion of the
question was resumed.
Speaker Parks spoke at length
and, replying to the insinuations of
FELTON,, vindicated Del Vale from
| any suspicion which that gentle
mans remarks might have cast
upon him. Pending vote, recess
interviewed.
On Resembling the discussion
on the question OF forty votes being
necessary to concur was resumed
| and the entire afternoon was spent
In making speeches on Constitu-
tional and parliamentary custom.
AT a quarter to five an effort to call
the previous question failed. After
an hour and quarters discussion
the roll was called and the decision
of the Chair was sustained. Ayes
4S, nays %. Adjourned.
New Trotting Ru,c,.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2Sth.-The
managers of the Bay District Asso.
citation Course have decided to in
troduce new feature in the Fall
meeting of the Association Course,
in the form of speed programme
wherein trotting races will be
classified according to the age of
the animals, without regard to rec
ord. The races are fixed for Octo-
Der 18th, 18th, 14th and 18th, and
the nominations close on Saturday,
the Both instant.
Died from His Wounds.
SHASTA, CAL, APRIL 2sth.-The
roboer shot by Smiley, of Trinity
county, died yesterday at Weaver
Vile. His remains were brought
to Shasta to-day and are lying In
the Sheritf's office and being
viewed by a large number.
Identity OF the Dead Robbsr.
SHASTA, April 2Sth.-Detective
Hume, who arrived from Weaver
Vile this afternoon with the dead
robber, says that the dead robber
was the famous John Brown, |
who robbed the Laports and |
Oroville stage on the 30th of last
November, and who "stood OFF,