Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-04-22
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SACRAMENTO, April 81 SENATE
"A resolution was introduced in-
'structlng the Finance Committee
to report back tomorrow morning
( all bills in their possession. Adopt
ed.
! After second reading, considera-
tion of the General Appropriation
bill was resumed. The Commit
ltee's amendment striking from the
/ Ibill the item of $4,000 Tor fitting
\up and furnishing the attic of th e
Napa Insane Asylum, Great
| led an animated discussion.
] y The Committees amendment re-
ducing the appropriation for San
| ,Quentin prison from $2S5.000 to
! $3.50, 900 was sustained. The item
l appropristing $3J, ,00J for the State
| 1Engineer's department to complete
] irrigation works came up and quite
Ia furry took place. Ihe Chair or
fiered q roll call which shut off de
bate.
Neuman, Wendell and H!ttell
called for the ayes and noes on
! motion to suspend the rule and
permit debate. The motion pre-
vailed.
Hill was recognized and spike
In favor of striking out the appr"-
(priation.
Recess.
1 ASSEMBLY, Jackson introduced
the following resolution:
I Resolved, That the Governor hc
! requested To inform this hCdy why
Section 1888 of the Political Co,i.
In regard to work on public ullld
ings Is not enforced in the erection
/ of AN addition to the Safe ln,ane
Asylum at Stockton.
! Jackson supplemented the leso
luton by stating that the law re-
| quired labor to be doue.by h. cay.
but work on the a .di ion wac b.
| ing performed oy contract.
Young made n point that the res
l OlutiOn interfered with the prerog-
l alive of the Executive aud was our
Of order. sr.r,'
The Speaker ruled it out of orde,
l on the ground that the subj ct WAS
not included in the Governors
I prOclamatiOn.
x The third reading file was then
taken up and eleven Senate def.
cheney bills were finally passec.
The second reading file being
taken up, Jackson moved to strike
the euacting clause out of Senate
bill IL, an act appropriating $400 to
pay the deficiency in the salary of
bOokkeeper to the Secretary of
4 State. Lost; ayes, %; noes, SO:
IL IAck9On DrDtnipI ufnatI
the bill so as TO read:
"An Act to steal S40O" (Laughter)
Jackson moved to strike out the
enacting clause of Senate Bill No.
IL, to appropriate $4OO for deficien.
cy in the salary of the Controllers
bOOkkeeper. This, he said, was
worse steal than the other. The
Emotion was lost and both bills
ordered to third reading.
Consideration of the Road and
Highway bill was resumed. Pead-
Ing its completion, recess.
Ex-senator Lewis Dead.
RED BLUFF, April 81 -Ex Sem
ator E. J. 9. Lewis died last nightj
after u lingering illness.
brady at Last Ousted.
WAsHINGToN, April -2I.-Upou
assuming charge of the PostoiIice |
Department, Postmaster-G General
} James at once instituted investiga-
tiODs into the methods by which |
the Star Service has been extended |
and the cost thereof. This iuvesti-
CATION has been conducted without |
the knowledge of Brady and those |
connected with his office, and the
facts developed are SO damaging
In their character that, when laid |
before the President, lie directed
James to demand of Brady his res.
ignation, to take effect imm ediate.
ly. This communication was this
morning promptly conveyed to
Brady by the Postmaster.Gen-
erai, and was as promptly |
followed by o letter of resignation.
1t was deemed advisable to adopt |
this course because it was desired, |
in view of the developments made
by the pending Investigations, to
have Brady vacate the office rs the |
tenure Of office act prevents lie.
moval during the sessions Of the
Senate. This result could only bs
\ secured by his resignation. The
d f06lRnattOnS OF several other officers |
who are known to have had ques-
tionable relations with the star
! route ring will also be demanded,
and several clerks in the contract
office are marked for dismissal.
The DO-NOihinx senate.
WASHINGTON, April 2l.-SEN.
n ATE.-The Vice.President laid be-
fore the Senate the unfinished busI-
ness resulting from the election of .
officers. By unanimous consent
papers on file In the Senate reIA-
tive to the subject of bankruptcy
were referred to the Committee on
Judiciary. Cake replied to
portions of Frye's speech.
q rseaendous Powder Exs,"ss"n.
BRIDaRPoRT, Conn.,, April 2l.-
A powder m agaxins three miles
from this city contsining = thous-
kspd kegs of powder exploded this