Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-01-29
the LEGISLATURE.


SACRAMENTO, Jan. 2Sth. SEN
ATE.-Lsngford and Lampson pre-
sentsd petitions Of 1900 women
asking the right to vote at school
elections.
Grove johnson asked five days
further time for q report on Hill'i
bill to repeal the debris act. A
spirited discussion followed. A mo
ton to report tomorrow was lost
noes "a. ayes IA. The motion BY
Davis, that the Com mittee report
on Monday. prevailed, ayes 81
noes 9.
Neither vote can be fairly re-
garded as test Of strength on
the main question.
AssEMBLY-O'Connor introduced
q concurrent resolution asking
Congress to establish q national
savings depository as . part Of the
postal system Of the government
Cunningham introduced . reso.
luton calling on the Com mi tse
on Water Rights and Drainage to
report tomorrow Assembly bill
No. 4 (the Murphy bill repeating
the debris act OF last SESSION. with
some sort Of recon N endation.
May moved to lay the resolution
on the table. Carried, ayes 49,
noes %.
Passengers pes steamer AaOOe.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28th.-The
steamer Ancon sailed at o. n
with tho following passengers fol
Los Angeles: g A Letch worth, Mra
J N Crane, H Gullich. P r Hanna,
F J Woodbury. and wife, w E Hill
ton, N Item aud wife, w P Miller
and wife.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28th.-Jno
Cliff, native Of England, aged 40,
committed suicide by cutting biz
throat with razor. He is believ.
ed TO have been insane on religious
subjects The wife Of DR.. Henry
st. George Hopkins, of Oakland
died yesterday from a deringer bul.
let In her head. She was discover.
cd in an unconscious condition.
She partly revived but did not in.
dictate whether the shooting was
accidental or Intentional.
No Eleciios or ssnnsor.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2sth.-The
deadlock in the Pennsylvania Leg
islature still continues, with no
present prospect OF electirg q Sen.
ator.
NegOal0si0E for rranspOeeAsleu,
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2Sth.-Ths
Executive Committee of the farm.
ers are now negotiating with the
Central and Southern Pacific Rail-
road Companies for the transporta-
ton of the wheat now In the State
to tide water on the Atlantic, but
no contracts have yet been signed.
The farmers claim that, in case
they cannot ship their grain over.
land, tho best course will BE- to
bold 1t until the beginning of next
years crop.
shos IN shs Jsw-TwO Mors Jurors
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2Sth.-Wm.
jennings, lodging house keeper at
SOP Broadway, called his bedmaker
= liar this morning, whereupon the
bedmaker shot Mr.. Jennings in the
jaw. The wound II probably not
fatal.
Two more jurors have been OBJ.
tanned in the Wheelercase, four Ia
all, out OF some four hundred jurors
examined.
Railroad Commis sioner Beer.
stecher has 80 far recovered from
the wound inflicted by Anton
Fischer a. to be able to attend to
business once more.
ASsi-CAsnese Treaties Restoration
Tsb,ed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28th.-Iu
the Nevada Senate to-day . resolu.
ton opposing the confirmation of
the Chinese treaties was tabled by
the votes of the Republicans.
stage Robbed.
EMARTsvILLE, Jan. 28th.-The
Wheatland stage was stopped at s
o'clock last evening, two miles
from here, by two masked men,
armed with shotguns and knives.
The passengers were ordered to get
cut of the stage. Wells, Fargo 4
Co.'s box being locked 10 the stage,
1t was broken open, but nothing
found. The passengers were re-
lievsd Of $43.
Dsparsmens Hsedq usssess Burnsd
PRESCOTT, A. T., Jan. 2Sth.-A
6re this morning destroyed the
building containing the OfdOefs'
headquarters Of the Department. Of
Arizona. Only q email part Of the
records were saved. There were
several iron rates In the building,
containing money and valuable
m pera. the cOutente of which nre