Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-03-01

600 to yemove Obstrunti0ns In
South River; asking for $500. 900 tn
secure our rivers and hArbOrs
against damage from debris; ask.
ing Congress to pass the Reagan
Railroad bill; asking Congress to
establish Government Savings
Banks and asking Congress to 20.
tablish the Nicaraagua canal and
recommending their adoption.
The third reading file was taken
up and Senate bill Z, to prevent
fraud and deception In the manu-.
facture and sale of butter and
cheese. was finally passed.
Burnes moved to suspend the
rules and take up Senate bill %, IN
act to repeal an act to promote
drainage.
Matthews, of Tehama, moved to
make the motion a special order FOL
2 O'Clock. :.
The Speaker ruled Matthews's
motion out of order.
The roll was called on BurEes's
motion and it was carried.
The Speaker moved to postpone
further confederation OF the bill
until 2 o'clock.
A parliamentary wrangle ensusd,
May claiming that the previous
question had gone to the bill. The
Speaker Strengthened the matter
cut and Reynolds motion was
adopted.
Mudgett rose to a question OF
nriviieUa and read a SCRAP from the
San Francisco Chronicle, in which
he was charged with breaking a
pledge made In Humboldt, to vote
for the debris repeal bill. He said
he felt honored by being abused BY
such q contemplate, dirty, lying,
black N ailing sheet az the Chr0ni.
Gle. He denied that he had ever
made any pledge to vote for the
repeal bill.
Afternoon-AtS o'clock The spe-
clal order, the substitute for Sen.
ate bill 1O7, otherwise known as
the Davis Revenue bill, came up
and was ordered read the first time.
Matthews, Of Tehams, moved to
strike out the clause In section ID,
prohibiting double taxation.
The roll was called and the
amendment was lost. Ayes IA,
noes 81.
Matthews proposed an amend
ment providing that taxation Of
stocks, bonds, credits and dues
should not be considered double
taxation. Lost, ayes %, noes 81.
Hale offered an amendment tax
ing the capital stock Of corpora.
tions to the corporation instead Of
to holders. Pending action recess
occurred.
On reconvening the Revenue
bill was made the special order for
tomorrow after reading the jour.
nal. Tho special order of the day
came up, Senate bill q. A long
debate followed. participated In by
many members.
Pierre Boeuf Cam wlss SuicideI
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28th.-
Pierre Bmuf, lately from Los An
geles, who was recently swindled
out OF $4,000 by "boodle ringers"
committed suicide last night by
throwing himself into the bay.
More suits Against ahe COLLECTION
Of Railroad Taxes.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2Sth.-
Geo. 8. Wright, on behalf of the
North Pacific Coast Railroad and
Isaac James, on behalf Of the South
Pacific Coast Railroad, both mar
row gauge, have filed bills in
equity in the United States Circuit
Court against tina Tax Collectors
Of Marin, Sonoms, Alameda, Santa
Clara aud Santa Cruz counties to
restrain the collection Of railroad
taxes.
The X .slUch Gslai.
San FRANCISCO, Feb. 2Sth.-In
the Kalloch murder case, testi-
mony for the prosecution conclud-
ed. The defense will open to.mor.
row. Some evidence was taken to-
day as to Kalloch's actions just be-
fore the shooting, tending to show
that he was lying in wait for De-
Young.