Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-04-26
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Baker asked leave to introduce n
resolution providing for evening
sessions. Objected to.
Davis moved to refer the Tax
Levy bill to the judiciary Com nit
tee, with instructions to report to-
morrow morning. Carried,
The second reading and consider
alton of the General A Appropriation
bill was resumed.
johnson moved to amend the bill
by appropriating $1,000 to meet The
expenses of an actlOi. To test the
right before the State and Federal
Courts of the hydraulic miners to
run their tailiugs into navigabie
waters of the State, the money 10
he expended under the direction OF
the Board of Examiners. The
amendment was lost, ayes II,
noes l5.
Watson said he would make a
motion to facilitate bu.intsi and
therefore moved the previous ques-
ton. Lost.
Hill moved TO amend the bill by
cutting down the salary of the
bDokkeeper In the Secretary Of
S.ate office from $4 900 to So. 200.
Amendment prevailed, ayes IA,
no es IL. Hill moved the sane
am endment with reference to the
bookkeeper in tho Controllers
office. The amendment was lot
and he vote by which the salary
of the Secrety's bookkeeper was
reduced was reconsidered.
Liberated Troa, Qussan.sp..
SAN FRANCISCO, April 25 -
The Board of ii ealth to-day decided
to allow the cabin passengers of
the infected steamer Oceanic To
land this afternoon.
the CaUat ties W.. the i:n.Ir""as.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 25.-The
case of various counties Of the State
against the railroad companies is
on argument to-day in the Circuit
Court, Judges Sawyer ard Hotf-
man sitting In bsnc. The coun-
ties are represented by Hoge. Pills
bury and Murphy, the state by At
torney-General Hart, Rhodes aud
R4rstow, the Central Pacific by
Bergin and Robinson, The argu-
ment Is likely to consume several
days.
The A'iauiic d rRo,iu n lE.sn
T-" str,Hs
SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.-C. l.
Clement, for some years past Chief
Engineer of the Southern Pac fic
Railway, leaves the employ of that
company TO take charge of the en-
cheering department of the Attain
tic and Pacific Railroad Five other
engineers go with him.
The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
Company has purchased the South
Pacl fic Coast r. .ilrDad, the lines of
which are completed from this city
to Santa Cruz by way e Santa
Clara Thispiv he Atlantic aud
Pacific Company possession of the
terminal facilities now enjoyed by
the South Pacific Railroad on the
bay OF San Franc SEQ.
San FsmocsseO M..AtG nep..s
SAN FRANCISCO, April 25 -
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l 42A; No 2, ST 324@l 80 Bar,ey
81 eady; feed, 82c@90c; brewlng,
SOL 12! for light and 81 1901 ~
for bright heavy stanuarn;
Chevelier, 81 1901 20; coast
do, % @S1 10. Oats - Re
ceipts heavy; good aud choice,
ST 50@1 67l;;common, ST. 40@l Az;
Surprise, 81 70@l75 CoIn-W hite,
o., ~ Fl.
round yellow, 81 05 Hay-S8@l4
Fotatoes-Early Rose, S5 @Si; ret
alumas aud TomaIes, lU5(al l2!;
Humboldt Reds, $l.30; do rrrcr-
blows. ST Is; do Kidneya. 60@Sl;
new. $2@3. Wool-l792Oc.
"S,reksS." so ss Tested 40 toe
Courss.
SAN Francisco, April 25.--At-
torney.General Hart will at once
commence action in the name of
the people of the State to test the
right of w. II. Parks, Miles
Searles and w. f. Knox to hold
Office and exercise the powers of
Com missioners under the Act
known as the Debris bill. He will
advise the State Treasurer to re-
fuse the payment of warrants
drawn on the drainage funds in or
der to invoke q mandamus on the
part of the Commissioners; also
other legal proceedings intended to
brig the cOnstitutiOnality of the
Debris bill to an issue before the
Supre me Court The Attorney Gen
ersl Is himself pursuaded OF the
unconstitutionality of the act and
brings the actions named in re-
sponse to requests. The Bar will
be invited to argue the case before
the Superior Curt. Proceedings
will be com menced before Judge
benson OF the superior Court of
Sacramento, which will be d. oideh
pro forms. From this decision TN
appeal will be taken to the Supreme
Court. 1t is expected that this form
Of legal proceedings will bring all
the provisions OF the law before the
Court for review as 10 their consti-