Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-04-17
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Lsgsssssive-T"-D -Dny'~ Proceedings.
SACRAMENTO, A pril l6,-SENATE
"A message WAS received from the
Governor announcing the appoints
ment of Trustees of the State
Miners Hospital. Published else.
where.
The Finance Committee repol ted
back the Deficiency bill in separate
bills.
Recess until 81 M.
The Republican Senators are
going into caucus.
The Senate re-assembled at 2
O'Clock, and there being no quo
rum present an attempt was made
to adjourn, which failed. After
some debate the Senate adjourned
until Monday at 2 O'Clock.
AssEMBLY-Al! Absentees, some
ten or twelve in number, were
granted leave of absence for one
day.
A message was received from the
Senate transmitting the Senate Ap.
portiOnment and Road bills.
Edwards moved to read the Ap.
portioument bill once before its ref
erence to committee. The motion
was lost; ayes, II; noes, 33;
Patterson, of Nevada, Swift,
Wssson, of Ventura, Harrison, Eel.
ton and the Speaker voting "no"
with the Democrats. The bill was
then referred to the Committee Gu
Apportionment.
On motion the bill WAS ordered
read the first time and was referred
then to the Committee.
Adjourned until 2 O'clock Mon
day.
Tre ~."ss E"xiucs.'s Lea, Eatst-
snce Questioned.
SACRAMENTO, April 16.-The
Senate Finance Committee, at its
meeting this morning, refused to
approve the item of $l2, 900 IN the
general appropriation for two
years. salary of the State Engineer,
and decided to refer to the Judici.
ary Committee the question wheth-
er such an office as Engineer le.
gslly exists. Arguments have been
made tending to show that the time
for which the office was created has
expired, and that no further appro-
priatiOns can be constitutionally
made.
Cne Minors A"spisai-llVw 0Uv.r-
nsr Perksus same aO Appnsmi w.
II. KDtghs.
SACRAMENTO. April 15th.-To.
morrow morning .he Governor will
send to the Senate the names of
trustees of the new Miners Hospi.
tai, an institution the organization
of which was authorized by an act
passed at the regular session. The
names are: Geo. Hearst and Sam.
uel H ydenfeld, ST., of San Francis
co; Jno. Daggett. Of SiskiyOu; and
b. B. Redding and r. Coleman
The law provides for Board of
Trustees, who shall serve without
pay, and who are given power to
accept donations, select site and
erect O hospital where the homeless
sick, crippled and INDECENT miners
may receive treatment and care.
An offer to donate 100 acres of land,
known as the Shurtlef property, at
Shasta, has already been received
by Mr.. Daggett, and as soon as the
Board meets, q circular will be
issued soliciting contributions in
aid of the hospital. The law does
not appropriate any money, but
provides that the whole thing shall
be q work Of charity, supported by
patients who are able to pay and
by contributions. The State Treas
urer will probably be Treasurer OF
the ins.itution.
Gov. Perkins, in conversation
this evening, speaking of the crit.
iplsnns upon his appointment OF w.
II. knight, an. employe of the Pa
cific Coast Steamship Company,
for Harbor missioner, said that
Il was the one appointment during
All bis term which gave him the
most satisfaction. l came to this
pity, said the Governor, Twenty-Five
years ago with pair Of blankets on
10Y back and two dollars in my
pocket, and from here walked to
Orovilie. There, for the first time,
! met w, III. Knight, and he hired
me for $50 a month as a porter N
his store. worked there until /
bought him out, many years after.
He then went to San Francisco
with Q small fortune and lost 1t In
business. When I became one OF
the owners of the Pacific Coast
steamship line I took him into the
office at q salary Of $175 a month,
and now I appoint him to be Har.
Dor Com missioner ut $3.50 month.
He did not know q thing about
it until he was appointed, and
never asked nae to give him the
place. In addition to the satisfac.
tion it gives me personally to dc
this thing for an old man, who first
befriended me, q poor boy, I think
the people Of this State ought to be
grateful to me for appointing an
honest man to that position. for an
honsster man than he don't live In
California, - everyone who knows
him will say. The Governor con-
Cluded hls story BY remArking qui'
city that, II he had wanted TO pul
up : Job In the Haybor Commis'
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