Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-03-02

had cut on all debate and amend
ments, In which ruling he was sus-
tanned by the House, Hale having
appealed on the ground that the
previous question only went to the
pending amendment and not to the
whole bill.
The bill was read and passed to
engrossment. Ayes So, noes "a.
The bill was made special or
der for tomorrow. Recess.
On recOnvsning HOitt withdrew
his motion 10 lay the notice of re.
consideration OF the vote on the
debris repeal bill last night on the
table.
Edwards spoke in favor of recon-
slderatiOn.
Lang made point Of order,
claiming that Edwards was not
speaking to the question.
The Speaker said he hoped the
gentleman woulu be allowed to re.
lisvs himself. The Chair would be
glad to hear what he had to say.
Edwards then repeated that the
Speaker had appointed q commit
tee in the interest of debris legisla.
ton. It had blocked legislation
and made an extra session neces.
sary. The friends of debris had
then, knowing the subject would
60 into the extra session, concluded
to strangle 1t outright. He thought
IL these men were honest they
would recOnsider>this bill.
Hoitt renewed his motion to lay
on the table. On roll call it was
carried, ayes 40, noes So.
Whipple's bill, correcting an er.
rOr In the revenue law of last year
relative to the assessment OF rail-
roads, was finally passed. Kellogg
gave notice of q motion to recon.
slider.
May, OF the Committee on Ways
and Means, reported on Leach's
resolution relative to the double
taxation OF wheat, introduced In
January, and recommended as q
remedy the passage of Assembly
bill 1877, which prohibits double
taxation.
Daggett, from the minority of
the Committee on Apportion ment,
presented amendments to the APP
portionment bill and recommended
their adoption.
The majority of the Committee
recommended that Daggett's APP
portionment bill do not pass.
DickinsOn's Water bill coming
up as q special order for final pass
age, FELTON, moved to refer and
strike out section two, which re-
quires water companies to furnish
data and names Of rate payers.
The amendment was lost and the
bill finally passed; ayes AZ, noes 20.
Officers Elected.
SACRAMENTO, March lst.-The
new State Board of Agriculture to.
night elected James Mem. Shafter
President aud Edwin +. Smith, of
sacramento, as Secretary. 1t then
went into the work of revision of
the premium list
Bribery Casrgs0.
SACRAMENTO, March 1st.-The
Assembly held session till mid.
night on the debris repeal bill. The
first reading was refused by a vote
of 81 to 35. There is much talk of
money having been put where it
would do the most good.
The X sisoch Trial.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1st.-In
the Kalloch case, HightoD, coun.
eel for the defense, is now making
his opening statement, but has not
yet outlined the defense, further
than to say that he will enter to
considerable extent upon some
phases of the character Of the late
Charles De Young and will also
show the previous good character
of the defendant.
the ksiiuch TriaI-O Opening for she
D.fr.ce-Tbe "rrmnsitory ma.
nla" Dodge.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1st.-In
the trial of young Kalloch for the
murder of Charles De Young, the
defence opened to-day. Great in.
terest was manifested for, while
the prosecution followed in the
course of all previous knowledge of
the tragedy, the line of defence has
been q fruitful subject of specula.
ton. Highton, counsel for the de.
fence, in his opening announced
his defence to be, first, on the tech.
nical ground that the prisoner,
having been once before placed in
jeopardy and discharged according
to the record Of the Court;
second, self defence; third,
transitory mania. Counsel
expected to prove that, from what
had before happened and was
known of the character of De
Young, the prisoner was IN reason.
able fear Of his life; that on the
day of the tragedy the prisoner had
had an interview with friend of
De Young and had made an APP
pointment to meet the deceased
with view of maDEpg arrange.
ments to stop the olication Of
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