Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-02-26

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 25.-SENATR
Davis moved thar Senate bill "a,
relative to joint action against by.
draulic miners, be made the spe.
cial order for 8 o'cloclSthis after
noon.
Discussion of an hour followed, In
which some cutting assertions were
made by the friends of the bill
that the repealers did not intend to
give the people Of the Sacramento
valley any relief. The repealers
resented the insinuatlon.
The motion to make the bill the
special order was defeated by % to
Is. the full Senate voting.
Grove johnson moved for the
immediate consideration Of Asse m
bly, bill $50.
Traylor spoke against it, as fish
bill which shortens the close
season for salmon and will. render
null and void all appropriations
1t appears that the bill came from
the Assembly to preserve small
fish, but the committee tackled on
1: an amendment shortening the
close Of the season two weeks.
This amendment leaves the full
month Of August for the close of
the season. The amendment was
adopted, ayes 81, noes Is.
The Viticultural bill was report
ed back from the Com mittee on
Agriculture. 1t appears that the
Assembly passed the bill without
inserting an enacting clause, and
the com mittee recommended an
amendment adding that clause OIL
second reading. The amendment
was adopted.
Rowell moved that tho bill be
taken up Immediately after recess.
Carried.
Recess.
AETERNOoN-1he Harrison cleo.
ton bill, which passed the Assem-
bly, recently, was made the special
order for Monday afternoon.
Consideration of the Vlticultural
bill resumed.
AssEMBLY-Whipp!e moved to
reconsider the vote by which
Hartson's election bill was passed.
Mcdonald moved to indefinitely
postpone reconsideration.
Recess.
On reconvening, the special or.
der, Dickenson's Water bill, was
taken up and ordered read q second
time.
Edwards moved to strike oui
that part of section 2, which re.
quires water companies to furnish
statements containing the names
OF water rate payers aud the
amount paid by each.
The amendment was lost and, on
motion of Mcclure, tho bill was
made the special order for Tuesday
| next.
Whipple moved that his bill to
correct an error In the title of the
revenue law relating to the assess.
ment of railroads, be taken up, the
rules suspended and that it be
passed. He stated that, owing tc
the error, the Central Pacific Rail.
road had brought suit in the
United States Circuit Court to en-.
join the collection of all their taxei
for the past fiscal year, amounting
to SAFE, 900. 1.-THE State could gel
along without the revenue, he was
willing to let the bill die, but il il
could not, he thought every mem.
Der was interested in passing 1t.
Long and Sargent favored taking
up the bill and McMurray and
Kellogg objected.
Ru a vnto nf * fA 10 Tho r,,1 -.
were suspended, the bill ordered
read and made the special order fo
to morrow at 2 O'Clock.
The Viticultural Quarantine bill
was amended end ordered to thirt
reading. The amendments strik,
out the word "snspected;" also, re
duce the chief Viticultural officer
salary from $3.50 to $3.50 per month
create the Office of Horticulture
Officer, with equal powers and. sal
airy to the Viticultural Officer; ALI
an amendment requiring all &C
counts to be submitted to the Boart
of Examiners.
Ths Cannon q m pDsil Com ecse.
SALT LAKE, Feb. 25th.-A deci
sion In the Cannon. Campbell man
damus was rendered this afternoon
by Associate Justice Twiss, VIII
decides that the Court has no juris
diction over the Governor. Motto,
of appeal has been given by Can
mons attorney. Delegate Camp
bell leaves tomorrow morning t.
take his seat.
EASTERN.