Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-02-09

l65 a; Concordia, 30 b; Savage, so a;
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The Legislature.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. S.-SENATE.
of the Debris re-
peal was resumed. Davis, OF Yuba,
spoke against repeal.
AsSEMBLY-B.own, of the Com
mittee on Water Rights and Drain
age, reported back Assembly bills
four and five and recommended
that they do not pass. With the
report was transmitted volume of
testimony taken by the Com
mittee. The report gave the
amounts expended by the Board of
Drainage, an outline of the work
performed and expressed the opin-
ion that the money had been paid
out properly and handled by men
of great integrity. The Committee
believed it would be a great mis-
take to repeal the Debris Act, and
thought that unless HALLS scheme
for retaining the river was adopt
ed some other scheme would have
to be. They believed that the
works planned by Hall would &C.
complish oil that was expected OF
them.
Burns submitted a minority re
port.
VENT, of the Committee OF
Grape Vines and Fruit trees, re-
ported bill Ais for the protection
and improvement of the hOrticul.
tural interests of the State and re-
commended its passage a
amended.
Mays bill to legislate the presen
Bank Commissioners out of Office
came up and the Democrats, led by
Leake and Dagget, began to fill
buster. The previous question wa'
finally ordered on call of the rol
and the bill was read third time
Pending ita passage recess wa!
taken.
On reassembling the Bank Com.
missioners' bill was ready and tht
roll was called on its final passage
resulting, ayes SO. noes 80. Thi.
was strict party vote, except
Hendrick, of San Diego, Paulke, o.
San Joaquin, Hall, of Placer, and
Sargent, Of San Joaquin, who
voted with the Democrats. The
| bill not having received constitu.
tional majority, it was declared
lost. May changed from aye to nc
and gave notice OF reconsideration
McCallum asked and obtained
consent to introduce q bill to ap
propriate $4,000 for the relief o.
residents of the town Of Washing
ton, Yolo county, who have suffer
ed by the late flood, the Governor
Secretary of State and Controller
being Commission to disburst
the money.
Young moved that the rules bt
suspended, the bill read three
times and passed to-day. On rol
call the motion was lost, ages 80
noes "a, it requiring two-third,
vote. The bill was then referred
to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
Debris Repeal BitI Passed.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. Sth.-Tht
Senate passed the bill to repeal the
Debris Act by 80 ayes to noes
Grove Johnson changed his vote
and gave notice of a motion to re.
consider. 1t is doubtful whether
the repeal bill passes the house.
The Parsy Of Moral Ideas-Any
tn,ng 90 Resain POwer.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. Sth.-The
Republican State Central Commit.
tee met the Republican legislat tors
at Sacramento last night to consult
regarding the apportionment OF
the State and to brace up the APP.
portionment Committee Of the
House. Jim ]. Green eaid the
State had been lost to the Republi-
cans for ten yeors through the re-
missness of Republican Legislators.
Mcclure explained why the work
had not gone on faster. He thought
it was not necessary to tell Repub.
licans present that he was willing
and ready to steal all the Demo.
cratic territory he could and would
90 as far as possible to keep the
party in power. Ii a caucus would
agree to a Congressional appor.
tionment he would 60 into the
House and fight for it. He read
off the districts agreed on between
the Democrats and Republicans
over which there would be no
fight. The Republicans had given
three, because they had been as.
sured that the county would be di.
vided SO as to get one representa-.
tive. Nothing had yet been said
about this, but the Committee had
the little joker in their minds. On
motion, committee, consisting OF
one member of the Central Com
mittee from each Congressional
district, was appointed to confer
with the Assembly Apportionment
COMMITTEES. The appointees were
j. J. Green, J. II. Hardenberg, J.
q. Hilborn and J. +. Crank. A
resolution was adopted to organize
Union League clubs in every coun-
ty next campaign and the Com.
mittee adjourned till tomorrow
morning at ~ O'Clock.
The attempt to get the anti.
debris men in the Assembly to
pledge themselves to vote for re.
peal, failed yesterday, Gray, Of
santa Clara, refusing. The repeal
4 l. A.