Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-02-18
the LEGISLATURE.

was read.
Enos moved its reference to the
Labor and Capital Committee and
the motion prevailed. Ayes ID.
noes II.
Baggett's advertising bill was re.
ferred 10 the judiciary Committee
without discussion.
Special order-Snbstitute for
Senate bill ITO, to divide the State
| into election districts, which in
cluds cities and counties In the pro-
visions of the bill, and therefore
orders an election in San Francisco
in 1882.
Reynolds held that as the bill in.
cluded all classes of counties, 1t
was unconstitutional.
Daggett was opposed to the sub:
stituts. The city and county Oh
San Francisco could take care Of
| itself. It had an election law, but
the interior had none. He favored
the adoption Of the Senatorial and
Assembly districts.
RYAN moved that the special or.
der be postponed until Saturday. at
2 O'clock. Lost.
johnson moved that it be post.
| poned until tomorrow morning.
Ryan's motion to recommit the
bill was lost by party vote.
Introduction Of bills-By West,
an act to define certain duties and
powers of the Board of Viticul-
tural Commissioners. The bill ap-
| p,opriates $50, 600 for the next two
years.
The second reading on considera.
ton of the County Government bill
was resumed. A discussion ensued
on the amendment relating to the
collection. OF licenses.
Sears remarked that the bill al
lowing Assessors fifteen per cent.
on poll tax collections had been
approved by the Governor.
| Consideration of the County Gov
eminent bill was continued until
1880 O'clock, and the Senate then
adjourned.
Bsggett is here looking after his
Advertising bill. There is every in.
dication that the Republican Sen.
ators will kill the bill at the first
blow.
AssEMBLY.-The Senate Joint
resolution providing for holding =
joint convention on Friday to elect
five Trustees for the State Library
was received in the Senate mes
sages and came up for considera.
ton.
Holden moved 10 refer 1t to the
l r. "a IN Gtafn Tihraev
Del Vale moved to make it the
special order for Tomorrow at two
o'clock. Lost.
A parliamentary tangls ensued,
which was finally cut off by the
previous question OH roll call, and
the resolution was adopted by o
strict party vote.
Holden changed from no to aye
and gave notice Of q motion to re-
consider. thus delaying. the resolu-
ton one day.
Mason introduced q concurrent
resolution asking Congress to ap-
pirate $40, 1000 for the removal Of
distractions at the mouth Of Smith
river, in Del Norts county.
Plat moved to take up Senate
ljoint resolution No. 8, relative to
the Nicaragua canal out of order
and pass 1t. Lost.
Hartson's bill relating to the
election aud terms of county and
township officers came UP for sec.
ond reading. The question being
on the adoption OF the substitute
reported by the committee for the
original bill, which has been re-
ported from the judiciary Commit
tee as Constitutional. Recess.
| On Resembling Reynolds offer.
ed an amendment striking out the
words In the substitute "of the
fret 0lass," and inserting the word
"alr' before the words municipal
officers" thus including not only
San Francisco in the operation Of
the bill. but every other munich
pality In the State.
Reynolds amendment was lost
without division. The question
then being on the adoption Of the
Substitute, 1t was rejected unani.
mously.
l Mcclure offered an amendme nt
to make the first section of ths
original bill read "All elective
county, city and county and town.
ship Officers, except superior
Judges and Justices of the Peace
shall be elected In 1882, etc. Adopt.
ed. ayes 40, noes 20. The amend
ment as amended was then
adopted.
Cunningham offered an amend.
ment changing the terms Of ON
cials from. four years to two years
Del Valle moved to make tue
bill q special order Cor tomorrow
at 8 O'Clock. Lost.
| Speaker Parks asked the indul.
gencs OF the House for q question
Of privilege in relation to an arti.
Gle In San Francisco paper, writ.
ten by E. A. Bridgeford, In which
1t was charged that DR.. Mathews,
Of Tehsma, had requested the
speaker to appoint him % Chair
man Of the Hatch Investigation
Committee. This statement, hs
said, was entirely unfounded. He
had first appointed Branch u
Chairman Of the Committee and
he declining, Mathews had been
substituted ~ his right, being the
introducsr of the resolution.
Mathews had made no request o.
the kind, but readily a,ssnted to
Branch being Chairman Of the
COMMITTEE.
Pending . vote on Cunning-
hams amendment. the house ad.
lourned.