Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-04-12

On motion OF Gilmore, the salary
of the Controllers book keeper was
cut down to $1,000 per year; the
salary of the Governors Executive
Secretary was reduced TO $1,000;
also, the salary Of the Deputy Sec.
retary of State.
May said this movement was alb.
surd, as all these salaries were fixed
by law.
FELTON, claimed that the Consti-
tuition fixed the salaries of Clerks
at $1,000 and that he did not think
q bookkeeper was anything but a
clerk. He would like to see the
distinction tested.
All the amendments were adopt
ed. The reduction Of the salary of
the Deputy Secretary Of State was
reconsidered and restored to the
former figures.
Edwards asked what the item of
$1,000 for travelling expenses OF the
Acknowledgement was for.
May replied that this appropria-
ton had been. the customary
amount allowed In previous years
and was necessary.
Jackson said 1t was all nonsense
to appropriate this money as the
Attorney-General very likely had
q Central Pacific railroad pass.
Laughter
A motion to strike out the item
was lost.
The House wrangled over several
other small Items and May finally
arose in disgust and, stating that
every cent appropriated by the bill
for salaries was based on laws, said
he would make no further fight.
The House could mangle the bill
as much as it pleased. This stop
ped all further attempts to cut
down salaries.
jackson offered an amendment
to the committee amendment cut
ting down the appropriation for
the National Guard from $l75, 500
to 100000. Several speakers In
the debate which epsued made fun
1T the expense of the militia. The
committee amendment, fixing the
sam at Sl35, 900 was adopted The
committee rose and the House ad.
journed.
Tho Tax Lew BiII-Cengresstoa asi
Appsrsisnmeas.
SACRAMENTO, April 11th.-Dr.
May, of the Committee on Ways
and Means, to-day reported the tax
levy bill to the House. The State
Board OF Equalization is author.
lied to levy taxes for the thirty
third fiscal year, as follows: For
the general fund other than for or
phans, $1,6sS.S7O; for orphans,
$18O,OO0; for the school fund, ST.
200, 900; for interest on the sinking
fund, $3l5, 900; total, $3,3S3, $40.
For the thirty.fourth fiscal year as
follows: For the general fund other
than for orphans, 81, ,68S, $40; for or.
phans, $3.50, 900; for the school fund,
81, 200, 900; for the interest on the
sinking fund and to pay $95 900 for
bonds due In July, 1888, $39S, 900;
total, So, ,466. $40. Total for the two
years, $780, 740.
The Congressional Apportion-
ment bill, introduced in the Assem-.
bly, this afternoon, divides the
State into six districts, naming the
counties across the State in the or
der ir which. they come. Ssu
Francisco is cut in twain at Mar
ket street and Broderick. Two Of
the districts are Democratic and
two Republican and the other two
-a.y -i-s. Tho average OF popula'
tion is l3l, 900.
why ahe A. r. Il n. +. Rsfasei
Through Fse,xhas.
| SAN FRANCISCO, April 1lth.-
Several statements, each purport
ing to explain the action of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad in refusing to take freight
for the Pacific Coast having been
telegraphed here, q reporter called
upon the Southern Pacific Rail.
rood officials to-day for more cor.
rect information. Richard Gray,
Assistant Freight Agent for the
Southern Pacific, stated that the
action Of the Atchison road was
due to the refusal of the Southern
Pacific to give them rates low
enough to admit of the Atchison
road throwing goods into Arizona
and Southern California at lower
rates than the Southern Pacific
could send them from this city. 1t
Is not believed, however, that the
Atchison and Santa F6 road will
long refuse to take freights for this
coast.
a sapguinary Expressman.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 11th.-
This morning Denis Godfrey, an
expressman, shot at Mrs. Catherine
Bohen, peddler at the Oakland
ferry landing, the ball lodging in
the woman's dress, but not hurting
her. Godfrey, without stopping to
see the result of his shot, got into
his wagon and drove to Mrs,
Bohen's house, South Park, where
he found James Burns in bed. He
attempted to shoot Burns, but the
pistol snapped, whereupon Burns
jumped out of bed, got the pistol
from Godfrey and knocked him
down. Burns went for q policeman
and when he returned found that
Godfrey had cut his throat with a
pocket knife. Godfrey was taken
to prison, where his wound was
dressed. He will probably live.
Jealousy was the cause of the af.
fair.
a Deserted Wife suIcid.s.
TUCSON, April 11th.-Mrs. f. M.
Hunter, wife Of G. Hunter, former.
ly Superintendent of the Aztec
Mining Company, committed sui.
oide In this city yesterday by shoot.
ing herself with revolver. Hunter
10 now engaged in mining opera.
tions in Sonora and some time ago
married q Mexican woman there,
His wife, who was residing in Eng.
land, heard Of Hunters marriage
to the Mexican woman and about
three months ago came to this
place with the intention of going
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