Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-04-21
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SACRAMENTO, April 20.-SENATE
-Pardee, from the Finance Com.
mittee, reported the General Ap
preparation bill with amendments.
The bill was ordered on the file.
Wendell, Satterwhite and Evans,
q minority Of the Judiciary Com
mittee, presented an elaborate re-.
port, holding that the Office of
State Engineer does not legally eX-
ist.
The Finance Committee last
evening, by vote Of six to four,
struck out the item approprIating
$50, 900 for the continuance of the
Engineers investigation. Senators
voting to strike out: Psrdee, Sears,
Brown, Traylor, Wendell aud
Enos. The Senate recopsidered,
and finally passed the Deficiency
bills defeated yesterday. The Trus-
tees of the Miners Hospital, APP
pointed by the Governor. were con-
tirmed without opposition. The
general Appropriation bill was read
. second time, after which the real
work was commenced. A long de.
bate ensued on the Committees
amendment cutting down the rent
and expenses of the Insurance Com
missioners from So, 900 to So, 500.
Recess.
AssEMBLY.-May, of the Con-
mittee of Ways and Means, report
ed for passage seven deficiency
bills.
PIatt asked why Assembly Bill
No. 8 was not upon the file, while
the Senate Apportionment Bill was
upon the file.
The Speaker said he had directed
NJ. S'off'' tf2elaAYe, Assembly Bill
{ rat minority of committee had
no.power to report bill. The bill
he would rule was still in the
hauds of the Committee on Appor.
tic lment.
Jackson moved that the COM
mittee be Instructed to report As.
sembly bill No. 8 day after to.
morrow.
Cameron explained that the
Committee had not considered As
sembly bill No. 8. They had re-.
commended Senate bill No. 2 for
passage and had at that meeting
taken no action on No. 9, or it
could be reported at any time.
Jackson withdrew his motion.
A message was received from the
Governor announcing his approval
Of Assembly bill No. IL. An
amendment striking out the limit
OF 30 cents on $100 of the tax to be
levied for road purposes was adopt.
81. Several other important
amendments were considered, when
recess intervened.
4 New RAsss o. she AppOrs,ou men,
Qsessior.
SACRAMENTO, April 20.-During
tho past two days new phase has
been put upon the apportionment
problem. The Assembly Commit.
tee held a meeting this morning
and agreed by u strict party vote to
recommend for passage the bill
which came In from the Senate
Saturday. Tho only changes made
were In numbering the Senatorial
districts, all the even numbers pos.
sible being transferred to Republic
can districts and putting Santa
Barbara and Ventura into one dis
trict with q Senator and Asse m ly.
man, and giving Kern member Of
the lower house and Senator
slong with Fresno and Tulare.
Cameron, who at the previo US
meeting voted to report and recon-.
mend for passage the Platt bill.
this morning stated that he had
been led to believe that the Demo.
Gratis were not sim cere In support.
Ing this bill, but that their real OBJ
ieCt was to defeat the appOrtiou.
inent altogether, and therefore
he had concluded to support
the johnson bill. Platt said
1t was plain that the Chairman had
"fallen down" from his original de.
termination and not for the reason
that he doubted the sincerity of the
Democrats. Some warm words
were exchanged between members
Of the Committee, and soon after
ward they dispersed. A determ.
ined effort will be made to pass the
bill, and all indications at present
seem to be that the war .horses PRO.
pose to stand by until something
10 done. BY amendments made,
Judge Wasson, of Ventura, is sat.
isfied, and the only persons disaf.
fected are some Of the Slickens
men. But 1t IL known that some of
these will act contrsrily and per.
haps refuse to vote for appOrtion.
ment unless their demands are ac-
Ceded to.
PsesAdss STAT Appssosmenss.
WASHINGTON, April 20.-The Pres.
ident has nominated Il. A. ElmOre
Of New York for Second Assistant
Postmaster. General and w. A. M.
0rier Of Penn ylvania Third Assist-
ant, vice A. d. Hszen appointed
Assistant Attorney General Of the
Post ONCE Department..
o. sWs Verge 81 P-swseaos.
new YORK, April 20--The Her.
aid Gays: We have IL on the au-
thorlty Of the most eminent PHI st-
oians Of the city, and their opinion
10 snssnlne1 by the whole profes'
slons that New York II new on the