Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-02-05
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SACRAMENTO. Feb. 4.-SENATE
The Committee on Federal Rela'
lions has reported favorably on the
resolution in relation to granting 9
charter to the Nicaragua Maritime
Canal Company. The resolution
was taken up and ordered en-.
ported favcrably ro;Gn"tttssea JsJls2 rs
asking Congress to establish a man.
ufacturing arsenal at Benicia.
Next came up the epecial order
the Senate bill No. 81, repeating
the debris act. The bill has been
ordered to eDgrossment: Ayes 80,
noes 8.
A resolution for the charter oil
two steamboats, was considered,
and the resolution was adopted
unanimously. The Chair an.
nounced Grove Johnson and Har-
Ian as the com m lttee. The Com.
mittee asked leave of absence to
go and charter steamboats,.
Granted. . .--.. ..4t
Really Wholesome Liquidation. =
HoUsE.-Baker, Of Sacramento,
asked and obtained consent to in
troduce a resolution setting forth
that the high water on the rivers
had placed the lives of many PEG.
pie in danger, and authorizing the
Speaker of the Assembly and the
President of the Senate to appoint
each q committee of three, with
power to charter two steamers to
patrol the rivers and rescue these
people, with their children and
household goods. Adopted unani-
mously.
Gus sOiOns skeGsGdie.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 4th.-In the
Assembly. on reassembling, con-
sideration Of the first reading of
the file was resumed. But two
bills were read when a report was
brought in that the Brighton levee,
on the north side of the city, had
broken and that the water was
coming into the city, when the
House took q recess for one hour
and the members made o precipi-
tate break for the door.
The Assembiy Resumes Business.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 4Lh.-The AS
sembIy resssen,bled at $40, having
been assured that no levee had
broken. Most of the members were
present. Consideration of the gem
eral tile was resumed. Young,s
bill to prevent the accumulation of
large landed estates was ordered
read second time; ayes 80, noes
25. After the bill had been read
the question on its engrossment
was put and lost without division,
Young gave notice to reconsider.
The bill to repeal the debris act
goes to the head of the third read.
ing file tomorrow. The indications
grow stronger that 1t will pass.
the sisuniion ss sasraane
r SACRAMENTO, Feb. 4.-The real
situation of affairs here is about as
follows: The Sacramento river at s.
o'clock this morning reached the
unprecedented hight of 26 feet and
six inches. Since then it has
receded two inches. 1t is now level
with the top of Front street levee
for two blocks, between 8 and r
streets. The levee Is l20 feet wide
and Is regarded as perfectly safe.
The American river is rising, but
cannot rise higher than the Sacra.
mento. The levee which extends
from the bridge to Brighton, dis
lance OF seven miles, is reported In
good condition. The water in the
highest place Ia Al inches below
the crest of the levee. North of |
the city, for q distance of 100 miles,
there IL vast lake of water. Ali |
the danger now apprehended 10
from q north gale, which would |
sweep the water In heavy |
seas over the levee. The rise In the |
Sacramento last night would have |
gone over the old Colo bridge,
which atQQd for q yaars Satnrdsx