Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-04-14
The Legisiture.

SACRAMENTO, April l3th.-SEN.
ATE.-AfternoOn.-The com muni-
cation from the Governor making
appointments was read. w. H..
Knight, Harbor Commissioner, was
first considered.
Enos raised the point of order
that the act relating to the Harbor
Commissioners required that the
Governor appoint at the expiration
of the term. The question is, can
an appointment be made now?
Neuman-A Democratic Supreme
Court has taught us the necessity
Of appointing and confirming be.
fore vacancy. According to the
decision officers appointed for four
years may hold five.
knight was confirmed, ayes %,
nays 7; J. H. Nsff, Prison Director,
was confirmed; ayes 20, noes 5. j..
II. Hessing, Inspector of Gas Me-
ters; ayes 80, nays 5. George A.
Knight, Insurance Commissioner;
ayes 81, noes 4. John Martin, Port
Warden; ayes 81, noes 5.
Satterwhite-I understand that
Martin is o Democrat and l change
my vote to aye. Laughter ]
J. West Martin, Regent Of the
University; ayes 32, noes 8. E. J.
Crane, Trustee of the Deaf, Dumb
and Blind Asylum; ayes S2, noes s.
In accordance with the caucus
decree, Senate bill No. 8, dividing
the State into Senatorial districts
was read q second time. The latter
was changed In caucus to-day by
taking Ventura from Santa Barba.
ra and joining it with Kern.
The Senate took hold OF the Ap.
portionment bills without delay.
Enos made spirited speech de-
nouncing the measure as q pOliti-
cal monstrosity and great wrong.
He believed IL unconstitutional.
The Republicans did not talk but
voted down all amendments and
ordered the bill to engrossmsnt.
Enos moved to amend by giving
San Francisco IL Senators and %
Assemblymen. Lost, ayes 10,
noes %. The bills hereafter will
be known as Senate bill No. 2.
Observation-Disclosures OF the
appropriation bill was resumed.
Matthews, of Tehama, moved to
strike out the item of $4,000 for
stationery, fuel and lights for the
Legislature and insert SOS, 900.
The Matthews amendment was
adopted by over two.thirds vote.
Bill passed to engrossment and
third reading.
The Tax Levy bill was taken up
and read second time. The Com
mittee amendment increasing the
amount to be raised for the general
fund for the 33d and 34th fiscal
years from 81, $780, 900 to $1,SGS,S70,
was amended by Gilmore to reduce
it to $3.50, 800.
Gllmore's amendment was lost
and the committee amendment
adopted.
Daggett moved to increase the
levy for the school fund from ST.
200, 900 to 1900, 900. Amendment
lost; ayes 2S, noes 80. The bill was
ordered to third reading.
Senate bill II, making appropri-
ations to pay deficiencies for the
support of the government for the
31st fiscal year, was read second
time and passed to third reading.
Adjourned.
Lecture BY J. w. sim ntVn.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1Sth.-
James w. Simonton, General
Agent of the Associated Press, de-
livered @ lecture on the subject of
the Associated Press to a select au.
dienoe at Mercantile Library Hall
this evening, for the benefit of the
Library Association. The lecturer
was accorded a pleasant reception
and the telling points of the ad-
dress were greeted with frequent
applause, particularly when an il
lustration of the practical working
of the system was made. Dis
patches were received on the plat
form from London, New York,
Washington and Portland, Oregon.
Unoonssltusisnai.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 18th. In
the habeas corpus case Of Mary
MCGUIRE, convicted of violating an
ordinance in allowing females to
visit her saloon after 6 o'clock p.
NJ, the Supreme Court this after
noon rendered q decision discharg.
ing the defendant from custody and
declaring the act unconstitutional.