Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-02-16

money. Inc W8CoE DilIn OI Zig
present session had their inspira.
ton from this source and with this
motive. The circular assisted the
bill instead Of injuring 1t, as the
authors dsaigned.
AssEMBLY-Imme diately after
roll call Mcclure rose to question
OF privilege, stating that he wished
to call attention to o couple of edt-
torials in the San Francisco But.
letin. relative to . bill introduced
by him for the regulation and con.
troll OF elections. One Of the edi.
torials, he said, stated that the bill
was drawn to turn the election
machinery OF the city over to .
couple of political ring masters.
This he pronounced as false. An.
other editorial stated thas the Re-
publican Executive Committee
had considered the election bill
and refused to ind0rse IL. This he
also pronounced false.
Cameron moved to take up and
consider Senate bill q, an act to
repeal an act to promote drainage.
The Speaker ruled that this
could not be done under rule q
without q two-thirds vote.
Cameron appealed from the de-
cision Of the Speaker, on which .
wrangle of twenty minutes took
place.
May aud FELTON, were both
anxious to speak on the Debris
bill, but they refused to vote to
| ovNrrula the SDeaker
jackson warned Democrats to be
careful Of the premises that had
been made to put their bills
through in consideration of break
Ing down this barrier Of the rights
of the minority. They would ind
themselves deceived, whom 1t was
too late to protect their rights.
'Dsggett, Young, Kellogg and
Long favored sustaining the
Speaker, while Reynolds could see
no reason why he should not be
overruled under the regulations of
the House, in which he could ind
nothing that required q two-thirds
vote to take bill out Of order.
Cameron finally Withdrew his
appeal and asked that his motion
to take the bill up be put next. 1t
was put, the roll called and lost,
ayes As, noes 80.
It requiring . two.thirds vote,
Cameron moved that all the bills
be passed on the file down to SEN
ate bill q.
Jackson moved to adjourn. Lost.
May called for a division on the
question and 1t was granted, the
Speaker ruling that the House
should act on one bill ct time.
Young made point of order that
the House could not pass bills on
the file and reach the Debris bill
without q two.thirds vote.
The Speaker ruled that the
House reached either by rejecting,
passing or passing 1t one the file.
Long moved to adjourn. Roll
called and the motion lost, ayes So,
noes Al.
Kellogg moved to take q recess,
pending vote May moved to adj
jouru. Carried.
ARessaei On . Charge Of Peslury,
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15:h.-Col.
James M. Barney, of the Silver
King Mining Company, was ar.
rested to-day on charge Of PERU.
ry, on complaint of Charles II.
Swain. Barney, in order to avoid
tsstifying In case against him in
the courts Of this city, swore that
he had been for fourteen years past
y citizen, resident and householder
Of Arizona Territory, and not Of
the State of California. About
two years ago he became a bonds
man on two estates in the Probate
Court, and in qualifying swore he
was a resident and households of
California. In the light OF bis re-
cent testimont, the statements con.
tanned il these bonds are claimed.
to be false, hence his arrest. He
was released on bail.
A Monster PsslsiOn.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15th.-A
petition, signed by 80, 400 people of
California for the pardon Of the
Mussel Slough settlers, who were
convicted for obstructing the pro.
GEES of eviction issued by the
United States Court, has been
forwarded to President Hayes.
Copies of the petition are still be.
Ing numerously signed and will be
sent to Washington from day to
day to be presented to President
Hayes. 1t is signed by numerous
persons of high standing, official
and otherwise, and by many of
great wealth.
Thunder. Lsghsaisg ana Rein.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 15th.-Lt
has rained heavily at times this
evening. At 9 o'clock we had an
old fashioned display of lightning,
accompanied by heavy thunder.
The lightning disarranged the
wires Of the Western Union Tele.
graph Company and the American
District for 3 few moments.
shos H,mssls through sns Head.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15.-Yes.
terdsy afternoon the body Of
Leandet Wintringer was found in
East Oakland, leaning against q
tree box ut the corner Of East
Twenty.ffth street and Glenn
avenue. He had evidently com.
mitted suicide by shooting himself
through the head. Mr.. Wintringer
was SIS years Of age and highly 70.
spected in Oakland. At one time
he was Superintendent of the
Tubbs street railroad and also Of
the Central line of San Francisco.
0rasn asd Rroducs Maekes.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. l5.-Wheat
quiet and steady: No. /, $l.32A@
$685.. No. 2, Sl.272@1 80. Barley,
lifeless; feed SV@86; brewing,
$l.@l.l0 for light and $1.12}
@$I.20 for bright heavy;
standard Chevalier, $1.15@S1. 20;
coast, S00c@1.10. Oats dull; good and