Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-01-27

buo Oulteu 0tol6e 10 pATuOu Auu
rsmlt the fines of the Mussel Slough
settlers, who were recently con-
viCted and sentenced In the United
States Circuit Court, Judge Saw
yer presiding.
The act preventing Boards Of gu.
pervisors and committees from
holding secret meetings, was
passed.
The bill appropriatiug $50, 900 to
establish normal school ut Los
Angeles was lost, ayes IL, noes 81.
A motion to adjourn until Fri.
day and accompany the Assembly
to Bear River dam tomorrow, was
discussed and carried.
ASSEMBLY. = Cannon asked
leave to introduce a resolution ont
Of order as follows:
WHEREAS, a large amount Of
money collected from the State vt
large 10 now being expended In the
construction and repair Of dams
and levees for the impounding Of
mining debris, and questions have
arisen as to the propriety Of such
expenditures and the eject OF such
dams, 1t is therefore
Resolved, That this Assembly do
visit Bear River on Thursday, jan
uary 81, 1881, to inspect the works
Of said dam and Its effect upon said
mining debris.
Resolved, That the Sergeant.at.
Arms be instructed to procure q
train and conveyances for the &C.
commodation Of the Assemblymen,
reporters, engineers and such SEN
Ators as may choose to accompany
them in visiting the said works
aud that the expenses be paid out
Of the contingent fund Of the As
ssmbly. Adopted, ayes 40, noes 10.
Baker, OF Yolo, offered . resolu.
ton to start for Bear River dam ct
s O'Clock Tomorrow morning.
The special order, Assembly bill
IL, to prevent the accumulation Of
large landed estates came up and,
after long speeches by several
mem bers, the bill was ordered read
the first time.
The Concurrent resolution ask
ing Congress to pension Mexican
war soldiers came up and the
amendment of the Committee to
except rebel veterans was defeated
and the resolution adopted, ayes
81, noes 80. Adjourned till Friday
at IL o'clock.
Deamsn Accidentally Kiiied-rhe
Jasssees Elected L~ss Fail Es-
sisied 10 Omoe.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28.-John
Brown, q seaman, was killed on
Mission street wharf to. day, by q
piece of coal falling on his head.
John Powell, . seaman on the
schooner Hayes. fell from alOft last
evening and died to-day. i
Judge Sullivan has decided that
Justices OF the Peace elected last
fall are entitled to their seats,
which the incumbents have been |
,ontesting.
AsmO,t u RiOi ss Ghio"s.wa--Othss |
News.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26th.-A |
small sized riot occurred In Waiver.
y Place, Chinatown, this morning,
between a large number of China.
men and small crowd Of whites.
seven Cinnamon were arrested and
heir fellow c0untrymen attempted
! rescue but were beaten Off by the
policemen who, by the free use Of
heir clubs, summarily quieted the
.ow.
Another venire has been ex.
1Austed In the Wheeler case, on
rial for strangliug his sfster.in-
aw. But one juror has been Sc.
,ured so far, and he was persmp.
oriIy challenged by the defense.
The schooner Venus, Captain Ol.
ZEN, master, hence on the Goth
INST. for Navarro, went ashore on
he beach on the north side OF Nav
'rro river. She will probably DO
,otten of.
The case of Lizzie F. Ralstou vs.
Vim. Sharon, for the recovery of
he estate of the late VIM. g.
salstOn, has been transferred from
he Superior to the United States
>ircuit Court.
At the preliminary meeting Of
he wheat holders yesterday, at the
'alace hotel, q committee was ap.
'ointed to cali on the banks and ,
scertain whether they will con.
inue to carry wheat loans. The
ommittee called on the Bank of
,alifornis, the Nevada Bank, the
'acific Bank, Grangers' Bank and .
thor city banks, and were assured
hat they would allow their loans
0 run, provided the owners of
'heat would pay any taxes that
nay be assessed on the same. This
Ak will not probably be over 80
ents per ton, and it Is believed
nat the owners will generally pay
rather than sell or take up their