Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-04-13

g G Duncan, family and mother,
Chicago; NJ A Smith, H L Rankin,
Tucson; s H Carrigee, st. Louis;
II w Atwell, Deming; VIM Buch-
or, Yuma; Mrs H e Hill and two
daughters, Benson; Mrs A NJ Howe,
10 Terry and wife, Newhall; s F
Garrett and wife, st. Joseph; Mr.
Forbes, J Z Mahon, Nav York; ]
DeBarth Shorb, San Gabriel.
Tho L.Eis,sure.
SACRAMENTO, April 12th.-SEN-
Observation-Disclosures OF
the road bill on second reading re-
sumed.
Davis assumed In his argument
against Johnson's position that the
amendment to section 2837 would
make q road district of San Fran
Cisco and every other large city in
the State. There would be clash
ing of authority between street su-
perintendents and road overseers.
Pardee spoke against the amend-
ment, saying it bore on its face
| double taxation. The city Of Oak
land would be taxed twice.
The Senate on the Road bill re-.
considered and defeated Johnson's
amendment providing for u divi.
sion of road poll taxes and property
taxes between counties and inc0r-
pOrated cities. There was an ap-
prehension that the bill would ap.
ply to San Francisco. The appoint.
ments sent to the Senate by the
Governor were laid over until to-
morrow. The Road bill passed to
engrossment, ayes 81, ,noes 2. john
son and Kane voting In the Mega
tive.
Adjourned.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the
Appropriation bill in Committee
of the whole. The item for arrest.
ing criminals without the State
was reduced from $4,000 to $4,000;
the item for the Napa Insane Asy-
lum was increased from $318, ,250 to
$344, 900; also, the item for stoves in
the same institution, from $500 to
$4,000; also, for new barn at the
Napa Asylum, $25O0; the item to
support the San Quentin prison
was reduced from $500, 900 to $2S5,
600; the item for Transporting pris.
oners was reduced from $45, 200 to
| $4,000.
Mathews, Of Tshama, moved to
strike out the item for travelling
expenses of the Railroad Commits.
sioners. He never knew that the
Board was travelling. They went
ljunketing occasionally, but never
did any business.
Mudgett said If this was ques
| ton OF mending the law he would
favor 1t. II the item was but one
dollar it was more than this Com
mission ever would be worth to the
State. The Board was fraud ant
4 sell.
| Kellogg moved to cut down The
item from $4,000 to $500. Adopted
FELTON, moved to strike out thu
Item of $4,000 for the completion
of the State Engineers Irrigation
Report and insert only the Secreta
ry's salary, $4,000. He stated tha
it was unnecessary to complete thu
Report and enough money had al
ready been expended. The resul
would never justify this expendi
ture Of money.
i Del Valle defended the appropri
alton, contending that the compile
ton of the Irrigation Report woult
, tend to assist the agricultural in
|, terests and solve this great prob
lem.
u After long and tedious debat
! the FELTON, amendment was los
, and the Committees amendment
fixing the sum at $4,000 wa
adopted.
4 May proposed an amendment ap
, propristing $4,000 for Eads ant
, | Mendell, consulting engineer
under the Drainage and Irrigation
act.
FELTON, offered an amendment te
make it $4,000. Adopted.
] The Committees amendment tC
increase the item for the care o
the deaf, dumb and blind from
| $75, 900 to $50, 600 was adopted.
l On motion of Cameron, the item
of $15, 900 for the Bacon art and
Literary building at the State Uni.
versity was reduced to $4,000
! Two amendments appropriating
| $40, 900 for the Normal School al
| Los Angeles and $4,000 for the
Mining Bureau were adopted. The
bill having been finished, the
COMMITTEE rose and reported it to
the House with q favorable recon-.
mendation, and the House ad.
journed.
JohnsOn's AppOraionmens B,iI.
| SACRAMENTO, April 12th.-The
Senate Committee on Apportion.
ment held q meeting during recess
and agreed to report back favora.
bly, the Senate bill introduced by
Grove Johnson April 9Th. tits the
same bill that passed the Senate
during the regular session. The
Mcclure division applies to San
Francisco.
AppOinlments By she GOvernOr.
SACRAMENTO, April 12th.-The
Governor sent the following nomi-
nations to the Senate late this
| afternoon: w. H. knight, vice
Blading, for Harbor Com missioner;
J. H. Noff, vice self, for Prison Di-
rector; J. F. Kessing for Inspector
Of Gas Meters, vice self; Geo. A.
Knight for Insurance Commission.
er, vice Maynard, whose term ex.
plres April 3rd, 1882; John Martin,
for Port Warden of San Francisco,
viUe Austin, whose term expires
January 18th, 1882; B. B. Redding
and ]. West Martin for Regents OF
the University, vice themselves; E.
J. Crane for Trustee of the Deaf,
Dumb and Blind Asylum, vice
self.
Prises Worth Claiming.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 12th.-