Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-04-23
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SACRAMENTO, April 22d Sen.
ATE-Several small deficiency bills
were ordered to epgrOssment.
The second reading aud consider
alton OF the irrigation appropria.
tion was resumed.
Sears made speech against the
appropriations, holding that the
remedy Was to strike at
Republicans to consider the
enormous appropriation for two
years, saying that that party would
be held responsible for the high
taxes. In the course of his speech
he said the excess Of the debris out.
lay over the revenue of last year
was due to the unreliable estimate
of the State Engineer. He predict
ed that the schemes projected under
the reign of this engineer would
cost the Slate fifteen million dol
lars. He called upon the Senate to
strike out the item and put stop
to plunderipg the Treasury.
Pardes called attention to the
record made by certain Senators at
the regular session. IT, in prInci-
pie, it was wrong sixty days ago to
vote the States money for local i'm
prOvement, it is wrong now.
Chase and Conger spoke in reply
to Sears and favored the approprl-
alton.
AssEMBLY-McClu Clure, Of the Ju-
dietary Committee, e,presented anna
jority report on the cOnstitutionali-
ty of sections 1856 Of the Road aud
Highway bill aud the amendment
which was referred to them for that
purpose. The Com mmittee found
that the Legislature has no power
to levy q tax directly on the people
fany county, district or munich
pality, but must delegate that
power to the corporate authorities
thereof. The amendment provided
that municipalities should pay II
road tax, fifty per cent. of
which should be turned over
to the county road fund.
Plstt, for the minority of the
Committee, presented report taxi
ing the view that municipalities
were portions of counties, and we're
not exempt from taxation. They
recommended the adoption of the
amendment.
A protracted debate ensued over
Senate bill 13, appropriating $40O
for q deficiency in the salary of the
Controllers bOokkeeper, during
which the question whether the
Office was entitled to more than
$1,000 per year was thoroughly cau-
vassed. After two hours OF debate,
the previous question was ordered
and the bill passed.
Consideration of the Road and
Highway bill was resumed, pend
ing the completion of which recess
occurred.
Sierra Nevada.
SAN FRANCISCO April aa.-Sierrs
Nevada levies an assessment of one
dollar.
Fassl shooting ARrsy in SAN FRAU.
cisco,
SAN FRANCISCO, April 22.--About
half past ten O'Clock this morning
shooting affray occurred on the
corner of Washington and Kearney
streets between Thomas w. Gun.
ningham and ]. A. Chandler. in
which the former was killed and
the latter wounded, though not
dangerously. Family quarrels were
the cause OF the tragedy, the par
ties having married sisters. ChaDd.
Ter claims that Cunningham sought
to break up his family, in cOuse.
ouence of which Chandlef's wife
left him and sued for divorce.
He also claims that Cunningham
fret drew q pistol with threatening
language. Cunningham was q COM
mission merchant. Chandler was
formerly employed in the mint and
was subsequently, member of the
California Board of Brokers; has
been lately out of business but ex-
psctipg Government appoint.
ment. 1t is reported that he Is q
nephew of the late Zach Chandler.
Moro Of the Possollcs Clearance.
WAsHINaToN, April 22.-Ever
since Postmaster General James
entered upon the discharge of his
duties the air has been thick with
rumors and 1t Is thought that de.
velopments in the near future will
naturally lead up to another i'm
portant change of personnel, in the
Office Of the Second Assistant
Postmaster. General, such change,
1t 10 understood, having become
imperative by the detection of un-
faithfulness on the part of present
incum bents In the discharge of
their official trusts. Specific infor-
nation bearing on the Star line
scandal is carefully withheld by
the Postoffice officials, but 1t is ad-
mitted that the records show that
on the 1st of January, 1880, the pay
for carrying malls on less than a
hundred out OF more than one thou
sand Star routes had then increased
from about 100000 at the time OF
letting TO $2.800,O00 by orders
for additional trips and fol
shortened time. A considerable
part Of this increased service, &C.
Cording to the evidence accumu'
lated, was either not performed al
Ill Or was very impssfectly per