Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-04-20
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A,ASNA IA EA~AOf &NPAiA Ao' esAN
ATE.-Batterwhite called up New
mans notice of reconsideration of
Senate Bill No. y. This hill pro-
vides for the compensation Of men,
bers. The reconsideration was re-
fused, ayes a.. noes %,
Johnson from the Judiciary Com
mittee, presented the following re.
port: The undersigned of the Ju-
dietary Committee to which was
referred by the Senate the query of
the Finance Committee as to
whether there Ia such an office as
the State Engineer, respectfully re-
port that, In their opinion, there is
such an Office.
Notice was given by Wendell,
Chairman, that hs would file a
minority report.
Recess until 2 P. NJ, at which
hour the Finance Committee has
promised to report general ap-
propriation bill.
The meeting Of the Senate Fl.
nance Committee on the General
Appropriation bill was largely at.
tended. The pressure to secure the
amounts passed by the Assembly
for State Prisons, Asylums. Nor
NAL schools aud Capitol repairs is
very strong. A majority oe the
com mittee, consisting of Pardee,
Scare, Wendell, Traylor, Cariock
and Brown take the position that
items for i'm Improving buildings and
purchasing furniture do not come
within the scope of the Governors
proclamation. The committee
rejected the item of $4,000 for
furnishing the san jose Normal
School, Senator Baker got very
angry and addressed a threatening
speech to Pardee, whose vote carried
rejection. Baker said, II will
watch you and put you In the pa
pers, too" Pardee: "You are not
10 shape to put me anywhere "
Baker threatens to tear the Univer.
sity appropriation to pieces when
the bill comes before the Senate.
On motion of Grove johnson the
item allowing SIC, 900 to furnish the
Bacon art building of the Universi-
.ty was recOnsidered and the amount
was rejected. The sum of So 900
for Mining College was restored;
$500 for State Capitol repairs
aud furniture was rejected. The
Napa Asylum and State Prison
appropriations we're reduced. The
allowance to the Yosemite Com
missioners was reduced from 81, 900
to $4,000, aud the salary Of the
Guardian was struck out.
AssEMBLY-The remainder of
the morning hour was spent in
wrangling over the question
whether Supervisors should receive
any compensation for acting as
road overseers, In acting where no
districts are created. The debate
was participated in by half the
House, and before decision was
reached, recess interviewed.
Cameron, Of the Committee on
Apportionment, reported Senate
bill No. 2 (Johnson's AppOrtion-
ment billy with amendmenta and
recommended ita adoption.
Flat, from the minority Of Com
mittee, reported and recommended
the passage Of Assembly Bill No. 8
(the Plstt Apportionment Billy.
Kellogg introduced a resolution
to pay all attaches and oficers Of
the House the mileage reported
from the Committee on Mileage as
due under the law.
Mcclure amended to strike out of
the resolution all except the Chief
CLERK, Minute Clerk and Sergeant.
alarms. Adopted. The resolu.
ton, as amended, was adopted.
ntlr,nra nraoankoh nrnfaet
against proceeding further with the
apportionment, on the ground that
% correct census figures have been
received. Ruled out of order,
The Senate Road Bill was tn en-
taken up.
Reasons for An Extra session.
WAsHINaToN, April 19.-SEN.
ATE.-The petition relative to the
case Of Boynton was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations.
Blair offered the following:
Resolved, That in the judgement
of the Senate the public interests
require that Congress be convened
In public session Immediately.
He read q letter ASSERT ing that
the recent decisions Of the Supreme
Court meant ruin to the hosiery
and knit.goods industry of New
England, and suggested an extra
session rs . relief. He called the
attention Of the Chairman Of the
Committee on Foreign Relations to
De Lesseps, who was digging
his canal to-day, and as 1t
was becoming vested right,
there would be no remedy for
It, II immediate action be not
taken, except war. There were
other considerations which made II
almost imperative that there should
be an extra session, and that "a
soon % the House could be called
together. The Senate WAS book
ed until December. The DEM
oerAts had taken their POSI-
tiop, and 1t would be COW.
Ardly for them to retreat,
The 9spublipap 6enatora had
taken their position and it would
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