Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-02-22

Ryan introduced . resolution
requiring the Attorney.General to
! ascertain whether the statement
published in relation to Speaker
Parks's receiving warrants for SIS
eight for services rs Assembly.
man and ten for services as Speak.
er-is true, and, II found to be true,
to take such stops as will prevent
pay ment.
Hill asserted that the matter be
ionged to the Assembly and did
not concern the Senate.
EnOs said the charge involved
the State.
Cheney moved to lay the matter
on the table.
Davis said II the report was true
the making Of the two warrants
was q dishonest construction of the
law.
Ryan said the presumption 10
that the charge is untrue, as it was
| published In q newspaper, but an
| investigation should follow.
President Mansfield ruled the res.
olution out of order, as 1t was re.
Fiction on the Speaker Of the As
sembly.
Ryan appealed from tho deci.
sion.
The decision Of the Chair was
overruled.
Baker moved its reference to the
Committee on Contingent Elk.
penses.
Neuman moved that. the resolu.
ton be returned to the author. The
resolution had alreaday served its
purpose Of delaying legislation.
The resolution was referred to
the committee.
Controller Kenfield construes the
law as allowing the speaker COM
pepsHti0n a. member and also a.
An officer Of tho Assembly, and
consequently made out warrants
for each. He says Parks has re-.
turned the warrant for compensa.
ton as 4 member. II the warrants
returned are not cashed within one
year, the Controller, under the
law, must cancel them. The Con-
trOller says the Speaker OF the last
Assembly only drew one salary.
| Special 0rder-Consideration OF
legislative apportionment bill on
second reading.
This appOrtioment bill 10 q sub.
stitute frem the Senate Committee
and not the bill which was intro.
duced by the joint committee and
endorsed by the caucus and Repub.
lican Central Committee; but the
lSan Francisco boundaries in the
substitute are the same a. In that
bill. The San Francisco bounda.
ries we're published recent;y,1
| Sears moved the adoption Of the
substitute.
| Enos spoke vigorously against it.
Recess, amid confusion.
| AFTERNooN-The substitute ap.
portionment was adopted, ayes "a,
noes 10. The substitute Is now be.
fore the Senate ~ bill on second
reading and open to amendment.
| Hatterwhite moved to amend by
putting Mono in the same district
as Calavsras and Tuolomns.
Hittsll-"This amendment would
make . district OF 81, 900 people,"
LAM sonA"The amendme
ought to be voted down." The
amendment was almost unani-
mously rejected.
German moved to recommit the
bill with Instructions to divide
San Francisco into eleven Sena-
torial districts. He spoke In favor
of the motion, showing the injus-
tice of the division in the bill.
There was sharp fight over the
substitute.
Enos moved to recommit with
Instructions to give San Francisco
I21 Assembly districts. Lost.
The substitute was ordered en-.
crossed, ayes %, noes Is.
Davis and Traylor we're the only
Republicans voting In the nega-
tive.
The next special order was the
confederation Of Davis's substitute
revenue bill, which exsmpts shares
Of capital stock, deposits In saw.
ings banks and grain In warehouse
from taxation. Davis made al
elaborate speech, an hour long, In
support Of the measure.
| Ryan moved to strike out the
clause against the exemption Of
grain in warehouse.
Senators Nye, Zuck, Sears, Con-
|ger, PArdes and VIM. Johnston
spoke In favor Of Ryan's amend
ment. Dickinson, Wendell and
Langford spoke in favor of the
amendment ~ originally intro.
duced.
German introduced o resolution
to adjourn until Wednesday In
honor Of WAshington's birthday.
Dickonsou moved TO amend by
adding when We adjourn to.mor-
row that We adjourn In honor Of
Wsshington's birthday. Dieksn.
SON q amondment prevailed.