Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-03-06
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PACIFIC COAST.


Passengers south ana East.
FRESNO, March. 5.-The following is
list Of south bound passengers passing
here to-day:
II Wilcox and son, Mo; w j Smith,
A G Springer. W II Grand, II A Lem
mon, f G Evans, ] Conolly, Miss L |
Lennon, Miss M A Bryan, L Haplan,
Miss Frank, j II Holt. H Olcovich, San
Francisco; NJ Mossley, N M; A Morris,
Mrs Hampton, Salt Lake; A Haplan,
Ell Paso; \ Lawrence, Oakland; j ID
Rainey, ] D Dunlap, } Edwards. Mrs }
Bixby and niece, Los Angeles; G Man
kan, Solano: d W Berger, c II Berger,
Sonora; j II Foster, N Y; J c Burney,
Neb; Mrs II William, Grass Valley;
Miss Belle Robins, Cotton; G w Atwood,
Mich; Mrs A A Porter, Tucson; II
Bartning Guaymas.
The Legislature.
SACRAMENTO, March. 5.-SENATE. -
Vrooman moved to reconsider the vote
by which Hughes's Harbor Commission
bill passed Saturday. Indefinitely post
poned.
The general appropriation bill was
then taken up for third reading. The
bill was read at length and finally pass
ed without amendment
Assembly messages were taken up,
among which was the Senatorial Appor-
tionment bill, to which there was an
amendment non-concurred in by the
House, making the bill take effect in
b., -,
the amendment. Another message con-
tanned Hughes's Harbor bill. to which
there was IN amendment prohibiting the
employment of Mongolians, in which the
Assembly refused to concur. The Sem
ate receded from the amendment. As
sembly bill 81, supplementary to the act
to form agricultural districts, was re-
fused passage.
AssEMBLY-Joint resolution asking
Congress TO pass the Mexican Veteran
Pension bill was adopted.
After recess the Veterans Home Ap.
preparation bill was finally passed lr-
wins Assembly bill to authorize the gov
erning body of any Incorporated city OF
town to refund its Indebtedness, to issue
bonds and provide for their payment,
was finally passed. The Harbor bill was
reported back from the Senate as
amended. All the amendments were
concurred in but one. The object OF
this amendment is to exclude the EN-
ployment of Chinese, but it was Sc
worded as to exclude all but unnatural.
lied foreigners The bill was sent back
to the Senate with request that it re-
cede from the amendment. Senate bill
Ne. 2S5, relating to the assessment OF
railways by the State Board of Equali-
cation, was declared of urgency, read a
first and second time, and made the
special order for tomorrow morning.
The House granted tho committee per-
mission to introduce bill prepared by
the Attorney General relating to the &c
counts of the Commissioner of lmmi-
grafton. 1t is intended to compel the
Commissioner to settle his accounts,
The rules were suspended and the bill
read n first time. Recess.
Defeated by Only Thirty-two
Votes.
SAN FRANcIsco, March o, The official
canvass shows that the charter was de.
feated by thirty-two votes Ma y pro-
tests have been filed and there is much
suspicion of foul play.
The Railroad COMMISSIONER -.
r. DOuty and Charles Croker
Examined,
SAN FRAYcIsoo, March 5.-The Rail.
road Commissioners met this morning.
An order was made in the case of Rich.
ards and Harris VS.. the Central Pacific,
that all complaints, except such as re.
lated to alleged oyercharges and dis.
ordinations, be stricken out. 5. +.
Douty, Assistant Secretary of the Pacific
Improvement Company, sworn: He
had never had any connection with the
Contract and Finance Company; the Pa
cite Improvement Company is new
incorporation with a similar line OF bust.
ness to that of the Western Develop
ment Company; the only reason witness
could give for the discrimination of the
Contract and Finance Company was that
it had completed its work; he ascribed
the same reason for the disncorporation
of the Western Development Company
Stanford, Huntington, Hopkins and
the Western Development Company
the Southern Pacific was built by the
Western Development Company with
money furnished by those gentlemen
could not say ii those gentlemen made
money out OF the building OF the road
the Western Development Company
received its pay in stocks and bonds al
the rate of nbout $50, 900 per mile; h,
was not prepared to answer as to the
actual cost OF the Southern Pacific; the
question could be answered from the
books; would not produce the book,
unless directed by his employers.
Commissioner Foote demanded tina
the books or figures be- produced and
gave witness until Monday next to pro
duce them.
Charles Croker sworn; Did not re
member il he was one of the original in
corporators OF the Contract and Finance
Company, but was its president Its
purpose was to build portion OF the
Central Pacific Railroad under contract
the road in this State was built by him
self under contract; the books Of the
Contract and Finance Company were
not in existence; didn't know what be
came of them; knew of no way to find
out the original cost of the Central Pa
cifc; when he got through with his con
tract it owed money and had nothing to
pay with; the land grant was not yet al
surveyed; the bonds issued on the LAND
grant were not yet all sold; witness said
he had no desire for concealment, but
couldn't see how the Commission wa;
interested in the cost of road in Neva'
da and Utah; the company could MOI
have built the road as cheaply as the
contractors and was lucky to get the
contract taken; w. W. Stow is a regular
employe of the Central Pacific Company
is a useful man to the company and Il
witness; to his knowledge he had never