Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-24
The Assem- bly,.


SACRAMENTO, January 23.-The AS
sembly met at II A. NJ. Campbell, of
Colusa, arose to question of privilege
and objected to statement made in
pamphlet, placed on the desks of mem
bers, that he had been elected from a
county overwhelmingly Democratic be-
cause the Republican County Conven-
ton refused to adopt the plank for the
creation of tho county OF Glenn. Mr..
Campbell declared the matter of division
was not referred to ia the Repu blican
Convention.
The Senate bill to pay the funeral ex-
penses OF the late Governor Bartlett was
read the third time and passed.
The Senate joint resolution approving
the Los Angeles Charter was paased
unanimously.
Petitions were presented as follows
By Edwards, from 934 residents of the
proposed new county of Orange, asking
for the passage OF the bill creating the
new county.
By Shanahan, a petition from the peo-
pie of Shasta, protesting against the de-
posit of sawdust in streams.
By Damron, petition bearing 10000
names. praying for approval of the Los
Angeles Charter.
By Bangs, petition of former residents
of the West Side Irrigation District,
relative to storage Of water in the Sierra
Nevada mountains.
The Committee on Public Lands re-
ported favorably on the bill to grant to
the Regents of the State University Ger
tain lands. The same committee reported
against the passage of bill 81, defining
the rights of pre-emptors and homestead
claimants.
Renison, author of the latter measure,
moved to declare the bill matter Of
urgency, and that it be read three times
and passed. The Assembly refused, 46
to 32, a two-thirds vote being necessary.
The next order of business was Senate
Joint Resolution No. 2, approving the
new Charter of Los Angeles. Damron Of
Los Angeles offered the following:
Resolved, That the Assembly of the
State of California in session assembled,
majority of all the members elected
hereto voting in its favor, hereby concur
in Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2,
approving the Charter of the city of Los
Angeles, ratified and adopted by quail
fed electors thereof at the special elec-
tions held therefor on October %, 1888,
in said city; that we approve said char
ter as reported to this body by the SEN
ate on the 21st day of January, 1889.
Damron asked that the Charter be
read before vote was taken. There was
no objection and Clerk I.eake began
reading the lengthy document. When
the reading had been concluded the roll
was called on the passage of the resolu-
passed without a dissenting vote.
MR.. WHITES GENERALsHIP.
Especial to the HERALD
SACRAMENTO, January %. - Senator
White accomplished the withdrawal OF
all opposition to the Charter, and the
same was unanimously ratified to-day
being the first Charter approved.
SAM Prayer.
Favorable reports were made in the
Assembly upon the bills relating to the
repairs and improvements at Napa Asy
lum; relating to the formation of agricul
tural districts to prevent undue reduc
tion OF wages paid for labor by contrac
tors on public works.
Coombs, of Napa, offered resolution
reciting that different wages are pai(
employees at the three insane asylums il
the State, and asked the Committee OF
Hospitals to investigate the matter, witt
the view that all employees be pait
alike.
Mccarthy introduced bill to appro
pirate Sc, 900 to employ counsel to 90 t,
Washington to defend the Scott Exclu
sion Act.
The Senate and Assembly then wen
into joint convention on the election o
State Library trustees, after which tn
Assembly adjourned.
THE IRRIGATION COMMITTEE.
SACRAMENTO, January 23.-The join
4 Irrigation Committee met last night an
organized. 1t will begin by considerin
Caminetti's bill to submit to the people
proposition to Issue bonds for So, 100000
for the construction OF dams to stor
water for irrigation.