Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-18
The Assembly,.

SACRAMENTO, January lin the
Assembly this morning, Seawell, of Men,
docino, introduced a resolution passed by
the Board of State Prison Directors,
recommending that the State be divided
into two prison districts, 30 that certain
counties will send the prisoners to San
Quentin and other counties to Folsom.
The resolution was referred to the Com
mite on State Prisons.
The Speaker announced that he had
received papers in the contest of Price
We. Frank, from San Mateo county. The
documents were referred to the Com.
mittee on Elections.
The Committee on Labor and Capital
reported the following bills favorably:
The Act to provide for appointment of
Board of Examining Engineers to license
the engineers of portable and steam
engines and boilers and establish the
duties and com pensation of said Board !;
an act to regulate hours of labor and
employment of minors and females and
an act to establish and support bureau
of labor statistics were introduced.
The Committee on County and Town
ship Governments reported favoring the
passage of bill to provide for the correc-
tion and establishment of a portion of
the eastern boundary line of the State.
The Committee on Municipal Corpora
tions reported favorably on the Joint res
olution approving the recently adopted
charter of Los Angeles.
On motion of Matthews, of Tehama.
the resolution was made the special order
for P. N. to-day.
The Committee on Ways and Means
reported favoring the passage Of the Sem
ate bill providing for the payment of the
funeral expenses of the late Governor
Bartlett.
A message was received from the
Senate announcing the passing of con-
current resolution relating to the Ma
tional Grange, and also concurrent res
olution asking Congress to maintain the
Scott Chinese Exclusion act.
message was received from Governor
Waterman, stating that he had received
a dispatch from Governor Stevenson, of
Nevada, announcing commission of
eight will arrive on the 2lst inst. to con.
fer with the California Legislature on the
mater of sawdust in the Truckee river.
Leave of absence was granted the
Prison Commission from P. N. to-mor-
row until Monday.
lengthy discussion took place regard.
ing the resolution referring to the Scott
Exclusion act, several members desiring
that it should be referred to committee
until a number of grammatical errors
could be corrected.
The resolution passed by an almost
unanimous vote. However, Dibble has
given notice of reconsideration.
A number of bills passed, among them
one known as the Telegraph Hill bill, :"
and the Assembly took recess till 2
p. M.
At the afternoon session of the Assem-
bly, Ostrom, Dibble and Mathews were
appointed committee 10 act with the
Senate Committee to arrange for meet
ing at which resolutions should be passed
in memory of the late Governor Bartlett.
A resolution appointing George Hughes
Bill Clerk was adopted also resolution
appointing Miss Annie Ryan Assistant
Mailing Clerk.
Ewing, of San Francisco, introduced a
resolution that the attaches of the
previous Legislature who assisted in the
organization of the present House be al
lowed three days salary, the Controller
having refused to allow them a weeks
salary each. The resolution was adopted.
Adjourned.