Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-08
STATE LEGISLATION.
Hon. stephen M. White Backs Up
the state Mining Bureau.

SACRAMENTO, FoDFudTy I.-lue Oeudto
met at IL o'clock. Greeley, of Yuba,
presented petition from the Board of
Su pervisors of his county protesting
against the proposed London Exhibition.
The following new bills were introduced {:
By Goucher. of Mariposa, providing
compensation to sheriffs for trans sporta-
ton of prisoners and insane persons.
By Wilson, of San Francisco, provid-
ing for the establishing and organiza-
ton of Home of Industry and Refuge
for ex-convicts, and appropriating $l2,-
GOO therefor.
By Mofitt, of Alameda, appropria ting
$4,000 for the relief of Amelia Mazzara,
for the losses of her deceased husband on
contracts for Capitol statuary.
By Heacock, of Santa Barbara, to pro-
vide against the introduction of conta-
gious diseases among cattle.
By Mead, of Sierra, authorizing the
Controller to transfer the State Library
fund to the General fund.
The Senate bill making appropriation to
remunerate the stenographeTs of the Rail
amending the Codes, making the 9th of
bill revising the divorce laws of the
State.
At the afternoon session Heacock was
permitted to introduce resolution re-
quiring the Minute Clerks in future to
take down in writing all verbal amend
ments offered by Senators during the
reading of bills. McComas put in reso-
luton 10 have the weekly history OF SEN
ate bills compiled, containing the status
and condition of all bills, and, further, to
provide for the appointment of Mrs. j. b.
David as compiler of this history.
The special order for this afternoon
was the consideration of Stockton's Char
ter. Owing to some typographical errors
in the original document, Langford, of
San Joaquin, offered substitute for it..
The Charter was then read and ap-
proved.
Whites bill to appropriate $4,000
for the support of the State Mining
Bureau was on file for second reading.
Senator Crandall offered substitute
by reducing the appropriation to $50, 900.
Goucher, of Mariposa, spoke against
the substitute.
were increasing in amount every session
the Bureau.
Preston, Goucher, Conklin, Bryceland
and Meade also took the floor in favor of
the original bill, and against the amend,
ment.
Heacock was in favor of the amend
ment.
A vote was taken and the amendment
lost.
Heacock then offered another amend
ment fixing the amount at 100000
Adopted.
THE ASSEMBLY.
Petitions against the London EXposi-
ton appropriation were presented in the
Assembly this morning from Yolo, Yuba
and Tehama counties.
The special order, the Senate bill ap
propriatins money to employ counsel te
90 to Washington to defend the Scott
Exclusion act, came up, and occasloneo
a discussion which occupied most OF the
morning session. The bill was finally
read the second time, and put on the file
for the third reading, and made the
special order for tomorrow morning.
Next in order was Salomon's motion
to reconsider the vote by which the bill
relating to TRUSTS" had been accorded
third reading. Solomon stated that he
had been engaged in preparing bill
which he desired to offer as substitute
He had not yet formulated his work
and he desired postponement of the mo
ton to reconsider. Reconsideration was
postponed until next Wednesday by 6
vote of 40 to 32.
George e. Waddell rendered his resig
nation as File Clerk on the ground
as Speaker Howe said, that he could fint
nothing to do.
Dobbin, of San Francisco, introduced
resolution calling for appointment of ,
special committee to investigate charge
against the Chico Normal School Com
missioners and the persons superintend
ing the work of construction. The reso
luton was referred to the Committee o
Labor and Capital.
At the afternoon session of the Assem-
bly, the Senate bill providing a.
additional Judge for San Luis Obispo
was read q third time and passed.
Solomon, San Francisco, offered