Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-16
THE STATE LEGISLATORS
Careless Clerks Get Raped
on the Knuckles.
THE EXCLUSION ACT ENDORSED.
A Number of Bills Introduced in,
the Senate-Short Meeting of
the Assembly.


Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
THE SENATE.
SACRAMENTO, January 15.-The Senate
met at IL O'Clock.
During the reading of yesterdays jour-
nal, errors were found to be so numerous
that Moffitt of San Francisco offered a
resolution providing that in future the
journal clerks do not enter up the min
utes until they are thoroughly corrected.
A large number of bills were presented,
among which were the following: By
Goucher, Mariposa, providing for changes
in the election laws; by Caminetti,
bill to establish industrial training
schools in the various counties of the
State; bill calling for the establish
ment of court for the Investigation of
claims against the State; also a bill
making the 9th of September legal
holiday; by Langford, a bill authorizing
the cancellation of the accounts of w. A.
January, ex-State Treasurer; by Dargie,
appropriating money to purchase a por-
trait OF Governor Waterman; by Byrnes,
regulating telephone charges; by Moi
fit, bill providing for the erection of
armories for the N. G. @.
Campbell offered a resolution approv-
ing the Scott Chinese Exclusion bill.
Moffitt, of Alameda, moved to refer the
resolution to the Committee on Foreign
relations, and general discussion fol-
lowed, in which nearly all the members
participated. MCGOWAN offered sub
stitute to the same effect as the Camp
bell resolution, but in different language,
and it was accepted, the Senate voting
unanimously for it. Recess was taken
till the afternoon.
A. the afternoon session short reEO-
luton, requiring all attaches except the
minute, journal and desk clerks, to re-
port at 10 O'Clock each morning to the
Sergeant-at-Arms, brought about much
discussion, but was finally adopted.
Murphy, of San Francisco, introduced
two bills in relation to the care of feeble
minded children, one making an appro-
preparation for their support, and the
other providing for the erection of build
| ings for home.
The Senate Judiciary Committee at
meeting tonight decided to report favor
ably the bill increasing the salary of the
Superior Judges of San Diego and Santa
Barbara to $4,000.
| The bill to prevent debar in the partial
distribution of estates, the bill allowing
cities and towns to incur their indebted
ness under certain fixed limitations by
the issue of bonds bearing not more than
per cent. interest, the bill for the sale
of mortgages under a commission, anu
the bill providing that certain papers be
introduced in proceedings without re-
quiring further proof of their authority,
the Senate bills for funding the debts of
counties with special reference to San
Diego and validating probate proceed
ings will be reported adversely.
THE ASSEMBLY.
SACRAMENTO, January 15.-The only
| business transacted at the morning ses-
sion wasthe introduction of large num-
Der of bills.
Renison, of Monterey, presented peti-
tions in the Assembly this morning from
citizens of Pacific Grove and Monterey.
asking for the repeal of the law incor-
porating the city of Monterey.
McComas, of Los Angeles, presented a
petition signed by $500 women of Los
Angeles asking the right to vote.
The remonstrance against the Oakland
Charter was also presented.
The Assembly received number of
bills and took recess till afternoon.
The Assembly was in session only 90
minutes in the afternoon.
On motion OF Jewell, of Mendocino,
the Judiciary Committee was increased
from fifteen to nineteen members, the
new members being Damron, Campbell,
Adams and Black.
The Speaker announced that he had
received statement of the vote cast in
San Francisco at the recent election for
Assemblymen. The document was
turned over to Burrell, Chairman of the
Committee on Elections. Ostrom an
nounced that caucus of the Democratic
Assemblymen would be held tomorrow
evening and the House adjourned.