Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-05


Recorders of the counties OF Fresno and
Merced, concerning real estate in the
territory taken from those counties and
added to that of the county of San Benitc
by an act OF the Legislature and to pro-
vide for the payment of portions of the
Indebtedness of said counties, was
passed.
The Committee on Printing reported
adversely on the bill making the Office oi
State Printer elective. The Committee
on Labor and Capital reported favorably
the bill for the establishment of State
Board for licensing and examining sta
tionary engineers. A majority of the
Finance Committee reported adversely
as to the London exhibition bill, and a
minority in favor of it's passage. The
Committee on Claims reported a bill to
pay the per diem and mileage of men,
bers of the Constitutional Convention,
amounting to $201 ,000, without recon-
mendation. The Committee on Public
Buildings reported favorably on bill ap-
propriating $40 600 for purchasing resi-
dence for the Governor.
| SACRAMENTO, February 4.-The Assem-
bly, this afternoon passed bill requiring
one years residence in the State before
|
The next special order was bill relat-
ing to the administration OF estates. A
motion to re-commit passed.
Ostrom, Of Yuba, reported that the
Bartlett memorial services would be held
in the Assembly Chamber on Wednesday
at 2 P. NJ. John p. Irish would deliver
the memorial address.
Campbell's motion to reconsider the
| 70 h.,
passed the Assembly on Friday, was then
taken up. Campbell announced that he
desired to withdraw his motion, but Bri-
erly objected. The roll was called and
reconsideration refused.
Edwards, of Los Angeles. presented a
petition signed by 299 citizens of Santa
Ana Valley praying for the passage of the
bill creating Orange county. Damrcn
presented petition from citizens OF
Anaheim protesting against the passage
OF the Orange county bill.
Holmes, of San Bernardino, presented
petition asking for the repeal of the
mortgage tax law.
Young, of San Diego, presented petit
ton from citizens of Oceanside relative
to the improvement of the water front of
that place.
Briefly. of Los Angeles, presented
petition relative to the formation of irri
CATION districts.
The following bills were read third
time and passed: A bill relating to ap-
pointments for vacancies and to assess
ments of real property in irrigation dis
tricts; bill providing for change
of the boundaries of irrigation dis
tricts by including other lands therein,
The following bills were introduced:
By Storke-Relating to the annual
meetings of directors of corporations and
to merging stock in other corporations.
By Peters-Making an appropriation
for the care of the State mineral cabi-
net.
By hapman-Appropriating money
on the erection of buildings at the Indus
trial Home of Mechanical Trades for the
Adult Blind; also an appropriation of
$65, 900 for the support of the said Home;
also to appropriate the money now in the
Treasury of the State end known as
"The Adult Blind Fund Available.
By Brierly-To amend the act for the
organization and government of irriga-
tion districts.
By Solomon-Relating to contested
elections for members of the Legislature.
By Fully-Amending the act relating
to the order of trial of criminal cases.
THE MISSION TO WASHINGTON.
SACRAMENTO, February 4.-The Assem-
bly, Committee on Ways and Means to-
night considered the bill to send Senator
White, John F. Swift and Attorney Gen
eral Johnson to Washington to argue the
Chin Pang Ping case. The committee
odHn6 tho no of Mnrror
and raised the appropriation to $4,000.
of the inability of any one of the counsel to
shall name substitute.
SACRAMENTO, February 4.-The Senate
Judiciary Committee tonight considered
Yell's libel suit. which will be reported
tomorrow without Recommendation.
Jones' constitutional amendment increas-
ing the number of the Supreme Court
Judges to ten, and establis hing three
departments will be favorably reported
tomorrow.
SACRAMENTO, February 1.-The Senate
Committee on States Prisons tonight
decided to submit a majority report in
favor of appropriating 100000 for the
establishment of q reformatory for boys
at lone City. The minority favors Fol-
som. The committee also approves the
bill appropriating SIP, 800 for the pur-
chase of an electric plant and machinery
at Folsom Prison.
A Would'be Rescuer Drowned.
SAN Francisco, February Al ohm
Battle this afternoon jumped into the
bay from the Oregon Railway and Navi-
cation Company's dry dock to save