Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-26
THE STATE CAPITOL.
The Discourtesy at the Lick
Observatory Noted.
OAKLAND'S CHARTER CANvASSED.
Congress to be Requested to Make
an Appropriation to Investigate
the Blight on Vines.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
SACRAMENTO, January 25.-In the Sen
ate this morning McCarthy's Chimes
resolution was made the special orde
for Tuesday at 3 p. M. Ten bills wer
introduced. Among them were the fol
lowing: By McComas, providing TO
division of old and creation of new coun
ties by the people; by Dixon, providing
that all executions shall take place a
San Quentin prison, under supervision O
the Warden, and that they shall be en-
tirely private.
THE ASSEMBLY.
SACRAMENTO, January 25.-The AS
sembly this morning agreed, when it ad'
journed to-day, it to be to Monday al
2:30P. NJ.
Campbell, of Colusa, moved that the
citizens of Colusa be rendered the use OF
the Assembly Chamber next Tuesday
evening, that they might be heard on the
county division question. The request
was unanimously granted.
The special order for consideration of
the report of the Committee on Educa-
tion, relative to the lack of courtesy at
the Lick Observatory, was taken up, and
the report unanimously adopted.
Rundell, of Mariposa, presented Pc
tition from citizens of Merced relative to
county licenses.
Tulloch, of Tuolumne. presented pe-
titiop. signed by several hundred citi.
zens, in which it is charged that the Fish
Commissioners have been derelict in the
performance of their duties in falling to
stock the streams of that county and
providing ladders, SO that the fish could
traverse the streams. Investigation OF
the matter is demanded.
Tully, of San Benito, presented long
list of charges against the Commission
ers of the Yosemite Valley and Big Tree
Grove. They are charged with dishon
esty, incompetency, etc.
Briefly said the charges were based on
newspaper reports, and he wanted time
to investigate the matter. On his motion
the charges were made the special order
for Monday at P. NJ.
Committees reported as follows:
Public Printing, favoring the passage
OF bill for improving the State printing
office; Public Morals, favoring the
passage of bill prohibiting the sale of
intoxicants to habitual drunkards, and
bill relative to the seduction of un-
married females as amended; Municipal
Corporations, favoring the passage Of
the Senate concurrent resolution approv-
ing the Stockton Charter; Fish and
Game, that the bill authorizing the
removal of distractions from the Amer
lean River, do pass; that the bill pro-
Eibiting the deposit OF sawdust in streams
do pass; Federal relations, favoring
resolution memoriaizing Congress To
grant to the city of Oakland the right
arm estuary of tho San Antonio for eani-
tary purposes. The resolution passed,
and was Immediately transmitted to the
Senate.
HBy the County and County Boundaries,
that the act creating the county of Orange
do pass. Hospitals, that the act provid-
ing for the purchase of permanent site
for home for feeble-minded children do
pass.
The Judiciary Committee was given
until Monday to make final report on
the oakland charter.
Recess was taken.
SACRAMENTO, January 25.-In the As
sembly the Committee on Vine-Culture
favorably bill to instruct the
Californ MIA representatives in Congress to
urge upon the Senate and the House
Committee on Agriculture that the
"Vegeta BILE Pathology Department of
Agriculture" be given an appropriation to
investigate the nature OF the malady
threatening the vines in California. The
report was adopted, and on motion of
Edwards, was Immediately transmitted
to the Senate.
The bill providing for the free distri-
button of text books was read the first
time and placed on file for second
reading.