Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-22
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
The Usual Number of Bills
introduced.
THE CHARTER APPROVED.
The Question of Its Constitution
ality-Referred to the Assem-
bly, Judiciary Committee.

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Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HERALD.
SACRAMENTO, January 21.-The Senate
re-assambled at 2t. NJ, President White"
in the chair.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor as follows: "In reading the pro-
ceedings of your honorable body, in con-
nection with the appointments made by
my predecessor Governor BartletD and
those made by myself. 1 observe that
consideration of both was postponed for
two weeks. 1 do not desire to interfere
with the proceedings, but cannot refrain
from requesting you to consider the ap-
pointments OF my predecessor as soon as
possible, and thus enable me, without
reference to the disposition of my own
appointments, to pay a tribute to the
memory of one for whom l entertain the
highest regard, respect and esteem."
Governor Bartlett's appointments were
made the special order for tomorrow
morning.
Senator White then moved that the
Los Angeles charter be approved, and
upon vote being taken the motion was
adopted unanimously.
Bills we're introduced as follows: By
Meany, to create the county Of Glenn;
also to provide for the widow OF HI. Koh-
| Ter, killed by a prisoner at the State
prison, San Quentin; by Heacock, to
amend the political code relative to tax
alton for municipal purposes; also bill
i - Ho al - ktDn pv,d
tobacco to minors; a bill to provide for
an additional superior judge for San
Luis Obispo county.
In regard to the last bill, Heacock ex-
planned that it was very urgent case
and therefore he moved for suspension
of the rules, go that ne might move that
the bill be read the first and second
times. Both motions were carried.
By Crandall, to amend the penal code
to prevent bathing in water which is
used for drinking; by White, dealing
with corporations which are deemed to
have abused cooperative privileges; by
Jones, appropriating money for the relief
of the Colusa guard; by Pinder, appro-
priating money to pay the persons whose
property on Telegraph Hill, San Fran
cisco, was destroyed by blasting; by
Greeley, to declare the bridge across the
Feather river at Marysville free; by
Murphy, authorizing boards of education
to sell school lots not necessary for school
purposes.
The Senate Finance Com mittee to-day
reported favorably the bill approprlating
over 500, 900 for a forestry commission.
The Assembly.
SACRAMENTO, January 21.-The Assem-
bly, met at I'M. J. Coffin, Speaker Of
the Assembly, of Nevada, occupied a
place beside Speaker Howe.
Renison, Monterey, presented q petit
perance Union, asking for law prohib-
iting the sale of tobacco to minors: also
a petition asking for the enactment of a
Sunday law; also a petition asking for
the passage Of bill fixing the age of
legal consent of females at Is years.
Culver, Alameda, presented petition
from the citizens of Oakland against the
ratification of the Oakland charter.
The following Assembly bills we're
read the first time: An act to appropri-
ate money to pay the claim of N. p.
Perine for furnishing granite and statu-
ary for the Napa State Asylum for the
Insane an act to amend section 908 of
the Penal Code concerning orders made
by the Superior Court for special grand
Jury.
i Among the bills read for the first time
we're: An act to regulate cooperative
Building and Loan Associations, to pro-
vide for their proper supervision and to
protect the shareholder therein; an act
entitled: An act to amend Section 12S
of the Civil Code of the State of Califor-
MIA relative to actions in divorce cases;
an act to amend the the act entitled: An
act to establish a uniform system of
county and township government, and to
insert a new section therein to be
numbered 1885,; an act to amend
the act creating Board of
bank commissioners and prescribing
their duties and powers; an act to create
the county of Glenn and to establish
boundaries thereof, and to provide for it's
organization an act to provide for the
appointment of board of examining
engineers to license the engineers of
portable and stationary engines and
boilers, and to establish their duties and
compensation. Said board was next on
file, and Adams, of Yolo, moved to strike
out the enacting clause.
Tulley, Hall, Ostrom and other coun-
try members jumped the bill, but, on
dpp0dlb, SOiOLHOA3 AeCae0AS AsOy AoiND
and others, of the San Francisco dele
cation, made it special order for to-
morrow afternoon.
A message was received from the SEN
ate announcing the passage Of a resolu-
ton approving of the Los Angeles Char
ter. Lowe then called UP his motion to
reconsider the vote by which the House
on Friday referred the Los Angeles Char
ter to the Judiciary Committee. Aftr
an hour and half's discussion, Storke,
Santa Barbara, called attention to the
fact that the resolution passed by the
Senate, and now before the House, was
different from the one which had been
referred, and loves motion was tabled.
The Assembly adjourned before the Sen
ate message was reached.
LOS ANGELES CHARTER.
Strong Probability That 1t VIII
| Pass the Assembly.
| Special to the HERALD
SACRAMENTO, CAL, January 21.-The
charter resolution was adopted in the
Senate unanimously, no objection being
made by anyone except regarding its
constitutionality, contrary to reports.