Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-11
STATE AND NATION.
Lawmakers at Washington
and Sacramento.
DOINGs AT THE TWO CAPITALS
Congressman Weaver Keeps a Tight
Grip on the Brakes of
the House.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
SACRAMENTO, January 1O.-The Senate
was called to order at IL O'Clock b,
Chairman White, and the reading OF thu
Governors message was begun. Tit
reading had proceeded half an hour
when a motion by Heacock, of Santi
Barbara, that it's further reading be dis
pensed with, was carried. A motion
also made by Heacock, to the effect tina
the State codes be furnished each Sena
tor, was also carried, and an adjourn
ment was then taken until 80 to per
NIT the preparation of the rules.
At the afternoon session of the Senate
Caminetti, Of Amador, submitted sci
of rules for the g gvernment of the Senate
which was adopted without amendment
The rules are the same as those which
governed the last session, with few
changes, the principal one of which is
that the Chair is empowered to appoint
the standing committees.
Eighty-six bills were filed, after which
an adjournment was taken until to-mor-
row at SOP. N.
THE ASSEMBLY.
In the Assembly the reading of the
Governors message was indefinitely
postponed, and, after some discussion
about several appointments, an adjourn
ment was taken until tomorrow at II
o'clock.
McCarthy's resolution 70 allow every
press correspondent $40 worth of sta
tionery was taken up. The resolution
was opposed by several members, anu
finally voted down by vote of 53 to 26.
A number of resolutions were offered.
providing minor places for various per-
sons, and all were referred to the Com
mittee on Attaches.
The House refused to concur in Brier-
lys motion for reconsideration of the
vote allowing the San Francisco delega-
ton clerk. 1t is believed that the Leg
islature will adjourn tomorrow until
Monday.
SOME OF THE NEW BILLS.
Among the bills introduced in the
Senate this afternoon were the follow
ing: By President White, providing for
an appropriation of 1886 for the pay
ment of the expenses of the funeral of
the late Governor Bartlett; by Yell,
making the apr opriation of a sum of
money for the use of the Forestry Com
mission; an act to amend the code
relative to the appointment of the Board
of State Library Trustees; an act pro-
viding for the appointment of five Com
missioners OF the Supreme Court and a
Secretary; an act to repeal the law
regulating the avocation of fishing in
the waters Of the State an act to amend
the Constitution OF the State relating TO
revenue taxation an act to amend the
election laws; an act providing for the
removal of judicial officers; an act to Gre
ate State Board OF Industry; an act to
regulate the hours of labor of minors and
females an act to provide for the pro-
lection of lands from overflows other
than swamp lands; an act providing for
county law libraries.
COMMISSIONER TO PARIS.
To-day the Governor appointed M. H.
De Young Commissioner to the Paris
Exposition.
WILL ADJOURN TILL MONDAY.
1t is believed that the Legislature
will adjourn tomorrow until Monday,
and euch adjournment would have been
taken to- day had there not been ques-
ton whether more than three days ad'
journ ment is legal.