Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-01

8: 80 train in the morning and were pres.
ent ct the opening, Rev. Thos. w. Has
kins, of Christ Church, delivered an
interesting address, and predicted for
the seminary q great success in the
future. The seminary opens with quite
. large number of pupils, a number of
whom are residents of this city. The
list of the faculty was published in the
HERALD few days ago.
The ssHerald's'' sacrawento Letter.
Special Correspondence of the HERALD
SACRAMENTO January 80, 1889.
Things are becoming exceedingly lively
at the Capitol. and the fight for the divi-
sion of Colusa county is mainly re-
sponsible for it. Last nights trains
brought down hundreds of citizens from
all parts of the county, each armed
either with petition for, or protest
against, the proposed division. A great
majority of the visitors, however, seem
to favor the division Of the county and
advance, for the most part, very CO.
gent reasons why the bill, now before the
Legislature. should pass.
The conditions prevailing in the county
of Colusa are entirely different from
those of the other counties of the State
where division is suggested, and many
members who are opposed to the Orange
County bill, for instance, will strongly
favor the division of Colusa. The result
of this fight is now almost foregone
conclusion, the friends of the bill having
80 satisfactorily presented their case that
it is thought majority of both Houses
have already pledged themselves to its
support. 1t has also become known that
the Governor will approve the measure
when it reaches him.
The bill is up as special order in the
Assembly this afternoon, and the war of
the factions is being waged more bitterly
than ever.
NEW BILLS.
The introduction of bills in both Houses
goes merrily on. Many of these are
time-worn and moss-covered old chest
nuts, which have bobbed up serenely at
almost every preceding session of the
Legislature, and bobbed down again
when they found themselves unable to
bear the strong light of investigation.
Others, again, are good and lawful meas
ures, having been suggested by the actual
needs of the State, arising from her rapid
growth and phenomenal development.
One of these was introduced in the SEN
ate this morning by Senator Bowers, of
San Diego, and provides for the appoint
ment by the Governor of three Pilot Com
missioners for the Port of San Diego. The
old law, now in force, is virtually dead
letter. 1t provides that the Commission
shall consist of three members, one to
be the President of the City
Board of Trustees, one the Presi-
dent of the Chamber of Commerce,
and the third to be appointed by the
Governor. The city of San Diego's Board
of Trustees dropped out of existence
some time ago and she now boasts, not
one but two Chambers of Commerce.
The formation of Board of Pilot Com
missioners, therefore, under the standing
law would be very difficult matter and
Senator Bowers proposes to avoid SINH
lar complications in the future by placing
the appointment of all three of the men,
bers in the hands of the Governor.
The bill also provides that no vessel
coming into the port of San Diego shall
be compelled to pay pilotage unless &C.
tually taking pilots. Heretofore one
half pilot fees were collected from foreign
vessels entering the harbor without the
aid of pilots.
THE BARTLETT MEMORIAL MEETING.
The Military Committee of the Senate,
to which was charged the arrangements
| for the memorial exercises in respect of
the memory of the late Governor Wash
ington Bartlett, has decided on Wednes-
day, February 9th, as the date. The
choice of orator has been placed in the
hands of Columbus Bartlett, the late
Governors brother, and it is more than
likely that the Hon. John P. Irish, of the
Alta California, will be chosen. The ex-
ercises will be held in the Assembly
Chamber, both Houses of the Legislature
adjourning for the day. Invitations will
be sent to friends of the late Governor
and the distinguished citizens of the
State generally.
A CORRECTION.
Mr.. Spurgeon, ex-Assembl blyman from
Los Angeles county, and one of the
strongest and most influential friends of
the Orange county bill, has requested
me to correct glaring blunder made by
the Legislative correspondent of the Los
Angeles Erpress, relating to the provis-
ions of the bill. The correspondent,
either through ignorance or malice, or
both, declares in his letter to the Express
published January 2Sth, that the bill
provides that the county seat of the pro-
posed new county shall be located at
Santa Ana. This is erroneous, as the
wording of the bill clearly sets forth,
both in its title and in section (lines
40, Al and 42) that that the county seat
is to be determined by an election.
E. A. P.