Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-20
A Number Of Waterman's
Appointments Revoked.
Governor Markham Distributes
the Prizes Himself.
Yesterdays Proceedings in the Cali
fOrnia Legislature.
Senatorial Contests in Various States-Re-
publican Aspirants Find It Up
Hill Work.
Associated Press Dispatches.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 19.-Lieutenant
Governor Reddick called the senate te
order today at 2o'clock. Secretary Hig.
gins presented message from the
governor, withdrawing the following
Waterman appointees: Fish commits
sioners-John X. Orr, Joseph I. .Redding
State board of health-J. r. Laine
Sacramento. Port warden, San Fran
cisco-Alexander Badlam. Pilot com
missioners-W. Travers, Oliver Ed
ridge. Insane asylum, Stockton-A. s.
johnson, Obed Harvey. Gait deaf
dumb and blind asylum Warren Olney,
Oakland. Trustees OF California home
for feeble-minded children-George w.
Gibbs, San Francisco; A. p. Overton,
Santa Rosa. Regent of the State uni
versity-Louis Sloss, jr., San Francisco.
Mendocino state asylum for insane
E. w. King, Ukiah; T. L. Carothers,
Ukiah; Archibald Yell, Ukiah; Cor
nelius O'Connor, John B. Wright, Sac
ramento. Trustees Southern California
hospital for the insane, San Bernardino,
H. L. Drew, San Bernardino; M. A.
Murphy, Cotton; John Anderson, San
Bernardino; E. F. Spence, Los Angeles
Richard Gird, Chino; Frank Hinckley,
San Bernardino; HI. A. Palmer, Los An
geles. State prison director, j. G. Camp
bell, Stockton.
Irwin G. Stump of San Francisco has
beer appointed prison director instead
of Campbell.
Among Governor Markham's ap-
pointees are: Fish commissioners, Jos.
ID. Redding, Ramon E. Wilson and Jo-
seph Morrison port warden, Samuel X.
Thornton; pilot commissioner, Captain
J. H. Bruce; director of the home for
the care OF the feeble minded, George
w. Gibbs; regent of the university of
California, DR.. Chester A. Rowell.
A number Of bills were read the Sec
ond time and ordered to third reading,
including one by BrOderick to amend
the sections OF the code of civil proceed
ure relative to claims by third persons,
of property levied upon by writs of exc
cution and attachment; by Broderick,
to amend the act for the relief Of insof-
vent debtors, for the protection of cred
itors, and for the punishment of fraudu-
lent debtors; by Carpenter, to amend
the sections Of the penal code relating to
the crime of obtaining money or prop
erty by false pretenses.
After completing second reading of a
number of bills, the senate adjourned
till tomorrow.
COMMITTEE WORK.
The senate education and public NOR
ais committee met this evening and re-
ported favorably ON McGowan's bill for
theestablishment of county high schools
upon the vote Of the people; also Dray's
'anti hoky pokey" bill, and G.. H.
Campbell's bill providing for the publi-
cation of free school text books.
The senate judiciary committee met
and agreed to report back the worlds
fair bill with the statement that there is
no constitutional objection to it. and
recommend that it go to the committee
on finance; also to report favorably on
Carpenters bill prohibiting the adulter-
alton Of candy.
THE ASSEMBLY.
The house convened at noon. The
concurrent resolution adopted by the
senate that the committee on rules of
the house meet jointly with the senate
committee and formulate some rule
which should govern the passage of bills,
was presented, but Shannon opposed it,
and the resolution was not adopted.
Among the bills introduced were the
following:
BY Beecher-Fol the preservation of
game.
BY Baughman-Providing that the
governor appoint commission to look
after the preservation Of Marshall mon
ument.
By McCaull- ~ Providing for state
board of funeral directors.
By Lally-Regulating the duties OF
the superintendent Of public instruc-.
tion.
By Hooking for the divi-
sion of existing counties.
By Coombs-For a board of Sutter
fort trustees, and an appropriation for
the preservation of the property.
The following bills were passed:
By Dibble Making summons the
same in justices courts as in the supe-
rior court.
BY Dibble Making it necessary for
residence in the state one year, and in
the county three months to obtain a
divorce.
After the introduction OF large num-
Der Of additional bills, the assembly adj
journed.