Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-30
SACRAMENTO GOSSIP.
A Special Message from the
Governor.
He Favors Economy in Public
Printing.
Several New Appointments Made by
His Excellency.
Interesting Events In the Legislature.
Eakle to be Unseated-The Railroad
Commission Doomed.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. pa message
/ from the governor was transmitted to
the legislature this morning, relative
to the printing of the reports of the va
rious state boards and commissions.
The governor says the reports are often
more syoiuminous than necessary, and
are printed at great expense to the state
regardless Of the value Of their contents.
He recommends the provision for some
competent authority, who shall have
power to determine what is proper to
print, and the size and number of
copies, thus effecting q saving to the
tax payers Of the state, it is estimated,
Of from $50, 900 to $50, 900 annually.
w. A. Brown has been appointed reg
istrar of voters, vice Smily, resigned.
The governor has also appointed G.
+. Bassett harbor commissioner, in
place of English, whose term has ex-
pired.
EVENTS IN THE SENATE.
In the senate, today, the principal
event was fight by Langford, Demo-
cratic senator from Stockton, to kill the
| pool bill. A strong lobby has been try
| ing for several pays to get the bill re-
ferred back to the committee on public
morals, so that it might be strangled
there. When the bill came up for first
reading today, Langford demanded that
l It be sent back to the committee. Camp
1 bell of Vallejo made one of his vocifer-
ous speeches. and described all the evils
Hot the pool business, as exemplified in
/ the Pahper alley rooms in San Francisco.
He said that to refer the bill back
would be to kill it; the bill would never
feturn again to the senate. He stirred
fup the moral senators &C that Langford's
motion was defeated, and the bill got it's
! II The San San Francisco delegation reported
| in favor of the.bill directing the board
l Of supervisors Of San Francisco to pay
Peter Conolly 1852 200, with legal inter-
fsat sinca. ls72, for sradias done on Mar
Ths' conmittes On "A banking reported
fayorably on the'bill legislating the bank
commissionersO out OF Office.
The committee on contingent expenses
reported fayorabiy on the bill for Banks,
Britt and Williams trip to the Agnews
asylum.
IN THE ASSEMBLY. III
The event Of special interest in the
assembly today, was the debate on
Shannahan's constitutional amendment
to abolish the railroad commission.
Dibble moved to make it special order
for tomorrow. The house did not see
the necessity for delay, and voted the
| motion d0wn-46 to 23. On motion of
Gould the matter was made the special
order for next Monday, at 3 O'Clock.
The assembly passed a bill increasing
the San Francisco police force 20 600.
Gould's resolution providing that all
committees on ballot reform report on
February 9Th, was adopted.
| Wilson's senate resolution was made
q special order for Friday of next week.
| TIE WORLDS FAIR APPROPRIATION.
The ways and means committee Of the
assembly met this evening to consider
the $500 900 appropriation for the worlds
| fair. Among the speakers were M. M.
Estee, ]. D. Redding, w. ii. Mills,
James Phelan and M. H. De Young.
Mr.. De Young said that the individual
expenses Of the commissioners for two
years would amount 10 500, 900, thus
leaving only 5000, 900 for the exhibit. He
advocated lessening the number Of COM
missioners.
EAKLE WILL BE UNsEATED.
The assembly committee on elections
will report tomorrow morning in favor
Of unseating Eakle, the Democratic
assemblyman from Colusa, and seating
Campbell, Republican, who WAS beaten
| by % votes. The committee finds that
Eakle got 46 fraudulent votes in
| the fret and second precincts of Will
lows; Campbell therefore wins by 70
votes.
The Brown-Dalv election case was
taken up tonight. The committee. after