Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-28
DIvIDERS DISCOURAGED,
THE OUTLOOK FOR POMONA
COUNTY IS PRECARIoUs.
Should the Bill Pass the Legislature the
Governor Would Veto TIA Breezy
Budget From Sacramento.

county divisionists are discouraged, as
they think that even ii they pass their
bill the governor will veto it. The
Colusa division fight will warm up in a
few days.
The assembly committee on corpora
tions tonight considered Young's bill in
relation to health, accident and endow-
ment insurance companies. 1t was
amended to compel the companies to
pay $4,000 into their treasury before
beginning business, under the supervi-
sion of the insurance commissioner.
The bill will be thus recommended for
passage.
Frank Jaynes, OF the Western Union
company, and L.. W.. Storer, of the
Postal telegraph, appeared before the
assembly committee on corporations to-
night, relative to the various bills to cut
down the profits OF telegraph companies.
Monday night was set Tor the hearing OF
the arguments.
The senate committee on prisons con-
sidered Preston's bill appropriating
1887 900 for the Preston reform school.
and cut it down to 100000. it was in.
timated at the meeting of the
senate committee tonight that Gov
ernor Markham will not sign the bill
just passed appropriating $23O0 to cover
the unauthorized expenditures on the
state capitol by ex-Secretary of State
Hendricks, before retiring from Office.
This action will make Hendricks's bonds
men liable. There are similar deticien-
cies in other departments.
The assembly elections committee
ONr trv,,,n hpr
night in the contested election case of
Campbell We. Eakle, the seated assem-
blyman from Colusa.
Dray's bill, appropfiating $4,000 for the
completion OF the granite steps of the
capitol, passed the senate today after
discussion. Dray condemned day labor
on capitol improvements. Campbell of
Vallejo, speaking as working man, de-
nounced contracts for government work
A competent management could always
get good service by the employment of
day labor.
Among the bills passed were: De-
Longs senate bill, providing for the de-
posit OF public funds in incorporated
banks. The county treasurer must keep
IS per cent. of the funds in bank. No
bank shall receive an amount greater
than 80 per cent. of its actual paid-up
capital. Money so deposited shall be
withdrawn only upon the check of the
treasurer authorized to disburse the
same, and in the payment Of warrants
duly Issued by proper authority and
payable by said treasurer. The board
OF bank commissioners may, whenever
they shall think it necessary, order
the treasurer to withdraw from any
depository the whole OF the money
deposited. Whenever any person or in
stitution designated asa legal depository
shall wish to borrow the whole or any
portion of the moneys belonging to the
state. or to any county, or city, or city
and county in this state, they shall
apply in writing to the state board of
examiners or to the board of county
1t shall be the duties Of
these boards or governing bodies of
cities to loan such moneys to the high
est bidder, all such loans to be secured
with bonds of the United States, or
bonds of the state of California; all such
loans to be on call at the best obtainable
rate of interest, to be paid on the aver
age monthly balances, as they may ap-
pear from the state controller q, or county
auditors, or city and county auditors
report.
Senator MCGOWAN, of Humboldt, to
day succeeded in passing his bill giving
counties the right to establish high
schools.
Assemblyman Shannahan, true to his
promise, demanded, today, an investi-
CATION of Waterman's state prison in
quiry fund OF $4,000 to be turned over
to the special committee OF investigation,
of which Brusie is chairman. Shannahan
laid great stress on the fact that though
Waterman had spent 5000 of the fund,
in the records of his Office
showed where the money went. The
assembly adopted Shannahan's resolu-
tion, and the inquiries will he conducted
by BRUSHES committee.
Today Assemblyman Gould introduced
a bill providing that corporations must
pay the wages of their employees on the
last day of each month, and in case this
be not done, the employees mays sue and
get attorneys fees also.
Shannahan introduced state insnr-
a ce bill, placing an insurance tax on
n
The senate Judiciary committee to-
night decided to recommend the pas
sage of constitutional amendment cre-
ating board Of pardons, consisting of
the governor, secretary of state, control
Ter and wardens of the state prisons.
Snow at Sisson.
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