Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-21
A Number Of Bills Pass the
Legislature.
The Republican Apportion-
ment Measures.
Glenn and San JacintO County Bills
Pass the Assembly.
The Worlds Fair and Electric Bills
Ready for the GOvernor's
Signature.
Associated Press D,spa tches.

: SACRAMENTO, Feb. 20.-A joint Repub-
lican caucus was held today at the re-
cess hour, for the purpose of completing
the apportionment bills. The only
change made in the congressional bill,
was to take Inyo from the Seventh dis
trict and place it in the Second. A leg
islative bill has been completed and
was presented to both houses today, as
the caucus bill. 1t cuts San Fran cisco
down from twenty assemblymen to
eighteen, and its senators from ten to
nine. San Diego will have only two
assemblymen; Los Angeles, six assem-
blymen, but it will have three senators
instead OF two as before. Alameda's
representation is not changed.
CHOICES CORRUPTION CHARGES.
The investigation committee appointed
to inquire into the charges of corruption
in the legislature met this morning,
Gould presiding. Sturtevant and Muir
ply were the only other members pres
ent. The object of the meeting was to
confront Lobbyist Choice with w. w.
Cameron, Charles H. Spear and J. H.
Towle. of Oakland. Choice at the last
meeting of the committee denied that he
had met Cameron at the Golden Eagle
hotel and told him he had thirty mem
bers of the assembly for.sale. He said
he met Cameron at the capitol building,
but said nothing about votes for sale.
Choice this morning refused to say
whether it had happened or not. He
said he had 80 much sickness in his
family that his mind was not right.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the senate today bills which were
made matters Of urgency yesterday were
taken up. Unimportant bills were read
and passed to engrossment. 1t was ex-
pected that the judiciary committee
would report on the anti-boYcott bill.
There was not quorum OF the commit
tee present at the meeting, however,
and the report was not ready.
A delegation of unemployed laboring
men filed into the chamber to present
a petition asking that the senate bill,
which provides for the relief of the un-
employed, pass. Senator Dray presented
their petition, and it was read.
The telegraph bill which was passed
yesterday, came up on HamilPs motion
to reconsider the vote upon which it was
passed. The. matter was set for Tues
day evening.
At the opening OF the afternoon ses-
sion, the judiciary committee reported
the anti-boycctt bill favorably.
The electric railroad bills were finally
passed. The amendment excluding San
Francisco, was withdrawn. The vote
stood 81 to 2,
The worlds fair bill, appropriating
$500, 900, was also finally passed.
Jordan's claim for $4,000 came up.
Heacock offered substitute, giving
Jordan power to sue the state. The
substitute was lost. The bill went to
engrossment and third reading.
An evening session was called at I 80.
Considerable time was spent in the dis
cussion of resolution offered by Hea-
cock, limiting speeches to five minutes.
1t was finally lost. The joint resolution
of VOORHEES,, memorializing congress re-
lative to appointing commission to in
vestigate hydraulic mines, was taken up
and discussed at length.
THE ASSEMBLY.
In the assembly today the special fle,
which includes the appropriations bills,
was read for the first time.
The bill prohibiting the insurance ol
state property was passed.
Renfroe's bill, which provides fol
changing the commencement Of the
school year from the first Of July to the
first of January, was read for the first
time.
The bill creating Glenn county was
passed, SO to 8.
The bill creating San Jacinto county
from San Diego county was also passed
with only one opposing vote.
The bill providing that all veterinary
surgeons must have a medical license t.
practice, was amended to apply only tt
cities of over $4,000 inhabitants. Al
effort was made to reconsider the vote
and further consideration was made th'
| special order for Tuesday next.
| The assembly met again at Z 80 p. m.
and devoted the evening session to tn,
second reading of bills and routine
! work.
| ADJOURNED TILL TUESDAY.
Both branches of the legislature ad
journed at II 80 tonight till Tuesday.