Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-14
That Is to Say the Legislature
Swayed by Doodle.
The Goods Bargained for Last
Fall Delivered.
StanfOrd's Chattels Re-elect Him to
the United States Senate.
Both Branches of the Legislature Vote to
Return Him-Other Legislative
Proceedings.
Associated Press Dispatches.

tfouuceu resolution 1Or the reconsider
alton Of the resolution of Dargie, max
ing the salaries the same as at last ses-
sion. Errors had been made, and Hea-
cock said he merely wanted to straighten
out the tangle. The resolution was
adopted. The chairmen of the commit
tees not announced yesterday, were
named today as follows:
Commerce and navigation, Mahony ;
constitutional amendment, banks and
banking, Crandall; forestry, Yosemite
Valley, Big Trees, fish and game, Flint (;
harbors, rivers and coast denfences.
Broderick; public buildings, other than
prison buildings, Banks; public swamp
and overhowed lands. Dray; labor and
capital, Maher; attaches and contingent
expenses, Byrnes.
The appointment OF D. w. Weldt, as
pilot Of the harbors of Wilmington and
San Diego, was confirmed.
Many bills introduced were the same
as those introduced in the house yester-
day. Among the new ones were: By
Carpenter-Several amendments OF the
penal code, and one abolishing taxes on
mortgages.
BY Crandall-Providing for the semi
annual collection OF taxes.
BY Dargie-ro amend the political
code relative to the duties of assessors,
and q constitutional amendment relative
to Increasing the indebtedness of cities
and towns.
BY DeLong For the creation of the
position OF state veterinary surgeon, and
providing for his compensation.
BY Heacock Providing for board of
pardons, composed of the governor,
attorney general, warden, controller and
secretary Of state.
BY Goncher-Providing for the divi-
sion Of existing counties, and Che crea-
ton of new counties, and resolution
Pfus iuinY ior . committee TO reduce the
commissions and report in ten days. &
by Bailey-For an appropriation OF
$l75,OOOto complete the buildings at
Agnews asylum.
By Ostran-To provide an appropria-
tion for the, purchase OF jute machinery
for Folsom prison.
3 By Seawall-The appropriation of
$l84,9 ,9OOs to complete the Mendocino
insane asylum.
By Ragsdale-To sell the site for the
home for feeble minded children in
Santa Clara county.
3 The chairman announced that he was
in receipt OF official notice OF the sena-
torial contest between J. II. Mahony
and P. ]. Murphy in the twenty-fourth
senatorial district of San Francisco.
. Campbell, of Siskiyou, offered reso-
luton to prevent the sale of liquor in
the capitol building. Referred.
At IL o'clock the senate took up the
election of a United States senator.
Dray, of Sacramento, placed Leland
Stanford in nomination, and made an
eloquent address.
Bailey, of Santa Clara, seconded the
nomination.
Goucher followed by the nominating
of Stephen M. White, Of Los Angeles.
The vote gave Stanford 27 and White
12.
The two houses meet tomorrow at 12
O'Clock in joint session for the purpose
Of declaring the election of senator.
The remaining committees were ap-
pointed this afternoon. Following are
the names of the committees and chair
men: Apportionment and representa-
ton, McComas; city and county and
town government, Dargie; counties,
county government and township organ
ization, &. ]. Campbell; elections, Nc
Gowan; enrolled and engrossed bills,
Ragsdale; federal relations and immi-
grafton, George H. Williams; military
affairs, Everett public printing, Street.
er; roads and highways, Bailey; state
library and rules, MCGOWAN; state pris-
ons and prison buildings, Preston.
The senate then adjourned till tomor-
row at 10 a. m.
THE ASSEMBLY.
In the assembly today the committee
on apportionment was increased from IS
to 16.
Burners bill for the appointment of a
stenographer to the governor, at a salary
OF $1,000 per annum, and appropriating
$500 to pay his salary during the balance
OF the fiscal year, was declared a case of
urgency, and passed, the Democrats vot-
ing no.
Hawley presented memorial from the
fruit-growers' convention which met in
Santa Cruz in November, praying that
the state board of horticulture have as
large an appropriation for the next two
years as they have had in the past.
at IL o'clock Lowe introduced reso-
luton to have vote taken vive voce for
United States senator.
Bruner placed Stanford in nomination.
Murphy seconded the nomination.
Shannahan OF Shasta placed White in
nomination, and Gould of Merced sec
onded it.
The vote resulted: Stamford, SO;
White, 18;; Ben Morgan, l. Kellogg, OF
Humboldt, an American party man,
cast his vote for Morgan. Ames and
Alexander were absent, but telegram
was received from Ames to cast his bal
lot for Stanford The speaker then
announced Stanford as the choice Of the
house.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate into the duties Of the various COM
missions reported, recommending that
the speaker be directed to appoint q
standing COMMITTEES Of Eve, whose duty
it shall Do to investigate the commits
sions and report upon their usefulness,
a committee OF five to investigate the
commissions was appointed as follows: