The herald., 1893-02-07
HIGGINS WELL PROVIDED FOR
The Governor Promotes. His
Private Secretary.
He Will Succeed ]. N. e. Wilson as
Insurance Commissioner.
Senate and Assembly Proceedings--New
County Bills Reported to the,
House, Some FavOrably,
Others Adversely.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 6.-The senate met
at 2 p. m. The governor sent in ines
sage announcing the appointm ent OK M.
R. Higgins as insurance commissi orler
to succeed J. N. E. Wilson, and the
nomination was confirmed.
On motion of Gesford the assembly
concurrent resolution ousting the rail-
road commissioners was postponed till
Friday.
The senate bill authorizing the for
nation OF county mutual insuran ca COM
panies passed.
Gesford withdrew his motion to re-
consider the vote by which the senate
resolved to give the railroad columis-
sioners hearing.
The committee on public morals re-
ported favorably bill to prevent the
sending of messenger boys to houses OF
ill-fame; also, bill prohibiting prize
fighting and one to prevent corrupt
practices at elections.
The president named as the committee
to hear the defense of the railroad COM
Ostrom, Mahoney, Seawell and Sey-
mour. Adjourned.
ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS.
In the assembly today Talbot pre-
sented petition to create the county Of
Santa Ynez.
The bill to create additional judges In
Alameda county was defeated owing to
slim attendance. Notice to reconsider
was given.
The bill obliging city treasurers to de-
posit town moneys in banks was de-
feated.
In view of the fact thEt San Diego is
about to vote on the question of issuing
water bonds, Casterline introduced a
bill fixing the time of the redemption of
municipal bonds at 40 years instead of
20, according to the existing law.
Tee bill to promote purity of elections
was made special order for 2 p. m. to-
morrow.
The bill appropriating $25OO to fur
niHh the supreme court room at Los
Angeles was passed by unanimous
vote and was ordered sent Immediately
to the senate.
The committee on federal relations re-
ported in favor of the adoption of res
oIution asking the annexation of the
Hawaiian islands.
The bill appropriating 5000 for q
hospital for lepers was referred to the
committee.
The bill to regulate the rates of inter
est in the state came up for second
reading. The bill fixes the legal inter-
est at not to exceed per cent per an.
mum. 1t caused some discussion and
finally went over to third reading.
NEW COUNTY BILLS.
The committee on county boundaries
recommend that the bill to create San
Antonio county pass.
A substitute was offered for the bill to
create Riverside county.
The bill to create the county of Kings
was reported back without recommen-
dation.
The committee recommended that
the bills to create the counties of Buena
Vista and San Jacinto do not pass, and
that the bill to create the county of
Putnam pass. Adjourned.
SENATE CORPORATIONS COMMITTEE.
The senate committee on corporations
tonight considered Mahoney's bill to lay
a tax of per cent on the gross receipts
of express companies. 1t was unani-
mously voted to recommend that the
bill do not pass. Several bills regarding
insurance companies were set aside.
LABOR AND CAPITAL.
The senate committee on labor and
capital voted to prevent undue reduc
tion of wages, with the recommends.
tion that it pass.
The bill to compel employers to pay
employees at least once month was
returned with the recommendation that
it pass.
A number of other bills of similar
character were reported favorably.
4 THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.
The committee on corporations to-
night decided to report back without
recommendation the constitutional
amendment to abolish the railroad COM
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