The herald., 1897-03-03
Dodges Sensations and Attends
to Business
PEOPLE CHARGING BRIBERY
Asked 10 Come Forward and Prove
Their Assertions
nany Bills Passed, Some Of Especial Interest to
Southern caIifornia-AdIou rnment
Day Decided Upon
Special to The Herald.

Special 10 Inc aerdlu
SACRAMENTO. March 2.-This has
been a day of work rather than of SEN
sations. Among bills of interest to the
south that have passed or been ad-
vanced on the calendar was the bill re-
moving the girls from the state school
at Whittier to Santa Clara, which went
through second reading in the senate
1t has already passed the assembly, and
as 1t cannot be amended in the senate
tomorrow it will pass and go to the
governor, who will undoubtedly sign
it,
A special committee consisting of
Shanahan, Valentine and Cross was ap-
pointed to go over the assembly calen-
dar and find out all useless bills.
1t has been decided that the legisla-
ture will adjourn on March 13. A reso-
luton to that effect was introduced in
the assembly today and tomorrow 1t
will be passed and the senate will agree
to it. Furthermore all rules requiring
all bills to be sent to the governor twelve
days before the adjournment have been
abrogated and bills will pass as usual
These rules were an effort on the part
BY passing bills twelve days in ad
vance the governor would have to veto
them, if at ALL in time to pass them
over his veto, but ii has been demon
strated that the majority cannot get
votes enough, and furthermore there
would be vast number of bills killed II
the rule prevailed among others, Tor
rens' land law lunacy commission,
Santa Clara school, etc
70 to r1pHarsfOnd that Prof keVaS Will
not accept the position of trustee at
Whittier, as he has permanently moved
to the northern part of the state, and
the governor believes that the trustees
of these institutions should live near
them. If the professor resigns 1t is not
certain who will take his place.
A good deal of interest centers in whom
the governor will appoint as members of
the state board of health. The governor
told me today he had not yet considered
appointments. There is a strong effort
being made to secure a place for DR..
Bryant, police surgeon of Los Angeles,
as one member of the board.
Mrs. Senator Androus leaves for the
south on Friday Other ladies connect
ed with the legislature will also leave
at an early date.
An effort was made today to reduce
the appropriation for the national guard,
but 1t was lost. During the debate As
semblyman Cross, of the military COM
mittee, was asked If members of labor
organizations were not excluded from
the National guard. He denied the
charge, and declared all could enter the
guard who were physically and mentally
fitted.
Evans of Monrovia is still candi-
date for collector of customs at Los
Angeles. although the delegation has
endorsed Francisco. He says he has
t,,a+ h. rx-fr
Friends of Flnlayson for district at
torney also talk very confidently of his
appointment although Senator Perkins
has wr@ten here that he Will support
Frank Flint The delegation has in
dorsed Capt. II. u. Osborne for United
States marshal, and the advices from
Washington are that he will be ap-
pointed to succeed Covarrubas when
the latters term expires.
The San Luis Obispo bill for a poly
technic school has passed the senate and
will probably get through the house,
although it will hardly escape the "blue
pencil of the governor.
The Torrens law passed the assembly
today by a vote of As ayes to 80 noes
Notice of reconsideration was given, but
It will undoubtedly be refused and the
bill will go to the governor, who will
sign 1t. The appropriation for improve
ments at the state school at Whittier
was skillfully passed to third reading
by Assemblyman Vosburg this evening
and now is ahead of all special appro-
priatons and will pass tomorrow. The
appropriation for maintenance of in
sane at Highland asylum was raised to
$3.50, coo today, an increase of S17 600 The
bill for the normal school at San Diego
is sore the governor, who is consider
ing it,
This evening the senate passed a bill
appropriating s3e0, 600 for dredging the
Sacramento river. If the governor signs
st all other special appropriations for
the various schools and asylums of the
state VIII necessarily be killed. as the
amount of the appropriation would ex-
coed the As cent tax limit set by the-gov-
ernor.
Mead's bill 10 secure claims of mater
ial men and mechanics and laborers for
work performed or material furnished
for public buildings passed the assembly
this evening.
A committee from Omaha in favor of
the transmississippi congress is here
and being shown around by George Par
sons. Tomorrow they will address both
houses at noon. The Legislature favor
the matter and the only question is the
large appropriation bills.