Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-10-31
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Woman Drowned Below Rca Bluff
RED BLUFF, Oct. 30.--A we'll
dressed woman was found last eve
ping drowned in the Sacramento
river below town. She is supposed
to have arrived yesterday morning
on the Reading train, and was last
seen about o'clock last evening
walking down the bank Of the
river.
GOnventiOn Committee rusngs
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 30.--The
Committee on Chinese to-day
adopted the following sections:
All further immigration to this
State of Chinese and all other per
sons ineligible to citizenship is pro-
hibited; the Legislature shall
provide for the enforcement of this
section. Also, no person shall be
permitted to settle in this State
who is ineligible to citizenship.
The Com mittee on Revenue and
Taxation to-day adopted n provis-
ion authorizing the Legislature to
provide that taxes may be paid ia
installments; also, that solvent
debts must be taxed TO the owner,
after deductipg his Indebtedness; /;
also, that vacancies in the office Of
Assessor may be filed by appoint
ment, saving the expense of u spec
ial election.
The Committee on Labor and
Capital met to-day and appointed
Steadman Secretary.
The Committee on LII and
Homestead Exemption '-day
adopted homestead law which
provides exemption for property to
the value OF So 200 This can be
mortgaged only by the husband
and wife together. The question
of land limitation was considered.
1t was not decided, but the commit
tee is seven against to four in
favor.
The four Workingmen on the
Committee on Corporations met
to-day and adopted provision
prohibiting railroads and all com.
mon carriers from pooling to fix
fares and freights The State is di-
vided into three districts. from
each of which one Railroad Com-
missioner will be elected. The
first district comprises the counties
north Of the line running across
the State from San Francisco along
the northern boundaries Of Contra
Costa, Alameda and Inyo counties;
the second district comprises San
Francisco, San Mateo and Marin;
and the third district all the re-
mainder.
The Judiciary Committee to-day
divided the counties Of the State
into four classes for fixing Tie sala-
ries of Superior Judges, viz: The
first seven most populous counties,
$4,000 year; second, the sixteen
next most populous, $4,000; third.
the twenty. one next most popu-
lous, $4,000. and all the rest 50, 600
a year.
The Committee Oh Suffrage met
last evening in the Convention
Chamber, there being "A very large
attendance. Extended speeches
We're made by Mis-. Carr, Mrs. Kel-
logg and Laura DeForce Gordon.
Judge Fnwr.,s's Court adIpnrned
Uatn nrccnbe- Dsssatt atertion
ns VentWrn.
VENTURA, Oct. 30.--The term of
the District Court which should
have commenced on NJ. lday next
has been adjourned by Judge Faw-
cett until December 9th, he be-
ing member of the Constitution
al Convention. This matter has
caused a good deal of feeling, as
four prisoners, charged with the
murder of T. Wallace More,
have been in Jail await
ing trial since last
April, and their seven years con-
test with More for the lands finally
awarded to them has made them
poor men. In fact, the families of
some of them are destitute. 1t was
confidently believed at the time
Fowcett was elected a delegate
from Santa Barbara that he would
arrange with some other Judge
TO try these cases, but
he has not done 60.
His assertion in the Convention, as
reported in the newspapers, that
there was not single case undis-
posed of in his Court, is looked up
on as at least grave mistake
either of the Judge or the reporters.
The CONSTITUTIONAL Convention
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 3O.-The
Convention met at 10 O'clock. A
communication was received from
the Assessors office of San Fran
cisco setting forth that the amount
of mining stocks assessed in that
city, according to the last assess
ment roll, was 5000, 900; the amount
of church property, $3l2,350; land
on which churches are erected,
$1,347,070. The amount of assess
ment on mining stocks is small be-
cause the pleas of double taxation
and non-assessability of solvent
debts were interposed.
Estee, from the Committee on
Corporations other than Munici.
pal, reported an articlepn corpora
tiOns, which was ordesQu print.
ed. u
Ayers, from the Comm Etee on
Printing, reported i'm favor L print
ing daily a copy of the Jou nal, to
include 250 bound copies ofllppen-
dix, indexing, etc. Report adopt
ed.
Shafter, from the Committee on
Pardoning Power, reported an arti-
Gle on this subject. The Committee
recommend the retention of the
pardoning power by the Governor,
but associate with him the Chief
Justice,of the Supreme Court as a
commissioner; no prisoner to be
pardoned who has been thrice con-
victed of felony.
The Convention adopted q resolu.
ton reported by the Committee on
Contingent Expenses limiting del
egates to $40 worth of stationery.
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