Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-21
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
| Special to the HERALD By the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
Pacific Coast News.
The Goa gas:tiB'i.

The CosgaHtisu.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 20Ih.-The
Convention met at the usual hour.
In Committee of the Whole, Will
son, of San Francisco, offered an
amendment to section l2, author
izing money to be drawn from the
State Treasury to support orphans
and abandoned children. A num-
Der Of set speeches, to the full ex
text Of the time allowed, have been
made, and fifty members are
awaiting an opportunity to speak.
The friends OF the amendment ar
que that orphans are the wards of
the State and should be protected.
Opposition is mainly based on the
expense and religious belief incul-
Gated in asylums.
Wilson's amendment was adopt
ed by 80 affirmative votes.
Vacquerel offered an amend
ment giving the State the right at
any time to inquire into the man
agement Of institutions receiving
money from the Treasury.
Adopted.
McCallum offered as q substitute
section 90 of the old Constitu-
ton. Speaking In support of the
substitute he said the object OF the
Legislative Committee was to ac-
complish just what has been re-
versed by the Wilson amendme ent.
McCallum's substitute was lost.
The COMMITTEES rose and the usual
recess was taken.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention reassembled at
P. NJ.
In Committee of the Whole Sec
tion %, relating to the compensa-
tion of members ofthe Legislature.
was under consideration. The sec.
tion as reported from the commit
tee does not specify any sum, leav
ing 1t to the Legislature, providing,
however, that no increase of COM
pensation shall take eff ct during
the term for which members shall
have been elected.
An amendment by Filcher, limit
ing the pay to six dollars day and
mileage to ten Gems, was discussed
After long discussion an amend
ment was adopted fixing the COM
pensation at eight dollars a day
and mileage ten cents.
Section "a, after a long debate,
was amended to read, Every act
shall embrace but one subject and
matters properly connected there
with, which subject shall be ex-
pressed in its title; but II any SUBJ
ject shall be embraced in the act
which shall not be expressed in its
title, such act shall be void only as
to so much thereof as shall not be
expressed in the title"
Adjourned.
ADJUSTMENT sLevIea-uaIIs PIuader
Tho Erencn Bank.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 20th.-The
Succor Mill g. Mining Company
have levied an assessm ent of50 cents
per share, delinquent January 1st.
The extent of the populations of
Lawrence Otis Hall, defaulting
clerk of the London and San Fran
cisco Bank, are now ascertained to
have been exactly $4,000. Of this
sum $4,000 was in a roll of green
backs, which he took on the day of
his flight, and the balance was in
gold notes which he had appropri-
ated.
An officer discovered the remains
of well dressed man to-day, lying
face down in the mud, near the
bridge which connects South San
Francisco with the Potrero.
All the assets of the French Bank
having been surrendered by ex- Re-
ceiver Low, it is expected that the
bank will resume business in few
days. The Directors were in ses
sion this afternoon remodeling the
bylaws and transacting other i'm
portant business preparatory to re-
sumption.
the ChurchiIi Trial.
SAN BUENA VENTURA, Dec. 20.
At the opening of the afternoon
session of the Court to-day, the
prosecution unexpectedly closed.
Mr.. Allen, for the defense, opened
their case to the jury in an elo-
quent address, stating what was
expected to be proven. He dwelt