Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-10-09

u NOnnlttee on Lar
stead Exemption.
Committee on Rule
Barber moved [
of Committee
tenn. Referred to
Rules.
Adjourned at 2:40 P. M.
To-DAY's SESSION.
SACRAMENTO. October Sth The
Convention met at 10 A. NJ.
The Chair announced the follow
ing Committees:
On Preamble and Bill of Rights
Van Dyke, Van Vorhies, Mill,
Freud, Ringold, Noel, Boucher,
Jones, Barton,
On Right of Suff,rage-Eagan,
McCullom, McGarvey, Glasscock,
Sweazy, Evey, Walker, Townsend,
Wyatt, Cross, Caples.
On Judiciary and Judicial De-
partments-S.M. Wilson, Edgerton,
Shafter, Graves, Belcher, w. l..
Dudley, Eagan, Howard, Campbell,
Tully, G. V. Smith, Steele, Laine,
Hilborne, Waters, Dunlap, Barry,
Beerstecher.
On Military Barnes,
Holmes, Davis, Stedman, Moffat,
e. o. Smith, Harvey, Ohleyer,
Brown, Hunter, Estee.
On observation-disclosures, Chap.
man, Martin, Morse, Reynolds,
Harrington, Lampson, Mansfield,
On City, County and Township
Observation-Disclosures, FAwcett,
Mcfarland. Barbour, Hale, Hall,
Schell, Tinnin, Reddy, Rolfe,
Barnes, Holmes, Mills, McCollum,
Freeman.
On State Institutions and Public
Buildings-Overton, Van Dyke,
Andrews, Keys, Laine, Condor,
Weller.
On Apportionment and Repre-.
sentation-Murphy, Swing. Prontz,
West, Crouch, Wicks, Burt, Nc
Connell, Inman, Mason.
On Miscellaneous Subjects
Dean, Kenny, O'Donnell, O'Sulli-
van, Schimp, Stevenson, Kelley,
Farrell, Luvigne.
On Future fundamentally Black.
mer, Webster, Bowling, German,
Herold, Grace, Lewis, Weller,
Charles.
On Schedule, Moreland, Boggs,
Joyce, Harrison, McComas. Nuna-
ber, Swanson, Vacquerel, Hughes,
Kleine, HI. w. Smith.
On Reporting and Printing
Shoemaker, Filcher, Ayers, O'Sul-
Ivan, Thompson.
On Priviledges iand Elections
Larkin. Stuart, Cowden, Rolfe,
Berry, Martin, Shurtleff, Linden,
Nelson, Mccoy, Hitchcock, Por-
ter, G. V. Smith, Gregg, J. M.
Dudley.
On Mileage and Contingent Ex-
penses, Hilhorn, Walker, Rhodes,
McNutt, Turner, Tuttle, Bell and
Doyle.
The Committee on Rules report
ed in favor of Standing Commit
tee, known as the Land and Home
stead Exemption, of nine men,
bers; also in favor of a Com mittee
on Judiciary and Judicial Depart
ments.
Nui Phy Who Cdiicu W Tile CualT.
The printed rules, as reported by
the Committee, were considered
and adopted with some amend.
ments in immaterial particulars.
In accordance with the rule, the
Convention took n recess of one
hour at 12 NJ.
| san Fra"cisco HRppemtBgs-T The
Aus,in-Wiis"n L-ssers.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. S.-Alex
Ruth, n molder employed at the
Union Iron Works, was killed last
night by mold of an engine bed
He was assisting in moving it,
when 1t fell on him. He was ma
tive of Ireland, aged 81.
The body of an unknown man,
evidently a sailor, was found float
ing In the bay off Broadway whar
this morning.
Jennings 8. Cox, former business
partner of the late Alex Austin
was cited to appear before the Pro
bate Court this morning and an.
swer regarding the property of the
late Austin, supposed to be in his
possession, and show cause why
he should not surrender 1t to the
Public Administrator. Neither Cox
nor his counsel appeared In answer
to the citation. and the case wai
continued until tomorrow. The
citation Is due to the possession BY