Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-05

T. DAVlS, y M 6TlIlltn, w has
kell, r M Barham, Miss s E
Kingsley, l. Lowrie.
Tie Convention
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 4.-The Con-
vention met at $50, Belcher, Pres
ldent pro tenn, In the chair.
Winans presented petition from
citizens of San Francisco in favor
OF law for cooperative home
steads. Referred 10 the Committee
on Legislative Department.
Condor. of San Francisco, pre-.
sented a minority report from the
Com mittee on Public Buildings.
1t dissents from the majority report
by ecommending that the pro.
posed Board of Prison Com mis-
sioners be elected by the voters
instead of appointed hy the Cover
nor, and a prohibitive clause
against letting out prison labor by
contract.
Reed, from the Committee on
Agriculture, recon- mmended the pre-
sentation of memorial to the
President and Congress against the
proposed Franco merican treaty.
as being prejudicia' to the agricul-
tural interests of California. Reed
addressed the Convention in sup
port of the memorial. The report
of the Committee was unanimous
ly adopted and copies of the memo
rial ordered sent 10 all Californian
representatives at Washington.
O'Sullivan offered resolution TAX
ing from the table the proposition
offered by Hill requesting the Su.
perintendent of State Printing to
furnish the Convention the cost of
printing, binding, etc., series OF
school readers. The resolution was
taken from the table and adopted
under ViUd Voce vote.
New propositions were submit.
ted as follows: BY Harrington,
adding to the article on corpora
tions new section, requiring Rail-
road Com missioners to fix rates Of
fieighis and fares so that profits
will not exceed ten per cent. Re-
ferred to Committee of the Whole.
BY Ringgold, declaring banks of
navigable water, when within the
State, public highways for all pur.
poses incident to the use Of such
waters for navigation.
BY Thompson, declaring eight
hours days labor in ali public
offices and works of the State.
Estee, from the Committee on
Corporations, presented snbstl-
tute for section 20. relating to Com
missioners, as reported.
The Convention went into Com
mittee of the Whole on the article
on corporations, the pending Sec
ton and amendments being those
relating to Rail- DAD Com mission.
ers.
On motion of Larkln, the pre-
vious question was ordered on
Pending Amendments by Prouty
and Waters, and they we're voted
down as If by preconcerted arrange
ment. e-
Estee then submitted as u substi
amended by the Committee, and
the same was adopted.
Hale offered an amendment, ad-
ding to the section a provision
authorizing the Legislature ia
remove the Com missiOners for neg
lect of duty, malfeasance or incom-
potency, aud providing thrt the
Governor shall supply all vacan-
cies.
Wilson, of San Francisco, offered
further amendment that the pro.
posed Comm issioners be appointed
by the Governor. by and with the
consent of tho Senate
Barnes addressed the Convention
on general questions.
NAN F.ancIso. Markets.
EAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4.-Cur
rency aud silver runchanged. Whea
continues dull and prices nomina
and unchanged. Barley in goo;
demand; prices firm; coast feed
95c@Sl %; brewing, S1.l73@1.25
Oats unchanged. Corn steady
large yellow, S10o3@l.05. Rye
choice bay, $l.273. Hay dull ant
unchanged. Potatoes firm; Earl,
Rose $l00@l.0s. Tomales $L0O@
S1.l0.
Ellie wilton q" she Witness stand
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4.-Elli
Wilton was examined privately be
fore the Probate Court yesterda.
with reference to the estate of this
late Alex. Austin. She testifie,
that she had no knowledge of an,
of the personal property of Austin
or Of any property belonging to hi
estate. She declared that she ha,
placed every dollar she had in tn
world In Austin's hands, at his so
licitation, to be invested in stock S
at the time of her departur
for Europe with her sister, Mrs
Bogart. By this investment sh
lost everything, and was only abl
to return home on a letter Of credi
on the Bank of Nevada, which wa
given on security of some stoc
held by the bank which she ba
purchased with her own earning.
Tnis stock had since bee
hxx the honlr 4