Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-20
NIGHTS NEWS.
Especial to the HERALD by the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
Pacific Coast News.
The Conventiou-Afseraoon.

The Onveatt0u-AEaeEnO
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 1Sth.-The
Convention, after recess, in Com
mittee of the Whole, consideration
of the legislative article was re-
sumed.
Barnes substitute was rejected.
Section G, as adopted, is simply
rerry's amendment, basing repre-
sentation on population and prac-
tically excluding he Chinese. Sec
tions from to IL, inclusive, were
adopted without amendment. Sec
ton l, of the old Constitution, pro.
viding for elections by constituent
cies, to fill vacancies, was adopt ed,
instead Of section y of the new,
which permits the Legislature to
elect. Sections Is and Il were
adopted. Several amendments to
section 10 were offered. The sec-
tion as reported from the Commit.
tee does not require bill to be
printed, referred TO a committee or
read on three separate day.
Hager advocated safeguards OF
that character to prevent party
| legislation, not being satisfied that
reading on final passage was a
| passage.
Beerstecher spoke of the curse of
party legislation to California and
other States.
Reynolds asserted that twenty
one States had safeguards against
making laws hastily. He offered
an amendment requiring every
bill to be printed and read three
times before final passage. Adopted
Sections 16 to 20 were adopted
with slight changes of phraseology
An amendment to section 81, pro.
viding that no person convicted o.
the embezzlement of savings
banks or trust funds shall be eligi
BILE to office under the State.
Adjourned.
Trhe Questions BroH HeraEa Hnvgssi
gasiOu.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. l9th.-The
Finance Committee of the Board
of Supervisors began the ihvesti-
CATION of the sale of school ques-
tions last night.
Ezra Carr, State Superintendent,
explained the care exercised in the
matter, that no one should know
about them until the proper time.
Was not acquainted with Ewald
and did not believe be got the
questions from the State Board.
p. b. Nagle said he gave his
daughter $3.50 to pay teach ell
Moore for instructing her in the
duties of teacher, but never paid
for any questions. Had several
talks with Moore about the sale of
questions. Moore considered him
self invulnerable.
Ferdinand Deitz testified that he
did not tell Miss Kennedy he could
get the questions for her from
Ewald. Did not write to her that
Ewald would get them for her fol
ten dollars. AS soon as he finished
a letter was handed to him which
he acknowledged writing, which
proved that he had obtained the
money, gone to Sacramento and
obtained the questions.
Blaine Coming 4. California.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. ia pri.
vate telegram received in this city
from Senator John ]. Patterson, oi
South Carolina, states that he eX-
poets to leave Washington on the
22d instant, accompanied by Sena
tor James G. Blaine, for a flying
trip to California during the holi.
days.
On the 1st of next month the
Board of Police Com misaionors will
be required by law to fix the saIa-
ries OF officers of the Police Depart
ment, aud considerable interest is
felt by members of the force as to
whether the Commissioners will
increase the pay of the new officers
or reduce that of the old.
Andrew Salinas, Steward Of the
steamer Senator, was relieved of a
gold watch and chain, valued at
Sl50, end S55 In cGin at the Occi-
dental House, on Market street,
where he claims to have been
drugged. Richard DAILY, o fire.
quenter of the place, was arrested
this afternoon on suspicion of COM
plicity in the theft.
The public schools will be closed
tomorrow, and a vacation will be
granted until January 9th.
Hereafter the San Francisco
Stock Board will print its own
lists, and quotations will be free tc
all.
Tried 90 snoot HIS aTother-Ewaid
Missing.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Frank
Guinan, q boy eighteen years OF
age, attempted to shoot his mother
on Vallejo street this morning,
firing two charges from double.
barrelled shotgun at her, missing
each time. He was arrested. The
boys father is in Jail for larceny
and TWO of his brothers are also
imprisoned for crime.
Ewald has not yet been found,
but many officers are searching for
him.
Ferdinand Deitz, who was caught
pejuring himself before the Fin
ance Committee last night, will
have his ease examined by the
grand jury.
San Francisco Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19th.-
Wheat dull and unchanged. Barley
dull; coast feed, 924@974; bay,
81 05. Corn steadier; small yellow.
ST 023@l 05; large yellow, 964 OOH
Oats-Good California feed ST 40(9
ST 45; common, 81 o5@1 25. Rye
nominal, 81 %. Bnckwheat-
Choice, 81 %. Hay stagnant and
nominal. Potatoes active and
firm; Petalnmas. 81 35@1 s7a;