Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-10-02

table and on the ayes and noes the
motion was defeated, II to 64.
Estee offered resolution that a
committee of nine be appointed TO
draft rules for organization. An
amendment that the same commit
tee designate the Standing Com
mittees of the Convention was
adopted.
West, of Los Angeles, offered
substitute providing for the ap-
pointment by the Chair of the fol-
lowing committees: Rules, Priv
ileges and Elections, Printing, Ac-
counts and expenditures, Preamble
and Bill of Rights, Legislative
| Departments, Executive Depart
ments, Judicial Departments, Elec-
tion Franchise, Education, Public
Instruction, Public Debt and
Works, Militia, County and Town
ship Organizations, Apportion-
ment and Representation, Revenue
and Taxation, Municipal Corpora
tions, Corporations other than Mu-
nicipal, Miscellaneous, Amend
ments, Schedule OF Tariff on In
toxicating Liquors, Enrolment,
Revision. The substitute was
withdrawn ami the original resolu-
ton, with an amendment, increas-
ing the number to Is, was adopted.
Vests resolution was then refer
red to that Committee.
A resolution extending thanks tc
Governor Irwin and State Secre'
tary Beck, for the performance o
their labors, was introduced and
. adopted, but several WorkipgmeI
u. who feel dissatisfied with the Gov
, ernoi's ruling, voted loudly agains
it. The Convention then adjourn
ed ultil 10 o'clock A. NJ, tomorrow
Gene-ai sherman On tho Souiheri
Pacific.
. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1.-Genera
Sherman has written letter to u
D. Cotton, Vice President of tn
Southern Pecific, dwelling upol
the importance OF the road to tn
u development of trade and friendl.
relations, closing with permission
to publish the letter, with the un
derstanding that it is written with
out consultation with the Wa
Department, though the writer
almost certain that 1t will NEE
- with the sanction of the depart
meHt.
n rh@ french B.hk- Opium ssnug
3 SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. lst.-Thl
l. afternoon the Bank Commissioner
signed their report on the affairs
the French Savings Bank. The
y say: "Investigation disclosed dis
!. creditable practices in the manage
|. ment of the hank. Loans had bee
y made on Insufficient securities, til
}; looks of the institution did not 81
II ways show the real debtor and ther
}; w.s evidently great want of an
:; gence on the part of the Directors
k 1t was only by an examination Il
= all the papers that the facts wer
= revealed The report relates L
;; facts set forth concerning MI
k Mahe's loans. They found tn
g bank to be a mutual institution
Il There is reserve fund of S25l 43
d and a building fund of Sl4,304
!, total S265,737, which, deducted
y from 1904, III the amount of the de
II ficlency, leaves net loss or de
l. ficiency of S539, 9,440. They wish i
a to be understood that the affairs O
!, the bank may not be even so favor
D, able and that they were unanl
! mously in favor of its going int
J. liquidation. Ii vigorous measure
It had been taken by the bank officer
ie these defalcations of Mr.. Nah
,r might have been discovered.
II The Custom House Inspector
IS lighted on a small opium bonanz
}. yesterday, in the wagon used t
ID transport mails from the steame
Ie City OF Peking. There had bee
4. smuggled into it a package con
l. tanning 800 tins of opium, tn
1t whole representing about is
j. pound. Joseph Hess, the man i
charge of the package, was arreste
<. and required to give bonds t
i answer the charge.
/. Grnio and PEoduce Market.
!, SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1st.-
J, Wheat stagnant and nominal
J, shipping 81 624@1 55; millin
!, ST 624@1 6j. Barley dull and un
l. changed. Oats dull; Californi
}, feed Sls@1 40. Corn quiet at ST !
l. al 17t Rye inactive and nomina
;, 81 2O@l 80. Hay firm and un
: changed. Potatoes steadier; Cul
i fey's Cove 81 30@1 40; other re
Z, 9oc. @Sl4; white 62Ac. .@S1 05.