Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-17

lowing: "The Legislature shall
have power to impose q special
oapitatiOn or poll tax on resident
Chinese" He contended that the
right to levy capitation tax was
constitutional.
Wilder desired to know if the
miners license tax was not de-
clared unconstitutional and if this
was not similar.
Howard cited several decisions to
sustain his position.
J Caples said the Chinese could be
taxed out of the State, if Howard
was correct.
Section 8 was stricken out by an
almost unanimous vote.
Howard's substitute for a capita
ton tax was rejected; noes 54;
ayes 27.
Klein offered an additional sec.
ton, that Chinese should not be
allowed to have firearms after the
adoption of the Constitution. 1t
makes it felony for any person to
sell firearms to Chinese, and pro.
vides for the confiscation of wea-
pons found in the Chinese houses.
Rolfe offered facetiOus amend
ment declaring the Constitution of
the United States null and void.
Both amendments were laid on tho
table.
Section 9, denying the rights of
suffrage to employers of Chinese,
was also striken out.
Millermoved that the Committee
recommend the adoption of the re-
port as amended. Carried.
Recess.
Kiilrd 4" "a Mine.
BODIE, Dec. 16.-Lawreuce Shar-
on was killed in the Mono mine
this afternoon. He was timbering
| at the bottom of the shaft when the
cage came down and killed him al
most instantly. He belonged in
Virginia City.
Hanged Himself iu Jail.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 16.-Jose Ra.
mon, an Indian desperate brought
here from Julian the other day for
assault to murder, committed sui
eide this morning by hanging him.
self to the Jail door with small
cord.
The Sprague Trias Caiied-A SEN
satlUn in Court.
SAN BUENAvENTURA, Dec. 49,
The court room was densely crowd
ed this morning, one hundred ju.
rors being in attendance, besides
an eager crowd of spectators. AZ
ter deciding some reserved cases,
his Honor called the case of the
People vs.. j. G. Churchill, charged
with the murder of T. w. Moore.
The counsel for the people consisted
of Frank Ganahl, of Los Angeles,
assisted by Williams & Williams,
N. w. Blackstock and l.. G.
Granger, as acting District Attor-
ney. The prisoner was represented
by Creed Haymand, of Sacra-
mento, w. w. Allen, of Los Ange-
les, and J. M. Brooks. Churchill
was brought into Court looking
somewhat pale but decidedly |
better than at the time of his |
first appearance. Mr.. Allen |
for the defense offered an affidavit,
which created a sensation, reciting
that Hon. e. Fawcett had been |
duly elected District Judge of the
First Judicial District and after
wards elected to the Constitutional
Convention, thereby vacating his |
Office of District Judge, and that, as
no appointment had eince
been made to fill such |
vacancy, therefore the pris-
oner objected to said Fawcett
acting as said District Judge. After
listening to the paper His Honor
ordered the Clerk to note the fol-
lowing order: Whereas, a paper,
scandalous and impertinent in its
nature, has been offered for the pur-
pose of intimidating this Court in
the performance of its duty; it is
therefore ordered by this Court
that said counsel who signed such |
paper and each of them be sum-
moned to appear on the morning of
Saturday next to show cause why |
they should not be punished for
contempt of court.
N. G. Bledsoe, whose name was |
signed as counsel, asked that he be |
omitted from the order, as he had
not signed the paper. The order |
was amended as to him, as he had |
withdrawn from the case. This
furry over, the list of jurors was
called and the Court proceeded to
listen to the excuses of those who
desired to avoid that duty.
The Census Committee in Councir.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The
Joint Committee Oh Census will
meet in the Senate Finance Com
mittee rooms tomorrow night to
hear the views of Prof. Francis A.
Walker, ex-Superintendent of Cen
sus, on that subject. This Com
mittee will prepare q bill to pro-
vide for the manner of taking the
eleventh census.
wrecked.
HALIFAX, December 16. - The
iron screw steamer Kate, of Whit
ley, England, from Galveston, cot
ton-laden, for Havre, became a
total wreck among the Bermudas
| on the first inst. A norton of the