Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-03
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
Especial to the HERALD by the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
Pacific Coast News.
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SACRAMENTO, Dec 2.-The Con-
vention met at g o'clock, President
pro. tenn. Belcher in the Chair.
One hundred and one members re.
sponded to the roll call.
A letter was read from the Con-
troller stating that per diem war
rants had been issued for only four
iavs last week to delegates and Of
ficers Of the Convention on ac-
count OF the adjournment. The
letter also stated that there was
nothing in the law authorizing the
payment ofdelegate Strong's funer-
al expenses.
Barnes stated that he differed
from the Controller In his view of
the law and moved that the letter
he referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee, for the purpose of obtaining
the decision of the Supreme Court
ON the exact situation of the fund
of S150. 900 appropriated for the ex-
penses of the Convention.
On motion OF Estee the Conven-
ton went into Committee OF the
Whole on the railroad section in
the article on Corporations.
Campbell obtained the floor and
addressed the Convention in oppn-
sition to the appointment of the
Com m isslon. He concluded by
reading an amendment which he
would offer when the proper time
arrived, embodying his views.
Section 10, which prohibits rail-
roads pooling freights aud fares,
Ayers's Amendment, which pre-
vents railroads from raising their
rates after once reducing them
without tho consent of the Legisia-
ture, and Campbell's amendment
am bodying the same idea, were
read. Cross, Blackmer and others,
spoke against the latter amend
ment and it was lost. Blackmer
offered an amendment permitting
the Legislature to raise transporta
ton rates, after having been re-
duced. by y two thirds vote. After
some discussion on the amendm ent,
Shoemaker moved to rise. Lost.
Estee hoped that all the amend
ments would be veted down.
Terry and Larkin supported
Ayers's proposition.
Blackmer's amendment was lost.
O'DonneIl offered an amendmen
prohibiting transportation compa.
nies from paying a bonus to other
companies for permitting them to
do carrying. Lost.
The question then being or
Ayers's amendment, 1t was adopt
ed. Ayes, 66; noes, 80.
Hale proposed to amend by vest
ing the power to raise reduced rates
in the Com mission, instead of leav-
Ing 1t in the Legislature, as or
Ayers's proposition. Adopted.
Section 20, providing for the Gre
alton of Railroad Commission
the proposed amendment giving
three -fourths of the Legislature
power to amend the action of the
Commission, aud Watars's subsli
tute for the section, which creates
the Commission with prescribei
powers, were read. The COMMITTEES
then rose.
O'Donnell rose to a question o.
| privilege. He said his rights had
| oSen Soodi cu OJ sShai nuu ocuoa
tional sheet published at San Fran
cisco called the San Fraucisc,
| Chronicle. After reading u state
lnent from the paper that he haC
gone back on the principles Of tn,
Workingmen's party, he pro-
Eounced it o malicious libel. H.
concluding he said the creature.
who published the paper were in
,iioted as libeIers unworthy of be
lief aud he called the writer OF the
article liar.
Cross moved tn appoint Murphy
Tuliy and Waters committee t,
punish this libel. Laughter.
The Convention adjourned a
4:5U P. NJ.
Expected Dividend-Saicide.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2d.-Tht
Post this evening, In the stock ar
ticle, says that rumors have been
current for several days that divi
dend will be paid this month by
the Californi. Company. We fud
/ hat the total shipments from the
mine for the month ending
November both, including tht
clean up at the mills, were valued
at $472. 1886 "A The company is re
ported to have q good surplus in the
treasury and we are Informed Of
ficialIy that, IL 1t be the desire Of
the Trustees ut the coming meet
ing TO declare q dividend OF one
dollar per share, the same can be
easily accomplished, but 1t ssHI