Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-21
Beersteoher seconded Edgerton's

ouCiotccii6I stCOudtu LukcEtou
Barnes moved to table the whole
subject matter, in order that the
might get to business.
The roll was called on the motion
to table, resulting. ayes 76, noes GA.
Carried.
Reynolds, pursuant to notice,
moved to reconsider the vote by
which the Convention indefinitely
postponed the question Of printi ng
the Journal.
Howard moved to table the ques.
tion. Carried on division by u vote
of so ayes, 46 noes. The Conven-
tion then went into Committee of
the Whole on the article on Cor
porations, the pending section be-
ing 10, in relation to railroads and
pending amendments, the first by
Barbour, declaring railroads and
navigable canals public highways
free to all persons for transporta'
ton, under such regulations as
may be prescribed by law; second,
that by Howard, of Los Angeles,
adding to Barbout's amendment
securing just compensation to rail-
roads therefor. Barbour accepted
the amendment.
Estee, Chairman of the Commit
tee, then offered a further amend
ment as substitute for the sec.
tion, substantially the section as
reported, with verbal amendments.
Estee's amendment was adopted as
the section by a vote of rs to 81.
The next section as reported pro-
hibits officers of railroads from be-
ing interested in supplying mate
rials to railroad companies or in
engaging in the business of trans
portation ever such companies
roads.
Freud offered a substitute includ-
ing all Corporations within the pur-
view of the section, and prohibiting
all officers of Corporations from
speculating in the stock of the
same.
Beerstecher asked that the
amendment be voted down and the
whole subject referred back to the
Committee on Corporations.
Mcconnell, ,of sacramento, moved
to add to the section provision
requiring the Legislature to pass 6
law making the offer of a free pass
to any public officer a felony.
Shafter offered further amend
ment, including delegates of th'
Convention among those who shall
not receive free passes. daughter
Barnes thought the sportive gen
tleman from Marin might bette
employ his time than by offering
: ridiculous propositions of this char
acter to serious question.
To this Shafter replied that tn
q amendment was offered in goo
faith.
The previous question bavin,
8 been called, all amendments wer
. voted down and the clause adopte,
as reported.
In section IS, prohibiting rail
: road companies combining will
G owners of vessels or common car
: riers to pool issues, Ayers, of Lo
Angeles, offered an amendmen
adding to the section provisio
u that, where railroad companie
= lower their rates to compete will
r rival lines, the same shall never b
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this amendment the Committe
: reported progress and the Conven
;, tion adjourned.
The Stack panfe-Great ExciteMen
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20.-Cou
trary to general expectation, til
s stock panic continued to-day. TIL
d outlook was more favorable at tn
= early session of the Board thi
morning, but at the IL o'clock cal
another break occurred, Sierra Ne
r vada going down to sos, Union $50
and the other Comstocks sympa
thizing with the leaders. In tn
afternoon there was partial re
covery. The excitement here ant
in Virginia City is intense. Whel
the break of to-day occurred tn
streets were full of rumor
that there had been al
, outbreak in Virginia City
Press and private dispatches con
tradict the rumor 60 far as an
overt act is concerned, but stat,
that the miners, many of whom
have been ruined by the panic
threaten violence to John Skae, tn,
manager of Sierra Nevada, but they
were, to great extent, quieted by
his proposition to admit q commit
tee of miners to examine the mine
Great excitement still prevails
The latest dispatch from Virgins
! says that oil is perfectly quiet anr
and that there is not the slightest
danger of trouble of any kind. The
miners committee have gone tC
examine the Sierra Nevada.
Money Market.
: SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20.-Silvel
: II to per cent. discount. Green.
backs unchanged.
san FrHncfsc. Markets
, SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2Oth.-
Wheat dull and easier; choice
: milling ST 75; good shipping, ST. &c
al 724. Barley scarce and firm;
coast feed, 85c.@$1 CO.; brewing
nominal. Oats-Choice scarce and
worth ST 55. Corn dull; small vel.
low, ST l73. Large do. 81 029@1 O5.
Hay-None In market. Potatoes
overstocked and dull, $75c @S1 05.
saloon Keeper shot.
OAKDALE, CAL, Nov. 20.-E. l..
Davis, saloon keeper, was shot in
the right eye by James Scroggins
In Davis's saloon about one O'clock
this morning. There are no hopes
for his recovery.
Grand Marshal ka0ia Dead.
| STOCKTON. Nov. 20th.-John p.
Kafilz, Grand Marshal of the Cali
fornia Grand Lodge, Order of
Druids, died In this city, after a
brief illness, to-day.
The Sierra Nevada ssine.
VIRGINIA, New, Nov. 20.-There
is nothing new about the Sierra
Nevada to-day, except that Osbis-
ton and Othprs have oona dou N