Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-12-07
A Trns edy Nenr PIeasnntop.

A Trag edy Nenr PIeasansOp.
PLEAsANToN, CAL, Dec. 6.-Yes
terday Robt. Davis came into town
aud gave himself up to the officers,
stating that he bad killed a man
named Joe Donnelly in the noun
tains about twelve miles
south of this place. The
officers, accompanied by Davis,
went after the body of Donnelly,
and found it as he had stated. The
body was brought to town and an
inquest held to-day. The jury
brought in verdict of justifiable
homicide. 1t seems that Donnelly
had just served term in the Peni-
tentiary for theft. for which SER
vice he blamed Davis, as Davis
was instrumental in procuring his
arrest at that time. A charge OF
murder is now preferred against
Davis. He will have hearing to-
morrow.
the Convention
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 6.-The Con-
vention met at $3.50, President Hoge
In the chair. Beerstecher present.
ell memorial from citizens of San
Francisco asserting that the hard
4 times, low wages and business de-
4 preston in California are attrib.
utable to land monopoly, and ask.
ing that the new Constitution shall
leave the matter of taxation
to the discretion of the Law.
making power, simply providing
that all laws imposing taxes shall
have uniform operation, and that
whatever exemptions be made OIL
cumulative rates be imposed, they
shall apply equally to all individu
ais under the same conditions
Referred to the Committee or
Lands.
A communication was presented
from the Superintendent of State
Printing announcing that the cos
Of supplying from the State Office
"a series of Readers, supposing tht
Estate owned the copyright, equa
to the Pacific Coast Readers, woult
be as follows: First thousand-$5,
936. 20; each additional thousand
S1,168.O4. Equal to McGuffey'
serIes-first thousand, $5,6l786
each additional thousand, 1904 %
Bowling, of San Francisco, Of
fered resolution reciting tba
Congressman Stephens had intro
duced a bill granting u subsidy t.
the Texas Pacific Railroad, and re
questing the Senators and Repre-
sentatives from California to sup
port the same for the purpose of oh
tanning a competitive trans-conti
mental railroad.
Ayers, of Los Angeles, seconde,
the proposition.
Wellen said that, while thi
country had declared against sub
sides he, for one, would neve
support the motion to re.introduc
the System. He moved that the res
olution go to the table.
O'Sullivan seconded. Carried.
Vacquerel offered a propositio
for Insertion in the article on col
porations requiring all railroad
and transportation companies
furnish free passes to the Railroa
Commissioners; that rates be fixe
on O basis not to exceed three cen
per mile for passengers and thre
cents per ton per mile for freight
that the companies shall run ,
least one train daily, and that
question shall be submitted to IL
people for the purchase Of railroad
by the State.
On motion of Grace the propos
tion was sent to the table.
Belcher presented report fro
the Judiciary Committee, recon
mending the appointment of
committee Of three to confer wit
the Attorney General for the gu
mission Of an agreed case to IL
Supreme Court on the true CO
struction of the disputed points
the Act calling the Conventio
Adopted. The Chair appoint
Laine, Shafter and Terry as SUI
committee.
On motion of Edgerton, the ar
Gle on revenue and taxation W
made the special order after t
legislative article.
Terry moved that the article
the Legislative Department be CO
sidered next after corporations.
Miller objected, because 1t b
already been agreed to next ta
up the article on Chinese, q
Terry Withdrew his motion.