Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-07
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SACRAMENTO, Nov. 6th.--Tbe
met at 10 o'clock.
Beerstacher presented a petition
from the Independent German
Congregation of San Francisco
against the exemption
Of church property from taxation
and any reference to the Sabbath
in the Constitution. To the Com
mittee on Legislative Depart ment.
Wilson, from the Judiciary COM
reported that, in the opin-
ion of the Committee, the rrovis.
ions of the United States Constitu-
tion relating to jury trials do not
apply to State Courts.
New propositions: By Doyle,
for Board of Police
Commissioners for San Francisco.
By Smith, of Santa Clara, re-
stricting the removal OF county
seats.
By O'Donnell, for permanently
locating the State capital at San
Francisco. subject to the vote of
the people.
Hager offered a resolution re-
questing the Surveyor General to
furnish an approximate estimate
of the number of square miles in
each county of the State. Adopted.
Wilson, of San Francisco, offered
q resolution, which was carried, in
structing the President of the Con-
vention to take such steps as he
may deem desirable to carry out
the report of the Judiciary Com
mittee.
The Convention then went into
Committee of the Whole on the
Preamble and Bill of Rights, the
pending clause being the report of
the judiciary Committee on the
clause providing for the trial of of
tenders by Information, aud only
calling a Grand Jury once q year.
Schell, of Stanislaus, offered as a
substitute the section reported by
the Committee on Preamble pro.
viding for the indictment of capi-
tai and State prison offenses by a
grand jury and that grand juries
shall consist of fifteen, two-thirds
of whom may indict. Campbell of
fered a verbal amendment to the
section rejected by the Judiciary
Committee provididg that, before
Jury trial, there shall be an exam
ination before ommitting magis-
trate. Adopted.
Waters, of San Bernardine, Of
fered as substitute the clause of
the present Constitution. He dep
recated the establishment of per-
sonal inquisitor, call him District
Attorney, Judge. or any thing else,
who should have power to place
any citizen upon trial.
At l2 O'clock the Committee re-
ported progress.
Recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On reassembling the Convention
went into Committee of the
Whole.
Waters's amendment was de.
feated.
Heustis offered an amendment
leaving the matter in the Legisla-
ture. Defeated.
Barton offered an amendment
providing for holding over by a
com mitting magistrate to court for
trial and the grand jury to hold
public sessions once year. De-
feated.
The section as reported by the
Judiciary Committee, amended by
Campbell, providing for q hearing
before committing magistrate,
was adopted.
Section nine, referring to libel,
was read.
Ayers offered an amendment pro-
viding that prosecutions against
newspapers should be brought
where published. Defeated.
Mcfarland moved to strike out
the provision giving a jury the
right to determine the law and the
fact.
Pending the consideration of the
question, the Committee rose and
the Convention adjourned at s
o'clock.
saic,de-DIed from nfs Wounds
SAN Francisco, Nov. G.-Moses
Kullman, aged 45, German, mem
ber of the firm of Kullman, Wag-
ner & Co., and proprietor of the
Pacific tannery at Stockton, COM
mitted suicide at 2:30 o'clock this
morning at the Howard House.
Deceased was found lying upon his
bed, fully dressed, with u knife
wound in his head. The reason for
the deed Is unknown.
Samuel Lusk, aged 80, native
of Ireland, died this morning at 8
O'clock. He was employed by j.
Alexander, coal dealer, and yes
terday was thrown from his cart.
Money Market.
SAN FRANCISCO, November s.
Legal tenders, 99s bid, 99s asked; ;
Mexican dollars, S93 bid, 80 asked ;
trade dollars, 964 bid, 81 asked.
half dollars 9s4 bid, 9sa asked.
San Francisc0 Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. g. Wheat
quiet; choice 81 174@1 80; good
shipping 81 724@175 Barley dull;
coast feed 10000; bay feed $I6
! OF; brewing 81 O71@1 20. Corn
unchanged. Oats unchanged. Rye,
choice, ST 274. Hay inactive, $7f
@l5. Potatoes dull s5c@Sl 17t.
Idaho n"a Washington.
SILVER CITY, Idaho, Nov. 6th.-
The returns of the Territorial elec-
ton are meagre, but indicate that
Ainslie is elected to Congress.
Late returns from Washington Ter
ritory indicate the election of
Brents, Republican, by a small
A Constitution has been
adopted excluding female suffrage
and local option. ~ III