Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-23
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
Especial to the HERALD by the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
Pacific Coast News.
Cons,i,n,iona, Convention.

constitutional Convention.
SACRAMENTO, Nov. .22.-Tho Con-
v5ntiOn met at 10 o'clock.
Dawling, of San Francisco, offer
ed series of resolutions expressive
of regret at the death of delegate B.
f. Kenny; also, appointing a COM
mittee of six to attend the funeral,
and that the expenses of the same
be betrayed out of the appropria.
tion belonging to the Convention;
further, that the Convention adj
journ on Saturday at noon until
Monday at P. NJ, out of respect to
his memory. Adopted unanimous
ly.
The Chair appointed as the COM
mittee, Beerstecher, Barnes, Nc
Callum, Barbour, Larkin and Red
dy.
Several petitions were presented
in favor of inserting clause in the
Constitution protecting mechanics
liens.
Estee submitted proposition
prohibiting officials from receiving
constructive fees.
Campbell gave notice of motion
changing the rules so that the Con-
vention meet at $3.50, take recess at
1890 until 2, remain in session un-
til 5 and then recess until 7.
Herrington offered a resolution
requesting the Railroad Commits
siOner to forward information con-
Cernipg all the railroads in the
State. Adopted.
Tinnin presented report from
the Committee on Water and Water
Rights. The section proposed to
leave matters pretty m uch as they
now exist.
Smith, of San Francisco, gave
notice of presenting a minority re-
port.
The Convention went into Com
mittee of the Whole on the article
on Corporations, the pending ques-
ton being Ayers's amendment.
Gregg moved that sections is and
10 be postponed until the question
of Commissioners had been de.
cided. Lost.
Campbell offered an amendment
as follows: Whenever q railroad
company shall, for the purpose of
competing with another railroad,
constructed or in process of con.
structiOn, lower its rates of fares
and freights from one point to an
other, it shall not again raise the
rates without the consent of the
government authority in which
shall be vested the right to fix fares
and freights; nor shall such other
railroad raise its rates without
similar consent.
AT II O'Clock the committee rose
and the Convention took the usual
recess.
AFTERNOON.
After recess Campbell altered his
amendment so as to include rail-
roads hereafter to be constructed.
After speeches by Shafter and
, Edgerton the Convention adjourn.
ed at Pm
COmmitt ee 10 DRAFT EeseiutIyus O,
Respect.
SACRAMENTO, Nov. 22d. - The
Workingmen's Constitutional Club
this morning appointed Barbour,
: Farrell, Davis, White and Morse a
J Committee to draw up resolutions
, OF respect on the death of Kenny,
who was q member of the Club.
Tine stock Market stiil Depressed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22.-The
market this morning was a disap.
pointment for those who looked fol
a continuation of the better feeling
9 prevailing yesterday. At the early
, session to-day there was marked
weakness noticeable, except in H
q n, nor was any effort to sustain
3 the market apparent. At the II
, o'clock call prices went down with
rush. The call on Sierra Nevada
was very exciting, and the stock
closed at $58, with sales of over g..
500 shares. Union stood up better,
closing at 1921, to the great relief
of holders, who expected to see it
drop to $50. Among the numerous
reasons given for the drop to-day
, the most generally received are the
shading off in color Of the rosy re-.
ports from the Sierra Nevada cross
| Sob ahu thO
the alleged compromise effected be-
tween the Flood and Skae factions.
San Francisco Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22l.-
Wheat dull; choice scarce and firm,
selling at ST. 80; good shipping
ST. 72l@1 IS; fair do. ST. 20. Barley
firm; coast feed S5c. .@S1 90; brew
ing ST. 10@1 20. Oats steady; Hum
boldt ST. 42a@1 so; Oregon 81 5O@
ST. 80; Coast 81 00@1 25. Corn dull;
large yellow ST. O0@1 05; small
81 05@$1 10. Hay scarce; fair wild
ost $l2; good do. $13k. Potatoes
dull, 60c. c.@$l 05.
House Burned By AutI.RaiIroaa
VIsALIA, CAL, Nov. ga num-
| Der of mounted men rode up to a
rancher's house last night, near
Hanford, called the man out and
burned the house to the ground.
The occupants name is unknown.
He had been warned not to rent
land belonging to the railroad, but
did not heed the warning. The
land belongs to the railroad COM
pany, was rented of them by Perry
Phillips and by him to the present
occupant. The supposed cause is
the old railroad trouble.
Suspension of Grain Shippers.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22d.-N.
Ten Bosch & Co., shipping and
commission merchants, 109 Cali
fornia street, have suspended. The
house was engaged in the wheat
trade and had branches at Port.
land, Oregon, and Liverpool, Eng
land. Their liabilities are UNDER
stood to amount to about $4,000