Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-12
l0ShNGELES WEEKLY HERALD
Morning kilograms.
rnssrngcrs Goias south.

Fnssrnwcrs GoiaE south.
MoJAvE, Feb. 11.-A Derhan,
Chas Hirschfeld, VIM Mimic, A j.
Ferguson, g B Hopkins. N G
Adams, A II Denker, j McCol-
lough,J Harrell, A D Wilson, w r
Pierce.
The following passengers are des-
tined south of Los Angeles:
B f Moore. J McCounachie, s r
Delong, III r Malrey, e s Dem
nlson, B Chase, Mrs w B Godbe,
J Morgan, G w Tozer, Mrs Nj
Codlen and daughter, r B Adams,
+ H Ward, Jos Fellwagh, w M
Bailey, Capt J A Mullen.
A New start ON the sch0Ol InVtsii-
cations.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 11.-In the
Board of Supervisors last evening
a communication was received
from Messrs. Sullivan and Leggett,
of the Board of Education, to the
effect that the recent investigation
into the neutrality-suspicious.
crookedness had failed on account
of the lack of proper charges hav-
ing been made out which would
bring the matter in such shape as
would enable the Finance Commit
tee to exert its full power in COM
pelling the presence and replies of
witnesses. 70 correct this weak
ness in the case of the previous
investigation, they submit
ted u complaint, made out
by John w. Taylor, of the
Board of Education, against
members of that Board, (himself
included) together with Auditor
Maynard and Treasurer Hubert,
charging said Board Of Education
with having kept in the School
Department certain teachers who
had obtained their positions by
means of fraudulent certificates;
said members being cognizant of
fraud. Plaintiff further charges
members of the Board of Education
with having paid said teachers cer-
tain salaries by means Of warrants
and receiving large commissions
from said teachers for maintaining
them Illegally and knowingly in
their fraudulently obtained posi-
tions in the School Department.
Plaintiff further charges Auditor
Maynardiwith unlawfully auditing
said teachers warrants and Treas
urer Hubert with having un-
lawfully paid the same out
OF funds of the city treasury.
b The complaint was referred to
the Finance Committee. 1t is be.
lieved that the investigation of
these charges will resultin develop.
ing the source whence questions
were surreptitIously obtained.
The Board of Supervisors last
evening accepted the resignation
of JnO. w. Dwinelle, special attor-
pey for the city and county in the
feehlo survey matter.
Tne Convention.
SACRAMENTO. Feb. 1.-THE Con-
vention met at $3.50 A. NJ, President
Hoge in the chair, l07 mem bers
present.
The President and German pre-
sented petitions asking for eXemp-
tion of church and charitable prop.
eTty lTOtn CaXatlOH.
Consideration of the article on
revenue and taxation was resum-
ed.
Ayers offered the following new
section! The Legislature may inn
pose a succession tax upon all lega-
cies and distributive shares derived
from the estates of deceased per.
sons, provided that, except in case
OF u non resident alien, no child,
brother, sister, father, mother, hus-
band or wife of any deceased per.
son shall pay such succession tax
unless the distributive share of such
person amounts in the aggregate to
more than $4,000 in value. The
section was rejected; ayes 80; noes
6S.
O'Sullivan offered a new section
providing for graduated tax on
land.
Cross moved to amend by insert
ing agricultural and grazing lands.
The amendment was rejected; ayes
40, noes 81.
Wyatt moved the previous ques-
tion on engrOssment, and the arti-
ole was engrossed and ordered to
its second reading.
The article on judicial Depart
ment was considered.
Barbour offered u substitute for
section 2, relating to sittings OF the
Supreme Court in bank. Substi-
tute rejected; ayes, 81; noes, ~.
Cross offered an amendment
allowing a case to be heard in bank
at the request of three Justices.
Recess.
The Potter Committee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11th.-The
Potter Investigating Committee in
secret session to-day laid on the
table a letter from DIR. Green,
President of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, published
Monday.
After few comments upon the
publication before the letter came
into the hands of the Committee 1t
was stated that the majority did
not intend to call any other wit
nesses at present. Whether they
would do so subsequently remains
to be considered.
San Francisco Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 11.-Wheat
Nothing doing and market with