Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-19

tion 4 requires the Secretary OF
state to cause the Constitution
TO be published each week for
four consecutive weeks before
the first Wednesday iu May, 1879,
in not more than six newspipers-
one in San Francisco, one ia Sacra-
mento, one in Los Angeles, and
one In each of the counties OF
Nevada. Santa Clara and Sonoma.
Section 8 provides for the printing
of ballots. Sections g, Z, 8 and 8
regulates the ordinary details OF
election, the canvass of votes, etc.
Section 10 is as follows: In order
that future elections Of the
State shall conform TO the
requirements Of this ConstItu
ton the term Of all officers
elected under the same aud whose
term of Office is four years or over
shall be respectively one year
shorter than the term provided for
in this Constitution, and the term
of al officers whose term is two
years shall be respectively one
year longer than provided for IN
his Constitution, except members
of the Assembly whose term shall
be one year, aud the successors Of
such officers shall be elected at the
last election before the expiration
of terms as in the section provided
A minority of the Committee dis
-euting from section 10, submitted
the following: ain order that fu-
ture elections in the State shall
conform to the requirements of the
Constitution the terms of all Of
ticers elected under the same shall
be respectively one year shorter
than the term provided in this
Constitution, and the successors of
all such officers shall be elected at
the last election before the expira
ton of the terms as in this section
provided.h Secticn IL requires the
Constit ution, in the event of ratih
ton. to take effect July 4, 1870, at
noon.
fne Convention went into Com
mittee of the Whole on cities,
counties and towns, Section 20
limiting county or city indebted
ness TO four per centum on the
value of taxable property, excerpt
by county to erect Court House
ar Jail, was amended by placing the
limit at two per cent.
Estee offered an amendment ad
ding after the word "jtir" the
words tor Of city ard county Tor
the construction of water works or
for their acquisition by means of
cop,iemiatIon"
Hager moved to strike out the
"acqaisitinn" clause Of Estee's
amendment.
Estee's amendment was adopted.
Mansfield offered an amendment
allowingth two per cent. limit IT,
be exceeded for the construction of
schools. Rejected
Sections II aud % were stricken
out as suppitluous.
Section % allows gas and water
companies to lay down pipes. and
requires such companies respective
ly to furnish pubic bodies, institu-
tions a,id schools with gas and
water free of charge. Water toex
tinguisll flge is also to be supplied
without charge.
Campbell moved to amend the
clause relating to the use of streets
by making such use uhiect to the
general ordinances of the munici.
pal legislature.
Winans moved to strike out the
section. The motion to strike out
prevailed.
ihe Committee rose for recess.
ss" Fsancssc" Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan IS Wheat
Market quiet; choice milling,
81 771. Bafiey-Drmand still con-
tinues for choice brewing de>crip-
tions; good coast, 973c. Osts-Mar
ket lifeless; no sales reported; prices
unchanged. Corn--L ,rge yellow,
973, Hay-Unciianged. Onions
-Choice, Sc 25@6.50. Potatoes
Prices as heretofore.
I"dsnn Muraerae zaanged.
PORTLAND, Or, Jan. 1s.-The
following dispatch from Pendle-
ton, da' ed the 17th, via Walla
Walla 2Sth, has Just been received:
APPS, the remaining Indian, CON-
victed of completely in the murder
of whites last Summer, was hanged
here to day. Some precautions
were observed to prevent trouble.
A number of whites and In-
dians attended the execution. Sew
eral prominent .InIians addressed
the whites and Indians, assuring
them of peace in the future. Two
hours before the execution APP
babe farewell to his people. saying
he died Innocent, as he had
killed no one. He adjured his peo
pie TO profit by his fate, and not
harbor any ill-feeling toward the
whites. An interview with prOmi-
nent chiefs showed that they were
all greatly anxious to have It
| understood that they had no inten-
ton to retaliate, but would remain
peaceful. They asked for even JUS
tice and that the wholesale plnn
deriug Of their horses by lawless
whites he stopped. Regarding
commissioner Hughes's recon
mendation 10 remove them to an
other locality, the Indians expr, So
a partial Willingness, but desire an
opportunity to vi1it Washington
and arrange their future with the
Preideut himself.
| Cougreksieuni.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. lS.-HoUsE
The Geneva Award bill was
taken up II, the regular order oi
business. After some discussion
the previous question was seconded
and the main question ordered, the
understanding being that Butler
should be allowed fifteen minutes
and Knott us much time as he de-
sled before the vote should be
taken.
washt"xtow Notes.
| WAsHINGToN, Jan. Is The
House Committee on Coinage,
Weirhts ana Measure. has author
iZpn MullrOw To IlrppnrQ n hill fof