Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-11
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
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Pacific Coast News.
The Convention -Af.eraoOn.

uNshS SSaos iEOVtos
The Convention n-AfseraoOn.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 10th. - The
Convention re.assembled at the
usual hour.
The following memorial to Con-
gress was introduced by Reynolds,
considered under suspension of the
rules and made the special order
for Wednesday next at 2 p. NJ:
WHEREAS, A certain bill is now
pending before Congress purporting
to grant $4,000 acres of land to the
University of California, in excess
Of $1,000 acres granted to the Col.
lsge of Agriculture; and
WHEREAS, The members of this
Convention assert that the Regents
have asked for the passage of no
such bill, and that it is neither di.
rectly nor indirectly in the interest
of the University; and
WHEREAS, Grants of land made
in the manner proposed by said
bill only afford opportunities to
rob the public domain of lands
which ought to be granted only to
actual settlers in limited quanti-
ties; therefore,
Resolved, BY this Constitutional
| Convention of the State of Califor-
mia, now in session, that Congress
be and is hereby respectfully but
earnestly memorialzed to refuse tc
pass such bill, to the end thai
whatever remains of the public do.
main may be retained for the use
of those who will settle upon and
improve it.
| Whites amendment requiring
only one member of the Board OF
Equalization from each Congress.
sional District, was adopted; ayes
SO, noes 80, and the section so
amended was adopted.
Section IL, as amended by Com
mittee Of the Whole, was adopted.
1t provides that the roadway, road.
bed, rails and rolling stock of all
railroads in this State, operated in
more than one county, shall be as.
sessed by the State Board of Equal.
ization at their actual value and
and the same shall be apportioned
to the counties in proportion to the
number of miles Of railway laid in
such counties and all property OF
railroads shall be assessed by the
counties in which such property is
situated.
An additional section, recon-
mended by the Committee of the
Whole, which authorizes the Leg
isiature to provide for an income
tax, was discussed at length.
Cross moved to amend the Sec
ton by providing that no tax
shall be assessed upon incomes di-
rectly derived from property taxed.
Rejected.
Jones moved to amend by pro.
viding that only net incomes should
be taxed ami that the tax should
be levied uniformly.
Xitied with II Ciesver-CDnvic,ed d
of Embracery.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10tb.-Two
Chinamen got into fight in Oak
land last night in which one struck
the other over the head with a
cleaver, inf1icting fatal wound.
The murderer was arrested.
s. b. Husselman, charged with
embracery in offering to sell his
verdict when he was o juror in the
Hodgdon case, was found guilty to-
day.
Imperial leyies an assment of 20
cents.
hain-Gas Works burned,
SAN LUIS OBIsPo, Feb. lO.-Rain
commenced yesterday at 6 p. Nj,
and continued for fifteen hours
without Interruption. Estimated
fall, 2 inches. The fall previously
measured, 81 inches; not measured,
about l inch; total fall to date, ST
inches. The rain followed two days
OF strong south wind and was the
best storm of the season.
The San Luis Obispo gas works
burned down this morning. The
building was totally consumed
with 100 tons of coal partly lost.
The retorts and holders are unin-
Jured. Loss, $4,000; not insured.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
Suicide OF IL sporting Man.
BoDIE, Feb. 10th.-Jas. Potter, a
sporting man, well known in Vir-
ginia City, committed suicide with
morphine this evening.
The weather at Santa Barbarn,
SANTA BARBARA, Feb. 1Oth.-It
began raining at 8 A. NJ. yesterday;
fall up to 10P.M., 45-100ths; cloudy,
prospects for more. Total, 1910.
l00ths.