Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-08

missioners, some of the commer-
cial banks OF the city will avail
themselves Of the national bank
ing law aud, by that means place
themselves outside of the jurisdio-
tion of the Commissioners
The Convention.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 7th.-Con-
vention met at the usual hour, ll6
NE iembers present.
More than one hours debate fol-
lowed on q motion to amend the
rules limiting the time of speeches.
The proposition to hold night
sessions failed to get a two-thirds
vote.
The rules were amended to the
effect that speeches shall not ex-
ceed ten minutes, except by uani-
nous consent.
The Convention went into Com.
mittee Of the Whole on Revenue
and Taxation; section Is and pend
ing amendments being under con-
sideration, after long debate,
Wyatt's proposition, amended ac-
cording TO Howard's suggestion,
was adopted. This gives county
and State Boards the power to raise
assessments according to such rules
as they may respectively adopt.
Wellel's amendment was adopted
allowing the Legislature to de-
crease the number of members of
the State Board to one from each
ngressional District, when tho
number of distrlcts 10 increased.
Recess,
Justice Mant strtcken Win Pat-
nlysis.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ut was
learned to-day that Justice Hunt,
Goure,r f ter was nnttsSk nstfsoktSn Ssftf Wt sSann,sme
at his residence in this city last
Saturday and is now In such con-
dition that his recovery Is de-
SPARED of. One side is paraly ze d
and he is now unable to talk.
It Is feared that ha cannot live
more than a few days aud appre-
tensions are expressed by his inti-
mate friends that fatal change in
his condition may occur within Il
few hours. The fact Of his very se-
riOus illness was not known even to
his associates on the bench until
this afternoon,
Eiremen KsIi.d and wounaed by n
sailing Wall.
NEW YORK, Jan. T.-While the
Fire Department was working
early this morning at burning
building, 73 and rs Vesey street,
the east wall of No. 70 fell, killing
John living, fireman, Injuring
Chief Rowe, Foreman Reeves, per.
haps fatally, and fiIemen Van
Horn, McCune, Ryan, Jones and
Hogan badly.
Anosher Revolution at Panama.
NEW YORK, Jan. "A supple.
ment of the Panama Star and Her.
aid of December 28th gives II story
of an attempt ut revolution. On
the night of the eth an attack
was made upon General Aispurn,
ex President Of the State, aud come
friends, aud that gentleman and
others were wounded. Subsequent.
ly Zugundo Pera, the newly ap.
pointed Governor Of the District,
while passing through the streets
In charge of some policemen en-.
deavoring to restore order, was
fired upon by parties concealed and
Instantly killed. An attack wa.
: made upon the euartel outside, anG
two men lost their Iives. The oh.
ject of the revolution was to place
In power q State Government more
in accord with the political view.
of General Trujillo, President o.
the Republic.
, P.nnsyIvania h1iuers sarikr.
PoTTsvILLE, Jan. THE min
ers of the Cameron colliery. Shame.
kin, struck to-day against a re-
duction of wages.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-SENATI
"A large number of petitions wa,
presented, many from women ask
ing that effect be given TO the anti
polygamy law of 1921 others prot est
ing against the so.called paten
law, and against the transfer of tn,
Indian Bureau to the War Depart
ment.
Bills introduced and referred:
By Booth, for interchange of sub
sidiary silver coin and United
J States notes.
By Mcdonald, to authorize tax
a alton of outstanding legal tenders.
, Edmunds submitted II resolution
! declaring that, in the judgment o
a the Senate, the thirteenth, four
q teenth and fifteenth amendment
{ to the Constitution of the United
8 States had been legally ratified ant
e are as valid as other parts of the Con
0 stitution; that 1t is the right ant
] duty OF Congress to enforce sucl
: amendments by appropriate legis
( lation, and IL is the duty of th
, Executive Department of the Gov
4 ernment faithfully and with dill
geDce to impartially execut
such laws; that 1t is the duty q
: Congress to appropriate money t,
2 that end, and instructing the Judi
c ciary Com miLtee 10 report bill 70
Z the protection of the rights Of citi
: zsns and punishment of tnfraction
! thereof. Laid on the table at TIL
= reuuaat of Edn,upds To ba QaI a.