Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-06
LOSkNGELES WEEKLY hERhLI
Morning kilograms.
Passengers Going south.

Passengers Going hOnih.
MoJAvE, Feb. 5th.-Dr. It. r..
Smith, J. G. Davis. A. L. Tufts and
family, o. White. M. Lewis, J. G.
Jacobs, A. J. Holmes, +. w. Pei
ton and family, H. Washburn and
wife, d. Frohman, S. Taylor, s. A.
Hawkins, DR.. e. Pugh, G. Perkins.
san Eernardino-R,in and Crops.
SAN BERNARDINo, Feb. 5.-The
total rainfall to date Is estimated at
81 inches. It fell in the most gen.
tie manner and the thirsty earth
absorbed itall. The crops through.
out the county are In a most prom
ising condition, and, with the later
rains which we have reason to ex-
pect, will maintain their growth
and insure bountiful harvest. A
large acreage has been sown, but
does not equal that of last year.
The Grand Jury, now in session,
has found four indictments-two
for burglary, one for forgery and
one for embeZzlement.
The Indians on the Mojave river
are represented to our Supervisors as
being in a starving condition, but
they are powerless to afford the
needed relief. The General Gov
eminent should certainly send some
one here to care aud provide for
them; otherwise they will resort to
stealing from the settlers.
sau Francisco Markets.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5.-Wheat
unchanged. Barley, 90@96c for
coast feed; brewing $l.15@1.223.
Oats, unchanged. Corn, no moye-
ment. Hay, $1G.75. Potatoes,
Petaluma and Tomales $l.35@1 40;
Humboldt $135@1.424; River and
Early Rose $1.75@LS7i.
The Convention.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 5.-The Con.
vention met at the usual hour, 129
members present, President Hoge
In the chair.
Caples and Townsend presented
petitions asking for exemption for
church and educational property
from taxation.
The amendment offered by Web
ster, to allow only twenty. five dol
lars for contingent expenses of each
member of the Legislature during
session, was adopted.
smith, of Santa Clara, offered an
amendment, providing that the
compensation of members of the
Legislature shall not exceed 81 a
day Rejected.
Section %, leaving the compensa.
tion at So day, was adopted.
Ayers offered an amendment to
sectlon "a, to allow the proceedings
of Justices Courts to be conducted
in other than the English language.
Rejected.
A proposition to amend the clause
of section "a which provides what
shall be expressed in the title of an
act, was discussed for one hour.
An amendment by Barbour, tC
strike out the provision which re-
quires that matters properly con-
nected with tho subject shall be
expressed in the title was adopted
Strenuous but unaviling opposi.
tion was made to the following
clause which the Committee of the
Whole adopted: "But If any sub
ject, shall be embraced in the Acl
which shall not be expressed in its
title such Act shall be void only a!
to so much thereof as shall not be
expressed in its title"
An amendment by McCalium te
adopt the language of the old Con
stitution was rejected; ayes Sc
noes So.
The section as recommended by
the Committee Of the Whole wa
then concurred in.
Van Dyke gave notice of a mo
ton to reconsider the vote b,
which Barbour's amendment wa
adopted. r-et
The Convention then proceeded
to the section which enumerate
thirty-three subjects on which tn
Legislature shall not pass local o
special laws. The section as adopt
ed in Committee OF the Whole wa
concurred In.
Section 81 was then considered
1t restricts the Legislature from ap
propriating money in aid of an.
religious sect, church, creed or sec
tartan purpose, or to help to supper
any school, college,, hospital, uni
yersity or other institutions con
trolled by any religious creed
church or sectarian denominatiol
whatever. 80
Bserstecher moved to amend 8
that the powers given in section q
to aid orphans, sick, disabled an
INDECENT persons, shall be excepte
} from the provisions of section 81
Adopted, "a ayes 33 noes.
A similar amendment was offere
= by Wilson, of San Francisco, t
section 38.
Recess,
Want0n Murder.
MERGED, CAL, Feb. GA murde
was committed at Hornitos, Mar
posa county, Monday, the Sd inst
by, q man named Joaquin Alvares
Antonio Silva being the vic
tim. Silva was walking dow
the street when he met an
passed Alvarez, and had pr0ceede
but a few steps when Aware
called out, "Antonio.n When tn
latter turned around he received
bullet In the bodys Joaquin wa
arrested on Tuesday and lodged !
the MarIposa jail, around which
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