Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-09
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
Especial to the HERALD by the Western
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Pacific Coast News.
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The OOnvontiOn-Aitor
SACRAMENTO, Jan. e.-The Con.
vention went into Committee OF
the Whole to consider the article
on the Judiciary.
Section one was passed.
Samuel Wilson, Chairman of the
Committee, opened the discussion
on section two in speech review
ing the immense litigation pend
ing in the Supreme Court. Section
two provides for Chief Justice and
six associates.
Crouch offered an amendment
providing for Chief Justice and
two associates.
The original section requires all
sessions to be held at the State ca o,
ital.
Howard offered an amendment
requiring sessions 1T Los Angeles
and such other places rs the Legis-
lature may direct.
Ayers said it would be an act OF
Injustice now to deprive Los Ange-
les OF sessions Of the Court. He
presented q memorial, signed by
all the lawyers of Los Angeles, ask
ing that terms be retained there.
Beerstecher moved to also include
San Francisco.
Howard accepted the amend
ment.
The discussion then took an
amusing turn, the danger of foods
in Sacramento being mentioned,
Edgerton referred to the heat in
Los Angeles and mentioned also
the seductive climate, delicious
wines and the pervading tastes for
cock fights. The Court would de-
teriorate IL sent there. The spec
tacle might be seen of Gen. How.
ard and Chief Justice Wallace,
each wearing Panama hat, going
to cock fight with rooster under
his arm.
Howard replied that there was
only one hotter place than Sacra-
mento and if Court had to be held
there 1t would be seen some day
going out Of the Capitol on raft.
McCallum was opposed to nam
ing either San Francisco or Los
Angeles In the constitution.
The previous question was order
ed and Crouch's and Howard's
amendments were lost. The sec.
ton was then amended simply bv
striking cut the provision requir.
ing all sessions 20 be held at the
Capital, leaving it to tho Legisla-
turc to name the places where the
terms shall be held. Adjourned.
Tho Deceased MiiIioaaire's Brotner.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Sth.-It
is now stated by the friends of the
late w. S. O'Brien that the person
at the Baldwin Hotel representing
himself as p. S. O'Brien, a brother
of deceased, is just what he repre-.
sents himself to be, but thatit does
not necessarily follow that his visit
here has anything to do with the
estate of his deceased brother.
That, in fact, he can do nothing if
he would and that nothing has
transpired 10 show that he has any
such designs.
Instruetions 90 Keyada's senators.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan.e.-The Me-
vada Assembly to-day adopted the
Senate's concurrent resolution in
structing Nevada's Senators to vote
for the bill now pending in the
United States Senate relative to
discrimination by railroads in the
matter of freights and fares.
su,cide of Gsrmsn.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. S.-J. Voh-
sen, a German, aged So, suicided
sometime last night at his resi-.
dence, 1925 Larkin street, by shoot
ing himself through the head. De-
ceased had been a clerk in the en-
ploy of Deneger & Co., 3l9 Pine
street. Cause of suicide, whiskey.
Kiiied By a Freight Train.
LODI, CAL, Jan. s.-Geo. Sregler,
about IL years old, while attempt
ing to get on the East bound
freight train this afternoon, was
run over and instantly killed, five
cars passing over him.
Killed By she Cars.
LATHRoP, Jan. Sth.-The body of
an unknown man was found on the
railroad by the section men, near
San Joaquin bridge, this morning.
He il supposed to have been ki He'd
Dy the cars last night.
Crushed 60 Dsath-suie,de.
VIRGINIA, Jan. 8.-Robert Moore
vas killed at the Sierra Nevada
his morning by large foundation