Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-19
Pacific Coast News,
the Couv-.sson-Aftern"0u.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 1S.-Stuart,
of Sonoma, rose to question of
privilege, replying to the remarks
of Barton, yesterday, that his
speech on the Chinese question,
which Senator Hamlin read in the
United States Senate, was an in.
suit. Stuart said if it was Hamli n
who had insulted the Convention
no doubt he would apologize. Stu
art continuing, said: Every word
of my speech was true and it is un-
necessary to telegraph to the Presi-
dent asking him to sign the bill, as
he has read my speech. laugh
ter.
Barton, replied: The gentleman
from Sonoma has quoted my speech
correctly, and upon that language
/ propose to stand. repeat that
the language of his speech was
grossly false and insulting.
Special order on section nine OF
the article on Cities and Towns,
was postponed.
Discussion of the Barbour substi-
tute for section one of the article
on Land and Homestead EXemp-
tions was then resumed. Barbour's
substitute was rejected; ayes 40,
noes II.
Wyatt offered the following SUBJ
stitute for section two: The public
lands of this State shall hereafter
be granted only to actual settlers
and in quantities not to exceed S2C
acres to each settler; no land war
rant, certificate or scrip shall evei
be issued or sold by this State oil
by authority thereof. Lost, ayes
Al, noes rs.
The article as recommended by
the Committee of the Whole was
ordered eDgrossed to second read.
ing.
The special order on section
8 of the article on cities and towns
was taken up.
Barbour moved to strike out the
word "freeholders" in the clause
providing that fifteen freeholders
shall frame charter and insert the
word "electors." Lost.
Hager offered his amendment re.
quiring charter to be approved
by the Legislature.
Hager's amendment and an
amendment offered by Stedman,
both providing for legislative ap-
proval Of charter, were adopted.
The Legislature, however, is re-
quired to reject or approve a
charter as O whole.
Campbell offered the following:
The Legislature may at any time
| abrogate such charter or any part
| thereof.
Schell moved the previous ques.
tion on Campbelfs Amendment.
The main question was ordered and
the amendment rejected, ayes 80,
noes 81. The section as amended
was concurred in, ayes SO, noes 81.
The article was then ordered to en-.
grossment aud second reading.
Adjourned.
The Crooked QuesiIons.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1s.-City
and County Attorney Burnett has
rendered an opinion that the FL.
nance Committee of the Board of
Supervisors has full power to carry
on the investigation of the charges
preferred against members of the
Board of Education. 1t is, there.
fore, likely that the examination
of the questions crookedness will
be re-opened at an early day.
Departure OF Chinamen-Hai.'a
PecuIations.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1S.-Two
ocean steamers bore away TODAY
$50 Chinese. Eighty-five of them
left by the Pacific Mail steam er
City Of New York for Honolulu,
the remaining 265 leaving for
China on the Occidental and Ori.
entail Company's steamer Gaelic.
The departing Celestials, whose
destination is Honolulu, are under
contract to labor on sugar planta-
tions.
News was brought by the last
steamer from Hongkong that the
authorities had released Lawrence
Otis Hall, the defaultlng clerk of
the London and San Francisco
Bank, who took passage with his
ill-gotten gains, and that there is
no possibility that Hall can be
brought back here to be tried for
his crimes. A civil suit. however,
was instituted at Hongkong to re.
cover from him as much as posi-.
BILE of the money stolen from the
bank, and 1t is reported that con-
siderable portion Of his populations
have been turned over to the banks
agent in that city. His total pecu-
Iations from the bank amount to
about $50. 900.