Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-02
The Convention.

SACRAMENTO, March L. The
Convention met at $50 A. NJ, Hoge
presiding, 127 members present.
A resolution was adopted, pro.
viding for compensation for the
Secretary and assistant, who will
have to remain week or ten days
after adjournment. Printed copies
of the report of the Revision Com
r mittee were on the desks of the
delegates. The revlsions Were con.
sidered seriatim, each article being
taken up In regular order. After
concurrence, the Convention re.
ferred the articles to the Committee
on Enrolment and Printing.
Reynolds offered resolution di-
recting the Committee on Revision
TO strike out section 2 and 3 of the
article on judiciary, and insert sec.
tions accompanying the resolution.
Ruled out OF order.
An appeal was taken and mo-
tion to lay the appeal on the table
was carried; ayes, 81, noes, 3s.
In section 6 of the article on Ed
ucation, the words ''common
schools" were substituted for the
words "primary and grammar
schools"
Barbour held that the change
was out of order.
The Chair ruled that the point
was we'll taken, as the am endment
changed the sense and substance of
the article.
An appeal was taken and mo-
ton offered TO lay the appeal on the
table, which caused considerable
confusion.
The motion to lay on the table
was finally carried; ayes SO; noes 61.
The Chair held that the decision
of the Convention was equivalent
to non.concurrence.
A similar question arose in con.
nection with Section s. The last
clause reads: "Nor shall any sec-
tartan or denominational doctrine
be taught or instructed therein,or be
permitted, directly or indirectly, in
any of the common schools of this
State" The Revision Committee
struck out the word "common," as
the plain inference of its retention
would be to allow sectarian instruc.
ton In all other schools.
President Hoge ruled that the COM
mittee had no power to strike out
the word as it essentially changed
the section and placed the power in
the State to prevent sectarian In
~struction in all schools whether
Supported by the State or not. No
appeal was taken, but Wilson,
Belcher and others asked unani-
nous consent to have the word
"publie" inserted. Objection was
interposed.
The section on city and county
organizations was next considered
and all revlsions concurred in.
The article or corporations was
taken up and the Convention
struck out section 2 as follows:
"Dues from corporations shall be
secured by such individual liabili-
ty of the corporators and other
means as maybe prescribed by
law.n
Shafter, Estee and Cross explain.
ed that all of section was embod-
led In section 8,
Laine and Harrington held that
it was not; there We're cases of
liability that Section did not en-
brace.
Isaine raised a point of order
that the Committee had no author
ity to strike out the section,
Trc Chair ruled the point well
taken, az Section Ve3tt further
thnn ciiou Q. Iha 4eL on was re-
stored by nOu-lo..I anca. All
other reyisi0us WEE ieeu and con-
Cured in, md al l-.r We're re-
lerrad to he cowuuAe3 on Print
,pg and Euroilm
r On motion cf Nrl N"se, the pre-
blew pdopte
p Edgerton intr1duceI he follow
'ho', -o ao)n as the
agisi -'p)p shall be
correctly nrolled, 1t
united &C. lie Conveu-
~ aetie rhlreon as
"a vu.a Il be taken
and noes II adopted,
Il toe ppfros authentic
the SAM, it8h be olgned
President arl ,ecretary of
f'anventIpn, nra by every
thefsf pfessui
IL rha ih, aeretsry all
member al lis CJnven-
fi.t .IN.a