Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-11-20
RICH MOND, VA.
nloruing. November IT. 1910
THINGS IN CALIFORNIA.

1tlNJS I'm CALlc oA&AN'
From lorp detailed account, IN lhe New
York journal Of Commerce, CT The proceedings
of The California Convention, we extract lew
items wbicb may no, be without Interest 10 our
readers:
M, prize moved that committee lie appoint
% n wall on Governor Riley, and inform him
that The Convention is luly organized and
ready 10 receive any communication i:om him
that he may be pleased 10 make
Mr. Gwinn objected 10 The resolution, and
after debare it was laid over.
On The 7.h. on a molten of Mr.. Bots, COM
miltee of five was appointed, to inquire ana re-
port on The proper nude OF providing Tor The pay
men OF The expenses Of Ibis ConVen'ion, ana
the per diem or other allowance 10 be maze 10 Inc
officers in the employment oil lhs t1onse; ana
Mcssrs. Bots, HalIsck Vallejo, Brown ara
Price, were appointed As The COMMITTEE.
On The S:h MIR Bots Submitted resolution,
declaring ha, Bill ct Rishs, appended IL
Constitution, should oEiy be declaratory oil gene
raj acknowledgements lbe object Of a
Constitution is 10 cTgaDize Government pre-
scribins The nature and extent OF The powers ci
The several Departments lhereci-and tnai TO en-
graft any legislative enaclmeIts On Constitu>
iou is anti Republican, and contrary 10 the char
acler Of such an ins,tuiIon-bii The Convention
refused 10 consider The resolution al ihis time, or
TO Ieler. il 10 The committee OF 'ne Whole, and u
was laid over. The "Deciarslion OF Rights
was taken up in committee OF the Who'e, anu
several uuimponant additions and alterations
made thereto, bu, without any final action.
On the li,h, M. Bolts from The COMMITTEE
on the mcde vi paying the expenses oil The Cons
venliou, &c, made Il report i'll writing, accom-
panied by certain correspondence between INNS
self and b!igadier General Riley, Governor oil
California, in which he latter stated that he had
no authority 10 place any OF the public money
then under his coutso! al The disposiiioa OF any
other persoL; but that he should consider II ms
duty 10 pay as lar as his means would allow The
necessary expenses VI lie Convention" 10
show how far these means might be considered
suficieut the Governor also communicated
ieuer addressed by him 10 Lieutenant Colonel
Hooker, Assistant Adja;anl General in reier>
The acts and actions Of General Riley, as Gov
ernor OF California, and ia defence OF The course
which he (Gov. R had parsued-i insisting hat
from the ns ructious issued from Washington TO
Gen Ksarney, in 1876, for his guidance in Cali
fonia, The "appoinlmeni of temporary collector al
The several roris, apperiaGs 10 the Civil Govern.
men, Of The Province" This was The language
OF the instructions, and il twas also directed that
The duties oil the Custom Houses should De used
Tor the support OF The necessary cficeis OF the
Civil Government" The Letter 10 Col. Hooker
is very long, and concludes with The remark that
'wbile he Gov Riley should always be most
happy to receive The advice and suggestions CT
the Commanding General (Gen. Smilh) OF the
Division, respecting his (Gen. Riley's) duties as
Civil Governor OF California, be General KY
must nevertheless be permitted 10 decide upun The
measure of his own Governments; tor as NO
military officer can be held accountable Tor his
Gen. RS civil acts SO no such officer can ex-
ercise any ccniro whatever over those acis."
On The 18Th, Henry Hcnriques. Assistant In
lerpreler was. on motion OF Mr. Bots, removed,
ior disrespectul language used toward Mr. Ca
rillo, membe. Of the Convention. A debate
then ensued on the report OF the finance Com
mee, made The day previously and above re-
ferred TO- which occupied Inc remainder Of the
day.
On The 10Th the debate on the same subject
was resumed--the principal points ot difference
between the members being as 10 whether Cover.
nor Riley had or had mol The right 10 use The
money in his possession 10 pay The expenses Of
The Convention and whether il was Most proper
ter The Convention 10 receive the money, or
leave The expenses of the Convention 10 be pro.
vided Tor by the frs! Legislature elected under
this Constitution. The Convention finally deier>
mined 10 az cept the proposition OF Governor Ri
ley. That portion OF the report OF The commit,
tee which fixed The compensation Of the officers
oil the Convention was then taken under consi-
Iteration, when MIR. Wozencrait moved 10 amend
The report, by raising the pay OF The interpreter
10 528 per day, and it was agreed 10. Mr.. Nor.
ton moved that the Pc, diem allowance OF Mr.
]. F. Howe, as chief clerk. be increased from
5l8, the sum fixed by The report Tor The pay OF be
assistant secretaries; and the amendmen, was
unanimously agreed TO. The report was Then
adopted, and The per diem Of The officers thus fix
ed al The rates following.