Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-02-12
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE CALIFORNIA NEWS.


The Empire City, Just arrived at New York, brought no
nails from California They subsequently dspa.cnec
by the Falcon. AT Havana the mails were 70 oe @ ~
70 the steamship ,hs b inst for New York She may
pected at New York this morning with letters from Dan
Francisco on the lst UT IT. A., GOV Ney
Orleans On Monday next February llh, the Falcon VIII
leave New Orleans direct for New DIRK;
in the steamship Oregon, Captain Pearson, which lett San
francisco January st and arrived al Panama on the zo
She brought down 29S passengers gola aus. On
freight and at least much more in the trunks OF he pas
seneers Among the passengers on the Oregon IN ADDITION
10 he Hon T. B. King, and the two members elect TO ne
T. S. House of Representatives. Hon. Geo. m.wngnt ano
Hon Edward Gilbert all Of whom came on IN the Empire
CITY, were the U. S. Senators elect Hon J. y fremont reno
and Hon VIM NJ wn Col fremon, was Ersnpn and
Dr. Gwin took pc sage in the Falcon for New Orleans
The California Legislature met al San JOSE Dec To- aho
was organized on the l7h The Senate organized oy the
eection of E. K Chamberlain, OF San Diego as It's fresi-
dent, pro tenn and J. T. Howe as Clerk MI Austin was
elected Sergeant-at-Arms .,.. e.,,,ox :, ,ho
Assembly on the first ballot Messs Thorp and SANFORD
We're chosen Clerk and Assistant Clerk and Mr. Mitchell
Clerk the Engrossment OF blis hf fioue'oh was '
sen Sergeant Arms.
Mr. Tingey OF Sacramento, introduced bill foT the I'M
mediate removal of the seat OF government 10 monterey
@ Rnrnstt was inaucurated the goth, Immediately
after which ceremony the Legislature vo'eo ose ooee o'
Inted STATES Senators Whole number OF votes 1o-neces
sarv TO choice a. On the first ballot John u Fremont
% VIM NJ Gwin o. H. w. Halleck a. T. Butler King ~,
John Geary Robert Semple S, lnouaS r1cmy va
,bs 'b;rd baloi Nm NJ Gwn "a H. W. Haeck Is, Thos.
]. Henry 8 John W Geary l. T. 3. King J.
So that John c. Fremont and VIM NJ Gwin were deciar-
ed duly elected. -. ,..;. e e..
vernon and Representatives to Congress was only al
though the State can probably poll 10000 votes There were
ten candidates in field for Congress- the highest on me
lis, was G w Wright formerly oil Nantucket who had o,'ol
votes the next was Edward Gilbert CT the New YORK vol
unteers and of the Editors OF the Alta California VINO
had $500. ,,..;.,;. ,s 70 os1
The vote for the adoption OF the Constitution was l2ooi
aeinst it, Sill The following Joint resolution was adopeo
by the Senate on the 2ls inst. -,
Resolved 1.-THE Assembly that our Senators in Con-
be and they hereby instructed and our Represen
fayes are requested upon Congress the passage Of
law 10 have the fund collected upon imports oy order OF
the military authorities California paid into the Treasury
of this State for purpose OF deayng the expenses Of the
State also such other monies as may have
been collected from the people of California up TO the ad-
mission of the State into the Union by Congress
The Delegates the Government OF Deseet have hccn
for some DAYS past in San Francisco II is the purpose Of
his delegation hold conference WITH or 10 present
snmc PROPOSITION TO- the State Legislature OF California, re-
specng boundary between Deseret and Caiorn ana
other matters in which the two governments may be interest