The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-04-11
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.


An act has passed the Legislature, creating a
temporary State loan, on bonds issued redeemabe
after one year. IL is believed that the issue will
not exceed $4,000, to meet present wants, in
anticipation Of the collection Of the taxes for
which bill has been nearly matured
Acts have been passed dividing the State into
counties, and the shire towns have been selected,
and provision made for holding elections under
the county orgapizatiap,- 60. 1880
A bill to incorporate the city Of Sacramento
was vetoed by the Governor on the ground of
unconstitutionality, the Constitution providing
! that such interpretations shall be by general law
| A memorial has been received by the Legsla-
tnre, from the people of Deseret, signed by ohm
| Wilson aud Amasa Lyman, delegates appointed
! for that purpose, proposing:
THAT the Legislature Of California, by an ad-
visory resolution, submit the question TO the PEG.
pie of this State, whether new Convention shall
be called, to be composed of delegates from all
California both east and west Of the Sierra Ne
vada; that if the people decide for the call Of
such Convention, it shall meet with the view of
forming for the present State, TO cover all the
territory acquired from Mexico, as included in
California and at the same time agreeing upon
the boundary lines which shall ultimately sepa-
rate California from Deseret which lines il is de-
sired may be set out in the Constitution to be
| formed and the time circumstances stated
when the separation shall take place. They also
say that their Constitution, if accepted will
greatly tend to the benefit of both States as well
rs re far towards settling q question which has
| prodnted, ana win commune TO produce, a great
excitement in the Union, viz: the slavery ques-
I tionn
The Governor, in voluminous message, with
which he communicates it to the Legislature of
Calfornis, gives at length his reasons why the
proposition submitted by them should not be en-
| tertaned and finally says
81 cannot, in the solemn discharge of the du-
ties imposed upon me by the position | occupy,
conscientiousy recommend you to accede to the
| proposition made nor can | recommend you to
make any on your part, having the same end in
view. cannot for a moment believe that Con-
gress will reject our application for admission
into the Union, on the ground that we have not
| included both east and west California within
the limits Of the State. But, should such an
event occur, IL would be time enough to consider
the question whether the people of the State will
compromise their dignity and independence by a
compliance with such a humiliating and unrea-
sonable condition.
The House Of Assembly unceremoniously re-
fused to entertain the proposition; ii was treated
with more respect in the Senate, but rejected
THE MINES.
With the exception Of a slight disturbance
among portion of the population at Hangtown,
| tlourishng settlement situated near Viewers
vile, on Viewers creek, everything is quiet
among the miners. The news is very enoourag-
ing from all the pacers Gold dust is fast fow-
ing into Maryviile, Yuba city, and other cities
near the mines, and money there is much easier
at present than it ia at San Francisco. One thing
appears to be pretty well settled, that the pacers
are richer after an overflow than before as the
foods bring down gold from above, sometimes
even depositiug considerable quantity in the
holes which had been dug out and left by the
miners. The Pacific News says
"a friend Of ours, a resident of this city re-
Gently paid visit to the Georgetown diggngs
situated some ten or twelve miles from Suffers
Mill, the point of the first discovery of gold) be.
tween the South and Middle Forks of the Amer
lean river The snow at that time was several
feet deep on the hills, and comparatively few
were then at work Those who were operating
had first to remove the snow, then the top dirt
and stones frequently to the depth of several feet,
before coming to the strata Of earth on the bed
rock in which gold is always found most abun-
dant At Georgetown, the richest ravine in the
northern mines is located Ii is an immense gulf,
running through volcanic hills, and about a mile
and half in length, known by the name of Ore
gon canon.
"Only portion of half to tbree-quarters of g
mile has been found very rich but, in this por-
ton, those who occupy the ground have for
months been literally shovelling out the gold in
coarse grains and pieces varying from dollar to
several pounds Our friend spent day or two
in the camp on one Of which he saw four men
take out eight pounds, working but four hours ;
another party Of four pound each. This was
Of daily occurrence in that locality, and the mi
ners were averaging more than half pound per
a., al "a L., -.
this particular canon that such results were OBJ
tanned Elsewhere in the neighborhood, one or
two ounces was considered fair days work 1t
| is known that several hundred thousand dollars
| have been taken out of Oregon canon alone
since the first of October last"
All the towns on the Sacramento and tributa-
ries are reported to be thriving, particularly the
new towns of Yubaville, Vernon, Fremont, and a
survey recently made on Feather river, near it's
mouth, called Nicolaus Three steamboats, ply
regularly between San Francisco and Sacramento
city, and on their upward passages are always
crowded with passengers for the mines at and
about these new settlements
The disturbance between the Americans and
the Chilians on the San Joaquin, which created
apprehensions for the safety Of the latter numcr.
GUS class Of miners has been adjusted.
voyage, on the Tuolumne river counted in
one day thirty-seven boats ascending the San
Joaquin some bound for the Stanislaus, some for
the Tuolumne, and some for the Mercedes--but
all containing more or less hardy emigrants
some Of whom were intending 10 locate on vacant
lands bordering these streams, while others were
bound for the various mines.
From San Francisco to Stockton the rush is
nearly as great as to the upper waters of the
Sacramento. Travel is facilitated by the regular
semi-weekly trips Of two small steamboats,.
FROM OREGON.