The Nevada journal., 1854-01-13

of the state to demand their removal the fact that
by the proposed plan, "a mixed occupancy of the
same territory by the white and red man. - is TO be
continued, thus jeopardzing the happiness of both
ought definitely to settle the question and in5nce
the gov vernment to abandon policy the ip,proc
ticability of which has been clearly demonstr.ted
As important rights and interests of the State of
California involved in this question it is to he
hoped 1t Will receive as it merits, Your immediate
as well as careful aud dispassionate consideration
and that you will insist that in California there shall
be no departure from the Indian policy which has so
long received the sanction of the government of the
United States.
The whole number of school land warrants ;ssued
under the act of 1852, entitled "An act to provide
for the disposal of the five hundred thousand acres
OF land granted to the state by of Congress- is
one thousand oae hundred and twenty seven OF
this number, eight hundred and six authorize each
holder to locate one hundred and sixty acres and
three hundred and twenty authorize each hold
er to locate threehundred and twenty acres Ia this
manner, two hundred and thirty-one thousand six
hundred and eighty acres have been sold
Additional legislation this subject NAV be fopnd
necessary at the present session to prevent monep-
oily OF these lands, and preserve involate the pledr
ed faith OF the state as well to secure the lands
remaining unsoid; the latter of which can be effect
! ed either by proper amendments to the existing
law or by authorizing their selection by agents OF
! the state.
| The accruing interest on the fund realized from
the sale OF these lands by the constitution is set
aside for the support of common schools and cannot
| therefore be appropriated to any other purpose
This fund is the common inheritance of the children
of the state; fact which, it is believed cannot
fail induce your part early and decided action
/ III the premises.
Inproviding for the sale of these lands it is but
u. to state that the Legislature was not unmindul
OF other important interests, and therefore fixed the
price at two dollars per acre, which, in STATE scrin
amounted to but trille, if any more, than il now
exacted by the United States
In framing the law to place this land within
the reach OF all desrous OF engaging in the cutva-
| ton OF the soil, there existed another difficulty
| The act of Congresr donating the land reouired
the state to locate not less than three hundred and
twenty acres, at any one point To this obsta-
Gle and protect the settler, far possible war
rants authorizing the location of one hundred and
sixty acres OF land were issued, allowing two set
tiers to located upon the same tract in all cases
necessary for their accommodation In this man
ner. about four hundred divisions of the amount an
| thOriZed to be selected by act of Congress have
been effected promoting materially the intert SITS OF
those who were unable to purchase, or who really
required no more than ono hundred and sixty acres
| The report of the Superintendent of Public In
struct!on soon to be presented will doubt contain
much useful information on the subject of Common
School Education. The fund set apart for this i'm
portant object the interest which is TO be appro
prlated annually. now amounts to S463360 leaving
acres of land to be 500 exclusive of the 26th
and Seth sections of public lands donated for the
same purpose, by act of Congress, approved March
Sd, 1883 The amount of land to which the State is
entitled under the act of March 3D. 1853 is s. pol "a
acres TO which add the 100000 acres appropriated
by the act OF 1s4l, and we have total of FIVE mil
lion, seven hundred and one thousand two bundr4f
and fortyfour acIes of school lands which if sold a
the price fixed in the existing law g. per acre will
yield the sum OF Sll 40l 0S9, The interest on which
att per cent would annually amount to the sum O
! s79e.l74 l6. sum amply sufficient 10 sustain g
system OF education greatly superior TO that of an,
of our sister states.
The Governor next proceeds to illustrate the i'm
portance of efficient system ofeducation and til,
best way in which the funds arising from sale O
the school lands can be applied
He also recommends the revisal of our militi;
system, to gvesecurity against Indian and other az
gressions.
The Act entitled can act to provide for tht
;, Public Printing" approved April 29th, 1852, au
thOrZed the Governor and Comptroller ''to receive
proposals. and enter into a contract with the per
sons proposing to do the work at the lowest ane
most advantageous terms to the State.'' After
having given the notice required by law on the de
sgnated day, the two bids received were openec
and compared, and the contract awarded to the
lowest bidder.
: Notwithstanding the work was awarded, as re-
CURED by awto the lowest bidder and the accounts
rendered and settled in strict conformity with the
rates stipulated in the contract the public printing
is understood to have cost more in the aggregate
than it would have done if executed at the price:
fixed in BILL which passed the Assembly during
the same session, and for which the existing &c
+ was substituted i'll the Senate
The contract system, | would here state, afte
having been fully and fairly tested, has been aban
doned by most OF the States, as we'll as by the Ma
tional Government.
In erder to remove Just cause of complaint anc
secure the prompt execution of the public printing
on the most favorable terms possible, would re
spec1ully recommend the passage OF an act Great
ing the office of State Printer, and auhorsing tn,
election of that officer by the Legislature.
f Let the act also establish fair and reasena
Die prices fer the different descriptions of public
prlatlng rcqulrcd-defne the size of pageS-tht
kind OF letter to be used, respeciv y in Legislative
9 reports, the laws, Journals and bills-the numbe
OF ems each page shall coHtan-the matter to be a
compact as possible in the pages, without injury t
e The appearance of the work, and reserve to tn
' Comptroller, the right in the settlement of tn
: printing accounts, after examining carefully th
n work executed, to allow or refuse compensation fo
! blank pages.
e The fact, that at the time the existing contrac
for public printing was entered into, State scrip
/ did not command, in the market. more than seven
l. ty-hVe cents on the dollar, and that now, ninety
: three IN readily be obtained would alone Justify
:. considerable reduction in prices
, Inc exercise OF proper care and Judgment, botl
as TO matter and amount in ordering printing to b.
/ executed, permit me here TO remark, is equally a
necessary, as measure of reform, the reduction
OF prices to fair cash standard II is believed that
heretofore more printing has been ordered and ex
n eeuted during the session than absolutely re
quired for the information of the people, or to acil
itate and secure enlightened legislation. By thu
exercise OF sound discretion in this respect, th
n amount OF printing, no doubt, can be greatly re
# duced.
It The reforms and reductions proposed, would i
IS anticipated, in the aggregate, lessen tho expen
5 dltures tor public printing considerably thar
d one third the whole amount now paid
The last Legislature having adjourned withou
: electlng Quartermaster General, and the Physi
. clans and Trustees for the State Marine Hespita
in the city Of San Francisco and the Asylum for tn,
II Insane at Stockton, as required by law, the duty
+ of filling these vacancies, until the meeting of th
2 Legislature, devolved on the Executive.
: The appointments made, and the incum
bcnts will hold their offices until their successors
shall have been elected by the Legislature. 1t i:
hoped that this important matter will receive imme
date attention.
In California the afflicted and infrm have evel
been the objects CT peculiar care and protection.
To the appeals of the sick and destitute, the ageG
and infrnl, the young and nolpless, the hearts o.
our people have ever been open, and the hand o
charity freely extended
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