The Shasta courier., 1854-01-14


bitant and oppressive on our people, not muir
mur is heard In relation to the indirect exactions
of the General Government, though threefold
greater than the amount collected for State pur-
poses.
Total amount of exports from other States in
1852 was, $154, 1881, ,147.
/ Amount of gold dus: shipped from California
in 1873, So, 800, ,399 42.
In reference to an amendment of the Consti-
| tuition, the Governor says:
| "With view to lessen the expenditures of
| Government, | respectfully and earnestly invoke
your attention to the recommendations made in
my last annual message, in relation to amend
ments to the Constitution of the State, and now
suggest two others, which regard as highly i'm
portant.
The first, in order that the instrument may the
more perfectly conform to the spirit OF our pop
uar form of government; the second, as condu-
Give to simplicity and economy in the admiuis-
| tration OF It's affairs
| The second section of article tenth, which
provides for the calling of a Convention, as the
mode of revising or changing the Constitution,
contains no provision requiring the Convention
after closing its labors, to submit the Constitu-
ton framed to vote of the people Of the State,
at general election.
This is certainly radical defect, and one
which should be remedied before clothing any
body OF men with the power to revise or change
the entire Constitution
| The Constitution, after having been framed
and adopted by Convention, permit me here to
suggest, should be placed within the reach of
every voter, and ample time given to examine,
carefully Its principles, its provisions, and It's
! limitations. before called upon by vote, to sane
| ton and give effect TO it as fundamental and par
amountl law therefore respectfully recommend
that this section be amended to require the
| Convention TO submit the Constitution, after
framed, TO IA vote OF the people; the same to
| have no effect until adopted by majority OF the
legal voters of the State at "a general election.
| IN engrafting on the Constitution these highly
| important amendments, recommend the mode
prescribed i'll the first section of the tenth article
of that instrument. BY adopting this mode OF
amendment, tue expense OF Convention, and
the excitement incident, will be avoided, and
| the required changes to free the Constitution OF
objectionable features, secured III a shorter Pc
riod of time than by the other mode provided III
the second section OF the same article.
The remaining reforms recommended in my
last annual message, with the exception OF those
finally disposed Of by the last Legislature, are
also again recommended to your favorable con-
sideraton.
BY adopting the reform proposed, 1t is be-
lieved that an annual saving will be effected
to the Stale of three hundred and seventy-one
thousand seven hundred dollars, follows, viz:
Surveyor General s. 900; Superintendent of
Public Instruction, $4,000; Biennial Sessions,
| III 900; reduction of pay TO eight dollars per
day, mileage one-half, $llO,000; limiting
slons to ninety days, $4,000; reducing trans
portation of prisoners from one dollar to fifty
cents per mile. $4,000; Governors salary to
$4,000, $4,000; salary OF Supreme Conrt
Judges to $4,000, $4,000; reducing number OF
District Judges from eleven to eight, about Sl2,-
00O salary of District Attorney Of San Francis
co, $4,000; total, $37I 200. -
| general curtailment of Legislative expendi-
tures aud especially that portion of them incl
dent to the clerical duties performed, would
| also seem to be absolutely necessary.
| The enormous sum OF one hundred and eighty
| two thousand four hundred and twenty-Sevcn
dollars and rty-three cents has been paid Tor
clerk hire and to the officers of the two houses
during the sessions of 1852 and 1853. The
amount paid last session to officers and clerks
alone, was one hundred and six thousand and
ninety-three dollars and seventy cents"
Particular attention to the Revenue Laws is
recommended, and system of equal and uni
form application.
| Agricultural interests are commended to the
| fostering of the Legislature. Judicious leg
islation of bona-ide settlers is declared to be
absolutely necessary, just and proper" do
nation of the public domain i'll California, i'll
limited quantities, TO actual settlers, is declared
|
A donation OF the public domain in California, i'll
limited quantities, 20 actual settlers, as i'll Ore
son is suggested to the Legislature as worthy
their attention and effort to obtain, by passage
OF law by Congress. The injustice OF ID dis
elimination against US is pointed out.
| For the purpose of reclainiug the swamp and
oyertlowing lands, the Governor says:
Il therefore recommend the passage of an act
donating these lands actual settlers, i'll quanti-
ties not exceeding three hundred aid twenty
acres upon condition that the settler shall defray
| the expense of selection, and within stated PEE
riod reclaim the land occupied-he land to be
subject To taxation from and after the day of To-
| cation.
He is still opposed to the sale or lease of the
| mineral lands,
| He also opposes Mr.. Beal's plan of locating the
lndians upon reservations OF lands within the
State. 3 HN NE
In speaking of the School Lands, the Govern
or says:
| :. The whole number of School Land Warrants
issued under the act of 1852, entitled An Act to
provide for the disposal of the five hundred thou
sand acres OF land Santed to the State by act of
! congress-, is thousand one hundred and
| twenty OF this number, eight hundred
and SIX authorise each holder 10 locate one hun
dred and sixty acres; and three hundred and
| twenty-one anlhorise each holder to locate three
hundred and twenty acres. In this manner two
hundred and thirty-one thousand six hundred
and eighty acres have been sold.
| = Additional legislation on this subject may be
found necessary at the present session TO prevent
monopoly OF these lands, and to preserve iuvi-
oate the pledged faith of the State, well as to
secure the lands remaining unsod
The accruing interest OH the fund realized
! from the sale OF these lands by the constitution
is set apart for the support of Common Schools,
and cannot therefore be appropriated to any 9TH
! er purpose whatever This fluid is the common
| Inheritance OF the children of the State; fact.
which it is believed cannot fail to induce on your
/ mari early and leclI as.finn In fhs. nrainis1,S