Columbia gazette., 1854-04-01
TILE STATE LEGISLATURES.

n9- We recommend the attention
of our readers to the following interest
ing debate in the Senate, relative to the
erection Of the new county of Stanislaus
/ SACRAMENTO, March, %, 1854.
Scnate.-The Senate met at the usua
hour. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Wadsworth
Lieut. Governor Purdy in the Chair.
| Mr.. CoFFRorH, from the Committee
lon Federal Relations, to whom was re-
ferred joint resolution in relation to mai
routes in Yuba, Sierra and Nevada coun
Ties: HR0II IT, 5sf -.fsg frff3tI
| Also, joint resolution relative to mai
routes in Calaveras county:
| Also, joint resolution in relation t.
mail routes in San Diego county, report
ed substitute for all three.
Mr.. CoFFRoTH, from the same com.
mittee, recommended that Assembly
Ijoint resolution in relation to postal ar.
rangements in this State, be indefinitely
postponed. Accepted. 5ae-74 ~
| MIR. KENNE, from the Committee or
Public Lands, reported back the bill fol
the selection of lands donated to the
State by the United States for school,
purposes, with amendments.
New County OUT OF TUoLuMNE, TO BE
! CALLED STANisLAUs.
Mr. CorrRoTH, from the select COM
m;ttee of the Tuolumne delegation, re-
ported back the bill for the creation ol
the county Of Stanislaus, with amend
ments, and recommended its at,0'ntion.
The effect Of the amendment lid
be to give an additional Senator to Tu-
olumne county.
On motion of Mr.. CorFRorH the bill
was taken up for discussion.
MIR. SpRAGuE opposed the bill. He
had no objection to the division of any
county that might desire it, but when
counties sought to change the represen-
tation which they had SO much difficulty
to adjust, he should oppose it.
Mr.. CoFFRorn.-I did not expect
much opposition to the amendments
proposed in the bill from the knowledge
Senators have of the gross injustice done
to Tuolumne county in the last appor-
tiorment, and | thought that they would
come up this morning and vote on the
amendment without word. Now, Sir,
| will refer the Senator to the Census of
'52, where Tuolumne county is return
ed as having a white population of l5,-
600. 1t is well known to Senators that
the Census was very badly taken, and
not more than two thirds Of the entire
population were returned to the Scare
tary Of States office. Such was the
case with Tuolumne county. ] can
youch for it myself. My colleagues can
vouch for it. Any citizen Of the county
can present the facts to the Senate. 7
have already stated that the town where
| reside was returned as having l 800 in
habitants, and yet, Sir, in the election
following the appropriationmcnt we poll
ed 1497. We had, Sir, Only 1900 in
habitants, and yet we polled l4e7 votes
The Senator from San Joaquin (Crabb)
knows that there are more inhabitants
in that town than what is given in the
Census. I viii just illustrate this case,
for the purpose of showing the great in
accuracy of the Cenrus returns of the
year '52 and that if justice was done to
the county of Tuolumne then, she should
receive now, two Senators and five Rep
rcsentatives l we'll recollect that at
the last session of the Legislature, my
honorable colleague Paul X. Hubbs)
offered an amendment to the Apportion-
ment Bill, giving us three Senators. I
voted against the amendment; because
in the Committee of Conference between
the two Houses, of which I was mem-
ber, agreed to submit to the will of the
majority. [ voted against it for that
reason; and while I did so, I believe that
Tuolumne county was entitled to more
representation on the floor Of the Senate
than the bill allowed. This, sir, will
increase the Senate but one more vote.
We have precedent for that We have
seen it done in Siskiyou county, when
it was added to the Senatorial district Of
Shasta. We have seen it done in Sicr-
ra county. We have seen it done in
Humboldt county. We have seen it
done in other counties. ( -anm
/ Mr.. SpRAGUE.-I wish to correct The
Senator. It was not the case in the or
ganization Of Siskiyou county. Shasta
had two Scnators-but she divided with
Siskiyou. altg hes ol 10 aa
Mr.. CorrRorH.-The report of the
Apportionment Committee last year,
believe, made the ratio 5000 for Sen
ator. We had between $4,000 and
$4,000 reported in the Secretary Of
States Office. Since that period new
emigrant trail has been opened into our
County; and during the past year, and
according to statistics which l may pre-
sent to the Senate, our population has
increased at least 1000. This immense
immigration on consists Of farmers from
Mississippi valley and they have settled
on the banks Of the Tuolumne river, a
part of the County out Of which the
County Of Stanislaus is to be formed.
They are all farmers-permanent settlers;
they have settled there for life, and are
not of that transient and nomadic char
acter of population to be found in the