The Trinity times., 1855-01-13

| age One-haIf, s 10000
S by limiting session to ninety days, 5000
BY reducing cost of transportation
OF prisoners, from one dollar to
g tfty cents per mile, 10000 O
by reducing Governors salary
to six thousand dollars, 1900 O.
by reducing salary of Supreme
Judges to six thousand dollars $4,000 OF
$350,2 OF
In engrafting on the Constitution tn,
amendments believed necessary, | would
again recommend the mode prescribed il
the first section of the tenth article of tba,
instrument.
BY adopting this mode of amendment, the
expense of a convention, amounting to not
less than three hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, and the excitement incident, will be
avoided, and the changes required to free
the Constitution of Objectionable features Sc
cured in shorter period of time than by
the other mode, provided in the second sec-
| ton of the same article.
A curtailment of Legislative expenses is
also recommended.
FEES OF OFFICE.
Inc law of 1851 should be amended in
many respects, hut the most important change
demanded, is redpeton of the fees of Office
to a fair standard.
The services for which fees are allowed
can now be performed at much less exnense
to the officer than at the date of the PASSAGE
OF the act, and there exists no good reason
why reduction should not be made: on the
contrary, every consideration of regard for
the interests and wishes of the people. de-
mands speedy relief from this burden of
axation,
The subject is, therefore, without further
renhrk, commended to your careful and IA
vorabe consideration.
In this connection, would also respectfully
recommend the lepeal of SO much Of an ct
entitled f" An Actto regulate proceedings in |
eiSli cases IN courts Of justice in this State |
as relates to attorneys ices, in all cases. mat.
ter of contract, and paysbl, by clients.
SWAMP AND OvERFLCW'D LANDS
l would recommend the ADDITION of proper
measures to secure all the lano,oranted and |
also udcious legislation for thef disposaI bv |
agents of the State, with such LIMITATIONS re-
strlctions and requirements as nav be re.
garded necessary to protect the rights of all
interested.
Since the donation OF these lands to the
State in September, 1850, hundreds of,en-
terprising citizens have located upon them, !
and at considerable expense and labor. ....aIe
valuable improvements.
s-s1nstiee. In these psls l..---si--. I.~~etnfnre
hereafter to make similar selections and i'm |
provements, requires legislative action to Sc
cure occupants in their po~eass:.s-, me |
,gs9s4t inioerai terms consistent with the require
ments of the act of Congress. In truth, the |
more liberal the terms, so as to effectually |
secure the object of their donation, the more |
certain and prompt will be their reclamation |
and improvement.
have heretofore recommended the dona- |
ton of swamp and overhowed lands to actual |
settlers, in fixed quantities, upon the same |
terms that the State receives them from the |
General Government, and would still favor |
that plan, il it were possible by individual en-
terprise, to secure compliance with the act
of Congress, and by the construction of le
wees and drains, effect their reclamation.
But consultation with persons now located
upon the overfowed lands, as well as more
careful examination and reflection, have sat
isfed me, that, in order to secure fully the
accomplishment of the object of their dona-
ton, it will be necessary to establish a fixed
authorize warrants to be issued, for' fixed
quantities, as was done in the case of the
School Lands. II
PUBLIC LANDS IN CALIEE66iect has
A careful examination dst all who give 1t
fully satisfied me.,fie interests OF both ota'e
consideraton,l1 be best subserved by ces-
and Nate State of all the public LANDS I'D
California. HI. ,,n5s
The porcy Of making the public lands
.o,,,oo of revenue to the General Govern
ment has, for the last quarter OF a century
haen opposed by many of our wlsest s.a.es-
poen as contrary, not only to the true inter
asts of the people, but of the Government
itself ,, =. cos,
The plan of disposing of them at cos'
barely sufficient to defray the necessary e&-
nenses oe the land office, OF survey e'o';
,hus nlacinp a homestead within the reach ol
auerv man at a mere nominal price, has not
onlv been regarded with favor by the people,
b,t has shaped and moulded the Character
os orr laws in relation to the public domain
7, 10 recommended to the Legislature TO
remorialize Congress to relinquish to Can
nv claim which the General Govern
ment may assert to unsoid pupi'o ianO' ~
the State.
PROTECTION TO ACTUAL SEIIL'ho
Judicious legislation for the protection o
actual settlers on the public domain, rs sho
iect of deep interest to large ana en1elp''o
mo norton of our fellow citizens. 1t is ue
handed bv the wants of the people-and o.
6 The present unsettled condition OF land tltle
is rendered actually necessary to the Per'"a
y nent welfare of the State.
. More perfect security in the homestead
i required to insure the complete deveopme, S,i an
!. Of the agricultural resources OF the o'a'e ah
f secure the prosperity and happiness oi h'
= citizens.
COMMON SCHOOL EDUCATION
20 The great and growing Importance ;, o.
:. efficient sy stem Of Common School Euuc
10 non. embracing in it's benevolent and cor
prehensive design the whole people, 'rresPe pc
~ live of condition in life ] rejoice TO ne e"
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