The Placer herald., 1856-01-26

buildings 70 keep lne P'iHohO'o . ~. ~ l,
ton was signed by Messrs. Bell, Wilson, ana
Mckenzie, the Prison Directors.
Referred to the State Prison Committee
The Assembly informed the Senate that
they had passed an act to fix the per dleln
nav of officers of the Senate and Assembly.
Also, That they had passed concurrent
resolution that the State Treasurer be in
structed to withhold the payment of any
money on the bonds and warrants issued by
the Controller for the payment OF a State
Prison WALL
The Senate took up the resolution and
passed it, in concurrence.
HousE.-Mr. Mcfarland introduced bill
ecccting some important alterations in the
law regulating elections.
Sec. amends sec. 10 of an "Act to re-
gulate elections" passed March 23, 1850,
bv adding the following: Provided, that
nothing contained in this saction shall be
construed to prevent any person, otherwise
quaifed from voting for State officers in
any county in the State, although he may
not have resided in said county thirty days.
See 2 adds to Sec. % Of said act an
amendment to the following effect, VIZ: And
if such person be challenged for the reason
that he is not a native born citizen OF the
United States and has not been naturaIized,
he shall not be permitted to vote unless he
shall produce a certificate of his naturaIla-
ton bv court of competent jurisdiction, at
tested by the clerk, and under the seal Of
said court.
The bill was read first and second time
and referred to the Committee on Elections.
Mr. Welsh gave notice of a bill providing
for the registry Of legal votes in the towns
and cities Of the State.
Mr. Me.onv gave notice of bill to provide
fo; the be ter selection of grand juries
Mr.. Stout moved a resolution that, after
the 10Th Feb. next no bills be introduced
unless with the consnt Of majority of the
House Lost.
Monday, Jan. 2lst.
SENATE Mr. Barton offered the following:
R@olcd l}v the Senate, Che Assembly
con,ulling) That joint committee be APP
pointed, consisting of two from the Scna'e
and three from the Assembly, to wait upon the
S'ae Treasurer and request him to withhold
payments Of all warrants issued upon account
Of the State Prison Resolution adopted
Mr. Flint offered the following:
Reoiged, That a committee Of three be
appointed to examine the accounts of the
late Attorney General, and report with re-
gard to what amount has been expended out
of the $4,000 appropriated by the last Leg
stature for tho prosecution of escheated
estates. Laid on the table
HoUsE.-The bill to appoint Commis-
sioner to 90 to Washington with vouchers,
and to obtain the payment of monies from
| the Government, on account of the Indian
/ War Debt was taken up.
The substitute bill provides for the appoint
ment of an Agent, to receive stated sum
for his services, and to give bond with two
/ sureties for the sum of ten thousand dollars
/ The bill and substitute made the order Of
the day for Thursday.
Tuesday, Jan. 22d.
Mr. Norman introduced bil for IAN Act
requiring the State Treasurer to cancel the
registration of certain warrants and to for
bid the registration thereof Bill provides
that the Treasurer shall cancel the registry
Of all warrants drawn by the Controller for
labor and material used on the State Prison
wall lie is also commanded not to pay or
register any of the said warrants, now or
hereafter If he refuses to comply with the
requirements OF this law. he is to be deemed
guilty Of msdemeanor, and to be punished
| by Il fine of not less than $4,000, or impri-
sonment for not less than one or more than
! two years, or by both such fine and inprson-
ment
Mr.. Ashley moved tie following additional
section to the biIl which was carried: That
the said warrants shall not be received in
payment for school lands or for swamp and
overtlowed lands, and all county officers shall
be prohibited from receiving the same in
| payment for State Observation-Disclosures"
On motion, the 18th rule of the Senate
was sustained, and the bill, as amended, was
taken up, read IL third time and passed.
/ The Governor, in conformity to a resoIu-
/ ton, Informed the Senate that, as far as he was
abe TO ascertain, there had been no proceed
ngS under the act passed last year to pro-
vide for the construction of wagon road to
the Sierra Nevada Mountains; that he was
unable to furnish the information required;
thai he had addressed letter to the Surveyor
General Oh the subject, who would probably
give some information in his annual report.
MIR. Vaudeville moved to take up the spe-
cal order OF the day, the two resolutions TO
90 INTO joint convention for the purpose of
Getting I. S. Senator in the place of VIM.
NJ. Gwin.
Mr. Vaudeville moved that the resolution
be indefinitely postponed.
The question of indefinite postponement
was put, and carried by the following vote
ayes 10, nays II:
Aves-Messrs. Crandall. Day, De La Guer-
ra Dosh, Fiske, Flint, French, Cove, Hawks,
llrintz eman, Hook, Lippincott, Mandeville
Mcneil, Norman, Rust, Shaw, TiIford, VIII
son-l9.
Noes-Messrs. Ashley, Burnett, Burton
By4um, Cotfroth Cosby, Ferguson. Haw
thorne, McCallam, McCoun, McGee, SceIlen
White, Westmorland-l4.
Mr.. Hawks gave notice to reconsider the