The Nevada journal., 1856-03-14
Sacramento Correspondence.
SACRAMENTO, Tuesday Eve,

Marcn IL, 1000.
The Legislature is at last getting en-
gagged in the Important measures of the
session. The State Prison Bill, reported
by the committee on the State Prison,
passed the House to-day with but four
dissenting voices. The Bill provides for
leasing of the prisoners, by a board of
commissioners composed of the Lieuten-
ant Governor, Controller and Treasurer,
for the period of five years, at price not
to exceed $4,000 per month Tho les
see is to provide guards, food, clothing
&c., and secure the State against all ex-
pense during his lease, in the penal sum
of 100000. The Lessee can be requir-
ed by the board of commissioners to keep
the convicts laboring for the State in the
erection of buildings SC. finding all the
materials for the purpose free of expense.
General Estell is after the contract, and
owning the quarries, and the property
about the prison grounds, and besides be-
ing familiar with the whole subject of
State Prison matters, the convicts will
undoubtedly once more fill into his hands.
Mr.. Hawes' Cons olidation Bill came
up as usual yesterday in the House, the
usual amount of gas expended on it, and
then laid aside for its daily and weekly
consideration hereafter.
The Bill to prohibit Sunday trading
produced great deal of discussion in the
House yesterday. No general Bill of the
kind is likely to become a law this session.
The "Banks Resolutions" came up in
the Senate yesterday, as the special order
of the day. Mr.. Cosby offered the follow
ing substitute, which, with the original
resolution, was made the special order for
Thursday:
"Whereas, it is not the State or Ma
tional policy of the People of California,
to destroy her influence over the sectional
dissentions of her sister States, by taking
part in said dissentions. Therefore
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly
concurring, that the State of California
declines expressing through her Legisla-
ture, any opinion with regard to the re-
cent election of Speaker of the United
States House of Representatives. That
this State still adheres to the doctrine Of
non-interventien; that the said State is
opposed to the agitation of all questions
of a sectional character from whatever
quarter of the Union they may come; that
the people of California will maintain in
the future, as they have successfully in
the past, conservative position, and they
will take no action through the Legisla-
lature which may destroy or tend to dcs-
troy her conservative influence in the Z.
S. Congress.
The substitute will undoubtedly pass
when direct vote is taken.
A Bill concerning the Office of Public
Administrator, providing that that officer
should receive the same fees for his SER
vices, as are allowed executors and Ad-
ministrators under the law providing fer
the settlement of the estates of deceased
persons, was killed in the Senate yes.er-
day by large vote.
Yesterday, the Senate, struck out the
enacting clause of Bill providing for an
amendment of the criminal laws so as to
allow the prisoner the right of the closing
argument.
The message of the Governor, appoint
ing A. G.. Abel, Commissioner of Immi-
grants in place of Ed MEG owan, removed
for causes shown, was yesterday referred
to select committee to examine into the
charges made against McGowan.
The fact that he had resolved himself
into Supreme Court extraordinary to
decide on the constitutionality of laws
which he was called on to execute, taken
in connection with his ballot-box stufiing
proclivities, which all are familiar with,
and which he boasts of himself, ought to
have been sufficient for a summary action
by the Senate on the Governors Message.
But, thanks to the American party, this
pet of Bigler's administration will be hois-
ted from his position in few days.
To-day, much of the time of the SEN
ate was spent over Bill providing for
public advertising and the payment of the
same. The facts elected in the debate
on this Bill, show the habitual practice Of
the old administration in exceeding powers
granted by law, to advertise for the State.
Phalanx papers were literally fostered at
the expense of the State and common hon
esty.
|. A Bill, providing for fat berth for
somebody as Supreme Court Reporter,