The Nevada journal., 1856-02-22
Sacramento Correspondence.
SACRAMENTO, Tuesday Eve,
February, l9. 1876.

Since my last, several important acts
have passed the Legislature. Tilford's
amendments to the criminal law, have re-
ceived the sanction of the Senate. An
amendment to the law regulating the fees
OF Public Administrator, has passed the
two Houses. BY this act the same fees
are allowed Public Administrators, as ex-
ecutors and Administrators by the act reg
ulating the estates of deceased persons.
The Bill to attach Eureka South to
Nevada County, where it properly belongs,
has passed the Senate, and is now in the
hands of the committee on Counties and
County boundaries, in the House. An
effort will be probably made to defeat it
there, but it will prove Intellectual. The
boundary line between Nevada and Sierra
counties, by this bill, runs up the Middle
Yuba, to the south fork Of the same,
thence up said south fork to its source,
thence cast to the State line The boun-
dairy recommended by Capt. Day, our
County Surveyor, on an examination of a
map of Sierra County, reee ently construct
ed, would have taken in Nevada County,
not only large portion of the upper
part OF Sierra, but some of Plumas coun-
ty also.
The Notary Bill was mereilessly killed
in the Senate by strict party vote, on
Wednesday last. The officers, therefore,
appointed by Bigler during the last hours
8 of his administration, will hold their off
E ces for two years, and Gov. johnson is
\ robbed of a large portion of his patronage.
The phalanx Senators Caucus, it is said
on every measure, in which the shadow OF
an advantage for their party can be seen,
or an opportunity offers to cripple their
opponents.
The act providing for the registration Of
voters in incorporated cities and towns,
will probably share the same fate as the
Notary Bill, in the Senate, usless the
passage of Hawes' Consolidation plan is
made by the American party to depend
upon the passage of the former.
The reference of Sam. Smiths Commits
sioner Bill to the committee on military
affairs of the Senate, is considered equiv
alent to its death. Cosby the chairman
of that committee being understood to be
strongly opposed to it.
The State Prison Committee have not
yet made their long looked for report
The affairs of that institution are in an
alarming condition. The cheapest plan
to keep the convicts, is acknowledged to
be that of farming them out somewhat af-
ter the old sort. From appearances Gen.
Estell is about the only man who would
take the responsibility, and it is quietly
rumored that the State Prison Committee
are favorably disposed to give him the
contract to take charge ofthe convicts, by
the payment of a stipulated sum annually,
or per month, by the State
The Select Committee of the Senate ap-
pointed to examine and report on the le-
gality of the issuance of the Controllers
Warrants for and on account of the State
Prison, since the 2nd day of July last, re-
port $2o3,779 50 illegally issued in their
opinion.
A large Committee from the two Houses
have recently returned from a visit to
the Lunatic Asylum at Stockton. They
found that institution in fine condition. 1t
is probably the only public institution in
the State that has been honestly and eco
nomically managed. More room is now
required in order to classify the inmates,
and an appropriation of some $4,000
will probably be recommended, to erect
an additional wing to the building
Some astoun ding facts have recently
been brought to light in relation to the
acts of the California Land Commission
ers, which you have seen in the papers of
San Francisco and this city. More de-
velopments are expected soon.
From present appearances, scarcely an
officer of the late administration will come
off clear of suspicion at least, eff having
q portion ofthe public funds sticking to
his fingers. Some of them are guilty, or
are victims Of train of very strong,
strange and unfortunate circumstance
The truth will probably be known in due
time.
!, DECISION REvERsED.-A short time
: since, in San Francisco, Judge Norton
decided that the law making the; Sheriff of