The Placer herald., 1857-04-04
Legislative,

!
up the impeachment case of Controller Whitman.
Several witnesses were examined in regard to the
substitution of warrants for cash when making
payments with the State Treasury, which went to
show that Hughson clerk OF the Controller had
been guilty of the act.
The Sheriff of Sacramento county. who was
ordered to bring f. A. Rowe before the Senate to
testify in the case, reported through Mr.. Coffroth
that Rowe was too i'll to appear.
The Senate appointed Mcssrs Fiske. Cof1roth.
Norman, and Taliaferro. committee to visit the
prison brig and ascertain whether he was able to
he brought to the Senate chamber. The commit
tee visited the brig and saw Rowe in bed. Mes
Sis Fiske and Taliacrro, being physicians, made
professional examination and made il report
that he was not in fit condition to appear before
| the Senate. Messrs Norman and Coflroth thou cht
he was, and so reported
| The Sheriff directed to bring him before
the Senate to testify on tomorrow. at II o'clock.
The Governor sent in a message to the Senate
vetoing an act, recently passed, giving the right
to IL. NJ. Stowe, to establish ferry within one
mile of the town Of Tebama The veto was sus-
tanned by large majority.
In the Assembly Col. Watkins, chairman of the
Committee of Accounts and Expenditures, made
a clear and comprt hensive report upon the con-
dition Of the State Treasury, which we publish
upon the first page of to-day's Herald By it
there will be seen what should have been in the
Treasury if there had been no peculatiOn going
on, and what the State has actually lost.
The Vigilance question was again agitated by
Estell and few of like kidney with himself but
it amounted to nothing. He appealed to the De-
mocracy-thc last place for such political trail
tor as he has BEEN to apply to-only using the
Democratic or any other party to which he may
attach himself. cats paw to carry out his own
selfish purposes.
The bill on the swamp and overhowed lands
was passed as amended
In the Senate on Monday the 3Oth inst. Mr.
Walkup introduced bill to provide for the pay
ment of the interest upon the funded debt of the
State. Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Norman's bill in relation to the State in
debtedness was referred to committee Of seven.
The act authorizing Sacramento City to build a
brid across the river defeated.
On motion of Mr.. Walkup, IA bill concerning
certain fees paid by the county of Placer was
taken up and passed.
| Senate bill No. 6l---An Act to divide the State
into Congressional districts, according to an Act
of Congress, approved January 25th, 1852, was
taken up and passed.
The Act to provide for the construction of a
canal In Tulare county, was passed in the AS
sembly. Nothing of any Importance else was done.
On Tuesday. the Senate passed the Tuare canal
bill. This is the only bill passed to day.
In the Assembly, Mr.. Wyman introduced bill
concerning the INDECENT sick of this State. Re-
ferred to the Placer delegation
! The Senate bill to divide the State into Con-
gressiona Districts, was reported and referred to
a Committee.
Senate bill No. 1S0.-An Act concerning prices
paid to the Recorder by the county of Placer.
Passed.
Mr.. Whppe introduced series of resolutions
condemning the policy of the General Govern
ment, colonizing Indians in the State.
| Assembly bill No. 257--An Act authorizing the
location and patenting of school lands. Passed.
The House went into committee of the whole
on State Prison Bill, but little headway was made
with it.
On Wednesday, in the Senate, message was
received. stating that he had approved an act con-
cerning the Board of Supervisors of Placer coun-
w..
Mr.. Walkup moved to take up bill concern
ing the District Attorney of the county of Placer
and entitled an act to amend an act to regulate
proceedings in criminal cases. Bill read a third
time and passed
In the consideration of the Revenue bill to-day
the Senate refused to exempt mining claims and
growing crops from taxation.
In the Assembly, Mr.. O'Neill reported from the
Placer delegation an act to provide for the indi-
gent sick in Placer county.
A bill was passed providing for the trial of
issues of fact in Probate Courts
Mr.. Stafford favored the bill taxing dogs The
bill was laid on the table.
In the Senate on Thursday Mr. Westmoreland
offered the following:
Resoiued, That the Finance Committee be in
strActed to report on the day after tomorrow the
bill from the Assembly and the one originating
in the Senate, each concerning the stamp tax
Adopted.
The Governor announced that he had approved
an act to limit the time for the presentation OF
claims against counties.