The Placer herald., 1857-04-25
California Legislatnre

aries and pay of members and attaches of
the Legislature was defeated in the Senate.
The bill had previously passed the House.
Sundry acts were returned to the Senate
with the approval of the Governor.
Senate bill No. 4, bill for the better pro-
lection of mining interests was taken up.
The bill proposes to make it felony to
break into mining claims of another party,
for the purpose of extracting gold herefrom.
1t was made the special order of the day for
tomorrow at l l O'clock
In the House Mr.. Wyman gave notice of
of bill to authorize the Superintendent of
Common Schools in Placer county to engage
in the avocation of School teaching. Bill
passed on Monday april Goth.
The State Prison bill which provides for
paying 100000 to J. NJ. Estell to release his
contract to the State, was, after much dis
cussion ordered to second engrossment.
IN the House on Saturday Mr.. Larue
offered the following:
RESOLUTION
Relative to the survey of the mineral lands
in California and to grant pre-emption
claims to the miners thereon:
Resolped by the Assembly, the Senate
concurring That our Senators be instructed
and our Representatives be requested, to use
their eXertions to procure the passage Of
an Act by Congress to survey the mineral
lands belonging to the General Government
within the State Of California, in subdi-
visions, to contain not more than for:y
acres each and to grant pre-emption rights
to the miners who are citizens of the United
States, or have declared their intention to
become such, and who are in actual occu-
pancy of the land at the time of the survey
SO as to secure each miner his claim accord
ing to the mining laws of the locality in
which the land is situated and an equal in
terest in the balance Of the subdivision, if
any, that is at the time of such survey
lied agent of the General Government bv
said miner or their authorized agents, at
such rate per acre as will in the judgment
of Congress be sufficient to defray the cost
and expenses attending the same.
Resolved, That the Governor be reques-
ted to forward a copy Of the above resolu-
tion to each of our Senators and Represen-
tatives in Congress.
Referred to the Committee on Mines and
Mining Interests.
In the House, on Monday, Mr.. Irwin in
troduced a bill to provide for the running of
the eastern boundary lines of the State. Re-
terred to the committee on Federal Relations
Mr. Irwin introduced an Act to authorize
the construction of a telegraph line from
Marysvlle to the Territory of Oregon. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Corporations.
The Special Committee appointed to ex-
a,nipa tba bonI-c of l)r M.NJoonc 4bo lot
State Treasurer, report that it will be neces-
sary to make out new set of books; as from
the imperfect manner in which they have
been kept it is impossible to tell in what
amount he is defaulter to the State
The Practice Act was take up. A motion
to strike out the clause exempting from at
tachment mining claim of the value of
$1,000 was negatived by vote of 10 Ayes
80 Nays
On Tuesday, the Senate setting as High
Court of Impeachment, in the case of Con-
troller Whitman, for misdemeanor and NAL
feasance in office after hearing the closing
argument of Mr.. Hall for the managers, sat
for time with closed doors, when the Ser
geant-at-Arms appeared at the door of the
Senate Chamber and called &c. w. Whitman
Mr.. Whitman, with his counsel, took seats
within the bar of the Senate, and as soon as
order was restored the President said:-
Geoege w. Whitman, it becomes my duty
to have the Secretary read YOU the following
resolution, adopted by the Senate, setting as
a High Court of Impeachment:
The Secretary then read the following:
Resofced, by the Senate, setting as High
Court Of Impeachment, That George W.
Whitman be declared acquitted of the char
ges preferred against him by the Assembly
on the 25th of February, 1857.
Mr.. Whitman received the intelligence of
his acquittal with the most perfect composure.
He was soon surrounded bv numerous Sena-
tors and other friends, all anxious to shake
him by the hand.
On motion of Mr.. McCalum, the Court
djourued sine die.
An act concerning the office of State Ii
brarian was ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading in the House.
a bill to provide far the construction of a
State Capitol was indefinitely postponed, and
bill repeating the present act passed.
On Wednesday, difficulty occurred out
side the bar of the Senate Chamber, between
the Doorkeeper Mr.. McClenchy, and Mr.
Stagg, from San Francisco. Mr. Stagg at
tempted to pass inside the bar, was stopped
by the Doorkeeper-hard words and blows
followed, and finally the Doorkeeper drew
a knife, for which he was suspended from his
situation for ten days.
In the House the Committee on Public
Lands recommended the passage of the bill
for the disposal of the five hundred thousand
acres Of land donated to this State by Con-
gress
An Act to provide for the construction of
road from Oroville to the National road
was received from the Senate. Referred to
the Butte and Plumas delegations.
On motion Of Mr. Stafford, the House took