The Placer herald., 1858-04-24
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
NINTH SESSION.

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
Friday, April 10th. SENATE.-An act to abol-
ish public executions passed. An Act to provide
for the sale of certain property of the State of
California within the water lines in front OF the
city of San Frnacisco. Passed.
An Act for the relief of Sacramento county
(providing for the payment by the State of the
expenses of the Bates trial)-was indefinitely
postponed.
AssEMBLY.-An act to postpone the election of
Supreme Clerk until September, 1859, passed.
An act to audit and allow $50 900 claims pre-
sented against the State for the troops called out
to suppress the Vigilance Committee of San Fran
cisco in 1860 passed. Ayes A, Noes "a. A
motion to reconsider was given.
Saturday, 10Th. SENATE.-An Act to prohibit
the collection of accounts for liquors sold at re-
tail passed
Mr.. Harts concurrent resolution, asking Con-
gress to grant an easement of the right of way
over the public land of this State, for the con-
struction of water bitches for mining purposes,
was indefinitely postponed.
AssEMBLY.-Several local and special bills pas
sed
Monday, 10Th. SENATE.-An Act to extend the
privileges of the homestead law Ito unmarried
persons) passed.
AssEMBIY.-An act authorizing and regulating
the collection and settlement of poll taxes.
Mr.. Briggs moved to strike out 'three' and
"four," wherever they occurred in the BILL and
insert in their respective places 1.-TWO" and thr' G."
MAKING the poll tax two dollars, or when pay
ment is delayed, three dollars.] Amendment
adopted. and bill passed.
An act to amend the 18th section of the reve-
rue law. Provides for reducing the mileage of
County Treasurers to thirty cents per mile J.
Passed.
Tuesday goth SENArE-Asscmbly joint re-
| 1uti M Ac-ip to oiptC
suls at La Paz. Manzanillo, Guaymas, and Mazat
Ian was adopted.
Senate bill No. 2Sl-An act to provide for the
construction of wagon road (appropriating
$50. 90 out Of the general fund. to assist in open
ing q wagon road to Carson Valley) was taken
up, the question being upon ordering it to be en-
crossed. The ayes were 10, and noes II.
Message from the Governor vetoing the new
gambling act The Senate sustained the veto.
An act authorizing the Governor. Controller
and Treasurer to compromise certain against
the surctes of Henry Bates passed Ayes lS
noes 6. Mr.. Anderson gave notice of his lnten
ton TO move reconsideration of the vote.
AssEMBLY.-Mr. Curtis, from the Committee on
Counties and County Boundaries, reported. with
out recommendation, the bill to re locate the
county seat of the county Of Sutter, and against
the proposition to set off portion of Placer
and attach the same to Sutter.
The Civil Appropriation was considered, and
sundry amendments thereto adopted
Wednesday, 21st SENATE.-The Committee
on Federal Rcrations reported in favor of the bill
restricting the immi grafton of negroes and mulat-
toes to this State.
Mr. Melony (by cave) introduced bill for an
act to amend an act entitled an act to provide Tor
the incorporation of railway companies. passed
April ODD, 1853 and an Act amendatory thereof
passed April 4th, 1856. [Amends section one of
said law, so that stockholders may appoint whom
they please directors without regard to their To-
calty.] The bill was read a first and second
time by title, the rules were suspended, the bill
considered engrosscd, road a third time, and pas
sed.
Senate bill for the relief of John F. McCauley
G5.000) was ordered TO be engrossed.
Mr.. Bell (by leave) offered resolution instruct
ing our Representatives in Congress to use their
influence to procure the passage of law whereby
the settlers on California lands supposed to be-
long to the United States, shall be allowed the
light to appeal from the Surveyor General dec-
sion, fixing the bounds of Spanish grants; said
right of appeal to extend to all cases where the
boundaries are in anywise changed from those
and assigns. Adopted
AssEMBLY.-Mr. Stafford. from the Committee
on Education, reported against the act to cstab-
lsh the Regents University of California; it being
unsuted to the wants of the State, and calculated
to engender sectional strife.
Thursday, 22d. SENATE.-The act postpOning
the election of Clerk of Supreme Court, passed;
ayes Is, noes l3. Notice DEMONSTRATION given.
The act authorizing the Judges of the Supreme
Court to employ a Secretary, passed.
An act for the protection of settlers on the pub
lie lands of this State. passed.
Bill to allow John F. McCauly $72 ,730, on ac-
count of State Prison contract, passed.
Resolution passed to consider only Executive
messages after the oath inst.
An act to prevent the emigration of Chinese or
Mongolans into this State passed
An act to pay 81 200 for extra services render
ed by the Secretary of State in signing bonds,
was taken up and passed.