The Washington union., 1858-02-16
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tho s1psdsny abroang the Als called ,spocy @
astroas the timber and grain growing rssoas hs United
States well against American interests generally
On motion of Mr. BOWIE, of Maryland, the bill to
authorize notres public take and certify oaths and A.
frmatioos in certain cases. taken from the Speak
err table and referred 10 the COMMITTEES ON the Judiciary
Mr.. SHERMAN, OF Ohio, asked consent TO introduce
the following resolution
R.d That Secretary the Treasury requested
tDr whether has been the
the United The ending 1887 for ths
SO under what act Of provisional law.
Objection being made, Mr.. SHERMAN moved sus-
pension of the rules pending which,
On motion of Mr. WARREN, of Arkansas, (at fifteen
minutes Of o'clock, p. m. y the House adjourned
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NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA, OREGON AND WASH
INGTON TERRrTORIEs, SALT LAKE AND THE
SOUTH PACIFIC COAST
The United States mail steamship Star of the West
reached New York the evening of the 18th instant,
bringing two weeks later intelligence from the Pacific
side, 2ls passengers and 81, 34s, ,5O7 in treasure.
CALIFORNIA
From the San Francisco papers make up the fol-
lowing summary of California
The new State administration went into power the
8th instant On that day Governor johnson delivered
his last annual message and Governor John Weller
his inaugural.
johnson 5 message very long one, He reports
the total Of taxable property in the State to be
Sl3l 500 26s increase OF $ls 349, ,267 during the
previous year The total Indebtedness of the State is
$3 1913 294, the annual 81 1872 234 and the
nual expenditure s699,sO5 On the first day Of 1858
there were 1851 222 in cash in the State treasury Gov
johnson says the constitutional scheme
defeated by the popular vote
Gov Weller delivered a brief inaugural He com
mences by saying that he will the whole power of the
Ctafa toy inf anVo
ion of the State He says law should be passed
protect improvements made in good ith by settlers
other peoples lands hints that mining claims should be
taxed condemns paper money calls for Pacific rail-
road and demonstrates against the discussion and ag
tation of the slavery question
The legislature has taken important action as yet,
though number of bills have been introduced. Mr..
Iee OF Ell Dorado has offered in the assembly bill to
CARNATIONS.
On the sth january James L. English the late State
treasurer transferred to Thomas Finday the one, all
the moneys in the treasury amounting nearly $3.50 00O
receiving his receipt aud discharge in fullMr Finday
owing him cent This is the only instance record
iu California where retiring State officer settled his
counts the day of his retirement. The accounts Of
Major Roman the first treasurer were not settled until
some three months after he retired Those Of Dr. Nc
Means have not been adjusted yet although two years
have elapsed Dr. Bates is In prison. awaiting his trial
for robbing the State Of all the money lie could get hold
angry discussion has been occasoned in the legisla
ture by the introduction of resolution by Thomas Gray
member of the assembly from San Francisco endorsing
the position of Hon Stephen A. Douglas the Kansas
question
About the 2Sth Of August five American gentlemen,
whose at present unascertained, left Carson
Valley Salt Lake City, and it is understood that they
travelled to Utah in company with the Mormons who
quilted Carson Valley to return to Salt Lake. by order of
Brigham Young.
News has reached that these gentlemen were
murdered point about 100 miles south of Salt Lake
by the Indians and it is suspected that the Snts had
some hand in the Numerous volunteer compa
nies are being organized the whole country to await
the call of the President to march against the Mormons
in Utah
Resolutions have been offered in the legislature in
structing the senators from California and requesting its
representatives to urge upon Congress the passage of
law similar to that enacted in favor OF the citizens
Oregon donating to each actual settler within the State
of California least hundred and sixty of any
land now subject to settlement under the pre-empton
laws of the United States
Resolutions have also been offered nstructing the
tors and requesting the representatives to oppose and If
possible prevent any renewal extension of the
tract carrying the United States mail recommended
by the Postmaster General with the mail steamship
panes or either of them for the transmission Of the
United States mail between the Atlantic States and the
Pacific coast and declaring that the interest Of California
mperatively requires that every inducemen to compet
ton should be held out by the federal government and
that the transmission of said mail should
be divided at least between two separate companies.