Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-01-30
TUESDAY, Jan. 25th

condition OF the room, vault and safe used by the
State Treasurer, reported that they had closely in
spected said rooms, vault and safe, and unanimously
agreed that they are entirely untitled fer the
and purposes to which they are applied. The COM
miitee recommend that the locks he changed, and
that the interior OF the vault be lined with good boiler
iron, &C. In conclusion they submitted the follow
ing resolution:
ReSolped, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring,
That his Excellency j. d. Weller, the Secretary o.
State and the Attorney General, the board Of Exam.
liners, are hereby authorized and required to enter
into contract with some competent Workman
Workmen, to the effect Of having the foregoing re-
commentator contained In this report carried into
speedy execution.
message was received from the Governor an.
nouncing to the Senate that he had appointed Mr. T.
Brocklebank his private Secretary. A lon: debate
followed on the resolution authorizing the appoint.
ment Of Reporter Mr.. Carpenter spoke in oj,posI-
tOn to IT, The resolution lost, by vote OF ayes
ID, noes, IL, every member from Ell Dorado voting
against It, The hour having arrived for considering
the special order Of the day-the message Of the
Governor appointing 8. II. Brooks, State Controller
Mr.. Rodgers moved that the message he made the
special order for Monday next, which motion pre-
vailed. Mr. Bell asked and obtained leave to intro
duce, without notice, bill repeating certain prOvi-
Slons In the Act tOregulate the interest Of money
The following Is synopsis Of the bill: 1t repeats
The last part OF Section Sd Of the Act now In force,
regulating the interest on money, which, as It now
stands, allows the same rate OF interest on any judg
ment obtained In any Court, the original contract
called Ior And second, It repeats the section of the
present Jaw mat Allows compound interest; being
section OF the law as II now stands.
Much Of the time Of the House was uselessly occu.
PED In personal explanations The appointment Of
Mr. T. Brocklebank private secretary Of the Cover
nor was announced. communication from the
attorney General, upon the Constitutional Conven-
Won was received and ordered printed. Mcssrs Ely,
nue. and Stafford were appointed a committee Of
conference on the part Of the House, the Assem-
Sy joint resolution the Pacific Railroad. Mfr.
sy made personal explanation. Mr.. Ormsby gave
MOtlce OF Dill TO- more clearly define the boundary
ne between the State Of California and the Territory
Utah Mr. Lee introduced bill for an Act to reg
S,Ste the manner Of recording quartz claims. Re-
t.eerIed 70 the Judiciary Committee. Mr. Lee moved
At the visiting committee on the State Prison BE- al
'0"ed mileage. Referred to Committee on mileage.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 9th.
~ the Senate q number Of claims were presented,
wnlch were referred to the committee on Claims.
tsesAee was received from the Governor Withdrawing
%e nomination Of Samuel II. Brooks TO the Office Of
controller. II having been made under msappre-
"mn OF iacts Mr.. Grant introduced bill to
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