The Placer herald., 1858-02-13
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
NINTH SESSION.
FRIDAY, February 5th.


Several local bills passed.
AssEMBLY.-By Mr.. Safford-The Com
mittee on Education have bad under conside
ration Senate concurrent resolution No. 8,
relative to appropriating lands for school
purposes, so as to allow townships not pro-
v,ided for with school lands to locate two
sections of land upon any Of the unappro-
priated agricultural lands in this State, and
report the same back to. the House and re-
commend its adoption.
Mr.. Stratton, from the majority of the
Committee en- Public Morals, to whom were
referred Concurrent resolutions sustaining
the President, relating to filibusterng," re-
commended their indefinite postponement.
Several bills introduced and notices Of
others given.
By Mr.. Holmon-
An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to
provide for the disposal of five hundred
thousand acres of land, granted this State
by Act of Congress, passed April 4, 1851.
Sec l. That section second of said Act
shall read as follows: The Treasurer of the
State is hereby authorized on application to
him therefor, to sell said School Land War
rants for one dollar and twenty-five cents
per acre, to be paid in the lawful currency
of the United States; and the said Treasurer
is required to convert all such moneys so re-
ceived bv him into bonds of the civil funded
debt of this State, bearing seven per cent in
terest per annum, and to keep such bonds in
his custody as special deposit marked
'School Fund.-" to the credit of said School
Fund; all interest falling due on said bonds
so set apart shall be sem-annually placed to
the credit of said School Fund.
Referred to the Committee on Education.
An Act to separate the offices of collector
of taxes and Sheriff in the county of Placer.
Passed.
The special order Of the day, the bill for
the suppression of mobs, coming up, speeches
were made by Messrs. Lee, Burbank and
Others
SATURDAY, Feb. 9Th.
AssEMBLY.-Petition from citizens of Pla-
Ger county, asking for the passage of a gam
ING law. Referred to the Committee on
Public Morals.
Business of the day generally unimportant.
MONDAY, Feb. 9Th.
SENATE.--Mr Baker presented a petition
for Sunday law, which was referred to the
Committee on Public Morals
decentralization presented for the
passage of Sunday law.
Bill introduced to abolish public execu-
tons. Referred to Judiciary Committee
Mr.. uancocli's resolutions, asking the do
nation by the General Government Of all
right and title to the mineral lands of this
Stota oh l,,t Z b,, cf
the author they We're laid upon the table.
Mr.. Hancock was satisfied that they could
not pass, a d would not trouble the House
with useless discussion. Ayes 81; Noes IS.
TUESDAY. Feb. 9th.
SENArE.-Ihe Judiciary Committee were
instructed to report bill to repeal the pres
ent "Sole Traders Act"
AssEMBLY.-Notices Of BiNs.-By Mr..
Holman-A bill tor an Act for the protec-
tion of settlers upon Mexican grants.
BY Mr. Ferguson-A bill for an Act to
mento Placer and Z. Dorado counties
BY Mr.. Curis-An Act to define the
boundaries between Placer, Suter and Sacra-
mento cornties and to provide for the sur
vey Of the same.
WEDNESDAY,, Feb. 10th.
SEYATE.--A number of claims presented,
and referred to Committees
Assembly bill to separate the office of col
lector of taxes from the office of Sheriff, in
the county of Placer, was considered in COM
mit;ee of the whole. The amendments of
the committee to whom it had been referred,
and from whom it was reported this NOR
ming, were adopted; and the title of the bill
having been amended, it was read a third
time and passed. The amendments of the
committee, from an explanation made by Mr..
Anderson, gave to the Tax Collector of the
foreign miners licenses the collection of the
property and poll tax; but the change did
not come into force until June, 1859.
Message from Governor appointing Julius
Korn Port Warden of San Francisco. Made
the special order for Monday, Feb 18th.
The appointment of John B. Shaeffr, as
Port Warden of San Francisco, was con-
firmed.
AssEMDLY.-Judiciary Committee recon-
mended the passage of a number Of bills.
Notice of bills for the segregation, survey,
and sale of swamp and overfowed lands be-
longing to the State of California.
Also an Act for the preservation of school
lands (sections sixteen and thirty-six) from
waste and other injury.
The special order of the day, the Act for
the suppression of mobs, and instructions,
occupied most of the day and evening.
THURSDAY, Feb. 11th.
SENATE-Message from the Governor re-
commencing that only legal interest 10 per
cent per annum) be allowed on any claims
after judgment has been obtained. The act
separating the Office of Recorder, etc. from
that of Clerk in Placer county, approved.
observation-disclosures and petitions pre-
sented.
Bill for the separation of Tax Collector
from the office of Sheriff, in Placer county,