Mariposa Democrat., 1858-02-11
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.


SACRAMENTO, Feb. |.
SENATE.-Mr. Ferguson, Of SACRAMENTO offered
the following concurrent resolution:
Resolved, By the Senate, the Assembly concurrng,
that Senators in Congress hc and they are hereby
instructed and Representatives requested to oppose
the admission of the Territory of Kansas into the
Union a State, under the Lecompton Constitution
until the same in its entirety, shall have been sub
mitted to the people of the Territory fer their final
action.
Mr. Burch offered the following substitute:
Resolved BY the Senate, the Assembly concurring,
that the views of President Buchanan the called
Kansas question, as expressed in his recent Message
are in accordance with the democratic doctrine of
popular sovereignty.
Resolved, That in the recommendation of the Pres
ident that Kansas be admitted into the Union under
the Lecompton Constitution, recognize earnest
and commendable aim on his part to remove from Con
gress the further agitation of the slavery question: and
to encourage in Senators and Congressman that
nonnterference with the domestic Institutions of the
country which by Federal Constitution is guaran
teed to the States and the people.
Mr.. Chase offered the following resolution
Resolved, By the Senate, the Assembly concurring,
that our Representatives in Congress be requested
and Senators instructed to vote for any bill
thorzing the admission of Kansas into the Union
State, under the Lecompton Constitution which shall
embrace, substantially, the following principles, and
make them the express condition of such admission:
lst. That the question of slavery shall be submitted
at an early day. after such admission to the legal
voters of Kansas for them to determine whether slave
ry shall or shall not be tolerated in the State such
vote 10 be binding and conclusive upon the State, and
to be part of the Constitution until changed.
I'd. That Convention be called by the act author
zing the admission of Kansas that said act author
ze the Legislature Of Kansas at any time to call
Convention to amend revise, entirely change the
Constitution known as the Lecompton Constitution, If
Kansas is admitted under such Constitution.
On notion the whole matter made the special
order of the day for Friday, 18th inst.
ASSEMBLY-Noti was given of the introduction
Of bills to amend the Constitution, to exempt mining
claims from sale under execution to change The time
of eecng representatives to Congress and for several
other purposes.
A proposition to call up the resolutions concerning
the taxing of mining claims led to discussion, which
resulted in making the subject the special order for
Monday next
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 2.
SENATE.-Mr Burch from the committee on swamp
and overfowed lands to whom had been referred a
resolution instructng the committee to make enquiry
as TO whether the provisions of the bill passed April
llth, 1851 for the reclamation Of lands in Tulare
Valley, had been complied with, reported that the
proposed plan impacticable, and the means up to
this time used to reclaim the swamp lands, were in
sufficient that the committee understood that the
company had commenced dsposing of lands without
having reclaimed them and further that in the opin-
ion Of the committee, the company had forfeited all
the rights and privileges under the act and also
ported bill to repeal the law
Bill reported by the committee on swamp and over
flowed lands taken up, it being entitled an act to re-
peal act to provide for the construction Of canals
and for draining and retaining certain swamp lands
in Tuare Valley approved April llth 1851 Bill
read second time.
Mr.. Merritt moved that the rules be suspended and
the bill ordered engrossed.
An elaborate discussion followed.
ASSEMBLY-Mr. Stakes gave notice of bill to
prohibit free negroes and other obnoxious persons from
emgratng to this State and to regulate the conduct
of those in the State. Mr.. Briggs offered res
olution instructng the committee public lands TO
enquire into the possibility of framing law consistent
with the Constitution, TO indemnify settlers who had
settled lands in good faith public lands which
had proved to be under Mexican grants and to call
upon the Attorney General for his opinion to the
feasibility of constitutional law for that purpose.
Adopted.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 3.
SEN -petitiona ware nresentad from citizens