The Placer herald., 1858-03-20
CALIFORNIA LE0IsLATU RE.
NINTH SESSION.

NINTH SESSION.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the Assembly reso
,.tions, favoring the admission of Kansas, wer,
tsken up. Mr.. Ferguson spoke against, and Mr.
carter for them. In the Assembly, the Commit
Zee. to whom was referred the bill providing fol
the nay of the troops called out to suppress tn,
San Francisco Vigilance Committee, reported il
hack and recommend it be laid upon the table
until It could be ascertained whether such troop.
vith law. The claim of JAS Smiley, of S92,3ls
"A. for building wall around the State Prison, as
allowed by the Senate, was cOncurred in by the
House.
l3th. The Senate received communication
tom Joseph No0gues, making an offer to build q
state Capitol upon the Public Square decided te
de State) for $4,000, the same, in size, design
and equally we'll executed, as the building now
used as the Capitol; the lower part to be fitted up
for Supreme Court Room, State Library room
rooms for the offices of the State officers, and as
many committee rooms as the size of the base
ment would allow; the building to be completed
nv December LIST, 1858; the State to pay fifty per
cent monthly upon the work, and the remainder
when the work was approved, and that he would
give ample security for the faithful performance
OF the same.
on motion, the communication was made the
special order, with Senate bill No. LAG, for Tues.
day, March 10th.
Kansas resolutions-Mr Burch for them. The
Assembly had an immense speech on the Consti-
tion. from Mr.. Ttaman, of Mariposa.
The special order. the Kansas resolutions, again
came up. Mr.. Anderson spoke for and Mr.. Grif-
fifth against them. The Governor returned
the estimate of the expense of the Executive
Office for the fiscal year ending June 3Oth, 1853
at $l3,500 being $4,000 less per annum than
the two preceding years. An act providing for
the examination and settlement of the accounts
of S. A. McMeans, late State Treasurer, was taken
up read a third time and passed.
The House refused to take up the resolution
providing for final adjournment on the 9Th of
April. An act to provide for the preservation of
the School Lands, passed. Message from the
Governor signing the act to separate the office of
Tax Collector from that of Sheriff in the county
of Placer.
10th. Mr.. Merritt and Mr.. Melony spoke in
favor of the Kansas resolutions in the Senate.
Mr.. Goodwin spoke against. In the Assembly, a
minority of the Committee of Ways and Means
reported against the bill amending the Revenue
Act by which licenses of the 9th and 10th class
shall be retained by the several counties of the
State. message was received from the Cover
nor calling attention to the unnecessarily large
amount paid by the State for the transportation
Of prisoners to the States Prison. The annual
appropriation for that purpose is s35,OOO The
Governor believes $4,000 of this amount can be
annually saved to the State. A notice of bill
given to create the county of Summit" out Of
portions of Sierra, Plumas and Butte
18th. On the special order, the Kansas qucs-
tions, in the Senate. Mr.. Holden spoke in favor
aud Mr.. Hart against their passage The question
being taken on the final passage OF the resolu-
tions. the ayes and noes stood as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Anderson, Baker, Berry Burch.
Coulter. Dickinson, Ferguson of Sierra. Garter,
Gregory, Hamni, Holden. johnson, of FL Dorado,
Kctchum, Lewis, Merritt, Maloney, Pacheco, Rog-
vrs. Talaferro, Thom-20.
Noes-Messrs. Allen, Burton. Bell Carpenter,
Chase. Ferguson of Sacramento, Goodwin, Grant,
Griffith, Hart, johnson of Sacramento. Mcsick,
Phelps, Soule. Sullivan-l5.
Mr.. Berry gave notice of q motion to reconsider.
A bill WAS introduced by the Judiciary Commit
tee in the Assembly to amend the Constitution ! y
remodeling the judiciary system. Mr.. kabler
gave notice Of bill to abolish the Office OF Coun-
ty Assessor and provide for the election of Dis
trict Assessors in the counties of this State
Population Of Oregon.-Vote Of the Ter
ritory.
4 correspondent OF the Oregon Statesman,
Hon. l'clazon Smith, estimates the popula-
ton "f Oregon a. follows:
White Inhabitants $4,000
Native black republicans,) 800
so 300
The estimate says the Portland Times, places
the number of voters at $4,000. Mr.. Smith
iswe think, below the mark in putting down
the negro population at three hundred only.
There is quite double that number of Ethio-
plans who tabernacle within our borders.
In an enumeration, the Chinese and Negroes
count of course; and so, according to Mr..
Smiths estimate, we have $4,000. Even
this, We are convinced, is an under estimate
Of tho actual population. At all events,
should this question be seized upon as pre-
text for our non admission, it will be the
work Of the blacks, for we are quite confident
that no true democrat in or out of Congress
will pettifog the question to our detriment,
and merely for pretext under which to play
tho meddesome and captious monkey. What
we lack numerically, we more than atone for
in quality. We can poll more democratic
votes now than either Florida or Rhode Is
land, can, and we will poll less negro worship
ping votes in proportion to the whole vote
than any free State in the Union.
What shall be Taxed?
On the llth inst, in the Senate, very I'M
portant debate sprung up, says the State
Journal, upon bill which was considered
at first, purely local act, of comparatively