Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-02-06
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TmR~pAY January 2b.b

Act regulating the importation aud preparation Of
drugs and medicines Referred to select committee
consisting Of the physicia Of the Senate Mr. Dick
iuson introduced bill for act amendatory Of aud
EupiementarytO an net entitled an act reduce aud
establish the salaries Of officer. and bay Of member.
Of the Legislature, which Was referred 10 the commit
tee on Public Expenditures. Mcssrs Alen Dickinson
and Pacheco were appointed "a committee on manu-
factures. Mr.. Johnson, Of VI Dorado, gave notice
that ne would introduce bill entitled act to pro-
VIAe for the authorization ~ certain records.
Scarcely anything WAS dome In the HOHse to-day.
Mr.. LOOfbOurrGw gave notice ~ his intention to in
troduce bill for an act 10 authorize the Supervisors
Of FL Dorado county TO levy special tax for road
PURPOSES The House went into the consideration Of
the contested election Of Sutter county After
hearing Mr. Montgomery, the contestant the lIous.
adjourned.
In the Senate Mr. johnson Of II Dorado, intro
duced bill for an act TO provide for the authcntica
ton OF certain records.
The whole time Of the HOuSe was consumed IN the
epntesfed election cast from suffer county MIR. Lee
'ch.redth following resolution
Re,OlEed, That the scat Of james o. Harris be
= and the same Il hereby clircd vacant; that the
whole qucsi Of the contest be referred to the pco
pl- OF Satt r county.
On motion the resolution was indcn it ly post.
pn.d. Mr. Lewis gave notice OF hi" intention to
move for n reconsideration OF the vote for lndtnltc
postponen eat
In thu ScHTte, leave OF absence grant, d Srn1.
tors Griffih and Tai a'trrO Mr. Burton introduced
bill supplementary OF anil amend lt0ry to an act
ACT 10 NuIllOFSt "
for certain lost bonds " lie stated that the law.
as Il Exists, provides no mode for the purpose Of
meeting such cas.s, ant the object II thA bill To
provide 4 remedy. TIL" bil was re I'd hv .ciionS
the rules su pended, read three several tim and
passed. Ned knows how to PIT hill through speed.
lily. Mr.. Phelps introduced bill to amend nm act
entitled ian act to regulate proceedings In civil en- cs
in the courts ~ justice in this State" l. provides
that hOus hold god, aud furniture exempt from TX
ecut!on, shall not exceed - NJ in vA". Referred tn
the Judiciary Com Senate II to aTh II.
changing OF the les OF Lost. hv
vote OF ayes ~, noes Is
In the MMsp, Mr.. Gnibrnith and ohcrs presented
petitions in favor Of n Sunday w. NJ. Str ittnn,,
from the committee on Publ Nor Tia, ported back
aud nmcnd d the passage II Assembly Il Tor nii
act for the suppression ~ haw ~ hlu rs and houses
Of il.fnms. Mr.. 8 axes. from the ldcirry Commit
tee, reported bn h with certain ancnd e il. AN net
for the suppr on ~ mob1. insnrrcct"ns ctc nnd
to az the penalty for OF j,Ses therein drhrtd-and
recOmmc ,deh t,at the sane be passed ~ au'e AIDED.
The Y!gilInce h II WIS mad III. Special order for
Friday next. The House resolved itself into com
mtee ~ IN. whole II take under col.h rIt'oI Aa.
senbIy fil for net to cnrsulh te the several acts
concerning the r sdencc If County Jungr, II rno.
vdes that the Ju X Of every county, not spe lilly
excepted from Its provs Ons -hall resd" Vt III"
~ seat OF th.ir respective counties On notion If
Mr.. Lee. the county Judge Of II nornln, was not
specially TX 'ep:el from is provisions Bin pressed
An act to aricuh an at 10 authorize married
to transact business in their avn nG"'"E, was a!so
nasSed. Mr. : Nth intrnd u'rd IN for an ATTIC
eItbl sh the oil: e OF Tow sh p Assessor. A", 10
abolish the oil e Of Couny Assessor. Referred to
the committee oil ways anu Means
M,xrW. Feb 1T.
10 the EaHfe number 81 petition wt'rr"a,rt.h
pr .yiEg for I'll. enactment " n Sunday law NJ.
Gittcr p.eseutrd p ~ on from t.r ct zns . Shasta
county, praying the repeal Of 80 nnh ~ "a"
corning crimes and 'unshmena. pr sd A.,-il 10Th.
lSS' ~ so IalIt"s u, ef"e@ H"d ma ITO 10 Sv-
ing evidence against Wlre prsou> viii i, RI.
ferred Ia the judiciary Committee. Mr. ;it n. rom
the ronrii'ec on CLAIMS. to whom Wa RI rr Sr'.
ate bill for the rel ef Of IL n's W. u tv'r, C"nu,s.
sinner OF the California War Il IT, r. pnr ID Tie ,,c
back Will, a sub tti e, and mend I'd the
OF the substitute. Mr.. Carpenter gave not &c TIA,
Ia would NJ Early day IL rclnrc "A I'LL proviIc
for the construction of saigon rOnd in the rOty ~
Fl Doraiu AMI To authorize the Sup nv "t saii
county to levy spec al tax for that pup"s" Mr.
Ferguson, Of 81 rArentO, on red the lOl!' wing
Ees0Irtf BY the Senate. the As.cu bly, coac,i-rInr
That OAR senators in Congress he and III ya,c her by
instructed, and our Representative Ioqr>t Ia op.
pos. the admission Of the TrrrI"Iy OF ktuSns into
the Eni0u, rs STATE undcrt'c I'ct" I''"l "D.:ti
tiol. Gntl he .GCe. In It's cnir"iy. sh.l hV been
submitted to TIC Irop!e OF the Territory for their
Sir Blrch regretted the intrndlctrn OF III" r,solu
tions but d"-ir.ug hr hcll for discussion intro.
La,rd the t"loN:uE as "a substitute:
- ReS0lred, by ~ S"uai,, the Assembly coucurrirg
Thu; the views Of President Buchanan on t.c -
called Kansas qr's'nH. ~ "xp',sS'd "a his rcc'at
MESSAGE are Ia n go tItCt with las Democratic
trine ~ pop liar Inve'!ggtv.
Rfsoire,I, Tat, he rrco"l'htnl itoN ~ 'he
Preside H. IA Isas b. a,l 't'I mo IT," ;.,n
Gndcr the J.. -" p'oa Constitution. W. ~ nr'.g an
!nove FROM Congress the utter agirion Of the
slavery 81 .sion. and t. encourage Ia oar senators
aud Congressman that n0l-ntrr "r, nee in the ~
site in >titl "n OF n" country which by or Fcd
RAJ Coasiiidtion is iarrantrd 10 the States and the
people
Resolred, That the Governor be requested To send
copies of these resolutions to our Senators and Con
gresmen.
Mr.. Chase offered the following as n sub .,j,u,e:
ReSo!red. BY the Senate, the Assembly concurr;ng,
That our Representatives In Congress be req Ieset,
and our Senators instructed, to vote for any bin
th0rlHlng the admission of Kansas into the Ci.iOn
Aate, under the LecOmpton Constitution. which
shall embrace, substantially, the following principles
and make them the express condition Of Snch adns.
Sion:
LIST. That the question Of slavery shall h" submitted
at an early ~, after such adm ssun, Ia the legal
VOTERS Of Kansas. for them to d tcTmne whether
alvery shall shall not b. tolerated In the ate
such vote to be- b hiding aud conclusive upon the
STHte, and to be- a part OF the Constitution until
changed.
I'd That a Convention he called ny the act author.
hing the adni%son of Kans or that said act au.
thorlsc the Legislature OF Kansas ut any time tO call
convention to amend revise entirely change the
Constitution, known as the Lecomp'Cn Constitution,
hkansas !. Omitted under such ''onIituon.
the resolutions were made the special ord for
Friday, February II h. n order TO Civ S,nat ors an
Opportunity to spread themselves" The report ~
the Committee on Military Affairs, recommending the
passage nt substitute to Senate bill for the lief Of
James W. Denver, was taken up The bill was to
compensate W. Denver for services rendered Ia the
State a. Commissioner ~ the Indian war debt ard
allowed him t2.1ah The substitute recOmn eLdrd by
committee on Military A0airs reduce Il the sum Ia
5N. The substitute was adopted mud passed. 4
long discussion followed on the N Introduced by
Mr. Phelps concerning divorces. 1t WAS, N accor.
dance with the recommendation Of the Judiciary
Committee, TO whom 1t had heen erred, indefinitely
Postponed
Mr.. be introduced a bill for an act to repeal MI
acts and prrtS Of acts relating to divorces. Read
nrSt and second time, and referred to the Committee
on Puhlic Morals
Mr. Carpenter gave notice Of his inCntion To move
Tor reconsideration Of the vote by which bill for
The relief 81 James W. Henvcr. Commissioner Of the
California WHr debt, passed to-day.
=, The Ho"se granted Indefinite Lave Of absence TO
AeSsrs. Moore, Bue AID Ely p 'cial comm itre APP
pointed 70 visit San Francisco. Mr. Aud presented n |
petition from Fe ria Fnrman and r. A ThOmp on,
praying for payment :or services rel redi visiting
Warrington on Wig lance Committee business. lA3 tUl
presented a petition from Anador county, praying
Tor the repeal OF certain laws relative to the testmo
ny OF cOlO-ed persons Mr. Hill, OF Sierra, TAtman,
oiMaripnsa, and Aud. Of Huba. presented similar Pc
utions On motion 81 Mr.: Stakes the petitions were
tabled by vote Of 81 tn IS. Mr.. Marshall prrsented
ap-tition favorable to n Sunday law.
Mr. Hill gave notice Of his Intention to introducea
bill for an act to extend the time for commencing |
actions upon accounts for goods and merchan.
die, sold and delivered. Mr.. Briggs gave a similar
notice Of act to exempt mining claims from snle |
under execution. MIR. SiratOI an act to change the
time for electing Representatives for Congr, Mr. |
Lee introduced bill for act for the construction
o. . Court and other public buildings, IN n |
Dorado county. and to levy tax therefor. Referred
70 the Fl Dorado delegation. Mr. Gray moved to |
lake from the table the resolutions which he present.
Ell some days Since IN relation to ndnrsng Judge |
douglas on the Kansas question. Mr. Stakes moved |
tolndehnitty postpone the nation 10 take from the
table. The motion prevailed by a vote of ayes ~, |
noes s-he San Francisco BLACK Republican del, ga
l Uon, proper rebuke to the niRRerw"rshprrs.
TrRSnAY, Feb Cd. |