The Placer herald., 1858-03-06
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
NINTH SESSION.
FRIDAy February 26th, 1858


private property, was, after lengthy discus
sion ordered to third reading.
AssEMBLY.-Bll for the temporary gov
ernment of the State Prison passed unani-
mously.
SATURDAY, Feb. 9th.
SENATE-Mr. Holden introduced bill to
authorize the Governor to issue patents to
parties who have made locations upon the
public lands with estate School Land War
rants"
The Ell Dorado county wagon road bills
were passed over the Governors veto.
AssEMBLY.-Mr. De Long introduced a bill
concerning divorces.
A motion to change the hours of meeting
the Assembly from l to 10 o'clock was lost
MONDAY, March 1st.
ASSEMBLY, Message from the Governor
sending communication from John f. Nc
Cauey, sub-Lessee of the State Prison, offer
ING to relinquish the prison and all claims
upon the State, for the sum Of $4,000.
A bill to change the county seat Of Ell
Dorado from Placervie to Coloma, passed.
TUESDAY, March I'd.
SENATE.--Mr. Ferguson, from Committee
on Commerce and Navigation, made a re-
port and offered resolutions in Congress to
oppose the removal of a mail contract to
the Pacific Steamship Company.
AssEMBLY.-Appointed watchman.
Mr.. Stratton (by leave) introduced a bill
to fix the salary Of Superintendent of Public
Schools in Placer county. Referred to the
Placer delegation.
WEDNESDAY, March Sd.
SENATE.-Attachme law offered by Mr..
Griffith, lost. Ayes, s; Nays, 20.
AssEMBLy-Mr. Stratton introduced the
following joint resolutions:
WHEREAS, The people of the Territory Of
Kansas did, on the 7th day Of November,
1857, by a Convention assembled for that
purpose, frame for themselves a Constitution
and State Government, which Constitution
and State Government so framed is republ-
can; and
WHEREAS, The said Constitution has been
submitted to the Congress of the United
States, with the view of the admission of
Kansas into the Union as an independent
State: therefore
Resolped by the Senate and Assembly of
the State Of California, That our Senators
be instructed, and our Representatives re-
quested to vote for the immediate admission
of the Territory of Kansas into the Union,
on an equal footing with the original States,
in all respects whatever.
RcSol0ed, That the Governor be, and he
is hereby requested to transmit copies Of the
resolutions to our Senator'S and Representa-
YES in Congress.
BY leave, Mr.. Balou Introduced the fol-
lowing ''su situe:''
WHEREAS, The members of this Legisla-
ture are utter V opposed to sacrificing plinci-
pie for the sake Of expediency; and, whereas,
the submission of the slavery clause alone,
Of the Kansas Lecompton Constitution, was
a gross violation Of the prnci lies OF the
original Kansas Nebraska Act, which recog-
nzes the doctrine of popular sovereignty in
its broadest sense; therefore,
ReSoIped, by the Senate and Assembly of
the State Of California That our Senators in
Congress be, and they are hereby instructed,
and our Representatives requested to vote
against the admission Of Kansas into the
Union under the Lecompton Constitution,
or any Constitution whatever, until the saline
shall have been fairly submitted as an entire
ty, to the qualified electors of Kansas, and
received a majority of all the votes cast
thereon.
Resolped That the Governor of the State
of California is hereby requested to forward
a copy Of this preamble and resolution to
each Of our Delegation in Congress.
Referred to a special Committee
Thursday March 4th.
AssEMBLY.-Mr. Stratton, from the select
committee on Kansas resolutions, reported
them back and recommended their adoption.
After debate, and the reading of a portion
of a minority report, the resolutions were
adopted by the following note:
Ayes-Anderson Aud, Buel, Crane, Cur
tis Davis, Edwards, Ety. Galbraith, Gordon,
Graham, Groom, Haldeman, Hamlin, Han
cock, Harris, Havens, Heath, Hill of Sierra
Holman, Kabler, King, Lee, Lewis, Loot bur-
row, Markley, Marshall Mccoy, Minis, Mitch
ell, Ormsby, Parker, Pearls, Pco, Stafford
Sheridan, Simons, Smith of San Bernardino,
Spilman, Stakes, Stratton, Thomas, Upton,
Tuttle, Walker, Ward, Warfeld, Young, Mr.
Speaker-49.
Noes-Balou, Banks Burbank, Caldwell,
Cherry, Gray, Hill of Nevada Kitchens, Ho-
bart, Holiday, Moore, Moses, O'Brien, Pal
mer, Shepard, Sherwin, Stout, Willson-ls.
Mr.. Ballou then finished the reading of
the minority report.
A message from the Governor transmit
ting communication from the Superintendent
of Public instruction, who expresses the be-
lief that California is entitled to two per cent
of the proceeds of the public lands sold in
this State, and quotes a number of other
States as having received such per. centage.
The Governor concurs with the Superinten-
dent. A message received from the Cover
nor relative to the State Prison, and suggest
ing the erection of branch prison.
The S. F. Call is permitted to copy the
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