Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-02-13
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THuRsDAY, February 4th.
IT'S not pleasant task to record week after week
the little business that Is being transacted In the Leg
stature Aside from several measures Of a local
character, what has been accomplished? The intro
auction Of useless and unn ceSsary bills In order TO
five some MEMBERS who have more brass tina brains
S opportunity - display their vast powers and rem
der themselves and their constituents alike rldicu.
Ious-has retarded legislation and given Just cause
fof serious complaint. Gentlemen Legislators, vote
down without debate eKtTaneous matters coulne
vourseVes to your legitimate business and yet through
and adjourn rs quick IS possible and your constitu-
ents will be gratied
an Corporations, to whom was referred Senate bill
No g. submitted a majority report to the effect that
the amendments proposed In this bill to the general
incarceration law Of the state will confer upon mr.
sons in corporate bodies Ioscers Aneerxor 10 what
any citizen exercise being no less than the D0,c
ar 10 tGke prtUdte property for corporate uses and
majority OF the committee believing the bill to be In
conflict with the constitutional right recognized by
most Of the State Constitutions, which prohibits pri
yate property to be taken for any other than public
uses, recommend the indefinite postponement OF the
bill The report vas laid on the table temporarily
Mr.. Burton offered the following resolution:
Rs0Olced, That all persons holding evidence Of in.
debtedness against the State Of California recurring
90 be audited by the present Legislature, whether in
She form Of Controllers warrants, or otherwise be
reauesed to present the to the Legislature prior
20 the Arst day Of March, is5S. Adopted.
message was received nom Gov. Weller Inform
ing the Senate that he had appointed A. H. McIony
Controller OF state, To NIL the vacancy bV
the failure OF j. w. Vaudeville to qualify and asking
the concurrence OF the Senate In the appointments
On motion Of Mr. Burch the Senate went into execu-
tive session on the Governors message, and the NOM
inatfon OF MIR. MelOny was confirmed by vote Of
ayes q, noes none.
In the House, numerous petitions was presented in
in favor Of the passage OF Sunday law. Mr. Stafford
offered the following resolution
Resoluei, That all persons holding evidences Of
Indebtedness against the State of California required
70 be audited by the present Legislature whether in
the form Of Controllers warrants Otherwise be re-
ouested to present the prior to the st day of
March, 1883, to the Legislature. Adopted.
Mr. Lee gave notice Of his intention to introduce
bill for act to provide for the funding Of the debt
OF the city Of Piacerve and to provide for the paw.
ment thereof long communication from the At
tOrhey General relative to the fOrbidding the draw
ing OF warrants W the Controller Of State in favor Of
James VI. Ese on account OF his contract ~ Lessee
Of the State Prison. WAS received, read and ordered
printed. message received from the Governor
recommending some changes in our criminal code
Nineteen hundred and twenty copies OF the message
were ordered printed. The message, among other
things, suggests the prOpriety Of making some prOvi
zion for House Of Refuge, where juvenile Offenders
be kept by themselves and free from the destruc.
tive Influences that now surround them in the State
Prison. Assembly bill No 49, an act to lrgaliEe the
acknowledgements OF certain cOnveyances and other
instruments in writing, was debated In committee Of
the whole. and recOmmitted to the judiciary Com.
mittee, ait.r which the House adjourned.
FRIDAY, February 9Th.
In the Senate, more petitions were presented in
favor OF = sunday las. MIR. Goodwin introduced q
bill 70 suppress gaming, which referred to the
Judiciary Committee. but little other business was
transacted, and at AN early hour the Senate
In the Houae, Mr. Ballou offered Oncurrent resu.
luton authorizing the State Prison Board Of Dircc-
tors to appoint person to take charge Of the State
Prison until the Legislature took further action in the
premises. Referred the committee on State Prison
Mr. Lee, from the Committee on Ways and Means,
reported back and recommended the indefinite post.
Ponrment OF Assembly bill No 81, IN act to amend AN
act to provide for the Issuance Of licenses to pts,en
ger brokers' and Asrenbly bill 30. gan act 10
make county warrants receivable IN payment for
county taxes The following Is one OF the best re-
ports that We have ever read 1t comes To the point
At once, and tells PLAZA truths in u PLAIN way:
The Committee on Public Morals, to whom were re.
:ferred concurrent resolutions sustaining the PrcG-
dent, relating to hbusterinR" have had the same
under consideration, aud the majo ity ol said com
mtttee respectfully submit the following report:
We have the utmost confidence in the alb Ii y and
ipar osn OF the President OF the United States and
we believe that his past experience qualities him
the high position lie now holds und that he will faith
fully execute the neutrality aud all ether laws " the
United States, in doing which he viii be sustained y
good citizens al all parties
But the duties Of tCE station do not PcqIre US to
indOrSe or censure the course OF the Prtsid mt
lAtiOn to fl.bdstcrg, or any other matter. We be-
ieve the passage Of said r, solutions would he not
only productive OF no good, but d. partur from the
regular Of lvgis The time the L-g
lature can be more probably employed in acting
upon such matters as interest to the people II
the State, than meddlng with the atTLus that per-
tain to the duties Of the President aud Congress Of
the United States; and We are ~ the 0pin that
the Legislature Of Cali ornia is not required or ai.
thorEed to leRsate for the United States for our
weak aud distracted southern sister republics"
Nor do We think, according To the language Of the
resolution, that the people OF California would love
to witness the extension Of monarchica empires
The committee would respectfully call the attention
Of the House to the fact that We have assembled To-
egslAte fr the people Of the state, and ~" iur any
particular party; aud party qu sons should not be-
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