Mariposa Democrat., 1858-02-11


denied to American citizens and contrary to the pro-
visions Of the Constitution and that for all the pur
poses of their government it is Necessary to establish
Chinese Bureau.
Resolved, That committee Of three he appointed
to inquire into the proprety Of The establishment Of
such IN office in connection with one of the depart
ment Of State and report the result to the House at
an early day. Adopted.
SACRAMENTO Feb. 4.
sENATE.-Mr johnson, of Sacramento introduced
bill for an act entitled an act concerning County
Treasurers Mr.. Burton offered the following:
Resolved That all the persons holding evidences of
Indebtedness against the State of California, required
to be audited by the present Legislature, whether in
the form of Controllers warrants otherwise be re-
quested present the to the Legislature prior to
the first day of March, 1858.
After an elaborate discussion Of the bill to amend
the act of 1851 to regulate proceedings in civil cases.
message from the Governor taken up and
read as follows:
State of California, Executive Department
Sacramento, lth February, 1858.
To the Senate Of California
In CONSCIENCE of the failure of J. w. Vaudeville to
qualify vacancy has occurred in the office of Con
troler and l therefore nominate and appoint A. R.
Meloney, of Contra Costa county, to that Office.
The concurrence of the Senate is respectfully re-
quested JoHS B. WELLER, Governor.
Concurred in.
ASSEMBLY.-Mr Stafford offered resolution re-
questng all persons having claims of any kind against
the State requiring the investigation Of the Legisa
ture, to present them previously to March LIST.
A message was received from the Governor in which
was the following recommendations
Some provisions ought to be made at once for a
house of refugee place where juvenile offenders can
be kept by themselves and freed from the destructive
influences which now surround them-a place where
proper efforts could be made TO reclaim them from the
paths of vice, and by educauon and suitable training,
restore them to society, qualified to discharge the duty
of good citizens. The alarming increase in the num-
ber of juvenile offenders in our State admonishes us
that the public interest demands prompt movement
in this direction. In the meanwhile recommend that
the criminal code be modified that all persons con
vcted of feones under the age of eighteen years be
imprisoned in the county Jail.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 5.
| SENATE-Orler Of the day-an act supplementary
to and amendatory Of an act to provide revenue for
the support of the government of this State passed
April 20, 1857, was taken up.
| Mr.. Chase said he had become aware this morning
that slight amendment necessary. 1t did not
affect the principle of the bill only the details. In
two Of the counties of the State, 1t appeared that
licenses collected by the Treasurer and not by the
tax collector and therefore an amendment was re-
qured. He would move that ii he laid temporarily on
the table. Carried.
ASSEMBLY-M Stafford, from the committee on
education reported favoraby to the act providing for
the location by townships, which have public lands
in their borders of school lands in agricultural coun-
ties
The committee on public morals to whom was re-
eried the resolutions of Mr. Sheridan, endorsing the
course of the President in the matter of the move
ments of General Walker, made a report, in which
they say:
We have the utmost confidence in tue ability and
patriotism of the President of the United States and
we believe that his past experience qualities him for
the high position he now holds and that he will faith
fully execute the neutrality and all other laws of the
United States in doing which he will be sustained by
good citizens of all parties. But the duties of egis-
lation do not require US 70 endorse or censure the
course of the President in relation to libusterng
any other matter.
Mr.. Holman introduced the following:
An ACT to amend act entitled act to provide for
the disposal Of FIVE hundred thousand of land,
granted this State by act Of Congress- passed April
4, 1851.
SECTION l. That section second of said act shall read
as follows The Treasurer Of the State is hereby au-
thorized application to him therefor, to sell said
School Land Warrants for one dollar and twenty-five
cents per acre to be paid in the lawful currency of the
United States and the said Treasurer is required to
convert all such moneys received by him into bonds
of the civil funded debt of this State bearing
per cent interest per annum and to keep such bonds
in his custody as a special deposit. marked "School
Fund" to the credit of said School Fund all interest
falling due said bonds set apart shall be semi
annually placed to the credit Of said School Fund
Referred to the Committee on Education.
The House spent the remainder of the day in the
discussion of Mr.. Lees bill for the suppression of Wig
lance Committees and other mobs and instructions.