Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-01-30
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THURSDAY, January 2lst.

c.IlSormIa LegIsIature-NInth Session.
THURSDAY, January 2lst.
The aassembIed wisdom OF the State" are ploddng
.oSy along, doing but little and that little OF such
.'Jg1I6cance as 70 be scarcely worth mentioning
nnnI,er Of bills has been referred TO the several
,mmittees, and until they are reported back moth
Sng much will be done In either house.
r. me SAnnte Mr.. Chase, from the Judiciary Com
,;,tee 70 whom was referred Senate bill 10 amend
IN Hct defining the rights OF husband and wife, re-
o,ted Il back with an amendment, and recommend
- us manage The same Committee reported back
g. huI concerninR divorces and recommended its
idsfnIte postponement. Some Of the members en-
,rtaInnR fears for the safety Of the public funds and
deemng Il necessary to place guard over the Treas
ioSs submitted q resolution authorizing the appoint.
ment OF . committee Ofthree from each House to
anime and report upon the subject. The resolution
oyignated In the House, and while II was under dis
rssIon in the Senate, Gov. Weller sent In the follow.
inc brief but rather significant message upon the
same subject:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE. Jan. 81. 1858.
tn the Senate Of California I'm counting the
toonev In the Treasury few days since, had
onnortunity Of examining the vault and safe in which
HE public money Is kept, and have no hesitation in
s.vn9 that an efncieht night watch ought to he pro-
vIded for the building In which the Office is located.
The safety OF the Treasury well Of the public
[scords demand this, especially while the Legislature
y" IN 'e''''"' JOHN B. WELLER
The message caused no little merriment. The As
,emby resolution was adopted, and the President
appointed Messrs. Bell, Mel0ny and Anderson said
committee. MIR. Allen introduced bill for an Act to
regulate the rate Of interest money and to prevent
injury. Mr.. Bell gave notice OF his intention to in
troduce bill to provide for extending the present
homestead law, so as to include unmarried men and
women.
A large part Of the time Of the House was occupied
in considering the bill Of Mr.. Moore, to legalize GER
tain tax collections in the city and county Of San
Francisco and the Senate amendment TO the resOu-
tlon appointing committee to visit the Insane Asy
Ium at Stockton, Mr.. De Long introduced a joint
resolution relative to water bitches and canals Re
ferred to the Committee on Mines and Mining Inter
ests Dir. Aud introduced bill for issuing duplicate
war bonds House adjourned.
FRIDAY, January 22d.
The following message from the Governor was pre-
sented to the Senate
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 2lst, 1858.
To the Senate I'm consequence Of the failure OF
J. W. Vaudeville to qualify as Controller, vacancy
in that ONCE has occurred and hereby nominate
and appoint Samuel II. Brooks, OF San joaquin coun-
IT, to that ONCE, and respectfully ask the CONCUR
e~S JOHN D. WELLER, Governor.
On motion Of Mr. Griffith, the message was made
he special order Of the day for Tuesday The bum
ONE preamble and resolutions Of Mr. Ely. urging the
speedy construction Of Pacific Railroad, ELECTED an
interesting debate They were numerically satar-
lied by Mr.. Bell The Senate, by unanimous vote,
refused to recede from Its amendment by which the
preamble stricken out A committee, consisting
Of Messrs. Merritt Gregory and Garter, was APP
pointed by the President to confer with committee
from the House In regard TO the preamble and
lutiOns. Dir. TaliafrrrO gave notice Of his intention
to introduce bill for an Act TO prevent the impor
tAiion, sale and sophsticaOn Of drugs and other
ticIes Mr Bell from the joint committee to visit and
report on the condition Of the treasury room and
vaults offered the following:
ResOlrpd BY the Senate, the Assembly concurring,
That the State Treasurer be- and lac il hereby nSlruc
ted to procure the service Of certain number of
guards for the protection OF the treasure under his
keeping; and that he he authorized to such other
precautionary measures rs he may, in his judgment,
d, necessary, until such times as this Legislature
may resolve otherwise. Adopted.
Soon after the Senate adjourned.
In The H0azS. Mr. StraUon gave notice OS his in
tentlon to introduce hill to reduce the pay ~ officers
and employees Of the Senate and Assembly. Mr. Lee
offered resolution to the effect that when this House
adjourn. it adjourn to meet on Tuesday next. In
der 10 give the committees time tn mature bills and
report them to the House. bad prcc'dr to eStab
lish The resolution, Of course, was adopted. Mr.. |
De In " moved to print the following joint resolution
In relation to water bitches and canals in this state
Remlref, by the Assembly and the Senate al the
State Of California, That our Senators ia Congress be
instructed, and our r representatives. requested, to
procure the passage III law granting to prOprieOrs
~ Water Bitches, Canals and Fiunrs, constructed
for mining purposes the RICH. Of King and divcrtng
water from streams and lakes in this State, together
with the right Of way OF easement over the public
lands Within this state, for and all bitches. Canals
or Fumes, which now or hereafter may be con.
Structed for such purposes.
The motion was agreed To. and the House az
ter adjourned to meet ON Tuesday.
:'ATrRDAY, Jan. 23d,
The HoUAr vas not In session to-day AZ d the Sen
ate but for a short time Petitions in favor of sun
day Law presented, and referred tn the Com
mittee on Public Morals Mr.. baker gave notice Of |
bill to provide for the better observance Of the Sab
bath; and Mr. Carpenter, Of a bill concerning chat
tel mortgages. The Senate rrc"n-id red the vote |
whereby bill to confirm and lcgaEc the tax salenfthe
City and County 81 San Francisco, IN order I" slightly
amend IL. II was referred To the Judiciary Commit
tee.
MONDAY, January 25th.
In the Senate Mr. BELL from the Committee on !
Public Morals, to whom was referred the bill entitled
IAN Act to provide for the binding out Of apprentices
clerks and servants" reported the same back with |
amendments recommending their adoption and the |
passage Of the hill. Mr. Garter introduced bill for |
an Act amend tOry or and supplementary to- an Act
entitled IAN Act for the government and protection
OF Indians As II contrmplatcs some important |
changes, We give its provisions: l
SECTION l. Section l2 OF sad Act is amended to |
read In all cases OF trial between white person
and Indian, either party may require jury. in
civil cases in Justices Courts and in all where
an Indian shall be charged With having committed an
unaW 'ul Ofense against white person, under the |
provisions Of this Act such trial shall b had on a
WRIT N complaint verified by the oath u the party
accu ing the Indian"
S.c. 2. repeals section II Of said Act.
SIC. g. Any white male person Of more than fifteen
years Of age, habituay living with an Indian female;
or sustaining illicit relations with such or who shall
marry such female shall be guilty Of misdrmeanor
and on conviction thereof, In any Court OF compe-
tent jurisdiction, shall be fined not less than hun.
drrd dollars more than five hundred dollars, or
be in the County Jail for not less than three
nor more than six months; or to be sentenced TO |
both hnc and imprisonment. All such marriages 10
h. deemed unlawful, and hereby declared null and |
void.
Sr' g. Any person having one half or more Of In.
blood Indian. The
viSi, ms OF this Act.
Referred to the Committee on Public Morals. Mr.. |
Durch introduced bill for general Act to authorize
the changing Of the names Of persons Referred to
the Judiciary Committee. Mr. Goodwin gave Notice '
Of his intention to introduce bill for AN Act To sup
press gaming discussion followed on the bill to |
provide for the binding out Of apprentices clerks and
servants which made the special order for Mon |
day next. Senate adjourned.
House not in session.
TUESDAY, Jan. 25th
In the Senate, Mr.. Bell from the joint special COM
mittee, whose duty it was made to examine into the
condition OF the room, vault and safe used by the |
State Treasurer, reported that they had closely in
spected said rooms, vault and safe, and unanimously
agreed that they entirely untitled fer the |
and purposes to which they applied. The COM |
miitee recommend that the locks he changed, and |
that the interior OF the vault BE- lined with good boiler
iron, &c. In conclusion they submitted the follow.
ing resolution
ReSOlUed, by the Senate, the Assembly concurring.
That his Excellency J. b. Weller, the Secretary o.
State and the Attorney General the Hoard Of Exam
liners, are hereby authorized and required to enter
into contract with some competent workman or |
Workmen, to the effect Of having the foregoing re-
commentator contained In this report carried into
speedy execution.
message was received from the Governor an. |
nouncing to the Senate that he had appointed Mr. T.
Brockebank his private Secretary. A Ion: debate |
ment OF Reporter. Mr.. Carpenter spoke In oIpOsI-
tion to It. The resolution was lost by vote Of ayes