The Placer herald., 1858-01-16

August, and third Monday of November In
Placer county, on the Second Monday Of January,
second Monday of April, second Monday of July,
and third Monday of October. Yolo county, third
Monday in March. second Monday in August, and
on the third Monday of December.
After considerable discussion. and amendments
including other Judicial Districts, the rules were
suspended and the bill passed.
Mr. Ferguson introduced bill as q substitute
for the Attachment Law of 1857.
Mr. Anderson introduced bill for an Act to
separate the offices of County Recorder, Clerk of
the Board of Supervisors and of the Board of
Equalization, from the Office of County Clerk in
the county of Placer Read and referred to the
Placer Delegation.
Mr.. Rogers, according to previous notice, in
troduced bill for an Act TO provide for the loca
ton of the balance of the five hundred thousand
acres of land donated by Congress to the State
for School purposes, and of the seventy y-second
section donated for University purposes.
| Ut authorses the Governor to appoint one Com
missioner for each U. S. Land District in the
State, whose duty it shall be to locate the lands.
He shall be called Locating Agent, and shall
take and subscribe on oath, on being commission
ed by the Governor, to faithfully discharge his
duties as prescribed in this Act
The bill was read once and ordered printed.
AssEMBLY.-Mr. Hill, Of Sierra, gave notice of
a bill to define the rights and privileges of water
ditch companies in this State.
Mr.. Stakes gave notice of bill for an Act con-
cerning slaves escaping from their masters while
travelling or sojourning in this State.
Mr.. Mccoy submitted the following:
Resolred, That the Committee on the Judiciary
be directed to inquire into the expediency of abol-
ishing the Office of Public Administrator in the
different counties of this State Adopted.
Mr.. Ballou offered the following resolution:
ReSOlced, That the Attorney General of the
| State of California be requested to furnish his
opinion on the consttutonalty Of the tax under
the present revenue law on lands in this State
held by possessory titles. Adopted.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. Is.
SENATE.-By Mr.. Phelps, IA bill for an Act con-
cerning divorces.
By Mr.. Burch. bill for an Act to repeal an
Act for the relief of insolvent debtors and the
| protection of creditors passed May 4th. 1852.
Mr.. ketchum introduced the following resolu-
! ton:
! Res0lucd by the Senate, the Assembly concur
ring That our Senators and Representatives in
Congress be and they are hereby instructed to
/ secure the passage of law by Congress- so modi-
| Tying the several laws donating the 9th and Seth
sections of Townships to this State for school
purposes so that they may be sold and the pro-
ceeds raised therefrom to constitute fund to be
divided pro rata amongst the several townships
of California for school purposes.
Referred to the Committee on Public Lands.
AsSEMBLY-llr. Holden gave notice of bill
for an Act to provide for the construction of a
bulkhead along the water front of San Francisco
INTRODUCTION OF BnIS.-Mr. Lee introduced an
Act for the suppression of mobs, and other I'M
lawful assembages against the Government of
this State, and to atfX the penalty therefor. Laid
over.
On motion of Mr.. Stratton the House took up
the Senate Bill No. Am Act to amend an Act
to fix the time of hodi lg the terms of the Dis
! trict Courts in this State.
Rules suspended and bill passed.
From the Southern Coast and Salt Lake.
! The steamer Surprise arrived at San
Francisco on Monday ON the sou,h, bring
inc the latest news from Salt Lake city, Los
Angeles, aud San Diego.
Sheriff Getman, OF Los Angeles county.
was instantly killed, ON the 7;h inst. by
crazy man whom he was attempting to ar
rest The assassin after woundiug officer
Jenkins, was Killed bv the clizens. 4 dozen
balls entered his body
Only forty or fifty Mormon families re-
main in San Bernar'ino county. Some $50
wagons and 1900 persons have gone from
there 10 Salt Lake. These people were
well provided with arms and ammunition.
The CAMEls.-The cameIs brought to this
country by Lieut. Beale's p: :ry, says the Los
Angeles .Ster, are to remain for the present
at Fort Tejon. They will probably be sent
to Fort Yuma FIR use between that and the
various postsin New Mexico They are pc
culiarly adapted for packing and express
purposes in that section of country.
The Salt Lake mails had arrived at Les
Angeles with dates to Dec. 9th. Up to that
date no hostiIities had taken place. The L.
S. Troops were ported to have gone into
winter quarters at Fort Bridger
Gov. Cummings had issued a proclamation
ordering all armed forces, collected in oppo-
stion to the laws to disperse; and stating
that those engaged in burning the L. S. wag-
ons should be punished. The proclamation
had been received at Salt Lake, but decided
there to be unofficial, as Gov Cummings had
not stated his appointment to be by the Presi-
dent.
1t was reported in Salt Lake city that
Brigham Young had said Gov. Cummings
might come in, but not the troops.
The Mormon General, Wells, had return
ed to the city with his troops, leaving about
fifty men in the mountains to watch the
movements of the u. S. forces.
The Mormons expect the ball to open
about May or June, and look for long
contest. They had commenced putting in
extensive crops
The United States Soldiers at Fort Bridger
being out CT salt, and Brigham Young hear
ing OF it. sent them 500 pounds. 1t appear
ing inexpedient to receive present from those
who have evinced such hostility, the embas-
sadors were sent back, and their saline pres
ent with them--with the admonition that if
they returned to camp again, they would be
made to eat all the salt they had brought.
The advanced parties of the San Bernar-
dino emigration, were within 200 miles
of Salt Lake city,
The claim of the sons of the Mexican