The Placer herald., 1858-04-17
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
NINTH SESSION.

NINTH SESSION..
Friday, April 9TH SENArE.-Senate Bill
No. 2S6-An Act to provide for the govern
ment of the State Prison convicts and for
the location of Branch State Prison.
Passed.
Senate bill No. 166.-An Act making ap-
preparations for the support of the civil gov
ernment of this State for the tenth fiscal year.
Passed.
Saturday, 10th. SENArE.-An act to fund
the outstanding Indebtedness was passed.
AssEMBLY.-An act to prohibit the colec-
ton of accounts for liquors sold at retail.
Considered engrossed read third time and
passed.
An act to postpone the election of Con-
gressmen passed. Ayes 43; noes 2l.
The bill to consolidate the city and coun-
ty of Sacramento passed. Ayes so; Noes
10.
Mr.. Davis, from the select committee offer
ed substitute for Lees Anti-Mob bill.
Monday 18th. SENATE-A concurrent
resolution to adjourn on Monday, the 26th
of April, passed. Bill to submit to vote
of the people of E Dorado county, the To-
cation of the county seat passed.
An Act to appropriate money for the erec-
ton of additional buildings and to make
other Improvements at the State Insane Asy-
lum was taken up and passed. ct appropri-
ates $4,000 for the above purpose.)
Sacramento consolidation bill passed.
AssEMBLY.-The Senate resolution to adj
journ on Monday, the 26th April, passed.
Tuesday, 18TH SENATE.--The act to post
pone the election Of Congressman, until
the general election in September, 1859, pas
sed. Ayes %; noes o. An act to provide
for the swamp and overhowed lands in this
State, passed.
AssEMBLY.--The act to provide for the
payment Of the troops ca led ont to suppress
the insurrection Of 1856. The House refus
ed to order to an engrossment by vote of
20 in favor to 4 against.
Wednesday, l4th. SENArE.-A bill to
amend an Actapproved April, 1856, concern
ing the transportation of prisoners to the
State Prison. This amendment reduces the
mileage of Sheritfs for conveying prisoners
from the several county seats to the State
Prison, from seventy-fve cents per mile for
the first prisoner, to fifty cents; and from fifty
cents for every additional prisoner to twenty
five cents Passed.
An act granting certain swamp and over
flowed land to the San Francisco and Marys-
vile Railroad Co., passed.
AssEMBLY.-Mr. Parker moved to recon
slider the vote by which the House refused
to engross Assembly bill No. 2ol-An Act
appropria.ing $4,000 for the payment of
troops called out to suppress the insurrection
in the city of San Francisco during the year
1856. Ayes 43; noes "a.
Mr.. Tuttle offered substitute for Assem-
bly, bill No. 2Ol-S5O,00O Vigilance
Army bill-so as to make the same an audit
ed account. Adopted. Ayes 43; noes 26
Mr.. Ballou made motion to reconsider
the vote by which the House passed the
$4,000 Bates attorney BILL Indefinitely
postponed by the following vote: Ayes 26,
noes 10.
Thursday, 18th. SENArE-Mr. Merritt
introduced bill to submit to vote of the
people the taking by the State of Stock in
California Steamship Co., to the amount
of 100000. Said company to charge for
first cabin passage, not to exceed $780, or
$75 in the steerage. Referred to Judiciary
Committee.
The bill to call for Constitutional Conven-
tion lost. Ayes 10, noes Is.
AssEMBLy-The bill for the removal of
the Capitol to Oakland, was made the special
order for Friday at l o'clock
Motion to indefinitely postpone the motion
to reconsider the vote by which the House
passed amendments to the Constitution, pro-
viding for holding biennial sessions carried.
Mr.. Parker from the committee on cleo
tions, reported faeorably on the bill deferring
the election of Supreme Court Clerk, but
afterwards had leave to withdraw the same
Assembly bill No. 44O-An Act to estab-
lish the boundary lines and locate the county
seat of Sutter county.
The bill was discussed at length by Messrs
Stafford, Harris, De Long, Crane, Curtis and
Stratton.
Mr.. Curtis moved to lay the bill on the
table. Upon this the ayes and noes were
ordered with the following result: Ayes Is;
noes 35.
The bill was then referred to the Commit
tee on Counties and County Boundaries.
The above bill takes from Placer county,
the whole of Township No. 10.
Socrates, when asked what was the best
mode Of gaining high reputation, replied:
ITO be what you appear to be-"
Which can smell rat the quickest-the
man who knows the most. or the man who