Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-01-15

Agriculture and Mining be referred 70 lie Committee NJ
Mines and Mining Interests. "
| Resolution at, pied
On motion, House adjourned until Tuesday morning.
| Tuesday, Jan. II.
| report. Report adopted.
Sir Quinn, from the Committee on the State Library "a
whom was referred Assembly concurrent resolution No
reSVe ~ the distribution OF laws Journals etc.
s same without amendment, and recommended ltS pas
Mr.. Holden introduced bill for an Act amendatory Of
and supplementary to an Act ehted Act concerning
public ferries and oil bridges approved Apr 2S,h 1885
The bill was read FIRST and second time and referred
to the Committee on Roads and Highways
Mr.; BAKER introduced bill for an Act to estabsh
standard OF weight and measures and to repeal iii former
acts In relation thereto.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Holden offered the following resolution;
Reaored, That committee three from the Senate and
three from the Assembly be appointed 10 examine Into ne
AFFAIRS Oi the state Prison 1t San Quentin aud report
All matters Of public interest pertaining thereto and that
said committee be authorized visit the State Prison and
examine Into the condition and thereof and
necessary shall have power To send for persons and
papers.
The resolution not adopted The State Prison Board
have not yet reported aud II was deemed proper walt
for their report.
The following resolution was offered By Mr. Ketehum:
ksSotped BY the 6snAte the Assembly coneurrnR That
special joint committee, consisting Of four msber from
each House be appointed TO take In consideration that
portion Of State Constitution which relates TO he
elA system aud report BY bill otherwise, such alter
iona and amendments a. BY them may be deemed nee.
eSsaTy or expedicnt.
Mr. Garter offered an amendment to strike out that
Systen thus referring TO the committee the consideration
Of the State Constitution.
The amendment was adopted by . vote of2l to 10.
TSS sSSss;ivs., saaeIy, stSaes nj Svu,a
and adopted by vote u ~ to l3-Sr Dickinson voting
IN the negative MessrS Denver, Lamm aud Titus In Tie
Affirmative.
The President pro TEN appointed Messrs Kechum An
derson merritt aud Kirkpatrick to act as said committee
message was received from the Assembly stating that
they lad passed concurrent resolution No. 2 relating to
the construction Of Pacific HAroad. Referred to the
Commute on Federal Relations Also, that they had Ap.
pointed McxaiA johnson PcO and DeLunR Al The mem.
brrs Of the JOINT Printing Committee the part the
House. Asr, had adopted the report Of the jcnt Com
nce upon the joint ruleS for the Of the
houses
The following message received from the Governor
SACRAMENTO, January 10, 1859.
To THE SkSArE OF CALIFoRSIA In compliance with the
isd section u the Act u April 2Sh, 1851 concerning OH
made BY oil vacancies since the adjournment Of the
liz gisntuFe. .-a..a-..-t--.
JOHN D. WELLER.
RECESS OF TUE LEGy.
LArrRE.
April Is, ls;S-IArvey Lee Reporter Of the Supreme
CouIt, rice H. Z. Whitman.
May 10. I$1S-kdw'n X. Campbell, State Register.
May IS, le5S-JOhn T., Addison, Gauger OF Minvs and
Liquors, cice Lansing II Msnrr.
june T. 1873 Thomas W. BrenAD, Port Warden for the
Ju!y 80 IsS-K u Cunningham Pilot Commissioner for
Bem,cia and Mare Island. rte b. G. FarrAgut rrsixne
Aag !. l>jS-GIeen y. Martin, county Judge VI TuUl.
Lmre county, Jics Thoa 5. Jones' deceased.
sept II. lNLS-Wm. II. tastock, County Judge OF AL
An,edA c";n!y rice Snm, He'll Mckee, rssiEned
Oct H. las $ Pcnvroy. CouIty Judge Of Del Norie
coun.y, rice D. r. Weston Tesigntd.
Oct ~ ls53 james Ils9an. Pilot Commissioners for the
pur; OF San Franc SEQ rice 4 5. Tobias.
Oct g. lSSD F. Myres, District Judge ofthc Eleventh
Judicial district, rice John ". Howell. resigned.
Jan. |, lSs-Charcs Idnd'ey, County Judge OfYuba
county, rice :. NJ Bliss resigned
TN MOTION Of Mr. burton tue senate went into executive
session aud unanimously confirmed the appointments Of
MeSsrs Can pbr Addison and brennan, the only ones
ted on
Mr. Kcclun respectfully declined serving Nc one Of the
Joint Committee To take hat" con.drI AtUn proposed
amendments to the State Constitution.
Senate adsouIned,
In the House the Speaker announced the appointment Of
thr T. flowing committees
CldimS-Livhtncr, 1ully, Thomas, Conncly, Taylor.
I7iIdn 5rdi's-Eagvn, Whitman, Dates, Watkins,
pAgstiL
hugs and NednA-Src,t. Gregory Burdick, LAspt yre,
Hancock, Lamar. Rodgers, Coleman. Cherry.
.>tdfee ItiSoH-r", Moore, Cope, Street, ThOmss,
Cr"rS Aw. Lyach Banks
.o,a' Itimdino Committee ca P,tntino johnson.
lten, lie Long
TIE Judiciary Ccmmn,lt,re and the Committee Of Ways
ami Means each authorized 10 rent TvoHl, cost
not ex ecd,ng t9S per month.
MIR Tsylo gave notice ct his intention to introduce
bill ur An Act to amend the Revenue Law 50 As rAenp
n'-chanes AnI manufacturers on the payne Of Le,n-
Mir Ietvver introduced b for Act ere atinE All In
sane Asylum ut MnIysvlle.
we can no necessity for creating another Insane
Asylum 1.-THE al StO, kon Is small
all tie uu who Ay br avnt there let be Gu.
lArSel II would he needless expense to bald another
Tie mcnber should observe the sricieSt economy, and
vote "r no appropriations that were not absolutely inds-
pensAblc
Mr.. ~ Long introduced hill for an Act to amend an
Act to regulate pr", cdn.E IN eTnina eascs.
Ater the reading Mr.. lie Long said-I move that the
7ue be suspended and the bill put upon IL dual passage
lie stated that The amendment was only on single pUlnt
allowing the defendant In criminal close the
The Law ryAds that the ID suVt Attorney shall pen
Ge aud may close it, Ills amt ndmcn;s would make
read u AT the DESCENDANTS unset may close Tic
Referred IT, the JUDICIARY Committee.
Mi Hi,ki Ia. rod l,.cu lara let kO Act
to provide for the protection Uf fcrcInsTS aud to define
their liabilities and privileges.
tSect sixteen Of Act " amend and excI an Act
titled An Act Ia amcnJ an Act To provide for the proec
tun of Foreigners and to define their liabilities aud priv
ieEes passed March S1h, lS2, passed April SvIh lSS
IL made to read follows ANY sheriff TAx Collector
dpuy Collector, any other person charged with thu
collection Of public who shall SELL TO be
sold any foreign miners license, or any ccnse author
Se To BE- issued by CoUnty Treasurer, receipt for
poll property With the date oflhr sale len blank
uLich shall not dated and signed with inL and any per
who shall make al Grafton, or cause the 10 he
made, In any such license or poll tax receipt shall be
deemed guilty VI msdcuranOr, and, upon conviction,
shall be hned In any aui less than hundred nor
more than i've hundred iHlaTs aud Imprisoned 10 the
County Jail exceeding six months by both such hnc
and imprisonment a. the discretion Of the justice aud hs
ernSe tax receipt so sold With blank date, which
sha be sEued aud dated With Ink which shall
been altered shall be received IN e,Itvc any Court Of
competent luFsiietion."l
The House adopted Senate concurrent resolutions rela
tive TO askng Congress to pay the State ladan var debt
Adjourned.
NEDNrsoAt, jan H.
An Intellectual attempt made In the Senate to recon.
slider the by which the Senate yesterday rpsad
the Act establishing State GuaEeT. reconsideration
strongly advocated Mr. ThOIn but the Senate regarded
the Office unnecessary. and refused to reconsider
message received from Le Assembly, announcing
that the Senate resolution relative TO the n
dian War debt had been cOncurred in Also, that the
Governor had transmitted 10 that body the annual report
Of the Surveyor General Laid on the table.
The President announced MrRSTS Titus nAllou and Lam
sing the Joint Committee Printing, the pATt Of
the Senate.
Also, announced Mr., Garter a. = member OF the Commit
tee the Constitution,
Upon motion VI Mr. BURTON the communication from
the Secretary VI state and the Controller Of State Was
from the table aud referred 10 the Committee Public Ex
pc ndtures.
Mr. Burch from the Judiciary Committee reported SEN
ate bill No aAn Act to provide for setting apart the
homestead, and tue protection of the from forced
sales.
Also Senate bill No. liam Act to regulate the ereA
ton Of homesteadS- Report adopted.
Mr. MEREITT offered the following:
RfSOlred that 90 much Of the Governor6 Annual Mea
sage to the Legislature Of 1852 refers Finance Liquor
Lcenaes aud the Civil Fund be referred the COMMITTEE
Finance that 90 much refers to the Report OF the
Attorney General, the State Register Surgs OF BAtcs
Water Lots, Amendments to Laws, Execution Of the Laws
be referred to the Judiciary Committee that much
reers 10 the San Francisco Marbor Commerce. and Whale
Fisheries be referred to the Committee Commerce aud
Navigation that much relates to Esti MeCauley,
and Giata h.