The Placer herald., 1859-04-23
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
TENTH SESSION.
FRIDAY, april 18th, 1850.

friday, ApIli lOIH, 1COO.
SENArE.-Bll to condemn certain grounds
adjacent to the State Prison, for the use Of
the State, passed. Bill passed authorizing
the running of the boundary line between
California and Utah Territory, etc. The bill
to establish a Branch Insane Asylum at
Marysvlle was lost; also the bill providing
for San Francisco Bulkhead survey Reso-
lutions from Mr.. Ballou, respecting sla-
very in the Territories were laid upon the
table. Ayes 2l; noes 8.
AssEMBLY.-Bil passed for the issuance
of patents for lands located under school
land warrants. On the bill allowing 1t.
Gov. Walkup $4,000 for services as State
Prison Warden, a stormy debate was had,
but the bill failed by vote of 33 ayes, to
33 noes. The bill passed by the allowance
of 800. The Revenue Bill was considered
in Committee of the Whole, but Committee
rose without recommendation.
SATURDAY, April 10th.
SENArE.-A resolution from the Assembly
to postpone the adjournment from the 18th
to the 25th, was voted down-ayes 10; noes
23. Bill passed to provide for the location
Of school warrants on unsurveyed lands. A
bill to authorize Estell and McCauley to sue
the State was indefinitely postponed. Ayes
20; noes IL.
AssEMB1Y.-The bill making appropria-
tons for deficiencies for the tenth fiscal year.
passed. The bill appropriating money to
certain Orphan Asylums, passed. The act
to condemn and appropriate certain grounds
at the State Prison, passed-ayes As; noes
25.
MONDAY, April 18th.
SENArE-Resolution passed to postpone
the adjournment until Tuesday, at l2 NJ
On leave a bill was introduced and passed
appropriating IS 900 for rewards offered by
the Governor. The Senate State Prison
Committee were empowered to extend their
Investigations of the affairs of that nstitu
ton for ten days after the adjournment Of
the Legislature. Resolutions of thanks, to
1t. Gov. Walkup, President, and Hon. w.
B. Dickinson, President pro tenn, passed una
mousy.
AssEMDLY.-An Act to condemn and ap-
propriate to the use Of the State of Calitor-
MIA the interest Of certain parties in and to
the State Prison grounds, situated at Point
San Quentin, and to appropriate money for
the payment of such interest, passed-ayes
43; noes %.
The House adopted the Senate resolution
to adjourn on Tuesday.
TUESDAY, April 10Th.
SENATE.-A message was received from
the Governor informing the Senate of the
approval of number Of Acts After the
disposal of several resolutions, and other
business, joint Committee was appointed
to inform the Governor that the two Houses
were ready TO adjourn. The Committee re-
ported that the Governor had nothing fur
ther to communicate, whereupon the resolu-
ton of adjournment was read, and President
Wakup said:
Senators:-In accordance with the resolu-
ton you have heard read it becomes my
duty to declare this body adjourned at the
hour of u, NJ That hour has now arrived.
therefore declare this body adjourned sine
de-
AssEMBlY.-Th Governor returned veto
of the San Francisco Pilot Bill, and charged
improper influences used in its passage
The House sustained the vote unanimously.
Upon the resolution of thanks to the Speaker,
for his efficiency and impartialty as presd
ing officer, the vote stood, ayes 40; noes II.
The opposition came from the political sore
heads. Joint Committee appointed to wait
upon the Governor. A message was recev
ed from the Governor approving sundry acts.
The last half of the session was passed in
offering humorous resolutions. AS the hour
of adjournment arrived, committee was
appointed to wait upon the Speaker and
conduct him to the chair. Upon taking
the chair Speaker Stratton spoke as follows:
GENTLEMEN: My duties as your presiding
officer, are now being brought to close.--
At the commencement of the session as
sumed the responsibilities of the position
with distrust of my ability to please each
and every one, but with determination to
exercise my authority with impartiality, re-
lying upon my own judgment, regardless of
the OPT inions Of others. doubt not that |
have incurred the displeasure of many; but
am happy to say that have usually re-
ceived the support of large majority, which
has certainly not often been swayed by
political feeling or party bias Gentlemen,
from the day we assembled to the present,
our action has been looked upon with interest
by our several constituencies and every mea
sure proposed or adopted has been fully dis.
cussed and is probably as we'll understood
bv the people as ourselves. They are the
Jurors; the record is before them, and we will
soon receive the verdict. What that will
be we can only judge from the nature of the
evidence submitted. Many matters of in
terest have been before us, and | am prepar-
ed to say, without fear Of contradiction, that
this Assembly has been governed in its action
by desire to advance the best interests Of
the State, and secure the welfare Of the
people. That there has been conflict of
an;,.;on Il iS trua and snch must necessarily