Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-02-05
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Total .SG7bs1 81 SASS
12899NO
Amount paid District Judges In ninth
fiscal year, for services performed In
eighth fiscal year.. :.............. Si7,ssS IS
Amount paid for services In ninth d..
| cal ysar,...................., 67567 81
Amount as per Controllers repOr,,. Ssi,7SS "a
Referred In Committee on Ways and Means
The following bills ordered printed An Act amend.
ay OF an Act TO regulate proceedings in civil and
an Act supplementary to an Act concerning evidence
Dir hltman offered the following, which was adopted
Reaored That the Chief Clerk be allowed to appoint
Printing Office Clerk, who shall for his compensa-
ton the same per diem as the Minute Clerk Of the Assem-
bly, Re paid out OF the fund set apart for the payment
| The oniceIs and clerks Of the Assembly.
eOIne discussion vas had bill to change name,
Also some local bS passed. no Importance to our
| readers.
House adjourned.
MONDAY, January 81, 1864,
In the Senate, Mr. Grant presented the petition oil H.
Wood holder Of certain claims against the state Of
California 1.-THE petition forth that the petitioner was
holder Ocerain claims against the State, which had
Law, for payment and which that oceF refused pay,
the ground that the petitioner furnish the receipts
tracted that these parties dead aud their receipts
could not be obtained and asked for the passage Of
special Law authorizing the State Treasurer to pay the
Gains without the presentation OF said recepts Refer
red to the COmmitsee Claims.
By Mr. Ienry-PetItion Of citizen Of sskiyou county
praying the Legsaturs to ask Congress for the passage
Of Law granting the counties OF this State certain tracts
Of water lands not surveyed BY and Of vaue the
| General Government. THE petition sets forth that
large tracts Of land In the mountain counties Of
California Of sufficient value to be surveyed by
the General Government and that, II the General Gov
eminent could be induced donate the same to the
ties In which they situated making proper reseTVa
tions for mining purposrs-a disposition could be made Of
them which would tend largely to relieve the counties from
the heavy debts that hang them, resulting from
tlr making Of roads through the mountains --
Referred to Committee mines aud mining interests.
The following Assembly resolution was adopted
hU AaAa NInn Fiat
joint cOmmie Of one from each House be authorized to
employ competent German and English scholar
translate the Governors Message into the German Ian
guage for the purpose qualification that language ut
price not exceeding dollar per folio.
MIR Burton introduced bill for the conveyance nj Min
Ing claims
Read twice and referred to judiciary Committee.
Mr. Price introduced bill for an Act to submit to the
people OF the city and county Of Sacramento propositions
To appropriate money for the purchase and construction
u suitable grounds and buildings for the Of the State
Agricultural Society Ia sacramento Rules suspended and
bill passed.
Dir burton offered the following, which was adopted
unanimously:
RraorN That the State officers be requested To furnish
the Senate with estimate Of the contingent expenses Of
their Offices Tor the eleventh fiscal year.
Sir. PAcIecO offered the following, which was unani-
mOusly adopted:
Eta0ir<d BY the Senate the Assembly concurring, That
committee Of three frUm each House be appointed TO
cci proposals. for the translation OF the laws and Journals
TO BE- translated into Spanish during the present session.
Tie Senate refused to reconsider the vote allowing 4. B.
Dnrsey tS per day for services as clerk.
to have the Governors message translated into German.
The hill to regulate witness fees in criminal
indefinitely pos pOned.
SENATE adjourned.
In the 4SSrMLy the Speaker appointed the following
cOmmiiiies On the Translation Of the Governors mes
sage into German-Mr street; On CONTROLLERS Report
MessTs. Tx-y, Cope, and EOane.
Mr. Thomas from the joint Hospital Committee, pre-
seMtrd the following report.
State lio.Pitas having visited the Insane Asylum at
Sockt"n In discharge Of the duty assigned HEM aud nv-
ing infinitely inspected said Asylum and inquired dill
Eruty into lis financial a0airS submit tile following re-
part:
We find the duties Of the officers from the srpcrintcn.
dAii and Whiting Physica to the lowest dtdCe Of the
~! lun, have been performed in efficient and faithful
Their system Of treatment control and manage.
far - could be asceTained, is such As would
inentS rOnduee the improvement II" the patients The
respective Wards and apartments Of the establishment
kept with the most scrupuous regard the comforts and
sanitary condition Uf their unfortunate innAtes Your
Committee Unanimous IN their belief that the modern
received ideas Of the treatment the insane a. adopted
aud carried out by the Resident Physician and his entire
rorps OF subrinHes would he difficult improve upon.
The reut Of tie r, atment shown by the statistics Of
the Asylum has been emnently successful and will compare
favUrAbly with much older institutions Of similar char
in the United States The hooks and accounts ndi
economical and Efficient performance II the bust
Of the Asylum conprehcndng full and fair records
Of the entire business operations Of the institution The
books found to be correctly kept most concise and
readily understood rejecting much credit the parties
having them Ia Charge. Iu fine, your Committee
strained to admit from the examination had Of the Asy
lm and inmates. and all that apPcrAin to them. that all
the legal requirements connected with the same faith
fully carried out.
We cannot well close this report without commencing
the Trustees aud Superintendent for the improvements
na,c at the Asylum during the past II to
have been the care and study of the ecc At architect to
combine utility and taste and 0f the contractor to carry
to the fullest extent his signs the general appear
OF the grounds and improvements anording such
IimOl.y to the Of both in eminent degree.
For minute record OF the improvements aud changes
your Committee would refer your honorable body TO the
annual report Of the Trustees and Superintendent. We
deem absolutely Necessary for the safe keeping and
comfort Of the Violently insane rAving manlacs, when
In close confinement that Of the cells in the mad
houses Should be fitted up with the modern improvements
not to rjure themselves, or those In attendance
For this purpose We would earnestly recommend small
appropriation.
with This exception It with much satisfaction that We
announce that appropriation for improvements 10 nee
essary Tor the present year. -
Chairman Of Assembly Committee.
Mr. Thomas. also, presented petition from Dr.. Aylctte
President Of the Insane Asylum, asking Investigation
Of everything connected Herewith. Referred to Hospital
Committee.
Mr. Aud introduced the following which we're adopted
BE HreSOlred by the Assembly, the Senate concurrnR
That Senators In Congress be instructed, and our Rep
esentavcS therein be requested to urge upon that body
passage Of general law eQualiEiDg postage letters
papers etc, throughout the Union
BE resOired That In II be found mprncticabe TO
obtain the passage 81 such general law, above alluded to-
then and in that Senators instructed and
Representative requested t. insist upon aud demand the
immediate passage OF speclaaW for the relief and bene
Ut OF the people Of the Pacific coast who pay 1888 l3
per cent letter postage than paid by any other
cit .Zcus of the Federal Union
he further FesOlred That the Governor Of this State
to transmit to the President Of the United
States the Postmaster General and each Of SenatoT
Representatives in Congress copy Of the foregoing
| resolutions
The resolution regard to the Nicaragua transit
Lost by q vote Of ~ to ~.
Mr. SlOss gave notice Of bill to FIX the amount OF OIL
ca bonds OF County officers In III Dorado County, also,
Act to enforce the better observance of the first
day O the week, commonly known Sunday. MIR. NOss
introduced bill to regulate fees In once In II Dorado
County. Referred TO the n Dorado Delegation.
Mr. Street introduced bill recommending the electors
for against Convention to revise the COnstu-
tiOn. Ordered printed.
Mr. Taylor introduced bin for Act for the Trotec
tiun ofIaborerS butcher, and OtheFs Ordered
printed.
Mr Thomas introduced hill ios State Board Of Med
| ical Examiners. Ordered printed.
Atr much other business Of local nature, the House
adjourned.
Tuesday, FEBRUARY I, 1859.
In tho Senate an Act concerning crimes and punish
mens the better protection Of wines and liquors
against adulteTation and counterfcte was read third
time and parsed. Mr Kirkpatrick gave notice that he
would move q reconsideration.
Senate resolution In regard to the boundary
line between Utah and this State slightly amended, was
passed.
Senate bill No 30-io divide the State into Congress
ional Districts made the special order for tomorrow
| ct l2 o'clock.
The special order ofhe day the motion to RECONSIDER
the vote by which Senator HOldens resolutions pas
sed then taken up and speeches made by Mess
Holden, Wheeler and Lansing The resolutions were made
| the speciaEorder for to morrow ct IL l O'Clock.
The Governor, In message, transmitted statement oil
the contingent expenses Of his ONCE from June Let, 1855
January LIST, 1859. Referred to Committee Public
Expenditures.
IIso renoyt IF the af,Ira oR the State