Daily national Democrat. [volume] (Marysville, Calif.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-02
Sacramento Correspondence.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 81.

zeus of Yuba county relative to the boundary
line between Ynba and Butte counties, was
this day presented by Senator Watkins, and
referred to Committee on Counties and Boun.
daries The same gentleman subsequently
introduced bill in reference to the same
subject, which was referred to the same
Committee
The board Of State Prison Directors made
lengthy report, and the Senate adopted
concurrent resolutions ordering $50 copies
printed
Mr. Peachy, Of San Francisco, presented
the petition of eight thousand citizens of that
county, praying the passage of law to
suppress coolie-ism in this State The peti-
ton asserts that "a greater portion of the
Chinese population here are held by a supe-
rior rank of their own people in state of
servitude," Involuntary The petition con
cudes in the following language:
" With abiding confidence in your wis.
" dom, rectitude and patriotism, we appeal,
TO you to enact constitutional law. such
cas- will expel those coolies who now exist
. in our midst, and prevent those who are
"now in Asia from seeking our shores; thus
happily precludlng in the future the posi-
"bility of an irrcpressible conflict between
that race and our own people"
The petition was referred to the Committee
on Judiciary, the members of which will. it
is to be feared, find it somewhat difficult to
prepare a constitutional law, such as will
expel those coolies who now exist in our
midst"
Mr. Redman's bill for amending the Reve-
nue. Act, as to Santa Clara and Contra Costa
counties, was lost Mr.. r. had leave to
change his vote to the affirmative, for the
purpose of moving a re consideration. He
gave notice that he would make such motion
tomorrow. The bill provides for the publ
cation Of the delinquent tax list some two
months later each year than is required by
the general law. Mr.. Redman said, in sup
port Of his BILL that the general law was
framed to suit the mining population, whose
representatives, were at the time in the ma
jority lie said that the harvest of the
miners comes earlier than that of the flrmers
and that at the time now fixed for the pay
ment of taxes the people of the agricultural
counties are least able to pay them.
The anti telegraph monopoly bill was the
special order of the day for u o'clock, at
which hour Mr. Lansing called it up. lie
said:
THAT is matter of considerable impor-
tanee-in fact is a matter of general interest
to the State-and as the iutroducer of the
bill, | have been informed that it will be
necessary to amend it in some particulars.
therefore move that the bill be made the
special order for Tuesday next, at II o'clock
NJ"
The motion was carried
In the Assembly, the Committee on Ways
and Means made report recommending the
repeal of the act creating the office of State
Registrar.
The Judiciary Committee reported against
the passage Of bill to create State Police
An effort was made to give the Clerk Of
the Assembly Committee on ENDORSEMENTS an
assistant John CONFESS opposed it, saying
that he understood there was not more than
an hours work per day to be done. Mr..
Crowel of Yuba, said:
There is a report in circulation that the
engrossng clerk needs an assistant, provided
he can get a certain man-if not, that he
would prefer to do the work himself"
On motion of Conness the matter was re-
ferred to special committee for investiga-
ton, although the Committee on Engross-
ment had reported in favor of the extra
hand.
The contested election case of Gallagher
VS.. Titon was decided in favor of Tilton.
cannot learn that the contest had any partie-
ular merits, although we are bound to sup
pose that Mr.. Gallagher acted in good faith,
and really claimed seat. lie sat in the
Senatorial caucus, and did the State noble
service there by consenting to let John B.
Weller slide into retiracy. Perhaps his mis-
sion was there performed, d.