The Placer herald., 1860-05-05
Railroad and Wagon Road Bill for Placer
County.

Dill autnOrlzlng flacer county, (up0n vote OF
the people) to subscribe for stock in the Sacra-
mento, Placer and Nevada Railroad the Eastern
Extension Railroad, and TO aid in constructing
Wagon road from Secret Springs across the Sier-
ra Nevadss, and another Wagon road frt m Dutch
Flat across the Sierra Nevadas.
The bill was sent to the Senate on the same
day and passed. Mr.. Leet gave notice of a mo-
tiOn to reconsider the vote. .
On the following day Mr. Anderson made
privileged motion that the vote be reconsdered
by which the bill passed. This motion was in
definitely postponed, and therefore the bill stood
as passed
subsequently, it appearing that the copy of
the original could not be found the following
proceedings took place in the Senate ss appears
by Legislative reports:
Mr.. Anderson stated that he held in his hand
correct copy of Assembly Bill No 34O-the Act
authorizing the county of Placer to subscribe for
railroad stock. 1t was the same as the original
bill word for word line for line, letter for letter,
which, or reasons be would state to the Senate,
he desired should pass, and be adopted as the
original bill Yesterday, when the bill passed, it
was apparent to every Senator that the bill had
not been cngrossed in the Assembly, Us the amend
ments were attached to the bill; and when the bill
and obtained the bill from Williamson, the AS
sstant Secretary, and had handed it to the Assist
ant Engrossing Clerk of the House. His col
league (Mr. Lect) desired to see the bill, and he
(Mr. Anderson) was perfectly willing that he
should do SO, and, about o'clock-or it might
have been 9-went to the room where this young
man was Mt work and obtained from him copy
(this copy and compared it with the original and
found it correct; then he (Mr. Anderson) took
the original bill to his colleagues room; did not
find him in his room. but left the bill under the
candlestck that held the candle that was burning
in his room-sO that it could not escape his at
tention; and now when he asked for the bill his
colleague said he had not seen itand did not know
where it was. Now, under these circumstances,
he (Mr Anderson) asked that this correct copy
of the bill be adopted as the original bill.
Mr. Leet stated that when he went to his room
the candle had burnt out and he went to bed in
the dark, and had not seen the bill. He wished
also to make statement. This Assembly Bill
No. $40 was held in the possession of the Senate
by motion of notice to reconsider, and should
have remained in possession of the Senate; but
such had not been the case. 1t had been given
out of the possession of the Senate. and the AS
sistant Engrossing Clerk of the House had in
formed him Mr. Leet) that the bill had been given
to him by Mr.. Williamson the Assistant Sec
retary. and that he had taken it for the pur-
pose of making rough copy of it. This bill
had been out of the possession of the Senate
when it ought not to have been out Of its posses
sion, and he demanded fair investiga at the
hands of the Senate
Mr.. Anderson repeated that he had obtained
the bill from the Assistant Secretary.
After some discussion-Or, rather, interchange
of opinions-had taken place, several Senators,
while admitting it was a new question, yet stated
that they could hardly see how, under the rules,
this copy could be adopted as the or ginal bill,
and suggested that the Senator from Placer
should introduce it as new bill.
Nv nd lad IN Intro fhn
copy as new bill.
Mr.. Leet objected.
The Chair decided that it required unanimous
leave to introduce the bill.
Mr.. Merit said, rs much rs he wished the Sena-
tor from Placer to introduce the bill, yet tho
chair was evidently right. .l a.fs
Mr.. Peachy moved TO take from the alA As
sembly Bill No. 19-an act to amend m act to
authorize the funding of the floating debt of San
Francisco, etc. Carried.
Mr.. Leet offered the following:
charge that Senate Bill No. $40 has been ille
gally and improperly taken out of the possession
Of the Senate. and is not now in the possession
of the Senate, and demand that the matter shall
be investigated by the Senate. S. T.. LEET.
Mr.. Parker said it did not charge any body
with doing anything. 1t should be more specific
in its character. ...t.
Mr.. Anderson offered the following:
RESOLVED, That Committee of three be ap-
pointed to investigate the circumstances connect
ed with the loss displacement OF Assembly
Bill No. $40 and report TO the Senate upon Mon
day next.
Question upon allowing the writing or charge
made by Mr.. Leet to be recorded upon the Jour
nails. 1t was lost. .r.. e.n
Question upon the resolution offered by Mr..
Anderson. 1t was carried, but evidently out of
Difference to the wish of MIR. Anderson. Senators
stating that it was quite usual by cou rtesy for q
Senator to be allowed to take and look at bill;
and also that, allowing the bill might be lost,
there was no conflict in the statements Of the two
Senators.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Redman, Peachy
and Clark as said Committee.
On Monday the committee mode the follow
ing report to the Senate, as appears by the pub
lished proceedings
Mr.. Redman, Chairman of Special commit
tee, Uade the following report:
The Special Committee appointed to investl-
gate the circumstances connected with the loss
Of misplacement of Assembly Bill No. $40, and
to report their conclusions on this day at lOt A.
NJ, have the honor to report as follows:
They we're engaged on the evening OF the 2Sth
from O'Clock P. NJ. to 2 AM, in taking the dep
ositons of witnesses. They examined the fol-
lowing, viz Hon. S. w. Lowell, member from
Placer; Mr.. w. E. G. Brown. Mr.. W. W. Mason,
Assistant Enrolling Clerks of the Assembly; Mr..
VIM. Smith, Assistant Enrolling Clerk of the
Senate; Hon. d. S. Beach, member from Placer;
Mr.. D. 1Ocham Minute ClerK OF the Senatei Mr'
D. J. Williamson, Assistant Secretary of the
Senate; Hon. James Anderson, Senator from
Placer; Charles Newell, Page in the Senate;
James Cunningham Paperfolder Of the Senate,
and the Hon S. T. Leet, Senator from Placer.
Your Committee return herewith the deposition
of the above named witnesses. u.
From this testimony itappears that on the 27th
inst, after Assembly Bill No $40 had passed the
Senate. and after Messrs Anderson and Leet had
each given notice of intention to move recon
sideration of the same on the 2Sth inst, Mr. Low
| ell of the Assembly, wishing to have the bill
fairly copied, it not having been engrossed in
the Assembly, and there being numerous amend
| mentS nasted ON it. reuuested Senator Anderson