Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-04-04

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SACRAMENTO. March 2s, 1868
Senator Van Dykes Bill concerning the Courts of Justice
ETC. passed the Assembly this week. 1t provides for the
changes made necessary by the amendments the Cons
tuon recognizing all the Courts of the the
highest to the lowest 1t establishes supreme Court to
consist of Chief Justice and four associates District
Courts, (ourcen Judicial Districts Judge for each)
County, Probate and Justices Courts and determines the
cases over which each shall have urslction 1t aboshes
Courts gives County jurisdiction
criminal cases. except mansaughter and murder, which
triab1 by District Courts. This Is the only important
Bill that has passed both Houses this week, although
eral have been acted upon in branch tho other
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
OWENS Bill dsmissng from the Courts actions brought
by persons who refuse take the oath allegiance passed
the Assembly 81 g. but against constitutional
objections in the Senate and may fail to become law,
The Bill allowing soldiers vote passed tho Assembly but
detained IN the Judiciary Committee Of the Senate,
members fearing that it is unconstitutional according
wiseacros the Constitution does allow traitor
to be barred out of Court but does require that loyal
soldier shall be deprived Of the right Of the elective fran
chse. little less of constitutional law, and little NOR,
of the law of common would enable these
rive a different conclusion.
TURNED
Dudley of Placer week ago offered in the Assembly
amendment to tho Constitution prohibiting the settlement
Committee reported the BIZ back with prohib-
itng tho settlement of traitors in tho The report
closes follows:
In repeated decisions Of the Federal Courts the right of
state to prohibit tho entrance Of criminals and fugtyts
from justice into It's borders is established Tho class
persons proposed by the bill to be barred from cnauc,
into this state loyal aud harmless guilty Of
and charged with o'nse ana damage to the State
reasonably b. apprehcnded from their pres
the class described IN the amendment to the b
mics law the Constitution aud the Covcrnmcnt ana
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arson, murder aud pacrs unsafe and dangerous citizens
to the state aud now engaged ia both brutal and rc
tive war upon humanity This class have richly earned
the name and character of criminals from their
guilt and public justice and the safety OF the state alike
demand that they be considered fugllycs Justice
whenever they sock outrage society h their pres
cnce II Is scleyiden that if it is necessary r proper to
exclude any class Of people from the state il Gst
cribed in the amendm ,1those Of bloody hands and black
hearts and therefore your Committee recommend its pass
age as amended HARRISON, Chairman.
LEGISLATION
On Saturday last at the request of Mr.. Dcun-ou
Der from San Matco Bill to provide for a rotl ia san
Nateo county considered of its order and the
representation that 1t merely local matter concerning
only san Mateo county the rules suspended the Bill
considered engrossed and passed without reading except
by title 1t went through the Senate in the manner
the day aud now it appears that franchise has
been granted for twenty Ave years by which all be
tween san Francisco and Jose will be obliged to pay
the present county road An made to have the
Governor veto it, but he would resolution was then
passed in the Assembly requesting its return but the
ate refused to pass IT, and the Governor shortly after
the Bill back with his approval 1t conteuded that
tho grantees anes huffman and associaes) have vested
right to the old county road for twenty Ave years, which
no act Of tho legislature can interfere with.
STATE.
The expenditure OF $500 900 for this purpose has beer
rendered unnecessary by the ocr of Government furnish
all the required. The dispatch which brought th.
information to the Governor contained other intelligence
which, in the Governors opinion Is OF nature not to be
made public at present In order that your readers
know much OF this secret intelligence - known here
give the exact language OF this ~ tol the GoYernor
message 10 the Senate as follows
have received reply Of nature which is not ad
yisable TO make public but in which 1t stated that the
General Government will furnish the arms required and
more"
The committee appointed by the Assembly 70 select site
for the Agricultural Collegewere discharged withouta action
With them On wednesday Mr Holders BIi 70 establish
an Agricultural aud Mechanical Arts College IN Napa county
was indefinitely postponed
QUfST.
The Committee Elections recently reported 10 the Sen
ate that the occupied by this senator should be de-
cared vacant il having concusicy proven that he
obtained by fraud that he elected to the
holds This question has been the special order
every afternoon this week and IS still uudsposed o. Sev
era Senator's who fully convinced that Qnint has no
right to his seat believe they have no power To 90 behind
Of the senate at It's last session. which admitted
him,
APPROPRIATION
The Assembly in Committee OF the Whole spent all Of
Wednesday amending tho General Appropriation Bill the
alterations consisting principally of additions to the
for the support charitable societies. GA Thursday the
Committee Of the Whole reported the Bill to the House
aud new having taken members they spe mt the day
voting down nearly all the amendments adopted in
mttee. They afterwards rcpented again aud again in
creased some the appropriations Tue voted Tor
the Mugdaen Asylum at san Francisco changed three
times before II was finally fixed at So 600 The appropra
tons for charitable associations vary rom 81 to $4,000
Tho Bill ordered engrOsssed II will probably pass the
mby without further amendment but IA the senate
Two days CAB VIII be held il, WHOM II VIII be returned
10 the Assembly with 3ndmeus, OF which Will be
cOncurred in and some not The Senate viii refuse 10
cele, and of FREQ Conference Will patch up
compromise. Al least weeks time Will be lost over
this M while IN the Assembly there are one hundred
and forty waiting their for consideration Thi.
does not look much like adjournmont on the Sth OF