Weekly Trinity journal., 1864-03-12
Our Sacramento Letter
SAcRAMENro, March, I. 1864.

SACRAMENTO, March, I, 1854
All but four weeks of the time allowed by the
Constitution for Legislative work is exhausted
There are on file in both houses one hundred
and twenty bills, and also quite a number in
possession of Committees. The General Appro-
priaton bill has not yet passed the lower House.
1t must be still further amended, engrossed and
passed, before it can reach the Senate which
will require another week. leaving but three
weeks for the inevitable Senate amendments the
Assembly's concurrence and non-concurrence
and a Committee of Conference to settle dispu-
ted points. 1t will not probably get through till
the last week of the session.
THE MILITARY BILL
Is a very ponderous document, consisting of two
hundred and forty-three sections, Its passage is
extremely doubtful. Members have no time to
study it, and amend it.
THE STATE CAPITOL BILL,
Another measure which will not pass without
much talk, is still on the Assembly files. 1t
may get through before the session closes, but
there is no certainty of it. A bill for the con-
structon of
RAILROAD OVER THE NEvADAS
Has been introduced by Senator Crane The
bill provides that the State Treasurer shall issue
bonds to the amount of ST, 500 900, bearing in
terest at the rate of per cent. per annum, and
having 90 years to run. The act is to be sub
mitted to the people before becoming a law. 1t
is said that the Western Pacific and the Sacra-
nento and Placerville Railroad Companies are
the parties mainly interested in the passage OF
the bill.
ANOTHER RAILROAD BILL
Has been introduced by Senator JONES' to aid in
the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad
and to secure the use of the same for military
purposes The preamble to the bill sets forth
the Importance of railroads in conducting mill
tary operations, tile insuffciency of aid granted
by Congress to the Central Pacific Railroad, and
the necessity of constructing the Pacific Rail-
road practicable, to repel invasion,
suppress instruction and defend the State against
its enemies. The bill empowers the Pacific
Railroad Company to issue bonds bearing inter
est not exceeding seven per cent. per annum, to
amount not exceeding trelre million dollars,
the payment of principal and interest to be Sc
cured by mortgage on the road. The bill also
appropriates five hundred thousand dollars to
assist the Company in the construction of the
road the Controller to draw his warrants in favor
of the Company for such an amount as shall be
equal to $40 900, for the first twenty miles, and
$40, 900 for each succeeding mile, until the same
the Finance Committee
THE GAMBLING BILL.
Mr.. Wood bill for more effectual prevention
of gaming is still sleeping in Assembly, without
much prospect of being walked up in time to
make successful passage through the shoals
and breakers of legislation. 1t is more stringent
than the present law and if passed, will render
convictions more certain.
MINING AND OTHER CORPORATIONS.
A Hill hoe M csnd tho Sonata CONCERNING as-
sessments upon stock of corporations. The bill
provides that assessment shall exceed five per
cent. of the capital stock, and notice of the
same shall be given for 80 days. 10 or 20 days
after which delinquent shares may be sold, due
notice having been first given. Notices of assess
ments must be published once a week for four
successive weeks, in some paper at the principal
place of business and also in some paper pub
lished near the works of the corporation, unless
these be out of the State. If personal notice is
made upon each stakeholder, it need not be pub
lished Only so much of delinquent stock shall
be sold as is necessary to pay assessment due
and expense of service and sale.
GOVERNORS vETOEs.
Both Senate and Assembly have passed various
bills over the Governors veto. The bills vetoed
were mostly road bills The vote in Assembly
was four to one; in Senate five to one.
PORT wARDENs.
The Governors nominees for Port Wardens
were confirmed by the Senate without opposi-
ton. The appointees Capt Geo. S. Por-
ter, of San Francisco, in place of Capt. j. B.
Leonard, removed Capt. NJ. NJ. Richardson, OF
Solano, in place of e. 7. Lawton, removed S.
P. Wells, of Yuba, in place of Jno. Batterman,
removed D. ]. Staples of San joaquin, reap
pointed.
SOLDIERS TO VOTE.
Thompson Campbell, has introduced a bill
providing for taking the vote of soldiers for
members of the Legislature, members of Con-
gress and Presidential electors. 1t will undoubt-
edly pass.
THE SCHOOL LAW.
The bill amendatory of the School law has
passed both Houses, but there is hitch on an
amendment adopted by the Senate. The amend
ment provides that where there less than ten
colored children in negborhood mot sufcien t
for the organization of a separate school, the
Trustees of schools for white children, NAV, in
their discretion allow such children to attend
the white schools The Assembly, by a small
majority refused to concur, and the bill has been
referred to committee of Conference.
THE TRINITY JUDGE.
The bill concerning the salary of the Judge of
Trinity county has not yet been reached on file.
The General Appropriation bill has occupied so
much time this week. that little else has been
done. FAUST.
" W.