The weekly union record., 1864-02-20
The Legislature.
SAGE Brush.

SESArE.-On the 18th, the appointments oI
John Bidwell and John Houston, Jr., as Brig
adler Generals, were confirmed; and the fol
lowing bills were passed: An Act concerning
forcible entries and unlawful detainers an Ac,
supplementary to an Act to provide for the
disposal of lands granted to this State by Act
of Congress; an Act curtailing the power ol
Court Commissioners an Act TO amend an
Act concerning public ferries and toll bridges
and several special and local bills.
On the 18th, the following bills were passed
Assembly Act to enforce the collection of poll
taxes; Assembly Act to exempt from forced
sale sewing machine Senate Act to amend
an Act providing for The formation of corpora
tons; an Act concerning the District Courts
OF this State; an Act concerning suits wherein
the State is a party an Act concerning Dep
uty Tax Collectors.
The Notary bill was reconslcrcd, discussed
and passed, on the 10th.
Campbell's patriotic resolutions passed both
Houses with slight amendments, on the l7tb,
and the substance of them was teIegraphed to
our Delegation IN Congress. Among the bills
introduced in the Senate was one for the better
encouraging of the cultivation of vines and
olives.
On the 18th, Smith introduced bill TO pre-
scribe a mode of maintaining possessory actions
on public lands. The bill 10 tax mining claims
was discussed aud indefinitely postponed The
bill authorizing the Governor to remove his
appontees was recommitted with Instructions
to amend by comforting the power to remove,
for causes proved upon the Attorney General
Governor and Secretary of State. A bill was
passed relative to the punishment of daytime
burglary.
AssEMBLY.-Th Senate bill to limit the
time for the commencement of civil actions
and an Act concerning the compensation of
jurors, were passed, on the 18th.
Among the bills passed. on the 18th, was an
Act to prevent the destruction of timber on the
public lands of this State, an Act repeating
the Act of 1863 creating fund for the pay
ment of Indian war expenses, and an Act TO
amend an Act concerning teachers of common
schools
The following bills were passed on The 10TH
An Act amendatory of the Act to provide for
the maintenance and supervision of common
schools an Act concerning powers of Attor
ney an Act supplemental to an Act to provide
for the sale of certain lands belonging to this
State-intended to guard the rights of settlers
and an Act for the preservation of the public
health. A communication was received from
Gen. Wright in reply to charges Of disloyalty
made in the Legislature against certain officers
of his staff
Mr. Clark gave notice, on the 18th, of bill
to create the county Of Lassen.
On the 18th, this body did nothing of couse-
quence except to indefinitely postpone Hittell's
bill to tax mining claims, and passing three
special bills over the Governors veto.
Curious DIsEAsE-A resident of Susan
vile, Honey Lake Valley, Plumas County,
writes to friend in Petaluma, describing the
appearance there of new and fearfully fatal
disease. The first symptoms is a chilly sensa-
ton, followed by heavy chills which end with
high fever, great distress in the head and
breast-and finally delirum. In some cases,
sharp darting pains in the head, and dizziness
preceie the chlls. Some die in few hours,
and some linger few days. Thus far but one
case has recovered. There bad been four
deaths at Susanville during the week preced
ing the writing of the letter.
HIGH BoRS.-The Grass Valley National
says that while party of tourists were on
the summit of Mount Davidson. few days
since. lady of the party experienced sensa-
tions of 'unutterable unwellness, and before
the descent Of the mountain could be accom-.
p.ished, the party tailed little one"
MARvELLorS BIRrH.-The Santa Cruz Sen-