Weekly Trinity journal., 1867-12-14
what the Law-Makers Have Done.

The seventeenth session of the California Leg
;slature commenced on the I'd instant, but no
business was transacted on that day. On the
Sd permanent organization was effected. and in
the Senate the following officers were chosen -
/ President pro tem., l.. Miner; Secretary, John
White Assistant Secretary, Wilbur F Huestis !;
Sergeant-at-Arms, F. S. Lardner; Assistant Ser
eeant-at-Arms, Timothy Mahoney Minute Clerk,
Charles E. Barnes; Journal Clerk, John E. Dent :;
Engrossing Clerk, W. H. Frink; Enrolling Clerk,
W. l.. Hawkins Copying Clerks, A. Perley and
B. F. Marsten.
In the House the following officers were elect
ed - Speaker, C. T. Ryland, of San Jose !;
Speaker pro tenn, J. J. O'Malley, of San Fran
cisco; Chief Clerk, John A. Eagan, of Amador :;
Sergeant nt-at-Arms, John K. Luttrell, of Siskivou;
Assistant Clerk, William S. Byrne of Nevada {;
Minute Clerk, N, S. Benedict, of Alameda En-
rolling Clerk, David F. Beveridge, of solano :;
Engrossing Clerk, R. NJ. Clarkn, of Sacramento ::
Journal Clerk, H. G. Sieberst, of San Francisco !,
Copying Clerks, w. S. Cooker of Tuolumne,
and Juan j. De la Guerra, of Monterey Assist
ant Sergeant-at-Arms, w. II. Peterson of Los
Angeles Chaplain, T. H. B. Anderson, of Sac
ramento.
The Assembly officers are all Democratic, of
course. The Union members gave a compi-
mentary vote to the following named persons =
Speaker T. A. Brown, of Contra Costa Speak
er, pro tem., Isaac Aver, of Calaveras Chief
Clerk, Marcus D. Boruck of San Francisco :; AS
sistant Clerk, J. H. Roberts, of Solano; Minute
Clerk, Gideon Thompson, of Tuoumne; Ser
geant-at-Arms, James Oliphant, of Calaveras :;
Assistant ergeant-at-Arms, F. B. Granger; En-
rolling Clerk, O. NJ. Red6eld, of Yuba Engross-
ing Clerk, John Puttison, of Nevada Journal
Clerk, R. Searls, of Humboldt; Copying Clerks,
Warren Dutton, of Marin A. H. Marshall, of
Trinity.
In the Senate on the 4th, the officers elect, as
given above, were sworn in, and the Sergeant
at-Arms voted an assistant. On motion of Mr.
Ever, of Butte, Senators Heacock, Comfy and
Pierce appointed Committee on Mileage,
and Senators Roberts, Hardy, and Shaw on
Printing. The Senate confirmed number of
Governor Lows appointments, both military and
civil, among which George S. Evans as
Adjutant General, and James C. Roley as Gen.
eral of the Fifth Brigade.
In the Assembly, 4th, NJ. D. Boruck was ap-
pointed Clerk at the Desk, with same pay as
Chief Clerk. Mr. Jones, of Trinity, moved that
the Sergeant-at-Arms be required to furnish
each member with six daily newspapers publish
ed in the State, or its equivalent in weekles.
The motion finally carried, the word "6ve"
being substituted in place of six" The same
officer instructed by vote to furnish each
member with S25 worth of postage stamps and
express envelopes for the term Messrs. Brown
Mace and Aver were appointed Committee on
Claims. motion by Mr.. Dwinelle that an iron
hand-ral be erected % feet outside the bar, to
secure the privacy of members against lobbyists
was carried. The Assembly accepted an invita-
ton from Leland Stanford, President of the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Company, to join in an ex-
curson to the summit of the Sierra Nevada
mountains, and through the summit tunnel on
the 7th. The joint committee appointed to can
vass the votes for Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, having performed their duty reported
as follows :-Governor-whOle number of votes
92,352 Haight, 49,905 Gorham, 40 ,359 Fay
2,oss. For Lieutenant-G Governor whole num-
ber of votes, 1858 Holden, 4s,269 Jones,
44,5S4.
ishng, with little result, the committee appoint
| ed to introduce the Lieutenant Governor elect,
performed that duty. Mr.. Holden made brief
but appropriate speech which we consider much
more worthy of publication in full than that of
the "Governor elect" but have not space to
give it. But he did say that s' the recent cleo
tions, not only in our own but in our sister
States, have demonstrated to the world that the
American people, though at times led astray by
excitement, are deeply impressed with an earnest
devotion to constitutional liberty, and that, at
their second sober thought they are ever ready
to rectfy the wrongs committed under unusual
and extraordinary excitements." Further, that
the morning sun shall tinge the spires of a
thousand temples of learning" in which he
takes direct issue with Zach Montgomery in
sane school house theory.
The Inauguration took place in the Assembly
chamber, after which the audience moved to the
portico of the building to listen to the inaugu-
raj address of Governor Haght, which occupies
over three columns of the Union, in small type.
The reporter for that paper says that during
the delivery of the address there was frequent
manifestations of applause and delight among
those who heard it, and more especially during
the reading of those portions referring to negro
suffrage and to the rights of the lately rebellious
States"
Messrs. Wand Gregory, Newell, Jones and
Church were appointed Committee on Mileage,
!
Standing Rules.
In the Senate, on the 9th, Walter Wclburn
| (late of Weaverville) appointed Postoffice
Page, and the Committee Mileage reported
the amount due Senators. Governor Haight an
nounced to both branches that he had appointed
Edward R. Taylor as his Private Secretary. Mr..
Belden, in a brief Speech paid merited tribute
of respect to the memory of VIM. ]. Knox, q
Senator from Santa Clara, recently deceased.
In the Assembly, Mr.. Westmoreland intro
duced an act to legalize and confirm the election
of certain officers in the town of Eureka, Hum
boldt county, and Mr.. Biggs resolution that
when the House adjourn for more than two days
at any time, the members receive no per diem.
The proposition towards " retrenchment and re-
form" was tabled. Messrs. Parish, Courte,
fully, Days, Westmoreland, Hayes and Middle
ton were appointed Committee ON Elections.
Both Houses adjourned from Friday evening
to Monday morning to give members an oppor-
tunity to participate in the Central Pacific Rail-
road excursion.
FOLLOWING are number of queries PROFOUND