The Placer herald., 1869-12-18

The message also recommends an entire change
in tie mana sing officers of the prison, so that
change of State officers will not involve change
OF Prison officers. and opposes the creation and
erection of branch at Folsom or elsewhere.
INSANE ASYLUM
There are 92O patients in this institution. The
appropriations were insufficient and the Bank Of
California advanced $50, 900 The message feel
ngly urges a system for the management of the
Asylum that will d.sconncct it forever from pol
! itics.
DEAF AND DUMB AND BLIND AsYIUM.
This institution is progressing favoraby, and
the Commissioners to superintcnd the erection
and completion Of the building and the mana.
gers Of The inmates are entitled to great credit.
STATE UNIVERSITY.
"In conformity with the Acts Of last session,
providing Tor the organization Of a State Uni.
versity Board of Regents was appointed soon
after the session. who have proceeded TO select a
corps OF professors and instructors, and to adopt
measures for the erection OF suitable buildings
Tor the accommodation OF the Faculty and stu
dents. The selections of instructors thus { r
made arc judicious, and the Regents have mani
tested Commendabe interest and zeal in the sue
cess o their difficult and important trust. The
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sirable one 1t embraces two hundred acres OF
land, about three miles ortheAsterly from Oak
| land, commanding view OF the bay and islands,
and of the city OF San francisco ami its vicini-
ity. The grounds have been tasteiully laid out
and planted with trees and shrubbery, and are
already attractive and beautiful. he number
OF students at present is about fifty, and the
number OF instructors is ten. The purchase OF
apparatus, the Improvement OF the grounds and
the erection OF buildings, with current expenses.
will exhaust the sum realized from sales OF tIde
lands, together with the funds in the State Treas
ury transferred to the Board of Regents, leaving
as the nucleus OF an endowment the Agricultural
College land grant and its proceeds. TO realize
the full benefit of this grant, it is desirable to
have Congress modify it so rs to permit its loca-
tion, acre or acre, upon the even railroad seS-
tions and upon uusurvcycd lands, and IN suDdi-
visions rs small as for acres.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
The Governor suggests that the work should
not be abandoned at its present stage of progress
or n change OF mana cement be had.
STATE REFORM SCHOOL.
This institution being abolished, the Governor
recommends that the building and property be
donated to The county of 1ubl.
STATE CAPITOL.
The cost for the construction stands thus
Amount expended prior to Nov. l,
lo67 ........ ............. S4S6,0SS 80
Amount expended between Nov l,
1867, and Nov. l. 1869. 9....... $50 OOS "A
Estimated to complctc ........ 3Sl $50 90
1Otal cOsl ......... ....'' Si ~ ,"'' VI
REVISION OF STATUTES.
The Commissioners appointed at the last scs-
sion TO codiy the statutes have not finished the
labor assigned to them. Such progress as they
have made will appear from the report subm tied
to the Legislature. 1t is exceedingly desirable
! to secure II thorough and careful revision OF the
| general statutes oil the State. aud whatever ad.
dtional legislation is necessary to sec ure this
object ought to be had without delay.
SILK AND OTHER BOUNTIES.
The message urges the repeal Of all laws on
the subject and says:
If Government will confnc itself TO its lcgit
| innate sphere in the protection OF lille and prop
! crty, the business men of the country, whether
| farmers, merchants or manufacturers. Will deter
mine tor themselves in what channels their Labor
and capital can best he employed, and to what
subjects they can best be applied"
SAN MArEo TANNING COMPANY ACT.
This was intended as a swinde- the members
being led TO believe that only seventy five acres
! of land was wanted, when in fact the boundaries
included 60U0 acres The GN crnor asks for
the immediate repeal OF the bill, and concludes
! thus:
1T the Tide Land Comm ssioners appointed
und ihe Parish bill were authorized to survey
! ana sell the tract sought to be appropriated by
! this corporation, the proceeds, invested in State
and Federal securities. would constitute a fund,
the income Of which would pay all the present
deficiency in the expense OF the Prison, and
probably also support the Deaf and Dumb and
Blind aud luslne Asylum, and provide any adj
| duonal amount, if any were needed Tor the sup
port of tho University
| IMMIGRATION.
| The Governor iavors immigration from Euro
pean countries, and OF inbred races only, and
for this purpose would cooperate with the Legis-
lature in the expenditure cf moderate sum
through judicious and gent agencies In
this connection the message urges the Legislature
TO leave no means untred to arrest the stream of
filth and prostitution that is pouring in upon us
from Asia. The message also treats of the qups-
ton OF Chinese testimony. which we reserve Tor
a future number OF our paper.
TIDE LANDS.
"Thc first two taes realized the sum OF SSl3
los "a gross pl ocecds, OF "hch tle sum of
$500 900 was appropriated for the University, to
be paid ever to the Board Of Regents.
The PORTIONS OF these l,uds not included in the
first two sales will produce probably seven hun
dred and fifty thouslGd dollars
CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS AND AMENDMENTS.
Under this head the Governor suggests that IN
amendmenl allowing judicial officers to absent
themselves from the Stale for three months in
stead of thirty lays, us now, would be proper.
Also that the following amendment which has
been approved by two legislatures should be sub
mitted TO vote ol the people at the next general
election:
SECTION D. The Legislature shall have no
power 10 make an appropriation ol money tor
| any purpose whatever ora longer period than
two years.
The Fifteenth Amendment to the cderal
Constitution will he made the subject of
special message to the Legislature.
That portion OF the message treating OF nation
al affairs we also reserve for future number, rs
we wish to publish it complete.