Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-02-05
California Legislature.
s4cRArrsrd; tantary Gath, 1870.
SENATE.

| A ma jOPity of the finance Committee reported
against the bill making an appropriation for the
support of the Labor Exchange.
Perkins made minority report, recommending
an appropriation of $500 per month, on the
ground that it is an institution that benefits the
entire State.
The following bills were introduced
Providing for settling statements on appeal.
! Allowing California Pacific and other rail-
roads to enter Sacramento.
Amending the act creating the seventeenth
judicial district.
The bills on general file were taken up and
disposed of as follows:
An act to provide for the appointment of a
Commissioner to visit the eastern insane asylums
and to define bis powers and duties. EngTossed.
Substitute for an act to repeal act entitled
an act to authorize the Supervisors of Humboldt
county to levy special tax for certain purposes,
and to provide for the collection of the same.
Passed.
ASSEMBLY.
The following bills were introduced:
! To prevent double taxation of real estate.
! Amending revenue act Of 62 also, amending
revenue act of 81.
To encourage manufacture of beet sugar.
To legalize the name of Lake Bi gler.
To prevent the improper use and display of
deadly weapons.
Amending act concerning conveyances.
Legalizing the survey to Cark's addition to
town of Eureka.
TUESDAY, January 25th
SENATE.
The following bills were introduced:
Act amendatory of an act concerning courts of
justice and Judicial officers, approved April 3,
| 1863.
Act making appropriation for deficiencies in
appropriation FOR 2lst fiscal year.
The following bills on the general file were
disposed of
An act in relation to certificates of incorpora-
| ton. Passed.
| a bill to amend an act entitled an act to sur
vey and dispose Of certain salt marsh and tide
lands belonging to the State of California, APP
proved March 80, 1868. Substitute engrossed.
An act for the relief and support of the Cali
forna Labor and Employment Exchange. Placed
on top OF Friday file.
ASSEMBLY.
Him presented petition from the Supervisors
of Santa Cruz county, in relation to the fee and
salary bill.
Munday introduced concurrent resoln tions re-
quosting Representatives in Congress to
secure the abolition Of the income tax.
WEDNESDAY January Goth.
SENATE.
Amending the act for dividing the State into
congressional districts.
The following bills were introduced:
To promote the study of anatomy.
Explanatory OF the revenue act OF March 80,
1868.
TO amend civil prrctice act
Dam and logging franchise on Elk river,
! Humboldt county.
In relation to fees and salaries "a general fee
and salary bill, as a substitute for the Angney
bi).
Amending civil practice act.
Relating to Fire and Marine insurance COM
panies. Substantially repeating the commits
| ciOnar hill and the la awo alati tn incu
passed by the last Legisature).
Lewis gave notice of a bill to divide the State
into congressional districts.
Bills on the General file were taken up and
disposed of as follows
Act making an appropriation for deficiencies
for the twenty-fr fiscal year, ending the 30th
day of June, 1870 Passed under suspension.
Act to expunge from the Journal the judgment
of the Senate entered against James H. Hardy
on the l4th day of May, 1862 Passed after a
long discussion, by vote of 10 to 10.
| ASSEMBLY.
The following petitions were presented
From citizens of Fresno for repeal of fee and
salary bills.
From the school of the Holy Cross in Santa
Cruz for State and.
Memorial from DR.. Tlden on insane asylum
management.
The Ways and Means committee reported a
substitute bill for a board of equalization.
Him mads minority report, accompanied by a
substitute bill.
Gildea gave notice of bill to regulate fares
and freights on railroads.
| Bills on the General file were taken up and
disposed of as follows:
An act to amend an act to regulate proceed
iDgs in civil cases in the courts of Justice of this
State, approved April 20, 1851. Recommitted
with special instructions.
An act to amend section l24 of the act of May
|, 1851, entitled act to regulate the estates of
deceased persons. Passed.
An act to amend act entitled an act to pro-
tect sheep and lambs in this State. Passed.
An act to repeal an act entitled an act to pro-
tect sheep, Cashmere and Angora goats against
the ravages of dogs, approved March l3, 1866.
Engrossed.
An act to amend an act entitled an act con-
cerning agricultural societies, approved March
IL, 1859. Passed
An act to amend act entitled an act to
authorize the board of supervisors of Trinity
county to levy special tax, approved April q,
1866. Passed.
THURSDAY, January 9th
SENATE.
Remonstrance from citizens of Tulare against
passage of any law increasing fees and salaries.
The following bills were introduced
i Act to promote the farming interests of the
State and provide for loading grain free of port
charges.
Act to encourage the manufacture of sugar in
California
Amending law of limitations.
/ Beige introduced concurrent resolutions in
structing Representatives and requesting Sena-
tors 20 ask for a subsidy to a line of steamers
from San Francisco to Australia.
The Governors message transmitting fifteenth
amendment and the resolutions introduced by
Senator Hager were then taken up Senator
Hager made long speech against the amend
EsnIk k.. a
by strict party vote Tompkins (Dem.) voting
for the amendment, and Perkins (Rep.) to reject.
| ASSEMBLY.
The special committee on RockwelPs Chinese
bill recommended its passage as amended. The
report and bill were ordered printed