Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-02-17

settled upon the district l have referred
to, on the banks of the river, and have
acquired some rights there. We take
great rights and privileges away from
them in this bill. And, as l have said,
| don't think we have q constitutional
right to pass this bill ; and | hope it will
not go to an engrossment.
Mr.. Luttrell favored the passage of the
bill, believing it the wish of the majority
of the residents Of the northern counties.
1t might, it was true, work hardship
to some Of the resident on the banks Of
the Sacramento, but there were thous-
ands in the northern counties beyond
whose business absolutely demanded the
construction of the bridge. With an
amendment that the Company be held
liable in the sum of $1,000 for every day
beyond the time set for its removal, the
bill passed by vote Of AZ ayes to ID noes.
STATE LAND PURCHASERS.
Among the bills considered this week,
and which occasioned considerable de-
bate, was that of Mr.. Berry, Of Sutter
county, Gan act for the relief Of purchas-
ers of State lands" AS it is bill Of no
little importance, and perhaps Of interest
to some of your readers, give it to you
entire
SECTION /. When application has been
made to purchase lands from the State
in tracts OF not more than six hundred
and forty acres each, and payment made
to the Treasurer Of the proper county for
the same, in whole or in part, and a GER
tifcate of purchase or patent has been
issued to the applicant, the title OF the
State to said lands is hereby vested IN
in the applicant upon his making full
payment therefor : provided, that no 9TH
er application has been made for the pur-
chase of the same lands prior to the lssu-
ance Of said certificate OF purchase or
patent.
SEC. 2. When part payment only has
been made for lands sold by this State
and certificates of purchase issued for the
same, and said lands have been subse-
quenty sold for taxes, and Sheriff S
deed issued therefor, the Register OF the
State Land Office is hereby directed to
issue to the grantee named in said deed,
or to his assigns, IA patent for said lands,
upon his production and surrender of
said Sherif's deed, and assignments, if
any there be, and making full payment
TO the State for said lands.
SEC. 3. In all cases where the State
has sold to individuals lands as swamp
and overhowed, and has received pay
mcnt therefor in whole or in part, and
where the Government of the United
States, through any of the officers Of its
various land districts, has sold the same
lands to the same or other individuals,
and has issued its patent therefor, the IT,
tie Of this State to such lands shall be
deemed to have failed and the Board of
Supervisors of the county where such
land is situated shall, upon satisfactory
proof of the issuance of such patent from
the United States, draw their warrant
on the Treasurer Of such county In favor
of said purchaser from the State or his
assigns for the amount that has been
paid on account of said purchase from
! this State, for so much Of said lands as
have been so patented, payable out Of the
Swamp Land Fund of such county; and
the said Treasurer is hereby directed to
pay the amount out of any money in said
fund.
After a discussion Of nearly two hours,
the bill passed by unanimous vote.
THE JAPANESE RECEPTION.
As was expected last Wednesday SEN
ator Maclay, Chairman of the Senate
Committee for the reception Of the Jap
anese Embassy, introduced resolution
appropriatng $4,000 to pay expenses nee
essarily incurred, and it was turned over
| ia "a ( =,
ses, who on the following day reported
back by majority that in the opinion of
the Committee there was "nothing in the
original resolution Of invitation author
izing the said joint committe to incur any
expense. And from a careful examina-
ton Of the bill of items (Which is in words
and figures as follows, viz: Sacramento,
California, Feb. 2, 1872. Japanese EN-
bassy to Orleans Hotel Dr., to hotel bill
for l03 Japanese, Hon. G. +. DeLong,
family and servants, Interpreter, Consul
and Surgeon, 5000 carriages, $3.50 wine,
$500; banquet, $500; cigars, $50-total,
$4,000, we do not find that any charge
has been made against said committee !;
the bill being hotel bill and not for any
expenses connected with the receiving
said Embassy at the State Capitol, as au-
thorized by the resolution Of invitation,
and therefore recommend its indefinite
postponement." Mr.. Maclay made an
able speech favoring its passage, and it is
more than probable that it will be when
it comes up on the general file.
SHERIFF JACKSON.
The Committee on Claims, to whom
was referred the bill for the relief of Sher-
iff jackson, of Trinity county, on Thurs
day reported the bill back to the Assem-
bly, without recommendation
CONGRESSIONAL AND SENATORIAL
DISTRICTS.
The Committee to whom was referred
the matter Of redistricting the State into
Congressional and Senatorial districts,
reported two bills on Saturday for this
purpose. No change is made in the Third
Congressional District, to which Trinity
county belongs. The first Congressional
District is made TO consist of the city and
county of San Francisco. The counties
of Trinity, Humboldt, klamath and Del
Norte are made the 21st Senatorial Dis
trict, and jointly elect one State Senator.
Humboldt county shall elect one member
to the Assembly, and Trinity, Klamath
and Del Norte one jointly. San Fran
cisco with San Mateo county for the Sth
District. San Francisco elects ten Sena-
tors and one jointly with San Mateo, and
twenty-one members to the Assembly.
ELECTIONS AND ELECTION FRAUDS.