Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-01-03
FROM THE CAPITAL.
SPECIAL TO THE TRINITY JOURNAL. I"
SAcRAMENro, Dec. 80, 1873

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 80, 1873
The most noticeable "acts" introduced
thus far in the Legislature are sumHa-
rized as follows
Local acts regarding legal distances,
and acts concerning roads in southern
countes.
Proposal to change the time Of the
meeting Of the Legislature by amending
the Constitution so that it shall meet in
January instead Of December. A good
bill.
Resolutions asking Congress to grant
to California exclusive control of waters
not navigable in the State.
Resolution for repeal of tariff on sacks
and sacking material. This opens up all
the sores of free trade and protection,
Such thing might temporarily benefit
farmers, but must ultimately injure, by
crushing out manufacturers in that line.
Act concerning encountered Real Es-
tate, providing for taxation of either land
or mortgage and aimed to prevent further
trouble about double taxation.
Appointment Of joint committee on
public expenditures and to suggest lines
Of rctrenchment. A number of acts to
amend the practice acts under the Codes.
An act to n.ohbit the use Of free passes
Oh !!hcs of travel by officers.
An act to repeal the per cent. act
passed. This takes from counties the
power to aid in the construction of rail
roads, A number of local acts, of no
general importance.
An act TO provide for the sale of lands
in Stansaus county owned by the State.
An act to enforce the education of child
ren.
Resolution praying Congress to regu-
late rates over telegraph lines. A matter
utterly utopian, and not within the power
Of the Federal Congress. If it may reg
ulate their rates, it may regulate the prof
its on every mans business. The postal
telegraph is the only remedy for extor-
ton. Competition is the true antidote
for monopoly.
Resolutions creating joint committee
to consider all questions of transporta-
ton, flcights and fares, etc.
Resolution creating committee on ir-
rigation.
An act which reads as follows:
SECTION /. Section 4,109 of the Polit-
ical Code is hereby amended so as to
read us follows Section 4,l09. All
county and township officers, except Ju-
dicial officers, Assessors and Supervisors
must be elected at the general election
held in September, 1878, and every two
years thereafter, and hold office for two
years from the first Monday of March
next after their election, and the officers
now holding shall continue in office until
the first Monday in March, 1874. Asses
sors must be elected at the general cleo
ton held in September, 1875, and every
four years thereafter, and hold their Of
flee for four years from the first Monday
OF March next after their election, ex-
cept that in the city and county of San
Francisco, the Assessor holds his Office for
the term Of four years from the first Mon
day Of December next after his election.
Every Assessor now i'll office must hold his
office and exercise the duties thereof un-
til his successor is elected at the general
election in 1875. The provision of this
section, SO far as it relates to the election
and term of Office of Assessors, applies to
every county, and city and county in the
State.
In the Senate variety of amendments
to the bill were offered. As to its final
fate | will make note.
Resolution creating a committee to in
vcstigato the City Hall erection contracts
Of San Francisco.
Creating committee to consider the
question of minority representation.
Act to extend the statute of limitations.
Act to repeal the act Of 1864 author
izing aid in constructing the Central Pa
cilic Railroad and to authorize and re-
quirc suits to be instituted by and on be-
half Of the State against the Central
Pacific Railroad Company, TO recover to
and for the State the moneys paid under
said act on the bonds of said railroad
company as interest.
An act to repeal section 300 of the Pc
nal Code (the Sunday law.)
A proposed act requiring all persons
not having Il place of business in this
State who shall sell or offer for sale any
goods, wares or merchandise by sample
and from specimens within this State to
take out license of character similar
to that now required by law of persons
having a fixed place of'busincss in this
State. This act is SO startlingly outrage
Gus as to demand some immediate notice.
Has MI. Friedenrich, the author of it,
ever read the Constitution of the United
States? Does he not know that no State
can restrict or levy any duty upon inter
State commerce? If legal, should he not
know it would call for retalatory laws
in other States, and thus greatly injure
California? The measure is selfish one,
anti-democratic and in violation of the
spiat of the bond of union between the
States.
CLERKsHIPs.
The first business OF the Legislature on
reassembling will be to attend to its cler-
ical force. There is quite an army of
young men "resting on oars" here await
ing the reassembling, when the Engross-
ing and Enrolling clerks of each house
will appoint their assistants. Quite n
struggle took place in the Assembly over
the proposition TO permit or authorize
those officials to appoint their subordin-
ates, the house showing a strong DISPOSE
ton to retain the appointing power in its
own hands. 1t, however, empowered