The Placer herald., 1874-01-24
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lFRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 90, 1874.
EDITOR HERALD:-It would be we'll for the
senators and assembymen of the California leg
| islature to obtain q copy of the HERALD and
peruse communication that appears in the last
ISSUE above the nom de plume of fright. -
This short unpretending article throws more
| light on the subject than any of the "morning
papers" at San Francisco, have had the pleas.
ure of reading since the beginning of the session
Yet Mr.. Oulton thought the country papers un-
worthy to be taken or read by these bodies 1t
is the
TREATY MAKING POWER
That must grapple with this subject at last 1t
was this power that did the most mischief, in
deed is to-day doing all the damages keeping
up the stream of immigration that pours like a
river of pollution over our beautiful State.
HILLS BILL
To prohibit Chinese slavery, is treated by the
judiciary committee as unworthy of notice, and
was sluringly reported upon and by them turne
over to the committee on public morals. that it
might be killed outright. Yet with all due def
erence to these gentlemen it contains the only
method which we, as State, can strike blow
at Chinese immigration. If the Chinese who
import slaves and work slaves in California,
were to be forced to deliver them up and free
them on their coming here, they would not
bring them here-for many men have all their
property In slaves. We can thus Incidentally or
indirectly strike a severe blow at immigration
can get clear of all the slave immigration,
whence comes the cheap labor. The treaty
making power is alone the power that can pre-
vent. Dut the method Of Mr. Hill
INSANE DEFENDANTS.
Edgerton has introduced bill to provide for
the commitment of insane defendants in Grim
| inal cases to the insane Asylum and for their
confinement therein. The defendant, relying
it must be submitted to the jury as a special is
sue; and the Governor has power to discharge
| therefrom.
| Two new counties, far, are asked to be
created One out of the territory of Siskiyou.
and one to be called San Bonito, out of Mon
| terey. The last one is favorably reported on,
and will most likely pass,
| CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
| There have been large number of Joint res
olutions, instructing our Senators and asking
| our Congressman to approve and support diff
ferent measures. One on the 18th for Congress
to appropriate meAns to turn the San Diego
River so as to prevent its debris from filing up
the harbor of San Diego.
Concurrent resolution by Mr.. Irwin, asking
Congress to grant reservation to the Indians
OF Siskiyou county who, according to a petition
of citizens of that county amount to 500, and
are poor and must starve or steal and prefer the
| latter.
BY Mr.. Irwin, a concurrent resolution to M
point commission to estimate and report to
Congress the losses sustained by citizens from
the destruction of property by the Modoc In
dians, before and during the war This resolu-
ton is also based upon petition of citizens of
that part of the State.
BY Mr. Nef, your Senator, concurrent res
olution, asking our Representatives to oppose
the selling of the mineral lands by the General
Government as provided in the bill introduced
by Ward OF Chicago: Mr.. Neff does this to pre-
vent spectators having it in their power to buy
| up and monopolize the mines. The sale of the
mines has formerly been unpopular; but lately
this course is gaining strength, and will ulti-
mately be adopted. yet we think Mr.. Neff is
| right in his views.
Also in Assembly, concurrent resolutions,