Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-26
LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL.
IRREGULAR CORRESPONDENCE OF THE JovRsAI~l
The Work of the LegisIafure.-The
Adjournment Ovcr.-A Race and
an Honest Confess
sions-6emeraI Legislative
News-COmpuIsOryE Euu-
catiOn-Excursi0n.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 22d, 1876.

SACRAMENTO, Feb I'D, 1876.
Among measures pending in the Leg
isature of some Importance not hereto
fore mentioned. | may call attention 10
these that tle people may be informed as
to what is being done in the way of re-
forming and upsetting laws, for so great
and numerous are the amendments TO the
Codes that, when these Houses adjourn,
no lawyer in the land will consider his
copies of the several Codes of very much
value. and a new volume of Amendments
will be necessary. | note as follows
BY Senator Spencer, an act to establish
a State Detective Corps, with headquar-
ters in San Francisco, to capture criminals
and work up cases anywhere in the State.
BY Senator Howe, providing that any
Bishop, or head Of a Church, may by
certain process become a corporation sole
to hold real and personal property.
By Senator Graves, to have the Geo
logical Survey completed so far as the
facts collected bear on mining and agli-
culture, and appropriating $4,000 per
month therefor, for two years.
BY Representative Koutz, to punish
Legislators who ask or agree to take any
bribe for vote or opinion, or who receive
and accept free passes on lines Of travel.
The punishment is by IA years in State
Prison as maximum.
BY Senator Turner, that Bank deposits
unclaimed for five years shall be paid
over TO the State Treasurer and placed in
the School Fund. Bank officers to report
such deposits once year.
BY Senator Turner, declaring all ap
plcations for the purchase of State lands
filed prior to the fling of the plat of sur
vey in the local U. S. Land Office void
if not approved by the Surveyor General
also cenceling all applications for lands
in lieu of the 10th and 3Gth Secs. whcl
have not been approved by the Surveyor
General, when the applicant purchased ol
with that sought 70 be purchased exceed:
800 acres also that the Surveyor General
shall not receive application to purchase
land of the State until the plat Of survey
is on file in the local U. S. Land Office
and copy of it filed in his office. Thi,
latter part Of the proposed law is import
ant and if passed will obviate much diff
Guilty heretofore existing by allowing ap
plications to buy to be made before the
U. S. plat is filed in the District Lane
Office. A bill directly opposite to this il
its main features is introduced by Senate
Rogers.
BY Senator Satterwhite, that in tal
sales where more than one lot is assessed
to the same person, it must be sold to th'
person who will take the smallest portion
to pay the taxes and costs.
By Senator Hopkins, that homestead
may be subject to execution on Judgment
obtained before the homestead record wa
fled, where the Judgment was lien OF
the land out Of which the homestead wa
carved for mechanics, laborers or vcnd
ors liens on debts secured by mortgage
on the land executed and acknowledged
by the husband and wife or unmar lee
claimant on debts secured by mortgage
on the land recorded before the applica
ton or claim of homestead on debts Sc
cured by attachments on the land executed
prior to the homestead record.
CHANGING BALLOT FORMs-CHINEsE
BY Representative Mott, that election
ballots may have one line designating IT,,
political party issuing the ticket, providet
II copy Of such ticket is furnished tn
Election Board of each precinct us spe
cimen and comparative copy.
BY Representative Murphy, of De
Norte, constituting a Commission to ex
anime all land titles from the Unitec
States to the State, all titles made by tn
State, and into all grants by the State, q
sales of land in excess Of 320 acres to an,
one person.
BY Senator Hendricks, for the appoint
ment Of a State Geologist to labor il
" economic" " geology, and geology appIi
cable to the practical industries of tn
State, giving $4,000 to carry out the oh
jects OF the bill.
BY Representative McInerny, prohibit
ing the letting Of any room for lodgin,
which has air space of less than 500 cub,
feet TO one person. This bill is to hit th,
Chinese dens on the head, where 10 or y
people sleep in room with only abou
400 or 600 cubic feet of air space.
By Representative Young, prohibiting
all religion in public schools, prcventn.
any minister or teacher of religion ben.
a teacher in public schools, and establish
ing a Court of Censors to overhaul al
school books and exclude religious doc
trines thorefrom.
BY Representative Mcguire, establish
ing hours as lawful days labor anC
preventing employment Of street ca
drivers or conductors for more than l.
hours day except on payment of one
dollar for each extra hour.
By Senator Tinnn, prohibiting County
Officers presenting or advocating any
claim against the County and providing
that any citizen may appear before tn,
Board Of Supervisors and oppose any
claim presented against the County.
IN THE HOUSES.
In the Assembly the chief matter pass
ed on during the week was the passage o
an act to repeal what is known as the
Compulsory Education law. Speaker
Carpenter was the main advocate of the
repeal. He made long and ingenious
speech garnished with classical and his
tolical references and much learning