Year: 1868

The figures presented in the above table
may be materially changed before the Bill is
placed upon its final passage, but they ap-
proximate sufficiently near the correct
amounts to give your readers something OF
correct idea of what it costs TO carry on and
maintain the civil government of the State.
1t will be observed that large proportion
of the amounts appropriated are donated to
the various private charitable institutions OF
the State, and that the largest amount appro-
priated for any one purpose goes to the In
sane Asylum, for the care and maintenance
of those of our most unfortunate fellow be-
ings, who demand the care and protection
of all civilized nations.


RAIL ROAD TERMINI.


The Senate, to-day, after long discussion
passed to engrossment Senator Belden's sub
stitute for the different bills hitherto intro
duced in that body for the granting of lands
to the different Rail Road Companies for
terminal and depot purposes. Senator Bel
den's Bill grants to the Central Pacific and
Southern Pacific Rail Road Companies, each
one hundred and fifty acres of the tide lands
lying Immediately south east of the water
front of San Francisco, and around what is
cnlled Mission Bay, for depot and other
purposes. The land is to be surveyed under
the direction of Commission consisting of
the Governor, Attorney General, Surveyor
General, Mayor Of the city of San Francisco
and President of the Chamber of Commerce,
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and sold to the respective rail road COM
pauies at its appraised value. Strange as it
may appear there were Senators SO short
sighted and narrow minded as to strenuous
ly oppose this Bill and denounce it as a
plundering scheme on the part of the rail
roads. Any person of ordinary comprehen-
sion must see at q glance the great advantage
that must accrue to the city of San Francisco.
and the whole commercial interest of our
young and growing State, by having the
terminus of the two great trans s-continental
railways in the near vicinity of our CONNER
cial Metropolis, to say nothing of the in
crease in the value of the property that sur
rounds the land granted to the roads.


THE CAPITAL QUESTION.


The several bills for the removal of the
Capital were taken from the table on Mon
day and placed on the file, where they will
be reached tomorrow, or next day. The
Sacramento delegation were somewhat sur
prised at the very decided vote by which the
Bills were taken from the table, and Sac
ramentans generally evince much nervous
ness and uneasiness as to the final result, and
what that result will be is extremely difficult
to determine, though the San Jose people
claim that there is majority in both Houses
in favor of removal.


lyENING SESSIONS.


As the session draws near to a close and
the number of Bills on the calendar awaiting
consideration daily increases, members realize
the value of few legislative hours and are
therefore working day and night to dispose
of the vast amount of business that has accu-
mulated on their hands. The day session is
from 10 A. NJ to P. NJ, and is devoted to
the consideration of general bills. and the
evening session is from to P. NJ. for the
consideration of local bills.


ST. PATRIcK's DAY


was duly observed here yesterday by
grand procession, Grafton and ball. The
Fenians, Military and Fire companies par