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The Daily Butte Record
Chico, Oroville, Butte County, California
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Sacramento legislative updates from March 10th: Senate introduces sheep herding restriction, passes pardon for convict Diablo, receives Governor's prison regulations, vetoes clerk payment bill, and handles various acts on practice, relief, telegraph, drugs, and agriculture. Assembly reports on Carson Valley memorial, Sunday laws, and passes bills on debt funding, tax sales, ill-fame houses, and elections.
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SACRAMENTO, March 10th.
In Senate, an act to restrict the herding of sheep in certain counties, was introduced by Mr. Bell.
An act to authorize the Governor to pardon C. W. Diablo, an escaped convict, to use his evidence against a gang of robbers, passed.
A lengthy message was received from the Governor, transmitting set of regulations he had adopted for government of State Prison.
Governor vetoed bill to pay M. Scott, Jr., for services as Clerk of State Prison Directors. Senate refused to pass bill over the veto—ayes 14, noes 20.
Bill to repeal sixty-ninth section of Practice Act was indefinitely postponed.
Act for the relief of Alex Bell, late State Prison Director lost—ayes 15, noes 18.
Act for repeal of the insolvent law made special order for Wednesday next.
Act for telegraph line from San Francisco to Los Angeles, ordered engrossed.
Act concerning importation and sale of drugs made special order for Friday.
Act to ratify Order 46 of San Francisco Board of Supervisors, passed.
Mr. Grant gave notice of motion to reconsider act to amend act declaring Feather river navigable, passed.
Bill for aid of State Agricultural Society passed.
The new State seal was presented to the Senate.
In Assembly, Committee on Counties reported memorial of citizens of Carson Valley asking cession of California lands on eastern slope of Sierra Nevada to the new territory.
Majority and minority reports on Sunday law bills received. The former recommended passage of Senate bill for that object.
Mr. Stakes gave notice of act to amend sections 237 and 238 of criminal practice act.
Mr. Talman, of an act to repeal the section of the constitution which prohibits slavery.
Mr. Ely introduced bill to create Board of Examiners.
Mr. Heath, to amend Insane Asylum act.
Mr. Stakes introduced resolution to direct Attorney General to ascertain in whom the title to San Francisco slip property was vested, and take measures to secure the rights of the State in the premises.
Act to fund debt of San Francisco county (about two and a half millions,) passed. No changes in it since engrossment.
Act for relief of purchasers at delinquent tax sales passed.
Act to suppress houses of ill-fame passed.
Act to fix the time of electing Congressmen in 1859, and every two years after, discussed and laid on the table—Express Telegram.
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Sacramento
Event Date
March 10th
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various bills passed, vetoed, postponed, or ordered; e.g., pardon act passed, clerk payment veto sustained (14-20), relief act lost (15-18), debt funding act passed without changes.
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Reports on California Senate and Assembly proceedings: Senate introduces sheep herding restriction, passes pardon for convict Diablo to testify against robbers, receives Governor's prison regulations, sustains veto on clerk payment, postpones Practice Act repeal, loses relief act for Alex Bell, schedules insolvent law repeal and drug importation act, orders telegraph line engrossed, ratifies San Francisco order, notices motion on Feather River, passes agricultural aid bill, presents new State seal. Assembly reports Carson Valley land cession memorial, receives Sunday law reports, notices amendments to criminal practice and constitution on slavery, introduces bills for Board of Examiners and Insane Asylum amendment, resolution on San Francisco property, passes acts on county debt funding, tax sale relief, suppressing ill-fame houses, discusses Congressman election timing.