Also, that they have considered An Act to repeal the first section of an Act entitled an Act concerning the salary of the District Attorney of San Francisco county, which they report back with a recommendation that the bill be indefinitely postponed.

February 18, 1853.

FRED. YEISER,

Chairman.

Assembly bill for An Act to amend the third section of an Act entitled an Act to regulate fees in office, passed May 1, 1851, was then taken up, and laid over.

Senate bill for An Act concerning the securities of the late John H. Phi!lips, deceased, Treasurer of El Dorado county, was taken up, and, on motion of Mr. McMeans, laid on the table.

Assembly bill for An Act to amend the eighty-seventh section of an Act concerning the Courts of Justice of this State and Judicial Officers, approved March 11, 1851, and to repeal An Act amendatory thereof, approved May 3, 1852, was then taken up and laid over.

Assembly bill for An Act to repeal the first section of an Act concerning the salary of the District Attorney of San Francisco county, was then taken read a third time, and laid on the table.

up,

Mr. Thomas, from the Committee on Engrossed Bills, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Engrossment have examined and found correctly engrossed the following bills, viz:

A bill entitled An Act in relation to the supplies of fuel, and other contingent expenses of the Legislature.

An Act to amend the ninth section of an Act concerning the Judges of the Plains, and defining their duties, passed April 25th, 1851.

An Act to provide for the contingent expenses of the Supreme Court and State Officers.

An Act to regulate the business of the general and special terms of the Supreme and District Courts of this State, and the Superior Court of San Francisco.

CHAS. C. THOMAS,
Chairman Committee.

Mr. Bostwick, from the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled a Joint Resolution granting leave of absence to Delos Lake.

Mr. Heydenfeldt submitted the following resolution, which was adopted:

Resolved, That the Secretary of State be requested to transmit to this House the unfinished business of the last session of the Assembly.

Mr. Johnson submitted the following resolution, which was read and adopted:

Resolved, That one thousand copies of the Report of the Trustees of the Sacramento State Hospital be printed for the use of the Assembly.

Mr. Carhart submitted a Concurrent Resolution authorizing the Secretary of State to purchase two hundred copies of the Statutes of eighteen hundred and fifty-two.

Which was read, and laid on the table.

Mr. Tilghman submitted a resolution authorizing the Chairman of the Committee on Missions and Mission Lands to employ a clerk for a certain period.

Which was read and adopted.

Mr. Herbert gave notice that he would, at an early day, introduce a bill for An Act to leave to the vote of the legal and qualified voters of Tulare, at the next genéral election, the permanent location of the county seat of said county.

Mr. Canney gave notice that he would, at an early day, introduce a bill providing for the sale at public auction of all right, title and interest of the State to certain property in the city of Benicia, now occupied by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.

On motion of Mr. Leake, the House took up the bill for An Act to abolish special terms of the Supreme, District and County Courts of this State.

When Mr. Leake further moved the adoption of the substitute reported by the Judicary Committee, entitled An Act to regulate the business of the general and special terms of the Supreme and District Courts of this State. Which was agreed to; and the House went into consideration of the substitute.

Mr. Flower moved to amend the second section by inserting, "and the Superior Court of the city of San Francisco."

Which was adopted.

The bill was then read a third time and passed.

And on the question, "Shall the title stand?" Mr. Flower moved to add "and the Superior Court of the city of San Francisco."

Which was adopted; and the title, as amended, agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Leake, the Clerk was instructed to report the bill immediately to the Senate.

Mr. Johnson introduced a bill for An Act amendatory of an Act entitled an Act to incorporate the city of Sacramento, passed 1851.

Which was read a first and second time, and referred to the members from Sacramento.

Mr. Bostwick, from the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported that they had, this day, presented to the Governor for his approval, a Joint Resolution granting four months leave of absence to Delos Lake, Judge of the Fourth Judicial District.

And the report was adopted.

On motion of Mr. Johnson, the House went into committee of the whole, Mr. Heydenfeldt in the chair, on Senate bill for An Act to prevent Monopolies that tend to produce Famine, made the special order for this day, at 12 o'clock, and having considered the same, rose and reported the same back to the House, with the following amendments, recommending their passage, viz:

Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, that in case of the arrival of excessive supplies of the articles mentioned in this Act, and in consequence of such excess, the holders or owners of the same are unable to dispose of them at their actual cost in the Port of San Francisco, then the said holders or owners of such articles may tender the same to the State of California, through the Comptroller thereof, who shall receive the same at their full costs, to the time of such tender, and shall issue his warrants at their cash market value for the amount of the goods tendered: said warrants shall be paid out of the first moneys received into the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated.

Sec. 7. The Comptroller of State is hereby authorized to rent the building, situated at Vallejo, known as the capital building, (if the same can be done at a fair rate,) for the purpose of storing such goods as may be tendered under the provisions of this Act.

Sec. 8. All such articles of provisions that may be on hand, in said storage building, three days previous to the next election for Governor of this State, shall be distributed as the author of this bill may direct, free from any charge whatever.

Mr. Canney moved that the House take up the amendments of the committee by sections.

Which was agreed to.

Mr. Mandeville moved a call of the House, which was sustained.

And on the roll being called, the following members were absent :Messrs. Heydenfeldt, Leake, Moore and Tilghman, they severally appeared, were admitted within the bar of the House, excused, and took their seats. On motion of Mr. Blake, further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.

The question then recurring on the adoption of "Sec. 6," of the amendments, the ayes and nays were demanded by Messrs. Mandeville and Oliver. And the House refused to adopt by the following vote:

"Sec. 7" of the amendments was then taken up and lost.

The remainder of the amendments were then taken up and lost; and pending further consideration of the bill,

On motion, the House adjourned.

HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.

SATURDAY, February 19, 1853.

House met pursuant to adjournment.

The Speaker in the chair.

The roll was called, by the Clerk and the following members were ab

sent:

Messrs. Heydenfeldt, Myres, Oliver, Reading, Smith, and Yeiser. On motion, leave of absence was granted Mr. Carhart for two days. The Journal of Friday last, was read and approved.

Mr. Wilson presented the petition of citizens of Tuolumne county, remonstrating against the passage of a law for the better observance of the Sabbath.

Which was read and referred to the select committee, to whom that subject had been referred.

Mr. Ewing presented the petition of L. A. Hilton, praying for relief. Which was read and referred to the Committee on Claims.

Mr. Hunt presented the petition of Samuel Whiting, praying for relief.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Mr. Reading presented the petition of citizens of Trinity county, asking certain boundaries for a new county, if erected out of the counties of Trinity and Klamath.

Which was read and referred to the Committee on Counties and County Boundaries.

Mr. Cardozo submitted the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Committee on Indian Affairs be empowered to employ a clerk whose office shall expire when the Committee transmit their report to the House.

Adopted.

Mr. Hoff submitted a resolution tendering the thanks of this House to Messrs. Wells, Fargo & Co., for supplying the House with files of various newspapers.

Which was read and adopted.

Mr. Heydenfeldt introduced a bill for An Act to authorize the State Treasurer to issue a duplicate School Land Warrant.

Which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Judiciary Committee.

Mr. Conness submitted the following resolution, which was read and adopted.

Resolved, That the Secretary of State be requested to communicate to this House the number of copies of the Statutes of 1852, that have been distributed to the several counties, and also the number of copies, if any, that are now in possession of the State Department.

Mr. Hally submitted the following resolution, which was adopted:

Resolved, That 480 copies of the annual report of the Trustees of the Stockton State Hospital be printed for the use of this House. (See Appendix No. 18.)

Mr. Bostwick, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as correctly enrolled, An Act to authorize the Funding of the Debt of the County of Tuolumne, and to provide for the payment of the same.

Mr. Crenshaw submitted a Joint Resolution relative to the Civil Fund. Which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Federal Relations.

The following message was received from the Senate:

Mr. Speaker:

I am directed to inform the Assembly that the Senate passed, yesterday, An Act to authorize a transfer of causes from the Superior Court of San Francisco;

And Joint Resolution relative to Mail Routes in California;