Messrs. De Long, Mitchell, and Burbank demanded the ayes and noes, and the House refused to reconsider, by the following vote:

AYES-Messrs. Aud, Ballou, Banks, Caldwell, Clarke, Curtis, Davis, Groom, Havens, Heath, Hill of Nevada, Hill of Sierra, Holman, Kabler, Lee, Lewis, Markley, Mitchell, Moses, O'Brien, Parker, Safford, Sheridan, Sherwin, Simons, Smith of Nevada, Spilman, Stakes, Stratton, Street, Tatman, Thomas, Tipton, Tuttle, Walker, and Mr. Speaker-36.

NOES-Messrs. Briggs, Buel, Burbank, Cherry, Crane, De Long, Edwards, Ely, Galbraith, Gordon, Gray, Haldeman, Hamlin, Hancock, Harris, Hitchens, Hobart, Holladay, Hirst, King, Loofbourrow, Marshall, Moore, Neblett, Ormsby, Osgood, Palmer, Pearis, Pico, Shepard, Smith of San Bernardino, Stocker, Stout, Ward, Warfield, Warmcastle, and Young-37.

On motion of Mr. Stakes, the bill was tabled.
Mr. De Long gave notice of reconsideration.

Mr. Safford moved to reconsider the vote by which the House, on yesterday, passed Senate bill No. 161, an act to audit the claim of J. M. Anderson, upon which Messrs. O'Brien, Thomas, and Aud, demanded the ayes and noes, and the vote was reconsidered, as follows:

AYES-Messrs. Aud, Ballou, Banks, Briggs, Caldwell, Cherry, Crane, Curtis, De Long, Edwards, Ely, Galbraith, Gordon, Gray, Hamlin, Harris, Havens, Hill of Nevada, Hitchens, Hobart, Holladay, Holman, Howell, Hirst, Kabler, Loofbourrow, Markley, Mitchell, Moore, Moses, Neblett, O'Brien, Palmer, Parker, Safford, Shepard, Sheridan, Sherwin, Simons, Smith of Nevada, Smith of San Bernardino, Spilman, Stocker, Stout, Stratton, Street, Tatman, Thomas, Tuttle, Walker, Warfield, Warmcastle, and Young-53.

NOES-Messrs. Buel, Davis, King, Lee, Lewis, Marshall, Ormsby, and Osgood-8.

And the bill was recommitted to the Committee on Claims.

Mr. Stakes, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, made the following report:

MR. SPEAKER-The Judiciary Committee, to whom was referred Assembly bill No. 270, an act to regulate the interest of money; Also, Assembly bill No. 295, an act to amend an act entitled an act concerning crimes and punishments, passed April 16, A. D. 1850;

Also, Assembly bill No. 300, an act to authorize the judges of the Supreme Court to employ a secretary;

Also, Senate bill No. 8, an act to amend an act entitled an act to regulate proceedings in civil cases in the courts of justice of this state, passed April 29, 1851;

Have had the same under advisement, report the four bills back, and recommend their passage.

Your committee have also had under consideration Assembly bill No. 311, an act authorizing the board of supervisors of Los Angeles county to contract a loan for the purpose of erecting a court-house and completing the jail;

Also, Assembly bill No. 132, an act to declare the force and validity of

titles derived under the revenue laws of this state, and the ordinances of municipal corporations;

Also, Senate bill No. 198, an act to amend an act entitled an act to fix the time of holding the district courts throughout this state, passed May 16, 1853, approved May 4, 1855, and to repeal an act fixing the time for holding the terms of the district court of the second judicial district; Report the three bills back, each with certain amendments, and recommend their passage, as amended.

Assembly bill No. 328, an act to repeal the act to amend an act entitled an act defining the time for commencing civil actions, passed April 22, 1850, is herewith reported back to the House, with the recommendation that the same be indefinitely postponed.

A. G. STAKES, Chairman.

The House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole, Mr. Havens in the chair, to consider the special order of the day, Assembly bill No. 259, an act to provide places of deposit for the safe-keeping and return of all moneys, gold-dust, and other valuables of individuals, substitute for Assembly bill No. 170.

The Committee rose, reported, and were discharged.

Mr. Stratton moved to indefinitely postpone the bill.

Mr. Lewis moved to recommit the bill to a select committee of five, upon which Mr. Ballou moved the previous question, which was sustained. Messrs. Pearis, Lee, and Palmer, demanded the ayes and noes, and the House refused to recommit, by the following vote:

AYES-Messrs. Banks, Caldwell, Davis, DeLong, Ely, Gordon, Gray, Harris, Havens, King, Lee, Lewis, Loofbourrow, Markley, Mitchell, Moses, Ormsby, Parker, Pearis, Simons, Smith of San Bernardino, Spilman, Thomas, Tuttle, Warmcastle, Willson, Young, and Mr. Speaker-28.

NOES-Messrs. Ballou, Briggs, Buel, Clarke, Curtis, Edwards, Ferguson, Haldeman, Heath, Hill of Nevada, Hill of Sierra, Hitchens, Hobart, Holman, Hirst, Kabler, Neblett, O'Brien, Osgood, Palmer, Safford, Shepard, Sheridan, Sherwin, Smith of Nevada, Stout, Stratton, Street, Tatman, Walker, and Warfield-31.

And the bill was then indefinitely postponed.

Mr. Briggs offered the following resolution, which was adopted.

Resolved, That the special committee, to whom was referred Assembly bill No. 264, relative to the indebtedness of Amador county to Calaveras county, be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered to send for persons and papers, to be used in the investigation of said bill, provided that each county pays the expenses of its own witnesses.

Mr. Hill of Sierra gave notice of reconsideration.
The following message was received from the Senate:

SENATE CHAMBER,

CHAMBERO,

March 20, 1858.

MR. SPEAKER :-The Senate have, this day, passed Senate bill No. 219, an act to repeal an act entitled an act to incorporate the city of Nevada, approved April 19, 1856-amended February 4, 1857;

Also, Senate bill No. 220, an act to amend an act to authorize a special

term of the district court, to be held in the county of Butte, and to fix the time for holding said special term.

JAS. T. EWING, Assistant Secretary of Senate.

Senate bill No. 220, above reported, read first and second times, rules suspended, read third time, and passed.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

Bills were introduced as follows:

By Mr. Sheridan, for an act amendatory of an act entitled an act to incorporate the city of Sacramento, passed March 26, 1851.

Read first and second times, and referred to Sacramento delegation. By Mr. Smith of San Bernardino, for an act fixing the times of holding the terms of the court of sessions, county court, and probate court, in and for the county of San Bernardino.

Read first and second times, considered engrossed, read third time, and passed.

Mr. Loof bourrow gave notice of a bill for an act to exempt the wages of laborers and other employees, in certain cases, from execution or other legal process.

Mr. De Long made the following report, which was laid on the table:

MR. SPEAKER :-We, the undersigned members of a special committee, constituting a majority, to whom was referred Assembly bill No. 324, beg leave, most respectfully, to report the same back to the House, and recommend the indefinite postponement of the same, for the following reasons, viz.:

This bill proposes to take from the several counties of Yuba, Butte, Plumas, and Sierra, certain portions of the territory at present belonging to said counties, and to form therefrom a new county, to be called Summit county.

We, your committee, being representatives from said counties in this House, deem this action premature, and almost entirely unwarranted by any voice from our constituents; and deeming it to be our bounden duty, at all times, to obey the expressed will of a majority of our constituents, and by their silence, reasonably informing us of their disapprobation, we are thereby constrained to submit this majority report.

Respectfully,

DE LONG, of Yuba, Chairman.
N. E. WHITESIDES,

BEN. E. S. ELY,

HITCHENS, of Butte,

CLARKE, of Sierra,

BALLOU, of Plumas,

SHERWIN, of Plumas,

FRANCIS L. AUD, of Yuba.

On motion of Mr. Davis, at half past three o'clock, P. M., the House ad

journed.

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IN ASSEMBLY.

MONDAY, March 22, 1858.

House met pursuant to adjournment.

Speaker in the chair.

Roll called.

All were present, except Messrs. Burbank, Cherry, Ferguson, Galbraith, Graham, Harris, Holladay, Hirst, Marshall, and Tipton, and those absent on leave.

Messrs. Burbank, Cherry, Galbraith, Harris, Holladay, Hirst, Ferguson, and Tipton, were granted leave of absence for one day each; and Messrs. Marshall and Stakes, for two days.

Journals of Saturday last read and approved.

Mr. De Long moved to reconsider the vote by which Senate bill No. 119, an act to provide for a more thorough distribution of the laws of this state was laid on the table on Saturday last, which motion was declared to be in order by the speaker.

Upon an appeal taken by Mr. Stakes, the decision of the speaker was sustained by the House.

On the motion to reconsider, Messrs. Banks, De Long, and Warmcastle, demanded the ayes and noes, and the House refused to reconsider, by the following vote:

AYES-Messrs. Ballou, Banks, Briggs, Buel, Crane, De Long, Edwards, Gordon, Hamlin, Hitchens, Hobart, King, Loufbourrow, Moore, Moses, Neblett, Ormsby, Osgood, Palmer, Pearis, Smith of San Bernardino, Stocker, Ward, Warfield, Warmcastle, Willson, Young, and Mr. Speaker

-28.

NOES-Messrs. Aud, Caldwell, Clarke, Curtis, Davis, Ely, Gray, Havens, Heath, Hill of Nevada, Hill of Sierra, Holman, Kabler, Lee, Lewis, Markley, Mitchell, Parker, Safford, Shepard, Sheridan, Sherwin, Simons, Smith of Nevada, Spilman, Stakes, Stout, Stratton, Street, Tatman, Thomas, Tuttle, and Walker-33.

Mr. Hill of Sierra moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution offered by Mr. Briggs, authorizing the special committee to whom was referred Assembly bill No. 264, relative to the indebtedness of Amador county to Calaveras county, to send for persons and papers, was adopted on Saturday last.

Lost.

PETITIONS.

Petitions were presented as follows:

By Mr. Tuttle, of trustees of the city of Sonora, for amendment of city charter.

Referred to Tuolumne delegation.

By Mr. Haldeman, of citizens of Tuolumne county, relative to the cre⚫ation of a new county.

Referred to Committee on Counties and County Boundaries.

By Mr. Sherwin, of citizens of Sierra, Yuba, Butte, and Plumas counties, relative to the creation of a new county, to be called Summit. Referred to the special committee already appointed.

Mr. Holman had leave to withdraw the claim of W. M. Vance, marshal of Stockton.

REPORTS.

Mr. Simons, chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, made the following report:

MR. SPEAKER :-The Committee on Military Affairs, to whom was referred Assembly bill No. 63, an act concerning the militia of this state, have had the same under consideration, and beg leave to report the bill back to the House, with a substitute, and recommend the passage of the substitute.

MARCH 20, 1858.

SIMONS, Chairman.

The substitute, above reported, was ordered printed.

Mr. Aud, chairman of the Committee on Claims, made the following reports:

MR. SPEAKER-Your Committee on Claims, to whom was referred Assembly bill No. 245, an act for the relief of W. G. Poindexter, have directed me to report the same back, with a substitute bill, and recommend its passage.

FRANCIS L. AUD, Chairman.

MR. SPEAKER:-Your Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the claim of F. R. Bunker for services as clerk in Treasurer's office; Also, claim of Augustus F. Eisen, for work done on Treasurer's department;

Also, claim of F. D. Gilbert, for lumber and material furnished state prison;

Also, claim of W. D. Kirk, sheriff of Stanislaus county, for conveying prisoners to state prison;

Also, claim of D. W. Gelwicks & Co., (Mountain Democrat,) for publishing Governor's message, etc.;

Also, claim of Greenbaum & Bucki, for articles furnished state;

Also, claim of Sacramento Gas Company, for furnishing gas to state capitol and public offices;

Have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report them back with the accompanying bills, and recommend their passage. Also, claim of Ferris Forman, post-master, for postage furnished state, in 1856;

Have directed me to report the same back, with accompanying bill, and recommend its passage.

And, the claim of J. M. Shepard, for paper furnished Assembly, (Daily Democrat,) in 1854;

Have directed me to report the same back, and recommend it be rejected.

FRANCIS L. AUD, Chairman.

The three bills, above reported, were read first and second times, and placed on file.

Mr. Ormsby, chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, made the following report:

MR. SPEAKER:-The Committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred