Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-28

net Of August IL is4s entitled An act to establish certain
post routes extended to the Territories OF Utah and New
MEXICO that the Postmaster General be authorized to
establish such OF postage in the said Territories TO
him proper not exceeding those authorized in said
act" b =
The object Of that amendment simply this There are no
post established by the existing law either in Utah
New Mexico is there any authority by whichlh Post
Office Department establish post and post offices In
these Territories The third section Of the Of s4s gave
a discretionary authority, far California and Oregon
concerned, leaving the interior Territories without
any postal PROVISIONS The amendment proposes 10 extend
the general authority Of the Postmaster General to these Ter
and adopt the same rates Of postage are establish
ed by the act of 1913.
The amendment was agreed to-
Amendments establishing post routes were adopted on the
motion of Mr., DAYTON and Mr. DODGE of Wisconsin.
The bill then reported the Senate, and the several
amendments adopted by the Senate in Committee Of the
Whole concurred m and ordered be engrosscd and
the bill was read third time and passed.
LEGISLATION FOR CALIFORNIA.
The bills heretofore introduced by the Senators from Cali
forna were days since made the special order for this
day and notion the Senate proceeded to their consde
ration.
CALIFORNIA JUDICIARY.
The first bill taken up was bill provide for extending
the laws and the judicial system OF the United States to the
State of California"
The bill proposes to enact that oil the laws Of the United
States which locally nsppcabe shall have the same
force and effect within the State of California elsewhere
within the United States the State be divided by the 37h
parallel of north latitude into districts to be called the
northern and southern districts ofCas in each of whicha
district Judge shall reside for the purpose of trying all issues Of
fact riabe by jury. The sections Of the bill prescribe
the and places which shall be held, the COM
pensaton Of judges, district attorney, aarsha, &c.
To the seventh section the Committee the Judiciary had
reported amendment which the first question for con-
sideraron.
The section stands as follows
Sec. T. .9Rd be further enacted That there shall be al
each of Judges aforesaid compensation
dollars, to commence from the date Of his appoint
ment.
The committee propose that it shall read thus:
Tha there shall be allowed 10 the Judge of the northern
district aforesaid annual compensation Of S. and
the judge of the southern district annual compensation Of
lively" E F
Mr.. GWIN. Mr. President, wish to move amend
to the amendment reported by the committee, in rea
ton to the compensation Of the judge for the northern district
Of California. perfectly confident that the duties the
Judge of that district will be called upon perform will be
auous than that of judge of court the Union
The business that will be transacted in that court from its
commencement will be Of the heaviest character Cases in
volvng millions of dollars will be brought before the judge
and perfectly confident that the compensation proposed
low Iwish plan could be tutionay devised
70 make the salary of this Judge great first and to be reduced
hereafter should certainly feel my duty to move to make
the salary OOO that the salary could not be
diminished during the life Of the Judge, when circumstances
might be such to make that amount too high certainly
shall make il 81, 000 We cannot expect to get
competent person less than that to strike out of
the amendment of the committee S. 50O the salary OF the
Judge Of the northern district, and insert 81, 600.
Mr. DAYTON. We about to establish judicial dis
cts and appoint Judges for Cafornaone for the north
etn and for the southern district 1t is proposed by the
Judiciary Committee that the salary Of the judge OF the north
district, in which the city of San Francisco, shall be
and the salary of the judge of the southern district
$4,000. The amendment proposed by the Senator from Cali
forna to make the salary of the Judge of the northern district
$4,000 instead of SIS. 500. The committee supposed that
900 would be sufficient salary for this Judge. But after
consultation with the Senators from California, they finally
concluded to make it SIS, 500 We entirely that
according the condition of things in California at the present
time may be considered insufficient salary but in
fixing the salary of district judge Of California now you
should recoect that you fixing it for his e 1t cannot
be diminished during his life However this salary may be
insufficient for three four years. must be supposed that
In the Of few years, the condition OF things in Cali
forna will approximate somewhat to the condition Of things
In other parts Of the country.
What the condition Of things elsewhere The district
Judge Of the southern district of New York receives the largest
salary of any district Judge in the United States; and he
ceves 3d. 500 The salary OF the district judge New Or
leans is $4,000 True he gets some little compensation
temporarily for other matters. few Of the other district
judges receive ST. 500 but generally not than 81
And yet fix the salary Of the Judge of the northern district
Of California at $500 The salary of the judges Of the
Supreme Court Of the United States only 81, $780, The
salary of the chief justice of the United States only 5000
seems that salary Of S., 500 for district judge in
California, when is considered that under the constitution
cannot be diminished during his life, sufficient the
present time, be amply sufficient in future therefore
hope the amendment will not be adopted.
Mr. GWIN. Mr. President, would not contend for this
increase Of salary if perfectly convinced that
peen could not be obtained for the salary proposed by
the committee. have evidence before the
subject. gentleman of high standing, who has recently
gone California, that eminent member of the bar,
who has emgrated to that country since left home,
receives retaining fee Of ST. 500 per month from house
alone Do you suppose any competent will take this
Office when be says be make much in year by pr-
yate practice he receive during lifetime in the Office
judge goes there, and the prospect Of making
much money by private practice, will he retain his office
judge Why, the judges of the Supreme Court Of the State
of California receive $40, 600 year. The three judges Of
the Supreme Court there, with aggregate salary Of
$780, 000 will have half much business this dsrc
Judge know there cases, amounting to millions o.
dollars, waiting TO be brought into this notify
the Senate that competent cannot be got to discharge
the duties Of district judge for The northern district for thai
salary.
Mr.. WHTTCoMB. think we are likely to lose sight O
continue diminish with the onward progress of the settle
ment of that country When gold first discovered there
prices enormously high They almost beyond the
conception Of But the prices of many articles
necessity of comfort and of luxury much lower now
than they then and they becoming still lower every
successive month. In short time, confident prices
will be low they the mineral regions Of the old
settled parts Of South America where they gave such
eItravagant salaries
lnasmuch these salaries has been mentioned by the
Senator from New Jersey, to be for life think had
better commence with lower salaries than those reported
py The committee We could then raise them hereafter
cordng to the exigencies Of the service.
Mr.. FREMONT. Mr. President wish to make few
remarks in reply TO the honorable Senator from Indiana
think we have believe that the condition things
will lin tbo