The Shasta courier., 1854-02-11
From Benicia.
Our latest dates from Benicia are up to the 81

From Benicia.
Our latest dates from Benicia are up to the Sd
inst
The Senate, in secret session, have determin-
ed, by vote of 30 to 6, that Mr. Palmer was in
nocent of the charge of endeavoring to bribe
Mr.. Peck, the Senator from Butte. 1t also came
Ia the conclusion, by an almost unanimous vote,
that Mr.. Peck was free from the charge of any
thing like dishonor in The matter
The Interpretation that we give 10 this absurd
decision is, that the two are alike guilty.
each having endeavored to effect case of bri-
berry, and boih from the want of tact on one
side or tue other, having failed to complete the
arrangement. In this connection cannot re-
frain from giving very happy aud important
discovery male by prominent member OF the
Wing party in this place He says he has just
asceriained. after an attentive perusal of this in
veStigalion, as il has progressed. the exact value
o. Whiggcry. lie writes it thus: Whggery-
market frm.-value $4,000 per BusheI, or
$1,000 per Peek.
In the Assembly. Mr.. Springer offered a con-
current resolution that when the Legislature adj
jonrn on Saturday next. it adjourn to meet at Sa-
cramenio on Thursday OH inst Call of the
House ordered-none absent. A motion to lay
j. on The table was lost, SO 10 33. Mr.. Myers of.
tered substitute, that the legislature bold its
present session at Sacramento after the 9th
inst. The substitute was accepted. aud both to
eether adopted by vote of 50 to 81. We notice
with pleasure the names of Messrs. Ring Aylett,
mud Musser among the ''ayes,'
The chair theu declared he resolution lost,
III his opinion. under the rules, IA vote
of two-thirds was necessary The opinion
Of the chair was appealed from, aud the appeal
sustained by vote of 81 to 81. Messrs. Aiusser
and Aylett voting in the negative aud Mr. Ring
in the affirmative. The removal my therefore
be considered fixed fact, as the bill viii doubt
less pass the Senate. Hencetorth, we trust, Cali
iorna will be blessed With permanent seat OF
government.
The Senatorial question still absorbs the great
amount of the attention of the legislature. On
Tuesday night the 3 st ult., 50 Democratic men,
bers of the Legislature went into caucus to take
into consideration the propriety of bringing on
the Senatorial election this session. On vote
being taken, Al voted for and against the
movement, and the vote for the election was af-
forwards made unanimous. We understand that
MIR. Sprague spoke and voted on the negative
side of the question. 1t will thus be seen that
the Broderick wing by superior shrewspess and
tact. have secured an accession of eight votes to
their side. There are "a Democrats in the egis-
lature. and those negative votes, together with
those of the A members who did not 90 into the
caucus, constituted a majority of g. of the entire
Democratic strength, opposed to bringing on the
election this winter. So much for being educa-
ted in Tammany Hall.
On Thursday night following, large number
OF Democratic members, opposed to the election
this winter, met in caucus. Hon. james Gardner
presided. and Messrs. Crenshaw, Watkins, and
Leake delivered effective addresses. An address
TO the Democracy was drafted, and signed by
ten Senators and thirty-ive Assembly men. We
shall much regret if the names of eur members
not among the number. We assert as fact
that we have as yet not heard of single man in
this county who is in favor of the election this
winter. The sentiment is universally opposed
to it,
This subject has been made the special order
of the day for the 9th of March proxirno.