The Nevada journal., 1855-03-30
Editorial Correspondence.
SACRAMENTO. March 20th. 1856

this morning in the action upon q bill intro
duced by Mr.. Palmer of Calaveras, to take W
and punish vagrants, sturdy beggars with dis
tress certificates, and men without visible
means of subsistence and who could not give
satisfactory account of themselves. The bill
is very stringent, providing among other things
balls and chains for the delectation of the vic
TINS. The bill was not deemed needed bv the
Assembly, there being no large class in the
State similar to those described in the bill and
it was killed, probably according to the antic
ipations of its parent, by tacking on burlesqut
amusements. One member mored to a3t
loaters to the tabood class, another tackled OF
politicians, and San Francisco member
moved to include free lunch caters Thes,
amendments were all adopted, and provision
attached by which any person alIssi5s want
of money as cause for his vagraney III who
would sign the pledge of temperance society
should be excepted from its provisions After
considerable pleasantly of this description, Mr.
Douglas moved its indefinite postponement- =
He said large and industrions class had been
included in the bill, men who worked Gay and
night for success, and evinced energy and de-
termination in obtaining their ends very dis
tant from the original subjects of the bi.--
He referred to politicians-me who we're
always at work for office. He also objected to
the bill, for its ostracism of free-lunch eaters.
The first men of the State frequented such
lunches. A member suggested that members
were perhaps afraid to allow the bill to become
law, as like Othelo their occupation would
be gone. The bill was indefinitely postponed.
The claim of Sacramento for relief from the
State for moneys expended in 1S49-50-5l for
the succor of INDECENT sick, was considered
to-day in committee of the whole in the House.
The bill accompanying Mr.. Waitcs report
appropriates Sl44,0O0 An animated debate
was participated in by Messrs. Watkins, (who
passed high compliment on J. F. Morse and
"a. Delano, writer of books" whose chari-
ties had saved his life,) Knox and others in the
negative, and Messrs. Smith, Stow, Edwards,
Cunningham and others in the affirma-
tive. The evidence in the claim is very strong,
and shows the great exertions and sacrifices Of
Sacramento during those fearful years in ar
resting the consequences of the exposure and
epidemics that prevailed in those fearful years.
The city bankrupted itself to help the people
Of the State. Those they assisted are now
scattered all over the State many of them
highly prosperous, and the burden for paying
for those benefits will fall tight upon the State
generally while it bears heavily upon the city
government. Who that was familiar with the
scenes of the years of food, cholera and scar
city, who knows the vast accumulation of
sickness, putridity and poverty that centered
in Sacramento and taxed its citizens, and who
the noble charities of Sacramento
to alleviate this state of things, but what would
wish her to be relieved of the burden she as
sumed and has so long borne. The bill was
indefinitely postponed by small majority
Mr.. Waite gave notice that he would to-mor-
row move reconsideration.
Miss Pellet honored the Assembly with her
presence during to-day's session.
The Senate to-day passed the bill of the
Assembly amending the constitution of the
State so as to provide biennial sessions Of the
Legislature
The pending bill for San Francisco excites
much disapprobation among its citizens. 1h
bill was introduced into and passed the As
sembly in short space of time, and being Of a
local nature entirely, was left to the decision
of the San Francisco members. But it seems
the bill was all wrong. The citizens don't
want to pay the heavy interest consequent
upon the funding and it is further said that
Meiggs' scrip has gone up to par on a pros
pect of the passage of the bill. The storm
will probably kill it in the Senate.
SACRAMENTO, March %. 1855.