The Nevada journal., 1855-03-23
Editorial Correspond ence.
SACRAMENTO, March l9, I855.

manY important pllls nave alreauy passed,
and others are pending. The sessions
ere row held from 10 o'clock in the
morning till and 4 o'clock in the after
neon, and are well-used in forwarding
business, save and except by those gentle
men who deem the object of their pres
ence in the Legislature can only be ac-
complished by their being forever on their
ieet, making tiresome speeches for Bun
eombe.
The character of this Legislature has
been often remarked upon by the pre- IS,
ard is indeed worthy of commendation.-
One feature is especially rcmarkable.-
Few familfatasrith the doings Of previous
Legislatusss'afe ignorant of the number
OF grog slihps that used to spring up in
the shade Of the capitol, from the Legis-
:ature of a. thousand and one'drinks, down
to the last The office of treaSergoant-at-
Arm. used to be a mere, free grocery,
while as Gen. Peabody would remark "the
duties of Legislators spiritedly
attended to-" Now t1sfiiuor shops that
opened about the capitol as aforetime
have found that their custom has departed
irom them, and they have closed up
There is not regular sot in the Legisla-
tare Men treading that way have re-
termed here The example of the body
Of legislators has been so good that the
small! dissipated minority have in a great
measure gone into unwonted sobriety.-
Tie benefits Of this must strike every
mind 1t is an honor to be a member of
this Legislature, and this is the first one
Of which this can be conscienciously said.
The pressure of the people for lessened
taxation, and the desire of the Legislators
to satisfy their constituents, and perhaps
e. sincere wish to effect retrenc hment, has
led to the introduction and passage Of
several bills reducing salaries, fees, &c
Many of these are praiseworthy, other:
arc decidedly questionable. A salary
bill has just passed the House, in whicl
tho Supreme Judges are cut down tC
$4,000 per year, where any man fit foI
Supreme Judge can easily make $4,000
in his profession. The Surveyor Genera
is cut down to $500 while at the same time
several routes for wagon roads have beer
selected, which he is required to survey
and his salary will not pay his mileage.
The pay Of members is cut down to $40
per day. 1t is not enough--it wont pay
and cheap men will hereafter make oul
laws if this bill passes the Senate The
better way is to reduce the number Of
members, SO that there will be less to pay
for; and then even if the pay of members bo
increased to SIG per day, the State will
have to pay less, and better men will be set at
law making, and the business Of the State
will be finished up in a short time, instead
OF running over months. 1t has been
proposed to amend the constitution so as
70 institute biennial sessions. But bet
ter move would be to shorten the sessions,
and ct the next apportionment, to reduce
:he number of legislators. What need
has Nevada county of seven members p
IF the other counties were reduced in pro-
portion, one Senator and two Assembly
men are plenty to represent our interests ;
i u h~r nj 70 ho
harmonious in any action, and consequently
more efficient.
l find the following in the State Tribune
of this morning:
"WoN'r FIGHr-T. W. Park, of the
firm of Halleck, Peachy, Billings & Park
received challenge from Hamilton Bowie
late city treasurer of San Francisco, but
declined fighting Mr. Park has pursued
Mr.. Bowie with great malignity, and was
instrumental in having him indicted for
enlightenment, which charge was dismissed
by jury day or two since. Mr.. Bowie
calls the legal gentlaman many severe
names, all Of which are gracefully accepted
rather than fight"
"Nr Park is right, and the sneer of
the Tribune we regret to see, because
where man prefers to respect his own
conscience and the laws Of the State
rather than gain the reputation of duel
list, he is deserving of commentator. 1t
requires more moral courage to occupy
the position that Mr. Park does, than it
does to fight Mr.. Park is, we believe, a
Vermont man, and has been educated
to abhor that which the Tribune seems to
think his proper course. He declines
f'ghting, there is no doubt, because be
'hinks 1t wrong. Who really does not
think 1t wrong; Is there man in tho