The Shasta courier., 1855-05-12
Reg.Iar Sacramento Correspondence.
SAcnAmsxro. April 80, 1855.

SACRAMENTO, April 80, 1855.
EDIToRs COURIER THE 3Oth has come and
gone and the immaculate wisdom Of California
has resolved to stay another week at the Capt.
tai.
The Assembly, on Saturday, was informed
by the Speaker tn at the table was clear OF bnsi-
ness Shortly after resolution came from the
Senate to resclnd the resolution fixing this, the
30th, for adjournment. Numbers Of the Assem-
bly, secuted the idea of concurring. but amended
and sent the resolution back to the Senate. The
substance OF the thing is. that after no incon-
siderable OF Buncombizing the House very gra-
ciously 'took wafer and fixed another week of
expensive legislation and consummate thieving
upon the people Of this State.
The State Prison bill passed last week and
went to the Governor, who returned it with a
polite note. in which he most respectfully de-
clined the honor of affxing his signature there
TO. This made few enterprising gentlemen
quake in their boots thereby they some
OF their glorious visions Of wealth and influence
vanish into thin air. The grim vsages of disap-
pointed ambition grew dark and darker still,
when it was announced from the Speakers desk
thattheir darling scheme, the scheme which had
cost many anxious days and sleepless nights
had been consigned 10 the grave OF oblivion.
The State Prison bill was the question of the
session, the Senatorial question to the contrary
notwithstanding. because it involved actual
and tangible interest to the amount of at least
half million OF dollars annually. which
strikes the minds of the people of this State
with more force than the election of our whole
Congressional delegation. The probability now
is that small appropriation will be made TO con-
struct a temporary wall around the prison
grounds, and that the present lessee will be
asked to comply with his contract, and nothing
more.
The Governor also refused to affix his auto
graph to the bill re-organizing the Board OF Land
Commissioners.
A freak of fancy induced the Assembly to pass
this bill over his august head. 1t will be seen
that out of fifteen vetoes but two have had the
merit to become laws without his signature.
This speaks rather well for the Legislative
Schoolmaser. as the Governor is facetiously
called.
Although it may amount TO almost political
decapiiation, yet there are gentlemen who have
the audac,y to predict lhatihe mammoth " road
bill'' will entail as heavy burden npon the
State as the Prison bill would have done had it
become law.
1t was signed by his Excellency on the as
surance of members that a supplemental bill
would be passed. providing for the payment OF
interest aud principal Oh the bonds provided for
in the act. with clause submitting the question
to the people at the next general election.
No provision has been made for any northern
road and it is useless to expect any such provi-
sion until we become sovereign Stale, IN
which the northern route will become central
one and of general interest.
The discordant interests contained in terri
tory IS large all New England, with thou
sand miles of sea-board, uneqnally populated
and unequally represented, precudes the idea
of general and salutary system of legislation.
In the very nature of things, the desert sands of
San Diego and the snov'-oapped mountains Of
Siskiyou require a different code of laws and a
different legislative policy.
division must and will come, and it is only
question of time.
Respectfully. KARL.