New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-04
CALIFORNIA.
,rn,Sy .ATrvE pROCEEDINGs-THE PRESS.
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,.<n AN attempt TO continue the session beyond
=. a. The extra week, which has cost the
state between thirty and forty thousand dollars,
~ouId have cost her more but for the veto power
of Gov. Bigler, in "shutting down on" swind-
ling bills multitude of measures Of special
legislation for toll bridges ferries, roads, &c.,
and several measures Of general interest," Ike the
appropriation of hundred thousand dollars 10
buy Estell off from his contract for taxing care
Of the State prisoners six months longer, when
nv every nripciple Of common law the State
oncbt 70 declare the contract forfeited, if they
had been tolerated by the Governor would nave
-rnrcbesed the passage Of bill TO repeal the law
sca;nst gambling and substituted regular Gam
h1er,s Kill. as the good men named IT would nave
purchased another opportunity 10 eiecs oena
Tor. and perhaps twenty other schemes OF
eoual interest to the fancy men but the
time for fear is passed, for the members are scat
snr;ur Had tfey adjourned at noon yesterday
fhe report of their orderly conduct and freedom
from reckessness would have honored the State
They sept the Joint Committee to the Governor to
ipauire if there was any more business and re-
ceiyed his reply that he had no further communl-
cations to make, and his congratulations on the
completion of their abors, but in the last half hour
a resolution passed Senate and Assembly to con-
TIME the session lli itliuulBut lhio Noo uohC w
cain time TO pass the State Prison bill, which
h take the contract from Estell and allow him to
sue the State for damages not TO exceed Sl27 100
Zone hundred and twenty-seven thousand dollars
But the Governor had no authority 70 recognize
the power Of the Legislature till it occurred to the
members, after eleven, that message should an
nounce their existence After such announcement
through Joint Committee the Senate dispatched
the State Prison bill, which the Governor had no
time TO examine He approved of two or three
minor bills, one providing for the government Of
the State Prison. on condition Estell gives
M his contract. But the whole clan OF
stockiobbin politicians will try to make CAPT
tal out of the Governors failure to sign the
State Prison BILL il they have not made it through
it's passage. But why should criticise this Leg
islafure when its action has been so much better
than any former California Legislature. Its glory
has departed unless Gov. Bigler should die, for he
would take the responsibility rather than call
together again a Legislature that he was almost
on the point of prOroguiDg because the two
Houses could not agree on the time to adjourn
Had the members gone home two weeks earlier
they would have gone to receive the cOngratula-
lions of happy constituency, if the bills that
now laws had been passed before that time but
this delay which was recl less willfulness on the
part Of the Senate has put the people all out OF
sorts, and the members who were foremost III
wanting a continuation of the Session will be
marked men. But the old parties fading into new
ORGANIZATIONS working silently but surely, we
cannot know in advance what will be representa-
ton of the peoples voice, except as we are able to
lift the curtain of the Council Chamber and in
spect the wigwam. The recent city elections-in
Marysyille and we think in Stockton but we
wait report from that place-are evidence that
there is power behind the threne But the &c.
cret organizations are divided against themselves,
report SAYS Indeed there is evidence that the
marty which presumes to assume the protection OF
the ballOt-box and the suppression of the rule OF
Iowdyism, will be short-liyed organization.
The Legislature of California did not adjourn
without it's quota Of fun and frolic. The Assembly
passed an hour in the morning and another in the
evening in listening to resolutions pointed with wit
and drollery. The standing joke upon some mem
Der was repeated, the fun played on his name, and
q hundred sbarp-pointed witticisms were banded
about in this dignified body-members finding time
torcnew their youth while they waited the motion
of the Senate.
The legislature the " Thousand Dollars has
voted to suppress gambling, and has passed bill
submitting the suppression of the liquOr-traffc to
the people. We will forgive them for the deed
that has furnished the historian a name, and the
historian, knowing the operations in the Office OF
the State Treasurer, will forgive them too. The
Thousand Dollar bill was passed with the hope of
giving the members and State officers gold instead
of deprecated scrip for their services, and then
reducing the kdafles III prOportOn NOW INC
broker comes between the official and the trea-
sury, and really robs the State OF from twenty to
forty per cent of its funds Some of the members
are waiting over in order to make better thing OF
the sale of their scrip. They sell it for State
bonds, and hope to secure nearly the value these
bonds by sending them to the States. They say,
we have not doubt that California State bond"
will be at par in New-York, and so reported
en- the arrival of the Uncle Sam. They viii hear
from this vessel tonight, and so may make some
thing by stopping over-those whom poverty has
not driven to dispose of their scrip or who have
not bet it away in the gaming saloon. But unless
the peeple are wide awake, the next Legislature
will be ruled by the stock,obbers in the same way
this has been. must tell you, too, of the recent
swindle of the members by the State Treasury.
Twelve thousand dollars came down from the
mountains, and the members learning it-for they
have been obliged to watch the arrivals of coin
went early in tho morning TO receive their quota
Of il, and were told that there were but $40 in
the Treasury Col Barker who has been buying
scrip of the henderson the account OF the
Treasury officers it is presumed being only MAJ
of straw himsef-came and laid hand on th
$l2 00G. The Treasurer said to him, with ever!
appearance of sincerity Sir, you cannot do that
1.-The poor Legislators who have eyerlastingly dis
"usced themselves by the Thousand Dollar Ap
preparation bill have the law on their account
and deserve it. This money is theirs. Yol
~eapt have it. Sir At the same time i
was whispered in the ear of this Col Barker tina
q writ Of mandsmus from the Supreme Cour
would prevent the members from drawing tn,
money, and he could have it after they were gone
writ was obtained OBTAINING the funds in thu
Treasury until after the LIST of June, and then
message was sent to the legislators that 'tyelr
thousand dollars were in the vault waiting thei
"calls The members went TO the Office 10 b