The Nevada journal., 1856-01-11
Editorial Correspondence.
TuEspAY. Jan. Z. 1886

The two Houses of the Legislature met
yesterday at -, NJ. But one Senator,
De la Guerra, was absent, and but one or
two Assemblymcn.
Nothing was done but to organize tenn
porarily, administer the oath of office to
new members, and test the strength of the
two parties in the Senate. The neally
equal force of the two parties on the floor
of the Senate, has created no little inter
est to know how the flying artillery COM
posed of two independent senator's, hold
ing the balance of power, weuld 90 when
party questions were sprung. In the
voting of yesterday upon resolutions hav-
ing important bearings on the election of
prominent officers the artillery played
upon the ranks of both parties som ewhat,
but showed a little more hostility to
American than Phalanxism. Considering
the former whig proclivitics of the two
Independent senators, this cottoning to
locofocos has created ssme surprise.
which will be considerably lessened when
the personal motives of the gentlemen are
fully understood. Both claim to have
been elected by locofoco votes, and
:" sop to Cerberus" is considered nothing
more than fair, and perhaps it isn't.
The American members met last even
ing In caucus to nominate permanent Off
GERS for the two Houses. Every thing
went off IN the utmost harmony, and to-
day all the nominees were elected, with
one exception, that of door-kccper to the
Senate.
The large majority that the American
party has on the floor of the Assembly
rendered the election of the American
nominees an easy matter. Farley was
elected. Speaker by the entire American
vote-53 in ALL Anderson, the old
clerk, was reelected, Hayden of Sierra
Assistant, and Gates of Calaveras Ser
geant-at-Arms The House is now thor
oughly organized as we'll as the Senate.
The contest in the latter body to-day for
the officers, was close and interesting
one but the Americans triumphed in
ovsry thing but the election of door
keeper, which is unimportant. The nom
ination of Co! Ross of Los Angeles for
Sergeant alarms Of the Senate secured
the vote of the independent Senator foom
that section, on the three Offices Of Ser
geant-at-Arms, President pro tenn. and
Engrossing Clerk The vote of Burton,
for Secretary of the Senate, Assistant
Secretary and Enrolling Clerk elected
those officers.
Ashley of Monterey was elected Presi-
dent pre- tenn. of the Senate, VIM. Baus-
man Secretary, Rasey~ Bivin Assistant,
Charles H. Miller Enrolling Clerk, and
A. E. Waits Engrossing Clerk.
An attempt was made in the two bodies
to adjourn in honor of the victory at New
Orleans, but the move was very properly
voted down by the Americans. This ad-
journment of legislative bodies at an ex-
pense of two thousand dollars per day to
the State, to commemorate battle, would
if followed out, give Legislators three hol-
idays week, which, for State four mil
lions in debt, is not very economical
mode of procedure, to say the least.
With equal propriety might an adjourn
msnt be proposed at the anniversary of
the Battle of Banker Hill, Saratoga,
Yorktown, Lundy's Lane, Buena Vista,
or any of the battles eff equal Importance
to that of New Orleans, and in short
time we weuld have more days of recrea-
ton than labor-a state of affairs very
much lOnged after hitherto by California
representatives. tits an auspicious omen
of the future that every American Sena-
ter voted to-day to proceed with the busi-
ness of the Senate, and against useless
expenditure of time
There is strong opposition manifested
against the confirmation of Douglas as
Secretary of State. The reasons for the
opposition are avowedly, that Douglas
was not member of the American party
when the Governor was nominated, and
did not become one until after the cleo
ton that he is not man of close busi-
ness habits, not true party man, &c.
The policy of johnson in making ap-
pointments exclusively from men of Wing
antecedents is strongly animadvsrted up
on. 1t is more than hinted in certain
quarters, that the locality from which
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