Butte record., 1856-01-26
5000 Appropriated for Court House 81;
'1THINGS is WORKIN,n

purpase Of electiDg lobby member of the
Legislature to go to Sacramento, for the pur-
pose Of ''boring" the assembled wisdom of
the State, we despatched reporter to the
scene of action, and have the qualification of
laying the proceedings before our readers.
'The meeting assembled at the American
Theatre, and crowded in QUE after another,
until at least, the large number of twenty
persons had formed dense mass in that spa
cious building Col. (whewD Barker was
was unanimously called to the chair, and Dr.
Teanan chosen Secretary.
No buncombe speeches were permitted, but
the meeting proceeded at once to despatch the
business for which it had assembled The
Secretary, as one Of a finance committee ap-
pointed at a former meeting, reported that he
had collected one hundred dollars cash, and
had subscribed about two hundred dollars
more, which would be paid soon after the
next rain. This fund, he said had been rails
ed fer the purpose Of sending lobby mem
Der to the Legislature.
Here a gentleman from Bidwell offered the
following resolution.
Resolved, That the election of lobby this
meeting, shall not be considered as refec-
ton on our present representative, whose
Know Nothing abilities We have the utmost
confidence.
An Orovile gentleman rose to point of
order, and also moved that the resolution be
laid under the table. He called the gentle
man to order because the gentleman had no
business in the meeting. He has paid nothing
towards defraying the expenses of lobby
and is not on the dead head list, md has,
therefore, no voice in the deliberations of this
august body. The Chair ruled the Bidwell
gentlemen out of order, and he took his seat,
much to the satisfaction of his opponent.
In order that all might understand who were
entitled to vote, the following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That no person shall be entitled
to vote in this meeting, unless he be a can
didate for Lobby, or on the dead head list, or
has contributed towards defraying the ex-
penses of lobby.
MIR Lincoln was called upon to report how
much he had collected to be applied by the
meeting, and reported that he had travelled
some, and procured a few signatures to a re-
monstrance against the division of the county,
and electioneered little for the position of
lobby; but owing to the dry weather, he had
collected ''nary red.'
One of the Bidwell boys thought the meet
ing was rather dry affair The chair deci-
ded the remark to be per sonai, and the Bid
wellite was hustled into the pit. The chair
expressed the hope that the meeting would
experience no further interruption.
On motion, the meeting then proceed to vote
for Lobby Several Bidwell boys who de-
sired to see Lincoln elected, slipped in and
deposited their votes in opposition to the res
olution above. This swelled the aggregate
vote to the enormous number of twenty one,
as follows
barker. ............... l
Ever. ...'.'... ...'...... ....'..'
Lincoln. n....-........-.'. ......lo
Lincoln was declared elected, and the Sec
retary ordered to furnish him with certif-
cate of election The meeting then ordered
the one hundred dollars which had been COL
lected, paid to the lobby elect, and the two
hundred dollars subscribed, to be paid after
the next shower, were set aside by the meet
ing for the erection of Court House and
Jail. The meeting then adjourned.
The meeting demonstrates tho fact that
there aye about half dozen disconteutad
political hacks, and officious meddlers, who are
engaged in the movement, and of course they
can do nothing but create a momentary swell
1t is to be regretted that Lincoln should
have consented to serve these agitators and
disgrace the county by contemplate lobby
proceedings. However, l presume Charley
made a 'spec'' out of it, as he left town with
a new suit from boots to ''stove- pipe
You will observe a striking similarity in
the "Style" of the Californian's correspond
ents from Bidwell, Chico and Forbestowu.
The authorship of these several productions
is attributed to one and the same person,
and the blockhead is respectfully advised to
''dry up,' as his extremely shallow produc-
tions are foolng no one but himself.
Yours, &C.,
SIuON