The Placer herald., 1857-01-31
Sacramento Correspondence,

CAChAMENAo, Ahui9ooy H'SuV, Jan. 20, o''
During the past week there has been full
attendance of members, (save those absent
on necessary committee duty,) and very
much business has been done. In fact
have never known the business of session
so far advanced in so short time as that of
the present one is now.
Several amendments to the Constitution
are already in the hands of the Judiciary
Committee of the House. Those proposed
by Mr.. Inman, of Contra Costa, to Article 6,
strikes me as being of the most commenda-
bic character. They propose to increase the
jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace to s400;
to abolish Courts of Sessions and County
Conrts-making appeals from Justices Courts
directly to, and crimes of a certain grade to
be tried by the District Courts-increasing
their number, and number of terms; to make
the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors
perform the duties of Probate Judge. On
the whole, think they would materially
simplify, and make much more effective our
Judiciary system. Our Courts of Sessions
and County Courts are, in general, both
juridicial and financial curse.
Howbeit, you are a better judge Of these
copy to analize for yourself
Two bills, introduced by our very efficient
Senator, Mr.. Walkup, of the highest interest
to your citizens, have passed the Senate, and
are awaiting their third reading and final
passage in the House on tomorrow, (Friday.)
One proposes to SO arrange the election of
Supervisors so that one will be chosen every
year; thus leaving two officers of at least two
years experience in the Board-a desdera-
tum which your old Supervisors will readily
appreciate.
The other proposes to appropriate the
@hole Of the special tar raised under the law
Of last winter, (one-haJ Of which is now, YOU
know, absorbed by your county offcials,) to-
gether with one-half the proceeds of tile sale
of Foreign Miners Licenses, as "Redemp-
ton Fund.- to be used in redeemng County
Scrip before it would, under the ordinary
process, become due, upon such terms as the
parties interested may agree upon under the
law. 1t will certainly have two good effects:
raising the market price of County Scrip,
and save the county at least $4,000 year
in the discount Of the warrants paid before
maturity
A concurrent resolution was to-day adopt
ed by both Houses, directing the State Trea-
surer TO pay in cash, the warrants registered
prior to January II, 1857, the very thing
the law already requires him to do, and the
unauthoriatiye mandate will be responded
to on tomorrow by the earnestly desired
payment of cash to this dolaIless multitude
of ma@nates.
The iniquites Of that department will have
but a few more hours to cover them. The
strained and straining dole of cash to the
members of the Legislature which they have
earned, which was appropriated last year to
pay them, and which the law required him
to pay, which, the State Treasurer, underrat-
ING their intelligence and integrity deemed
sufficient to conciate and lul them to sleep,
will be estimated by them at what it is worth
nothing.
C0Jerus c0nnot be soppcd. The outlines
of lMrEAcHMENr are already visible, and the
dark form of CONVICTION casts its shadow on
the wall. AS soon as the report of Messrs
Catlin, Clark e. Stafford is printed, you shall
have it.
The swamp and overfowed Land Bill from
the Senate is on its third reading in the
House, but has not yet been discussed
A general Bill has been introduced pro-
viding for the change of name of persons,
residents of the State, desiring it, by the
County Judge. 1t is simple in its details,
and would save much special legislation.
My letter has, perhaps, already exceeded
your limits.