The Nevada journal., 1857-04-03
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE.
SACRAMENTO,
Tuesday, March 81, '57.


forever. Some wiseacre, however, has
hatched the monstrous rumor that a
democratic reform Legislature, incensed
at the five dollars per diem provisions of
a Know Nothing law of last session, in
tends to adjourn with a portion of its
great work left undone, that an extra
session may be called by the Governor,
and ten dollars per day be the reward
of the reformers. This rumor has OBJ
tanned some credence, or such paper
as the Union would not take the pains to
declare the proposition absurd. Oh
what use is it to assure the world that
the story of Cock Robin is a lie?
The State Journal is in peck of
trouble about the printing bill which
some days since passed the last house.
With disinterestedness very rare in
the profession, that sheet, whilom ac-
customed to call Gen. Allen an old
granny, Miss Nancy, and other very en-
dearing epithets, is now piteously call
ing upon the democracy to do the an
cient female but simple justice as if
their bowels could yearn with compass
sion
The organ of the great high heeled
party, of course, hasn't the slightest pc
cuniary interest in the world involved
in the State Printing, but with mag
nanimity of soul hich will go far to-
wards obtaining forgiveness for many
other sins of omission and commission,
it merely is struggling for the right.
Mr.. Norman's Bill for the payment of
the funded debt of the State has been
somewhat discussed of late, it having
been made the special order of yester-
day and every day thereafter until the
question is disposed of finally by the
Senate. 1t is matter of grave doubt
whether any bill yet presented on this
subject meets exactly the requirements
of the constitution. Besides, neither
the bill of Mr.. Cofroth or Norman's pro-
vides for the outstanding evidences of
the State existing in the form of Con-
troller's Warrants. Coffroth's is but a
re-enactment of the various long fund
ing laws on our statute books, which are
in fact but three or four repetitions of
the same thing. Normans adopts
shorter course, but is liable to some Sc
rious objections. Still, the taking hold
of the important measures before the
Legislature, is an augury that the ses-
sion is coming down to a point, and
however Objectionable the features of
any bill may be, the attempt to discuss
it is an earnest that there is a will to
get at the proper features necessary
to more perfect act to receive the
sanction of the Legislature ultimately
The Revenue Bill has been "sot on -
for some time. Something seems likely
to be gotten out of it that will be really
valuable. 1t is to be earnestly hoped
that some system will be devised to pre-
vent so many delinquencies among col
lectors of revenues in the countless
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax
es have been levied, but never collect
ed, or at least never paid over to the
State, so lax have been our revenue
laws. Johnson's bill contains stringent
provisions, as it should Honest men
pay their taxes for the most part
promptly, and laws cannot be too strin-
gent for the needless and rogues.
The Senate, on Monday, indefinitely
postponed by large vote, the bill to
grant the right of way across the Sacra-
mento to the city. A half dozen men
of no means who live by their wis, have
thus been granted the privilege of
keeping others of capital from building
a bridge over the river for several years
to come. The principle is now fully
established that a few log-rollers are
entitled to more privileges at the hands
of Legislature, than city paying
large sums in taxes into the Golfers of
the State-a city that has spent thou
sands of dollars to take care of the pau
pers from all parts of the State, that
hocked there, making Sacramento one
great pest house for the entire coast -
city several times wiped out by
fire and food, but by the indomitable
energy of her citizens has been enabled
to bid defiance to the flames and the
waves, and will eventually be the New
Haven of the Pacific.
The question of the division of Ell
Ia Il