The Placer herald., 1857-01-10

meet in Joint Convention on Saturday, the
10th of January for the purpose OF electlng
two United States Senator'S.
In Senate Thursday the sth, Mr. Shaw
introduced a bill Recommending to the cleo
tors to vote for or against Convention to
revise the Constitution of this State.
Mr. Shaw moved its reference to special
committee.
Mr.. Tilford agreed with the gentleman
(NIr. Ashley,) that the measure should not
be referred to committee of lawyers, but
that it should 90 to a committee represen-
ted by every interest. He would therefore
move that the subject be referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole, and that it be made
the special order of the day for the 18th OF
January, at II o'clock, NJ. The motion
prevailed, and the bill was so referred.
Mr.. Tilford offered resolution that in
honor OF the 42d anniversary of the Battle
of New Orleans, and as mark of respect
and veneraton for the memory of Gen.
Andrew Jackson, the Senate do now ad-
joum.
The motion prevailed by ayes, %; nays
In the House similar resolution was pas
sed, also one appointing Friday the 9th lnst'
to count the vote on the amendments to the
Constitution, and then adjourned.
Democratic CaucuS-On the night Of the
sth the Democratic members of both Houses
went into caucus. Col. Weller and d. g..
Broderick were placed in nomination. The
following ballot shows the result.
LONG TERM-FIRsT BALLOT.
For -Senate.-Messrs. Carpen-
ter, Chase, Crandall, De la Guerra, Dosh,
Ferguson, of Sac, johnson of Sac, McGee,
Shaw, Tillford, Westmoreland. Assembly
Messrs. Barrett, Beatty, Burns, Carpenter,
Cassin, Covarrubias, Davidson, Estell, Fuller,
Graves, Hall, Hare, Hume, Hunt, Jenkins
Larue, Livermore, Long, Mcdonald, McKune
Miles, of Santa Cruz Mitchell, Morrison
O'NEILL, Pierce, Ricks, Shuler, Sweezy,
Varney, Whipple, Wood-42.
For j. b. U7dler-Senate.- -Mcssrs. John
son, of Eel DoIado, Maloney, Vaudeville,
Merritt, Norman, Taliatferro, Walkup, Will
son. Assembly - Messrs. Anderson, Aull,
Brent, Burch, Caperton, Coil, Edwards, Gil
man, Haman, Harrison, Holden, Howard,
Moore, Patrick, Rogers Showater, Stafford,
Steele, Turner Underwood Warrington
Wyman-34.
FOR Frank T'1fom-Assembly.-Messrs.
Irwin, Orvis, Seawel-3.
Absent,-Watkins
David c. Brodericll WAS thereupon de-
clared the nominee Of the Caucus
For THE SHORT TERM-Messrs. Gwn, La
tham McCorkle, Field, Washington, and
Crittenden were placed in nomination, but
no choice was effected at that sitting.
If James O'Neil has his carpet bag with
him, we can assure him that his speedy mi
grafton to the Territory Of President Walker,
would be agreeable intelligence to the con-
stituency he has so basely deceived
Post office list from Rattesnake received
too late for insertion this week. 1t will ap-
pear in our next issue.
THEArmcAl-Th Robinson Family per-
formed in this place on Monday evening
last to good house.
The Calender for the District Court
which opens on monday next will be found
in this days issue with the causes number
ed and the day fired for rial.
The Ball at the Homestead was quite well
attended and passed off pleasantly.
Snow fell i'll Auburn on Tuesday night
covering partly the ground, and lay until
the sun melted it off in the following mcrn-
ing which is rather an incident here.
The roads are in the worst condition we
have ever known them in this country.
Auburn streets are in a delightful state of
muck.