The Nevada journal., 1857-03-20
sacramentoCorrespondence
SACRsMEN ENTo.
Tuesday, Mar. II, '57.

sions are pretty generally the order of
the day. Neither branch of the Legis-
lature adjourns nowadays with less
than FIVE hours setting-often an
hour or two more. The time is rapidly
drawing near when that miserable law
enacted by a prodigal know nothing
Legislature, giving only five dollars
day to members after ninety days, will
go into effect, if its effect is not already
to be seen in concurrent resolution
which passed the Assembly yesterday,
to adjourn on the 9th prox.
An act to re-organize the sth, 9th,
and 18th Judicial Districts, passed the
last house to-day. By this act Plumas
is thrown into the 9th District, lessening
the labors of Judge Searls in some small
degree.
The grand Tulare Canal Bill went
through the Senate to-day with slight
amendment OF two.
Several Buncombe railroad resolu-
tions were called up from the table, but
fearing family quarrel among the
harmonious" an adjournment was
sought for as an easy method of getting
rid of dubions question.
You will have seen that DIR. Bates,
refusing to plead, was sentenced last
week to be forever debarred from hold
ing any Office oftrust, honor or profit, in
this State. He is about the streets,
cast down in nothing a whit.
1t has been rumored that aoHe pros
equi would be entered in the case of Col
Whitman on Monday next. How much
truth, if any, there may be in the rumor
it is impossible to say.
The Sacramento Bridge project is the
special order of tomorrow in the As
sembly. The impression is prevalent
that it will pass. A public meeting
against it is to be held this evening in
front of the Dawson.
The stamp tax bill, reported by the
committee of ways and means in the
House, passed that body to-day by
nearly two-thirds vote. Whether it
has SO easy time in the Senate is ex-
tremely problematieal. There is some
thing odious about the name, though
Maryland has maintained such a tax for
many years.
A Sunday act was ordered to an en-
grossment on yesterday in the Senate
after sharp contest. 1t is not what
our merchants and business men want
exactly, but is all that can be got from
this Legislature. The law will not diff
fer much from the one already on our
statute books, save that it cannot be
construed to mean nothing, as that has
been by lawyers and the courts.
The case of members having become
desperate, an appropriation bill was
rushed through ON Saturday last, lick
ing up the last dollar in the treasury,
and perhaps a Suskin" or two besides.
1t stares the Governor in the face at
this present writing. Whether he will
smile graciously on the parchment or
not, remains mooted question. Per-
adventure he will.
The State debt question came up to-
day, but was made the special order of
the day for next Tuesday.
None of the most important measures
of the session are yet acted on. The
State Printing, State Prison, Revenue,
Appropriation, Deficiency, AMI other
important bills are yet behind. A great
deal must be done in a short time to go
through the impeachment case on the
docket, and pass the necessary measures
for which the country calls, and adjourn
on the 9Th of April.
The sons of the Emerald Isle cele-
brate the death of St. Patrick tonight,
and beautiful night it is too.
Flags are flying indicating the arrival
of the mail steamer Sonora. Adios.
JUDICIAL DIsTRICT.-On Tuesday last
the House bill, transferring Plumas
county from the 14th Judicial District
to the 9th, passed the Senate. Our
District is now composed of the counties
of Nevada and Sierra. Over three
months are added to the terms of Court
of these counties by the change. Itwas
needed for the calender for some time
past has been crowded with cases, and
the accumulation constantly increasing.
The formation of Nevada county alone
into a new district would have been still
more satisfactory but our members
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