Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-02-28
Letter from Sacramento.
SACRAMENTO CRY, Feb. %, 1857.


Editors Journal A threatening of wonders is
continually being made in this quarter Of " Gods
footstool," as the gentleman from San Bernar
dino would say but very little and very few
wonders have been accomplished.
On Thursday last there was considerable ex-
ctement in the Assembly, brou gilt about by the
debate and indefinite postponement of the Swamp
and Overlooked Land Bill The joint stock land
sharks have got swamped so badly that there is
no possible show for them to =" make the rifle"
They had all the spare country staked off and
gobbled up in imagination, which you will see
they got by looking over the left.
The steamboat monopoly Bill was indefinitely |
postponed in the Senate. This Bill has been the
hobby for buncomb BomIastes' for three years.
1t has powerful facinating name to win before
the people, but they wont bite. 1t proposes to
fix the price of every article of freight, and de-
stroy all corporations, &c. 1t would be splcn- |
ded thing for the people up North. They could
then have the pleasure of paying four or five
cents more per pound for every article of grocery
they should use, for the reason that at the prices
fixed in the Bill, steamboats, could not run and
the freight would in consequence, have to be
wagoned up the Sacramento Valley, or conveyed
may be, by line of whecbarrows. The great
monopoly Bill is the very essence of humbugery.
How can there be a monopoly of the trade by the
Steam Navigation Company, when the waters
of the Sacramento are free to every one. It's
like many other things with a big name, cooked
up for the palate Of oerdaats Poor Bi1l Monopoly
has been rode now plumb" to death.
Mr. Shaw's Homestead Bill which proposes to
reduce the amount exempt from execution has un-
dergone so much revision that | am not able to
speak of its provisions with any precision
The case of L. A. Rowe, on the last writ ofha-
Jeas corpus, was brought up on Thursday last in
the Supreme Court The questions which Mr..
Rowe had refused to answer before the Grand
Jury having been incorporated in the commit
ment The Court after hearing the argument of
Mr.. Rowc's counsel, remarked that the questions
by the Grand jury were both pertinent and prop
er, and that in refusing to answer them Mr.. Rowe
was guilty Of contempt. lie was accordingly
remanded into lhe custody Of the Sheriff. and
placed on the Prison Brig, where he is likely to
remain until he tells " whar" that little joker"
IAN" in The shape Of hundred and twenty four
thousand dollars.
On Friday both houses Of the Legislature was
quite busy and done probably more business than
on any previous day, The preparatory meas
ures for the trial Of the impeachment OF the
State Treasurer was gone through, ard the 9TH
of March fixed as the day Of trial
ul,o Tr;rti,,r Il;1I o,.o, o,.,os I,oc1 from
the committee to whom it was referred will pass,
The State Printing makes the biggest hole in the
revenue Of the State. The Bill VIII probably re-
duce the present cost sixty thousand dollars
These rates were fixed when the State pap had to
be dealt out according to the merit Of the press
On Saturday last there was much talked about
but little done in either House. The legislature
seemed to be boiling over with patriotism to
keep Washingtoa's birthday. Some tremendous
speeches were made on the occasion down about
the " Orleans" Last night stranger in the city
would have thought the Hon. Legislators were
keeping three or four Washington's birth days
all the same night.
Another company VIII soon leave for Sonora.
4 letter from Mr. Crabb to gentleman in this
city gives very encouraging view Of things.
was permitted to the letter but not al
liberty to speak Of its contents in particuar.-
Gen. Cosby, Senator from your District will
leave with a big company in the course of fifteen
days
News from Southern California reports the
band of robbers nearly extinct. Cause-hcmp.-
What sin it was for this Vigilance Committee
to rise up and dcmolsh the Land of cut-throats,
thieves and assassns in Southern California, with
out consulting the Constitution and resoring to
/ the process ofLAw.
The great 30 mile race for 81 900 in harness,
between Gen. Taylor and Rather, was won by
Gen. Taylor in hour, 40 minutes and II seconds.
1t i. reported that over a hundred thousand dol
lars changed hands yesterday on the track.
Yours, RICHEIIEC.