The Washington union., 1858-03-02
NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC SIDE.
CALIFORNIA.

From files of California papers compile the fol-
lowing summary Of news in addition 10 that given ON
Sunday morning by telegraph
The main topics OF for the past fortnight have
been the proceedings Of the Legislature amuude OF s-
icdes and bloody atfrays and severe storm.
The legislature has done very little work in fact there
is not much work for to do No important bill has yet
been passed though than month has elapsed since
the commencement of the session.
mania for committing suicide seemed to prevail at
San Francisco paper OF that city gives list OF nearly
fifty persons who committed made attempt TO COM
NIT suicide have suffered violent death, have been
severely wounded in arays Two Of the suicides created
much sensationAdolp +. Branda confidential clerk in
large mercantile house and native of Norfolk, Va,
account of small defalcation and that of John Har
rson, late under sheriff of San Francisco county for
unknown cause.
committee of the legislature had been to San Fran
cisco making Investigations about the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company No report had yet been published and
the result Of the investigation was unknown.
Governor Weller had appointed a Mr.. Brocklebank, his
brother law be his private secretary He also nom
mated s. II. Brooks OF stockton to the Office of State
comptroller, but subsequently withdrew the nomination
account Of the dissatisfaction expressed by the demo
cratic members of the senate
The next election of members of Congress already be-
gins to attract attention, Gov Johnson in his last
sage, recommended that the State be divided into
congressional districts, and that the year for eectng
members OF Congress be changed that they should be
elected Immediately preceding the time they take their
seats The legislature has not followed up the suggestion
y any action. The Stockton Democrat gives the follow
ing formidable list Of democratic candidates for nom
nation MeKibben, Scott Whitesides Speaker Of the
assembly, Van Voorhes, Brent, Pen. Johnston Gaag-
her. Burch, Conness McKinstry, Lent Benham, Spmgue
Geiger, Sherwood, Mormon, Meredith, Lee, Ferguson
w. /. Frisbie, and Ryland.
The Kansas question exctes good deal Of comment
from the political papers of the State Nearly all of the
democratic papers support the views of the President and
defend the immediate admission of Kansas into the Union
The people Of California, of course, had only the
Presidents annual messagenot his special message
the Kansas question. question having been raised
to the position of Gov Weller the San Francisco Globe
states. by authority, that he STANDS
TON"
The Globe publishes in full the letters written by the
members of the cabinet to the Philadelphia meeting in
December last compliments them in detail and remarks
as follows:
''It with the greatest qualification that we present
these letters to the people of this State They
y every line that have written upon the subject and
prove that the issue involved is of that grave and i'm
portant character which requires plain words and which
cannot be evaded by glitterng genealties absurd
assumption OF mock dignity.
The Globe also publishes Senator Green's speech the
United States Senate in reply to Senator Douglas and
speaks OF it as follows:
lit document for the people, and WILL just at this
time be read with the deepest interest. 1t s In our
opinion Of the most able, convincing overwhelming
satisfactory productions that emanated from the Uni
ted States Senate and will be so pronounced, think
by every candid, unbiased mind in the country
bill has been introduced into the senate fixing the
rate Of interest at 10 per cent and allowing parties
agree in writing to pay any rate of interest exceed
Is per cent
joint committee of the two branches of the legisla
ure have made report in favor of calling convention
to amend the State constitution and reported bill to
effect that object.
Telegraphic dispatches be sent from San Fran
cisco to the principal points in the northern and southern
mines. BY branch line from Coloma connexion has
been established with Iowa Hill Georgetown, Yankee
Jim g. and Wisconsin Hill and another from DoWnieyille
with Monte Cristo ST. Louis and La Porte from Benicia
with Vallejo and Mare island.