Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-30
OUR SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 2st

SACRAMENTO, Jan. ZoJn
EDIroR DEMOCRAT The resolution by
which an "insane committee" was provided
for, that should investigate the state of affairs
at the Asylum at Stockton was this morning
referred to the Hospital Committee-thus
virtually putting the whole thing to sleep;-
the Hospital Committee being each and all
political friends of the Resident Physician,
and consequently inclined to evade all inves-
tgation, or if compelled to make one, to re-
port as favorably for their friend as possible.
If he has so thorough a regard for public
opinion as l think he has, he may well ex-
claim, God save me from my friends" Mr.
Young, of Nevada, while speaking in favor
of the reference to the Hospital Committee,
of the resolution, took occasion to say that
the whole affair seemed to have been awak-
ened in consequence of an article in the Ma
rIoNAL DEMooRAT. and that whereas yester-
day, he had favored the resolution under dis
cusson, he, in view of the fact that the
DEMOCRAT was the organ that had published
the article in question, should to-day favor
the referring of the resolution as proposed
Thus you see how ready these party slaves
are to act in opposition to any suggestion,
however well based that suggestion comes,
from papers or men who have dared to
breast the torrents of Administration corrup-
tions. | trust the DEMOCRAT still lives, even
after the vindictive scowl cast upon it by the
feeble and infatuated bigot from Nevada.
A resolution asking that the Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds be instructed
to inquire into the matter of procuring a
suitable building for State House, passed
the House this morning. One of the Sacra-
mento delegation proposed to amend the re-
solution by inserting the words and grounds
but this amendment was voted down. Upon
its being offered, Frank Pixley stated to the
House that he hoped it would prevail, be-
cruise he knew of parties in San Francisco
who were prepared to donate square ofland
and sufficient material to build a capitol in
that city. The matter will be amply dis
cussed, of course, when the committee report,
and Sacramento will offer great inducements
to keep the Capital where it is.
The Bridge Bill ofFall Co., when it came
up to-day was, upon motion of Mr. Vaughan,
of Sutter, returned to the general file. This
considering the large vote by which it was
so returned is looked upon as the virtual
death blow to the bill Mr.. Vaughan read
an article from the California Express advo-
eating his views. This was like to have
ruined his hopes, when the thinking mem
bers of the House reflected upon the general
debility which that paper has lately been
suffering under.
regret that my memory failed to prompt
me to make an earlier mention of Mr.. Wheel |
ers speech in the Senate, last week, on the
resolution calling for a law investigating
frauds in Spanish land grants. 1t was his
maiden effort" and attracted much ntten-
ton. 1t was entirely extemporaneous and as
an argument based upon law and logic, was
superior to any made upon the
question, if except that of Gen. Williams.
MI. w HteltI Will sOOu IdhS ulSh Ihhh Ill
the Senate, both because of his ability as a
speaker and of his industry as working
member.
A bill providing for dividing this State in
to Congressional Districts passed the Senate
this morning, notwithstanding its opposition
by Merit and Burch, the eager and insatia-
ble thirsters for congressional honors
After call Of the House which led to the
arrest by the Sergeant alarms of various tru
ant members, this per diem-drawing, LIE
compton worshipping, whskey- -guzzling
branch of the California Legislature, dissolv-
ed for the day and went to its members re-
spective lunch houses and whiskey Mills
Let prayers be said for their souls, in the
Churches Ever yours,
VANDYKE Brown.