Daily national Democrat., 1859-02-16
aailg National Democrat,
OUR SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE.
SAoRAMENro. Feb. Ia

readers patience once more after q weeks
recuperative silence. The fact is one has to
lie upon the stocks-so to speak-now and
then, if for nothing else than to lay in car
go Of such floating ideas as may be occasion
ally suggested by the deeds and words of the
two cdUalcadas of political pack animals cor
rallied within the walls of the Capitol. AS
seekers after curiosties, perhaps your read.
ers will still be Interested in taking an occa
sional peep at the Legislative menagerie If
they desire really useful information of good
and great actions they had better, by far,
borrow from your files of Patent Office Re.
ports and give them a careful perusal
If the lower house of this Legislature is
entitled to any one particular Distinguishing
appellation, it is that of the Weigher and
Gudger's Debating Club. What is commonly
known as low cunning, is digni6ed here by
the high sounding phrase of parliamentary
proceedings" and what we know at school
rs declamations are here dubbed debates
thus is the memory of Noah Webster shame
lessly desecrated by the Representatives Of
the sovereign people of this golden Com
monwealth. In charity, let us exclaim, "God
forgive them, they know not what they do !"
Well, after all these pre- iminaries, let me
commence with telling you that the everlast-
ing and never filling Guager Bill occupied
the attention of the House for the greater
portion of this days sitting On Saturday,
after the substitute to the bill alluded to had
passed to an engrossment, Mr.. Lamar gave
notice that he should to-day give notice of a
motion to reconsider; and in accordance
with that notice, did make that motion to
day and il was voted down. Then he in
troduced "A resolution providing that the con
sideration of the bill be made the special or.
der for Saturday next. Phil Moore of Ma
vada, then tried to have the latter resolution
laid upon the table This would have taken
the substitute with it, of course, and SO the
whole matter would have been knocked in
the head. This displayed much perspcacity
on the part of Uncle Phil, but Mr.. Cherry,
IA cherry that will stand 1.-TWO bites" before
he can be swallowed by the Kickapoo mem
bers) discovered the trick, and by exposing
it, sent the adipose son of Nevada, blushing
to his seat The resolution being defeated,
Phil changed his vote to the negative and
gave notice that on to morrow lie should
move for a reconsideration of the vote just
had. This will doubtless involve another
reconsideration and SO on, nd infnitanm.-
Frank Pixley got his back up-ve.y rightly
at ;he desire of Moore to impede legisa-
tion and told him in SO many words that the
minority could play at the same game, and
would make him (Moore) sick of it before the
session is over; and he will be apt to do it.
.Yhe State Guager is making fearful strug.
: gle. and his life hangs by a thread-which
piece of cordage is represented by the Senate,
whittier the substitute will 90 after having
gone through its regular r utine of recon
siderations.
A bill providing for the placing of mort.
cages upon churches and church grounds
came up for passage in the House to-day.
Banks became argumentative on the strength
of it; Lespeyre, poor fellow, like to have
put the whole house to sleep while reciting
homily upon old burying places and church
wards; Pixley remarked that church folks
sometimes owed debts and had right to
soak their collaterals to their avuncular rela-
tives; Ellis spoke, in his classical style in its
favor; Ellsworth, IAN old, seedy looking cur.
Vnudgeon) said he didn't want his bones dug
and billed down into soft soap; (this meant
that he didn't want to have mortgage slap
ped on his cold corpus,) Shannon said that n
man who would lend money to convert old
Ensworth's bones into a saponine compound,
would be too complete a muggins to take
advantage of such law as was proposed :;
and thereafter, with no more delay, the bill
was passed.
Soon after this, the House adjourned. and
your absolutely hungry and thirsty correspon-
dent went his way signing in the language
Of Anderson, of Placer. "All is dross"
Ever yours,
VANDYKE BRowN.
p pS.-Weller has appointed Van Cliff
Judge of the new District, colposed of Sier
ia and Plumas The Sierra foks-of whom
there are several in town-are hugely indig-
nant about it. The delegation of fourteen,
that udS IN the Democratic Convention of 81,
all signed for 0. B. Tyler, and they all swear
that W eller shall never " touch bottom" in
their county again. They are 6iHn'i Let
'em bile