Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-20
aailg WatiouaI Democrat.
OUR SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE.
SACRAMENTO. Jan. 18th

DACRAMENEO, JuH loIn.
The sun is shining brightly on a stormy
season of leg islation at the capitol. The
Duncombe case is now under full headway
in the House. After one of the most tenn
pestuous sittings ever witnessed in the As
sembly, Hardy, the counsel for Montgomery,
for rather for the State,) has commenced his
speech, With that sincerity so peculiar to
gentlemen Of his school of politics, he re-
marked, in the outset of his harangue, that he
disclaimed all partizan or personal feeling in
the matter. This is gratifying as displaying
part Of Mr.. IL. | trust he will not be disbe-
lieved l shall not attempt to give you even
synopsis Of what he says. The opening of
the case in the committee of the whole was
like the bursting Of bomb she'll No sooner
was the indictmeut-so to term tread,
than motions, substitutes, resolutions, amend
ments, etc, al infmituR, were, one after
another, offered by excited members. Young.
of Nevada, (Conneticut chiv, and Gwinte)
was the first spokesman ON the part of the
Committee on Elections His attempt to
drive the friends of Duncombe to the wall
was repulsed manfully by your favorite men,
Der from Yuba, DeDong This resulted from
a discussion arising from resolution offered
by DeLong to amend Dr. Duncombe's state
ment by inserting the word "citizen" in lieu
of Subject" of Great Britain. An immense
deal of fruitless action was had in cOnse.
1uence Of this resolution, all of which was
eventually stopped by the highly sensible
motion of Mr.. Lull, that the House proceed
at once to invite Dr. DuncomLe to the bar OF
the House for trial This seemed to have
Annihlated all the other matters which had
been brought forward
Mr.. Young having expressed himself vir-
tuously indignant that his veracity should
have been called in.questi,n, and having pro-
ceeded to some length in disclaiming that he
would tell lie about little thing like con
tested election, n,-"Sniktaw," (Watkins of Tri-
nity) got up, and in his irresistible way NOV
ed that all questions of veracity be referred
to the Committee on Public Morals This
was preceded by motion from the same
gentleman that, whereas the House was per-
petrating much nonsense, and as he couldn't
tell for his life what was either before, or be-
Hind the House, everything that had been
done before II o'clock be wiped ont" and
the mStter begun anew. Sniktaw is n big,
lurly good naturcd fellow rough dia-
mond-I assurt you.
1 have been to Sc John Drew. AS an
Irish gentleman-I mean in the character
of such, he is decidedly cockneyish-or
rather f,enkeyish but as Pat-an out and
out Mick he is very happy. He drew an
Immense house on his first appearance. ITO
say that John Dre~ large house, would be
to repeat an old and somewhat pointless joke;
hence forbear)
As much as you or may object to some of
Gov. Weler's oions of politics, and as often
rs he may have shown weakness. we cannot
but feel that the act which Mr. Young gives
notice of-that is an act abolishing the ap-
pointing power of the Governor-is one
which, not only cripples one but all Execu-
tives, and. taking away power which can
be better left in his hands than in any other
ought not to be passed, even to crafty the
reform cry of the San Francisco Custom
House. ! have heard many of all parties
crying DOWN this foolish movement as one
entirely unwarrantab!c.
An immense audience listened to the elo-
quent and convincing remarks of Mr.. Tod
Robinson.
/ have not time for more Yours,
VAxDYxE BRowN.