Daily national Democrat., 1860-02-09
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. T.
EDIroR DEMOCRAT The Telegraph bill
was discussed in the Senate to day at eonsid>
cradle length, and with some warmth. A
substitute was finally offered by Mr.. Chase
of Nevada, which was, together with the
original bill, referred to the Committee onI
CORPORATIONS. There is an apparent inditfer-
enee concerning this bill, and its fate, among
those who were at first most Jealous in its
support. None have changed gound, but
there seems to be less vigorous lobbying in
favor of the measure, than there was when
the Union and Bulletin were absorbing ali
the Overland News
notice that all the San Francisco, Saera-
mento and Marysyille dailies now receive the
Overland news by telegraph, and publish it
simultaneously. The Union and Bulletin
must either have weakened" or else been
prevented by unforeseen circumstances, from
continuing tleir exclusive telegraph monop-
oily business.
A discussion took place in the Senate on
the bill to authorize District Judges to ap
point shorthand reporters for their Courts.
1t was made the special order for Thursday.
The bill seems to me to he entirely impracti-
cable, The fact is that reporters cannot be
had for the purposes Indicated in the bill
shorthand reporting is one Of the few call
! ing which have not been, to use an express
/ i it,t,,
all the reporters in this State are now en-
pluyed in the Legislature You may ask
why Others do not come here The reason is
because the bushes is precarious one They
find no employment except during sessions of
the Legislature, and, latterly, during few
weeks of an exciting political campaign-
The cuisines is very laborious, and knowl-
edge of it is only acquired 10y hard study
and long practice. These facts, together with
the uncertainty of continuous employment,
discourage many who think of becoming re-
porters. The result is that nearly all the good
reporters in the east are now at Washington
engaged 10y the Washington and New York
papers. Time, patience, and enough employ
nent by which to make a subsistence mean
while, make up the capital required 10y any
young man who desires to become phono-
graphic reporter. As an evidence of the
correctness of my statement in regard to the
scarcity of the quick scrbes, need only re
fer yon to the card recantly published by Ma
lone, reporter, by which it will be seen
| that he came from Oregon to report Legisla-
tive proceedings for one Of the Sacramento
papers.
Henry NJ. Benson. and one of the others of
the recently appointed Port Wardens, have
resigned. and the Governor sent in to the
Senate to-day, the names of r. Haley and
Amos Noyes in their stead. The nomination
of the former was confirmed, while the con-
sideration of the latter nomination was post
poned until Thursday.
An exciting debate took place in the As
sen-bly, upon the resolution for the appoint
ment of Committee concerning the present
location of the seat of Government. The res.
olution was finally adopted
S"huON give Jou very encouraging &C
count Of the doings of the Pacific Railroad
| Convention. The attention OF delegates was
slim this morning, the number present not
exceeding sixty. Hon. F. L. Aud is in the
city, in attendance upon the Convention as
delegate from Yuba. An attempt was made
to-day to appoint an official shorthand re-
porter, for the Convention, but it was defaat.
ed President Bidwell made very sensible
and agreeable speech this morning upon call
ing the Convention to order.
The Convention voted to admit as dele
gates to the Convention. Mr. Taliaferao, of
Arizona, and Mr.. Lindsay, of Utah The
latter gentleman was vouched for as being
free from Spiritualism, Mormonism and all
other isms.
A Committee having been previously ap
pointed to procure more desirable hall for
the use of the Convention, Mr. McDougal of
the Committee, reported that they could have
Philharmonic Hall, on Eighth street, between
I and K. The report was adopted, and the
Convention adjourned to meet at that place
TO morrow. D.