Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-03-31
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE.

both Houses NJ the Legislature have been busy
ssRAged within the past week in considering the
many special bills on the general file. most OF them
nc,s to amend bills passed by their predecessors
and an+ ndAtory bills to the Civil Practice Act The
various measures introduced e. early stsRe II the
session -of = general eharAc,er-whCh were delay.
I'd in committees, are fnM being reported upon. As
thev have been carefully matured 1t 10 to DO Helped
they will be finally acted upon At an carly day.
This morning the Assembly Judiciary Committee
handed in volunnOns amendments Ia the Practice
Act. restoring the Attachment Law Of ls5i. and
peaIing the existing Attachment La~. which has. in
many instances. been fund to work unjustly and
oppressive To the business community, and utterly
failed TO operate with amy degree ~ equity. The re-
vival ~ the old law ia in to q score Or two
81 lengthy petitions from all secIione ri the State
the names contained therein representing the tax
PAVING portion If "ur citizens. Among other meas
mrrs repaired vorAby WAS bill IL enforce the rit
VI 'roH to be placed IN "ur statute book at the
hoii"m II chapter t~ elvc under the head It arrests
Little or nv cuinmen' hns been made by 'hc journals
II the State upon this hill. fur the reason that no
reasonable opposition can be urged against II ~hen
II comes up for passage In many II the Atlantic
States it is found ~ work charminHlv. No law a.
present exists by ~hich man can be- arrested who
IL abt eaNd-siinrl, leave the State beIw cen two
dave With intent T." d"iraud his crcditnTa. Under
the opet atnna ~ the proposed new law different
order Of thnva may be instituted. and sharpcrs who
succeed nv false prc,enGe getting credit in "ur
interior INNING t"~ nv ith the nrni"n II decamlr
ing suddenly, can be brought up with round turn.
OF Course then really serious "Gjecllans can BE-
~, L,t,h. min d.tn len II 4
. la~.
The Chinese question has again Ng,tated the minds
q mrmbrrs How I" get rid "T this Infectious
miserable race from vmkng the mineral lands is
rather rrrple1ing An effort has been made I" pro.
Libt them c"nng I" the country. by making the
Captain II the ship bringing them here liable to =
heavy hne. TLIs VAS declared unconstitutional by
the supreme Court. Al last John hsS become such
a nuisance that ii~aH deemed the most cxpcdIent
way Il driving hita out ~ the mines, BY the ino'
Aliiun If II heavy tax amounting To come e." per
month. Such bill VAS submitted I" the House and
after uilutding several gentlemen, beth from the mi
ming and "cow coWntrs" nm excellent opportunity
tn make probably the beat speeches touching inter-
national subjects II the HcSsi"n. regret to say MAS
killed BY majority IL Ihr Assembly refusing I" or
der u I" m cngI osAment II was cOntcndcd that the
rIpulsiun of John from the mining districts would
"verrun the eOuut'cs. in more Parlan'cn tAry
vcrnaculnr, the agricultural sections IL the State,
with them. Wonder what the difference is between
Cinnamon and Japanese They come Under the
rlAashcaI of Monaghan, as much az ns the Tor
,nrr. ~ MaIA,s. Tur,Arr. SiAmesr, aud ih"Ac Of
other natns in the East Indies. The people Il San
Francisen at this time are dining aud Whining the
representatives II JAPAN Aa II they really desired t"
have them become TN an equal R'cAl footing with
them. Il may br oil very hnr in cultivate cnmmer.
ciAi relations th these Eastern M"guls 1t touches
our pockets. vet what n howl Of indignation would
Euur frum end If the State To che either, were
Ihe faclliIirs ouch that these ASaic hordrs could
noek here in thousands like his almond eyed cousin
- John Chinanan.
DulkheAd and anti bulkhcnd are fruitful toies oi
discusson here now days. The battles betwc cen
the houses If York and Lancaster we're never Wngrd
With more ViFulcnCc and acrimonious feeling than
those Wh" fuvor the erection IT wall fur the
great chry S0pOlis of the Pacific and the Black Re-
Publicuus who oppose the present bill befnrc the
Senate. The latter arc only ton anxious to defeat
the Parsons hill To obtain the franchise for them.
selves. All sorts "t dcaIicnble means are resOTrd
to by them, tn mMnfActure public opinion against
This great work; the old clAptrap dodge of getting
up b"Hus petitions calling together meetings " the
San Francisco Chamber Of Commerce, and subsidi.
zinR those who can be purchased IL advocate their
schemes Of doubtful proprety. Their oracle II Wis.
dom. who preside over the columns IT the ndcpen-
dent g. press. indite paragraphs and editorials, oi
the bHsest character. impeAching the integrity Of
Legislators. aud haShinR the virs billingsRate to
threaten and dragOOn members. This is way to
convince impartial man either for or against the
expedicncy Of . work If undOubtcd public necessi.
". Let any reasonable person carefully examine
this so called bulkheAd monster iniquity a. it is
sometimes termed. and he will see that il is care.
fully guarded throughOut-hns q limitation cause
pays handsome dividend TO the State, and city 81
Nan Francisco. and is to be constructed in several
sections. within five years. on u line Of water front
already established by law. There Is no extension
PrOp"sed, no monopoly asked for, than what the
Dock and Wharf Company already possess. which
IL indeed avery small Que. They built 6ne end com
modious whAFves when the city Of San Francisco
had not picayHne in i'S treasury, and the simple
right wss granted them to charge ANAL toll from
foreign shippers for laying their vessels along sid,
and dischareing their cuTGOeS. The Senate ha,
been engaged all the OrcpArt Of the week in consd
svtUg the bUlkhead bill, and will. by majority o.
several vOtes doubt pass before the next ssu,
Of the DsHOcRAT. There will not be. I'm inclined
To believe very vigorous opposition TO Il when II
reaches the House. Most Of the members of thai
body look upon IL 10 the proper light as expressed
before, work Of great public necessity and per
maUent structure. that will reflect credit on our en-
giueers and mechanics. aud an Inealculable benefit
70 the maritime lutcrcsta
The Senate to-day passed Assembly bill To author
Ire the county Of Butte to purchase aYOO. 900 Of thu
frat mortgage bonds Of the Northern Failpnad. tn,
tract is TO connect with the Sacramento Valley Rail
road.
Several uuimpOrtant local bills also were acted
RNon BY the same body.
FAs JaFbOs Indian war bill. apprOpriatuR q, 81
70 Nsv"r the expense incurred 10 Indian NostlN.iss IL
AssAss4sO county, passed the Assembly ay Il tx0
third EOts. The Committee Of Investigation thai
oasc sPs0 time visited the dark and bloody
ground" Of Round Valley to inquire into the charges
OF massAcFeing unOGsndlng squaws aud pappOOses
that have freely been promulgated through Tie col
umns Of the press, ha,S not yet made their report