Daily national Democrat., 1860-02-19
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE.


SACRAMENTO, Feb. l7:h.
EpIroR DENocnAr In the Senate TO day
Mr.. Parks from the Committee On PulIlc
Morals reported favorably upon the organ
grinding bill.
A petition was received from R. 3. Moore
of Butte county, praying for an act to grant
him the right to construct a bridge across the
river at Orovlle. 1t was referred to the
Butte and Plumas delegations.
A petition from citizens of Butte, praying
for a revival of the old attachment law, was
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The Committee on Mines and Mining In
terests recommended the passage of the bill
to create the Office of State Geologist
The Assembly bill granting certain parties
the right to construct a bridge across the
American river at its mouth was passed 10y
the Senate. and only requires the signature
of the Governor to become a law
The Till to authorize the appointment of
short-ha reporters for the District Courts,
was taken up and discussed at considerable
length in the Senate Motions were made,
one 10y one, to amend 10y exempting from the
operation of the BILL the 5tF, 18th, 10th, 4th,
18th, 10th, Sth, 9th, and one or two other
Districts. a motion to amend by striking
out oil after the enacting clause was carried
by a vote of l6 to 8.
Cauat,r Wotl;ps lava infrOIuna1
without notice, Il bill to provide for the drain
ing and reclamation of certain swamp and
oyerflowed lands, which was referred TO a
special committee composed of Messrs. Vance,
Watkins and Parks.
A resolution was adopted for the appoint
ment of committee to examine and recon-
mend what disposition shall be made of GER
tain evidences of Indebtedness in the Office of
the Treasurer Of State which were paid by n
former Treasurer, but not cancelled by him
The Senate adjourned to Tuesday next, by
a vote of II to H.
In the House, the Judiciary Committee re-
ported favorably on the Senate bill for the
payment of Judge Barbour also favorably
on the Assembly Till for appropriating money
to pay Thompson and Forman for services
rendered as ENJOYS Extraordinary, &c, to
the United States, in 1866 also favorably on
a bill to regulate pawn-brokerage
The Committee on Education reported in
favor Of the establishment of State Univer-
sity, and recommended the appointment of a
committee to draft till for the erection and
endowment Of such an institution. The re-
port was adopted.
Mr.. Henry offered a resolution to so amend
the first Standing Rule of The House as to
make 10 O'Clock A. NJ the hour for meeting
1t was laid upon the table by the close vote
of 81 to Is. Really it seems matter of small
Importance, when the House shall meet 1t
now meets at eleven, and generally adjourns
long before dinner hour.
Mr.. johnson, of Amador. gave notice of
bill to exempt printin; establishments from
forced sale, and to provide liens Tor iou, ney-
men printers. (Ihis printers lien is not to
interfere with printers fat"0
The Jarhoe war Investi eating Committee
having left for Mendocino without the papers
in the case motion prevailed instructing
the Clerk to forward the same to them at San
Francisco
A bill was introduced by Mr. Laspeyre tc
approx riate 5lu,0u0 out of the General Fund
to be invested in Government stocks, and tn,
interest thereon to be given to Marshal, tn,
dscoverer of gold in California.
The House indefinitely postponed the bill
to pay Gen. VIM for military services
The joint committee on Capital location
Col Watkins, of your county, chairman, wen
to the Bay city this afternoon.
The operations of the Buchananites are I'm
known to your correspondent. General ap
pearances favor the belief that the rank and
hle are not to be exhorted very loudly to take
a hand in the primary election tomorrow
further than to deposit certain little strips OF
paper with the names of delegates Dho ,oiH
d. printed upon them. Latham would car
ry the county easily enough, but his friends
will find that they have opposition. The
Gwinites are instructed, believe, 10 keep
out, if possible, even from county conven-
ton, every man friendly to DOUGLAS The
"old man" (Gwin) would like to be able to
show a clean (?) thing, which he would con-
slider accomplished ifhe could prove that
Douglas men, inside Of the organization, were
quietly shut out from all participation in the
choice Of the delegation to Charleston.
D.