Daily national Democrat., 1860-04-27
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENTS.
SACRAMENTO. April 25th.

bill is sought to be galvanized
into life. and every memberis siruggling to
bring up his pet measure for consideration. !
am Of the opinion that the Legislature will
have worn itself out Ivy Monday night next.
It 70, the session will have lasted but one
hundred and one working ~ dnye Pvrhal s,
with more industry, more harm could have
been done the State. but let us not complain.
/ became tired some time ago of Attempting
to keep posted in all the little plundering
traps on foot here; indeed. begin to think
hat no one man. even in the Legislature is
master of complete information on the sub
ject. One thing may he safely asserted. and
that is that whoever attempts to be serupu-
lousy honest in or about California LeSls'
lature. is soon set down us either hypoc' ite
or an ass. This has been said SO of en- though.
that it has long since censcd to he needed hy
the people, and the governed are content to
let the public plunder be entirely consumed
10y comparati, ely few politicians, MS fast as
it comes from the money bugs of the tax
gatherers. So in the classic language Of that
rdeut patriot. Young America, "let her rip
The Bnruacles and other elegant gentle
men," of first families, ought to he allowed to
live in style, and all We can re sonably ask
of them is to estimate the probable cost OF
their various establishments. and to levy taxes
accordingly.
The Senate. this morning Passed the As
-enibly hill ordering the submission of the
question Of calling a Constitutional COnvcn-
Iian to the people. Chat is to the political
county committees who print the tickets for
the people to deposit in the proper boxes at
the next general election. Various attempts
were made in the House to incorporate pro
visions in the bill, whereby a convention
could be called 10y q rajority; for instance:
one was to the effect that blank votes should
be counted in favor Of a convention, Oustead
Of against any change, which silence surely
signihes) Another was TO the effect that
majority of all the votes cast upon the ques-
ZION (if only thousand) should be sufficient
to call convention. | believe, however,
the bill as passed. is an exact copy Of the one
passed last year A convention should be
called, in order that more offices may be Gre
ited, and the existing ones made more remu-
nerative, for possibly large brigade of fed
eral office holders may be thrown out af en-
noyment by this time next year, and care
should be taken of them by the loyal Gwin
serving majority of the people. (Cut the
above sentence out, MIR. Editor, if it contains
90 much truth for general consumption)
The Till to appropriate $1,000 each to the
District Agricultural Societies was in the
care and custody of the committee of the
whole the Assembly, yesterday, for a while,
but as the patients pulse grew weak, the
doctors arose and walked away from its dy-
ny bed. To leave metaphor, the committee
'ose made no report. and were discharged
which is equivalent to smothering the hill.
The ILL to appropriate S50,00O to the Pla
.oryille wagon road bill was defeated in the
Assembly, yesterday. and a motion to re-
consider, was to day, indefinitely postponed
That settles that piece of attempted uncon
stitulioual favoriti=n.
Kirkpnlrick's Revenue billie became a law
yesterday. ! can give you no information
concerning it, except that believe it takes
Thin slice off from one or two Yuba coun-
y officers. among others. may be Mistaken
nut am under the impression that tnis piece
It oppressan was sought to he prevented in
Assembly, but without success.
The bill to compensate E. R. Campbell,
tate Registrar, for services performed. aud |
money expended, was defeated yesterday. |
,ut reconsidered and passed to day.
The Copying Cl rks and the Clerk of the
,ergeant al Arms of the Senate, and also the
Sergeant at-Arms and Sam Patch, the paper
folder of the House. were made glad yester
LAY 10y an increase of their pay for the whole
session How consistent all this is with tie
loud mouthed speeches at the commencement
of the session. the burden of which was
"E 'onomy, sir, il expected at our hands. and
for one, | shall insist upon its practice.
Why. about New Years, there were forty
candidates for every position in ether house.
from Srrgeant-at.Arms down To hunkv. even
Mt the poor rates then offered. Now it seems
the pay of these reople-the pay which they
fought so desperately to become entitled to
is entirely inadequate. Nearly all hands
have been voted extra compensation.
Peachy and Chase exchanged the lie to
lay, l am informed, although did not hear
IT, The former, according to my information,
charged the latter with attacking him
through the San FIR nciseo Telegram, and Of
being under the influence of that PAPER
Chase retorled by saying that Peachy was a
tool of the Bulletin and Alta Peachv said
this was false. Chase returned the compli-
ment in kind, and pronounced the condue.
ot his antagonist to be mean and contempti-
BILE. "Wild aud whirling words" these. [
have no idea what results will follow their
utterance
The Assembly had short session this even.
ing and oreered to engrossment substitute
Tor the Auctioneer bill. except that it gives
the Governor the appointment of all the auc>
toneers in the State. l believe Gov. Dow
ney would exercise his authority under it
mildly and be regardless of strong partizan
influences; but that is no argument in favor
of the bill, which is an unjustifaJle, tyrani
cal @nti'Demoeratie, senseless, mad PROPOSE
ton and one which, if adopted, will be in
violation of the natural right of every citi-
Zen to labor in his vocation, Gf an honest
one) and thereby to acquire property. But