Daily national Democrat., 1860-02-23
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE.
S,cn,urSro. Feb. 91st.

SACKAMEN1O COlsAeIfSA O4'
SACRAMENTO. Feb 2lst.
Fp1rou DEsocRAr The "funny man oil
the Senate was about today. Ot course re
fer to Watson Of santa Cruz Pending call
Of the house, (no quorum being present) the
gentleman referred to made q report as one
Of the Indian war investigating committee
lie is one ofthe committee, but only went as
far as San Francisco. giving as reason, that
he thought that was far enough to go, in
view Of the fact that the committee could not,
as he understood, get neorer than within
thirty or forty miles of the seat of war. lie
reported that the Indians are starved by the
u. S. Government and have to steal, and that
then the settlers slaughter them indiscrimi-
nately, without regard to age sex or beauty.
A bill for opening and repairing roads in
Sutter county was passed, under suspension
of the rules, on motion of Senator Parks.
Upon the motion to adjourn till Thursday,
Mr.. Peachy said he hoped it would prevail,
as the Republican State Convention meets to-
morrow, and if the Republican portion of the
Senate should feel it their duty TO attend it
was evident that there could be no quor um
in the Senate. Mr. Parker (the only Repub-
lican in the Senate) remarked that the Re-
publican members would be happy to recip-
rocate the courtesy when the time arrived
for holding the Democratic Convention. So
the motion prevailed.
In the House, the Committee on Mines ard
Mining Interests reported a substitute for the
Chinese bill, referred to them yesterday, and
recommend its passage, They say in their
report, in relation to the substitute "The
ultimate Object of the bill is not designated.
The gradual but certain expulsion of the
Chinese or Mongolians from the mines will
be the result of its passage"
The plan proposed is the imposition of
a tax to be increased by gradual
scale. The report is very earnest in its pre-
sentation of the Chinese question. The bill
was ordered printed.
Mr.. wilkins introduced bill for nn act to
provide for reporting and publication of the
opinions of the Supreme Court. 1t provides
for accepting Harvey Lees proposition. Re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
The feature of the days proceedings was
introduction by Mr. Wamer (the old Califor-
miami of bill in relation to the government
of Indians. 1t proposes that California shall
assume the entire care of her Indian popula-
tion, thereby releasing the Federal Govern.
ment of all trouble in the premises, if the
latter Government will pay the State $780,
900 year, cede the Reservations to her and
pay the expenses of former wars The bill
was referred to the Committee on Federal
Relations and ordered printed.
The bill to create the county of Alturas
was made the special order for Monday next
at o'clock.
The Act to prevent the stealing of dogs
was passed
The bill to pay Thompson and Forman
$4,000 was cut down to $4,000, and ordered
sngrossed.
Mr.. Kungle presented petition for a Sun
day law, signed by 100 citizens of YubA
county.
The bill to provide for the better observ-
ance of Sunday was made the special order
for Friday next
Another motion to print Fairchilds Union
resolutions was lost.
The House adjourned till Thursday.
Republican delegates to the State Conven-
tion were very thick at the St. George this
evening. The Yuba delegates are, believe,
all here. The convention is to assemble to-
morrow at 10 A. NJ, at Philharmonic Hall,
and if the hall is found not to be sufficiently |
roomy for the accommodation of the crowd,
an adjournment to the Metropolitan Theater
is to be had
Judge Tracy is up, and will probably
make speech.
TIE Administration County Convention
meets here tomorrow at the Forest Theater.
1t is Latham, clearly enough, think. d.