Daily national Democrat., 1860-02-16
Sacramento Corresponding.

SACRAMENTO. Feb. l4th.
rn,-o, D,,,ocp,r-St. Valentines day
has been duly observed in either oraneh Oh
,be 1sgislature The Senate passed the bill
extending to old bachelors and old maids
rew rrivi,ires: while in the Assembly a
movement was made to take away from the
former some of those (which they seem TO
have" To he more explicit, the Senate Pass-
ell the bill extending the provisions Of the
Homestead Law to unmarried persons. 1t
had been made the special order Of the day,
at the special instance and request Of the
handsome Young SeDator from Santa Cruz
Mr.. Weston. Not murmur was heard
against the bill, although some "spouting"
had been anticipated
The Assembly celebration consisted in the
introduction of bill requiring old bachelors
("old' means over thirty to take out IL
ccnse or rather to pay tax of ten dollars
per nnnum for the benefit of schools Mr.
Crowell of Yuba originated the bill He
thinks he can be elected if the girls will only
take his side. which they ought certainly to
do. The father Of such bill cannot but win
golden opinions from the gentler sex.
Mr.. Harvey Lee, the present Supreme
Court Reporter, has made proposition for
reporting the decisions of the Court, which
he doubtless thinks will either compel the
Legislature to continue him in office. or to
limit to his figures, the pay Of his successor.
He has perhaps made these figures more with
reference to the almost certain decapitation
which awaits him, than to any intention of
working for low wages The Reporter has
maraged to make himself very obnoxious to
the Court, and his relations with that body
are anything but pleasant to either party.
IL is alleged that he has mutilated the opn-
ions of the judges, to their very great annoy
ance, 10y detaching from them the statements
of fact and causing many labored efforts to
These statements of fact he has used as pre-
faces Of his own, to the decisions. His con-
duct in this regard. although it may have
been deemed proper by him, has resulted
as am informed. in so befogging some OF
the cases reported, that the work may have
to be done anew. l make these statements
upon high authority, and take it for granted
that they do no injustice. The Supreme
Court reports should be published under the
direct supervision of the Court, or they may
oftentimes be false guides to travellers through
the rather difficult labyrinths of the law.
The Assembly passed the resolutions advis
ing the Federal Government to discontinue
the injunction suit against the New Alnaden
Mining Company. Senator Peachy will
doubtless be able to engineer them through
the Senate.
A bit ola fight came off to day on the cor
ner OF and Fourth streets, or rather an as
sault was committed. Mr.. Heston, member
from Tulare county, was the subject Of a
somewhat animated card recently, signed 10y
Catherine Penny, and published in the Bee
having reference to peeuniaFy misunder-
standing Heston charged Mr.. Johnson
a lounger of this place, with having written
it for Catherine and the charge not being
denied, Mr.. II. fell upon Mr.. J. with can,
and smashed his-hat. No further result.
as yet. Mutual friends" dc, may b,
called upon to write card or two, or fight
ing seconds may have little etiquetting OF
some field, but all is at present locked firmly
in the womb of Time. d.