Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-18
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francisco has presented new view of the
e"P''"i question. He made a miuoritv 70.
port yesterday, from the Conmitte. an puh
lie Buildings, recommending the ipdAfn;,o
postponeinent Of the bill for the er.o,;oD oe
The capitol at Sacramento. lie urges among
otheF reasons. that the title to the lot upon
winch 1t is proposed to build is cloudad
that the report Of the Capitol Committee In.
not been acted upon; that the right sort Ofa
building is not contemplated; that the neo-
PIE nave never expressed a preference for
sacramento, and that Lil is pending which
provides for the submission TO the neorlo of
the question. The capital question is by no
means dead, and if the location is not re.
moved this winter, hard fight will be made
To prevent the erection of a cnpitol building
ana the consequent permanent location of
the seat Of government at this place.
Inc Judiciary Commitle of the Senate has
recommended the indefinite postponement Of
The Lill TO codify the laws: also of the Lill
to plve possession to purchasers of real estate
under execution; nlso bill concerning Su-
preme Court reports also till to add new
Laws to Woods Digest. and publish new
edition. Same committee recommend the
passage OF the bill to suppress log rolling
also aduterated liquor Lill
The petitions against Chinese labor have
just been heard from. The committee 10
whom they we're referred, yesterday made
known the fact that the Coolie question in
vOIved Some grave questions Of information,
al law" and recommended a reference of IN.
subject to the Committee on Federal Rela-
tioGs.
The Kirkpatrick revenue bill has been re-
ported back by the Finance Committee. and
Its passage recommended. The report is an
able one The statements of fact with regard
to the mode OF collecting revenue in the va
rIous States. exhibit great labor. The bill is
regarded with general favor, and will no
doubt become law. Mess it is beaten bv
grand army of Tax Collectors and Recorders.
as II was last winter, after it went into the
House
There was great display of constitutional
law in the House yesterday over a bill to re-
peal so much of the Settler law of 1856 as
has been declared void by the Supreme Court
The bill was defeated. on the ground that the
Supreme Court should not have declared any
portion of the law void which was merely
impolitic, and not unconstitutional.
A large sized memorial against the Bulk.
head made its appearance in the Senate cham.
Der this morning The Bulkhead committee
have not reported as yet, but will probably
do so to morrow. They were in session till
eleven o'clock last night, and met again at
ten this morning. The report will be in fa-
vor of the bill, with some slight alterations.
Five thousand dollars is about the sum for
which to ask this Legislature for any given
purpose. All the Ladies Relief Societies
having been attended to. the other sex now
is beginning 10 clamor for cash. The Me.
ehancs Institute of San Francisco wants
$4,000. l recommend the boys in Marysville
to organize "Sons Of Malta" arrangement,
and send down for $1,000. I will undertake
to engineer the matter through, as my being
lawyer saves Inc from the penalties of the
anii-logrolling bill
Indian matters have engaged the Senate
almost exclusively to-day. The bill to as
sumo the payment of some S44O,OO0 of In
dian War bonds was passed by the Senate
after very interesting discussion. Senator
Wheeler opposed it in a speech which excl
ted the admiration of all present, and Oh
tanned for him most fltteriny compliments
from both friends and enemies of the meas
ure. Mr.. Wheeler has established a reputa
ton for being the most forcible and finished
speaker in the Senate; fact which cannot
be otherwise than gratifying to the people of
the county he SO ably and faithfully rep.
resents.
The Senate to-day recommitted the Reform
School bill with instructions to insert $4,000
appropriation instead of $4,000. 1t may
piss with this alteration.
The Assembly occupied the morning in
discussing the propriety of granting 500
year to Marshall the discoverer of gold in
California. could not learn that anything
came of it Notice was given to day Of II
motion to reconsider the vote ordering the
printing of Fnirchild's Union resolutions
The old gentleman intends. understand. to
make another exhibition of himself. when the
motion comes up. 1t is really too bad that
grown men, elected to transact the business
OF the State, should see it to encourage the
individual alluded to in such displays as have
already made him known throughout the
State. lie is very wellmeaning old man,
but surely there is " more profitable manner
in which time could be employed by the As.
sembly. than in listening to his incoherent
support Of unmeaning resolutions, and the
witty Interruptions of other members.
notwithstanding the rain, Midsummer
Nights Dream is being played to large au-
dience ut the Metropolitan. The cast is good,
and the performance quite creditable. d.
The Washington correspondent OF the
Cincinnati Enquirer writes:
"a sound is coming up from the South