Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-25
SACRAMENTO CoRRESPONDENCE
SACRAMENTO, January %, 1861.

SAcRAaENro January %, 1861.
EDlroE DEMocRAT:-No business of inn
portauce was done in the Senate to-day A
slight skirmish took place on the momentous
question rs to whether the President or the
Sergeant at Arms should be empowered to
appoint porter to take charge of the COM
mittec rooms, and the former officer bore off
the bit of patronage referred to. The people
will be glad to know that the committee
rooms are to be swept, and that, too, by
some person whose competency shall be
vouched for by the Lieut.. Governor. The
Committee on Contingent Expenses were al
lowed a Clerk.
In the Assembly, Fargo, Cate Republican
candidate for Speaker was excused from
serving on the Committee of Ways and
Means. Mr.. F. is, believe, not well pleas
ed with the Committee appointments. The
Speaker made, it seems to me, pretty lib
eral allowance to the enemy. There are
twenty-six standing committees, the chair
manship of which are thus distributed: To
Democrats 10, to Republicans 3, to Breckin-
ridge boilers 4, to hall-shell caucus boiling,
Douglas Breckenridge Democrats l, to Bell
Union men l. But some people will not be
suited with any thing Let them growl.
Another batch of Union resolutions were
offered to-day by Munday, of Placer, and
referred to Committee Oh Federal Relations.
Those offered yesterday by Dougherty, of
Sierra come nearer to the temper of the
House, in my judgment, than any others that
have been presented. Our legislators must
hurry up their Union speeches, or they viii
be day after the fair Some of the wiscst
among them freely admit that in National
affairs "things is mighty checkered."
Conness stirred up the Constitutional Con-
yention question to-day bya resolution (con-
currenD instrueting the Judiciary Commit
tees of both Houses to report whether or not
the Convention question was carried at the
last election. If two-thirds of each House
are for a Convention they can easily enough
call one, for no doubt majority of the num-
Der of votes cast for Assonblymen throughout
the State, did vote "for Convention" and
the Conventionists have always maintained
that such majority is contemplated by the
Constitution The Governor would veto
bill calling Convention, hence my use of
the words "two-thirds of each House." But
what true lover of domestic tranquility would
favor the assembling of such a body now,
! pba, h., a. Il Al,
tured, careless masses to choose good men for
delegates, it might chance that California
would wake up some fine morning and find
herself Pacific Republic, with Gwin, Burch
and Scott at the helm? Does any one doubt
that Gwin would be here with a million or
50 of the South Carolina "forced loan" to be
used in purchasing feeble minded patriots
over to the cause of secession? Good joke,
this. | admit it, But there's many true
word spoken in jest. Just 80 much as the
people are safer than the politicians, just so
much safer is the sovereignty of the State
and her loyalty to the Union, without than
with q Constitutional Convention in these
days of degeneracy, corruption and treason.
A resolution to so into joint convention on
Saturday, 26th for the election of U. S.
Senator was tabled by vote of 40 to So
The use of the Assembly Hall for Saturday
evening next was rendered to such of the
Senatorial aspirants as see fit to express
themselves on the South Carolina question
We shall see now who lodges. Silence is
more than suspicious in a crisis like the pres
ent.
The Assembly passed a bill to transfer
100000 from the swamp and overnowed
land fund to the general fund If it passes
the Senate, l think the Governor will veto it.
OF this l have, however, no definite infor-
nation. The finances of members and at
taches are at a low ebb, and this bill is in
tended to restore pleasant equilibrium
I. Starr King delivered an excellent lee
ture this evening to large audience at Ben
tons Church. CAPITOL.