The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-01-19
Letter from enc Capltal.

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MEssRs. EDIroRs: The Assembly isyet
in Statu quo, although yesterday showed
a change in the programme. Various ru'
mOrs are upon the street this morning,
aud the general impression seems to be,
that the House will organize to-day, but
what reason there is for thus believing, |
aIn unable to determine. From oil can
learn, I doubt much whether it will be &C.
cOmplishcd to-day, and may not for two
or three days to come. 1t appears very
certain that Mr.. CONFESS can not be elect
cd unless his friends make some arrange
ments with the Republicans, which, from
the conversation of the latter, judge to
be altogether improbable.
Through the daily papers you learn, Of
course, the action Of the different parties
in the House, therefore it would be supeI-
HuOus for me to refer to it. Thus far, the
Breckenridge men seem to have shown
the strongest desire to effect as speedy an
organization as possible, without comprO-
missing their principles. For the sake Of
all interested, trust.this may be soon ac'
complished. f
The Senate Committees have been an.
nounccd to the satisfaction of a rery few,
and the disgust of many. But in the
main, l think the arrangement, with the
exception Of some Of the Chairmcn, as
good "as could be expected" under the
circumstances. It possesses at least one
rather novel feature. 1t is usual, be-
lievc, in making up Committees, to select
its members from different portions Of the
State, but from this list infer the rule
was that when two Senators could be
found from the same county or district,
to place them both upon the same Com.
mittee, without regard at all times to their
fitness for the position. For instance, on
Claims, we have Watkins and Parks, from
luba and Suffer on Judiciary, Sharp
and Skater, Of San Francisco on Public
Lands, Harvey and Denver, of FL Dorado /;
on Commerce and Navigation, Phelps and
Sharp, Of San Francisco; on Counties
and County Boundaries, Thomas and Lect,
Of Placer on Corporations, Watt and
Chase, Of Nevada on Agriculture Har.
vey and Denver, Of Fl Dorado (good ag-
riculturists); on Military Affairs, lea
cock and Clark, Of Sacramento; on Pub
lie Expenditures, Crittendcn and Dickin.
son, Of Ell Dorado; on Public Printing,
Harvey and Dickinson, Of Fl Dorado on
Enrolled Bills, Crittenden and Denver, Of
Fl Dorado; on Manufactures, Leet and
Thomas, Of Placer. But it matters not
where Senator comes from, il his quail.
fcatiOns adapt him to the position in
which he is placed. You will notice also
that Of those Committees which arc usu.
ally considered the most important and
most honorable, not one has q Breckin-
ridge Senator for Chairman. This looks
little singular when we reflect by whom
and how the President was elected. Don
Pablo, / am sure, was DESTROYS of acting
very impartialIy and fairly, but the press.
ure that was brought to bear upon him
by two or three whose selfsufIiciency far
exceeded their fairness or wisdom, was too
much for him, and he yielded to their i'm
portunities. However, there appears to
be good feeling manifested among Sen.
ators, and if they continue as they have
begun, they will do honor to themselves
and the State. The prominent Senatorial
aspirants | see occasionally, but hear but
little said in regard to the matter. =
1rM.-lIouse adjourned; only change.
Munday, Of Placer, in neat speech, left
CONFESS and went for Wood.
PAINTERS. gentleman named Clark,