Daily national Democrat., 1861-02-15
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SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. II, 1861.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. u, 1861.
EDITOR DEMooRAr:-The first business in
the Senate this morning was the resembling
of the resolution authorizing the Enrolling
Committee to appoint an Assistant Enrolling
Clerk Every little helps. There are many
good fellows who would like eight dollars a
day for doing nothing, but Senators begin to
think it can be done for less. Ipresume the
Enrolling Clerk viii be allowed to appoint
an assistant himself when onei is necessary, as
has always been the custom.
A resolution on National affairs, similar to
the one adopted yesterday in the House, was
to-day presented in the Senate 10y Gen. Dem
ver's next friend Logan. 1t endorses Breck-
inridge's manner of endorsing Crittenden,
and declares for submission 10y the Federal
Government to the rebellious armies @ OF the
cotton and wool States. The resolution was
made the special order for tomorrow at one
o'clock.
De Long made an able speech on the Union
resolutions, to-day, which was listened to by
large audience with close attention. 1t was
bold, clear and sound, and has made good
impression.
In the Assembly, Conness made a motion
to reconsider the vote by which the House
Yesterday adopted the resolution concerning
Crittenden Douglas and Breckinridge. The
motion to reconsider was indefinitely post
poned, by vote of 80 to 3S. The Democrats
who voted for the resolution, disapproved of
the latter portion oft, but voted for it in or
der to endorse the compromise proposed ly
Senator Crittenden.
Our legislators are so busy saving the
Union, (Which will, | submit, have been
saved or smashed for good and all before any
thing which may hereafter be done here can
be heard Of at Washington that the Senato-
rial fight continues to be ranked with the
small contests for extra clerks of committees,
etc. The news to arrive from the East here
inridge endorsers back into the real Union
ranks, and will compel even the Senatorial
candidates, perhaps, to show hands, or make
some signs. Darkness is over the face of the
deep, so far as political parties are concerned,
the petty schcmers who arc now striving to
weld together opposing factions 10y means of
test resolutions in the Legislature will find
out very soon most likely that they have lost
their labor of love. Endorsements of men
who talk with forked tongues, one word for
the Union and two for South Caroliua, will
not keep off the real issue which the country
must decide, viz: shall the United States
Government live or die ?
There is no animation here except in the
Capitol building Everybody behaves uret-
ty we'll Money not very plenty. Our
statesmen have many Of them left off drink
ing whisky SO often as formerly, and taken
TO larger drinks in compensation therefor
Julia Dean llaync is here with grand
stock company" that reminds one lorcibly of
john ;. Potter, in his pamy days. The 1te.
/.jun. does good business at two bits
CAPITOL.
STATE MEDICAL SoclrrY SIXTH ANNUAL
SIssIoN.-The Society convened at the Pa
vilion at H.! o'clock A. NJ, yesterday. llr. L.
Rowell, of san Francisco, Preseut in the
chair, Delegates were present from the
counties of san Francisco, n Doralo S9cra-
clans in the Senate and Assembly were iuvjt
ed to be present and participate in the de-
alterations. The Constitution was amended
in accordance with notice given last year.
(Bv the amendment no debt can be coutlae-
ted beyond the amount OF funds on hand y
Attention of the Society was called to the
death of Il late member. Dr. Wm. G. Proc'uG,
of Sacramento The Chair appointed Dr-.
Simmons, Uamm and Piersun a committee to
draft suitable resolutions in this connection
Afternoon sessi0n--At O'clock President
Rowell in the chair. The Treasurer DR.. H.
W. darkness, made his annual report, show
ing balance Of few dollars in The Treas
ury, after paying the large debt contracted
in former years, Naleljctory address read
10y the retiring President. Dr. O. Harvey
Of Ell Dorado, called the attention of the So
cicty to "A circular of the National Medical
Association, concerning subscription for the
erection Of monument to sir John Hunter
On motion, resolution was adopted recon
meuding the phy-eibns Of California 80 CON
tribute for the purpose and Dr..O Harvey Of
III Dorado was appointed custodian of the
funds. The meeting adjourned till O'Clock
=. NJ. Evening Session Society assembled
at 7P. NJ. President in the Chair First or
der Of characterization of officers. The fol
lowing were elccted-hv ballot. President
- ~ -. I. lldlIlil, bl III Jblilb Ice IrpSl-
Gcnts--Dr. b. II. Picrson, Sacramento. DR.. c.
A. Kirkpatrick, Solano. DR.. Is. A. sheldon
San Francisco, DR., }. G. Tucker, san Fran
cisco, Dr. 6. l.. Simmons Sacramento. Cor
responding Secretary-Dr f. 5. Cooper. San
Francisco Recording Sccretares-Dr. G.
Taylor Sacramento, Dr. j. = Titus, Ell Dora
do. Board of Censors--Dr. Il. b. Ellis. Sac-
ramento, DIR. y. J. Bowie, san Francisco. DR.
II. b. Cole, san Francisco, DR. j. w. Reins
Nrcka, Dr. O. Harvey, I'll Dorado, DR. l.
Rowell, san Francisco L, G. Bryant, Sierra
Reports of the standing Committees being in
order DR.. Cooper read portion of lengthy
report on Surgery-and stated that Dr.
Bowie, of San Francisco, would read (as
Chairman of the Committee) a report to-
morrow. Meeting adjourned until II o'clock
A. Nj, to-day.-Sac. Nec@ IhusdIH
"BRTcKs AND BG\Ns.'-These terms are
very respectable slang They are of mason
ic origin. Both Brick" and "Bean" signify
a good fellow. A Brick is the individual
constituent of a Lodge, which consists Of
Bricks ccmented together by the mortar of
good fellowship. Pylhqgoras, the Royal
Arch Mason, forbade his followers to eat
Beans. This prohibition meant that masons
were not, 10y usury or eXtortion, to devour
one another. Bean, phianthropist:
heany fellow; one who is a bene-mctor to
his species
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