The Placer herald., 1863-01-24
SA CRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE


members Of the Legislature have given their
entire attention to caucusing and have signally
failed Of finding the man the Office OF U. ,. sen,
ator is searching for. Verify he must be far OF,
or the position would have caught him before
this late day. Thirty eight members would honor
Timothy G.. Phelps; thirty-thrce would bestow 1t
upon A. A. Sargent; twenty-five desire to elevate
John Conncss to the positions; while five favor
Harvey Brown; and the remaining number OF the
l02 votes, are for anybody, excepting Senator
Porter, of Contra Costa. who goes it AIRY and
alone all the time, for J. NJ. McShaiter, While so
much labor has been performed in caucus. out oil
caucus, by means and without means, 1t seems
surprising that so little has been accomplished.
There has been skirnishing enough to bring on u
general battle by this time. The combined ell
forts of the opponents Of Phelps has been thus
far to prevent his nominal on. and if possible at
the same time to reduce his vote and induce his
friends to give up the contest. Sargent and Con
ness supporters have llborcd in common to TINS
end each believing that soon as the great rival
candidate was vanquishcd, CONFESS or Sargent
could get the nomnation-the friends OF each be-
lieving their man was the man. So the conflict
has gone on from caucus to caucus. with
out effccting any material change or result.
When new candidate has been introduced, as in
case of Judge Southland, he has been brought Tor
ward with view only to draw friends from
Phelps. Sargents and Conness' friends are labor
ing hard to hold their own, and reduce Phelps.
They in every manner are trying the wind OF
Phelps supporters, and waiting with almost in
tolerable political righteousness to eat up his
friends as soon as they can be induced to skedad-
die. Whoever may be finally successful, one
truth is very sclteviden, and that is that neither
party has very able generals in command. The
lobby ability is weak, and the assumed leaders OF
either aspirlnts are possessed of no great stra-
getic talent. If Latham, Gwin or Broderck. had
been nominee in this caucus. there would have
been choice week ago; and when Il nomina-
ton is made. believe the choice will be more
attributable to chance. or u blunder, than to
political acumen or judgment Of any Of many
sclf.apponted leaders.
POLITICAL INQUISITroN.
Yesterday, Senator Chamberlain Of San joaquin.
introduced resolution, the ostcnsible object Of
which is to ascertain by investigation, the loyalty
or dsloyally of Senator Baker, OF Tulare but
the real and hidden purpose is to expe the Sena-
tor from his seat. 1t stirred up quite commo
ton. and drew out a very frank and able speech
from Senator Baker. in which he admitted he
made speech at Vsaii. aud the sentiments he
there expressed he could reiter,tc on the floor
OF the Senate, without being charged with disloy-
atty.
ATTEMPT TO GUST A SENATOR
The Senate also on Tuesday entertained pre-
am1le and resolution offered by Senator Gaskcll.
to go into the investigation of the legality of
Leander CUNTS election, Senator from Tuolumnc
and Mono. and whose seat was contested last
winter by Joseph NJ. Cavis. and decided against
the contestant. This seems to me a very uncom-
mon proceeding. The matter was most fully in
vestigatcd last winter, and Quint has already
dncidn That C,vis i eniitlod to tho sn,t how is
h 80 ooo,nv !, h ,;n, Ir,,d,, i; no. eat -,
which he was elected at the last election. But
the object is not to give the contestant seat but
get Leander Quint out Of it. Qunt had the in
dependence and sense to vote against the resolu
ton endorsing the Presidents Proclamation. and
his chair must be made vacant if possible.
THE swMP LAND FUND
The members OF the Legislature are flush again,
having made the annual grab into the Swamp
Land Fund. transferring Sl90,OO0. This Fund
is an unfortunate deposit of the State revenue as
etfectug the salaries of the State officers
and their clerks During the interim of the
Annual Sessions all the funds paid into the
State Treasury i, by law payable into the Swamp
Land Fund.- which is barely rcplcushcd by the
time of the meeting OF, the next LceiStture Ii
should. therefore, be called the Saving Fund"
instead OF the Swamp Land. though the SWAMP
lug is quite appropriate. The next Legislature
convrncs and Immediately proceeds TO mss the
'open sesame" law. appropriatinr the whole of
this Fund exclusively TO Legislative cxneuscs
Now as the State officers and clerks during fine
entire time This Fund is beinr maid dnrin@ tho
summer, are compelled 10 sell their salary scrint
would it NOT be decent in the Lcoslotuie when
the transfer is made. to the Stltp officers
thcir share Of the snol.9 The STATE officers 'ora
at both ends of the strng. When the rnvrnnr is
being paid into the Fund and when it is being
robbed by the members. Pity there were not
two Swamp Land Funds, then the State officials
could come in second best.
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on1 enerij nrivilgnn. Tbn ol;not J.. e,no1 o,,'
and irtond,d to e3vn ln,risl, t;,o $50, N ',i
a;vo ,ho Snnervisors and Comrts Of nnh ,','u
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on ,ho Callnoa Of arr;o,I,nrn unI Taalniy
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a., an o0o ,nraa Of nniiio 'r fov $500, t Sa',.
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