Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-04-04
LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL.
tcoRRrsrovDkvcr OF THE JorRxA1.l
SAcRAMENTo, March 20, 1868.

sAcRAMEyro. March 90, 1863
HAsTY LEGISLATION.
The Governor having signed the Bill granting
James Nnlman and others the right to collect
tolls on the county road in San Mateo county, a
supplementary Act has been introduced providing
that the first Act shall not be construed 50 as to
allow huffman to erect toll gates or collect toll
on any part of the present road between San
Francisco and San Jose. The supplementary Act
will probably pass but it is claimed that Mutt
man aud associates have acquired vested rights
under the first Bill that no subsequent Act can
deprive them Of and therefore that the Courts
must decide against the validity of the cxplana.
tory act. Plain people are inclinrd to the belief
that the evident intent Of the trainers of law
should determine its construction, but lawyers
are not plain people.
REGULATING MARRIAGES.
An Act was passed in the Assembly two weeks
ago so amending the Marriage Law as to enable
parties to procure LICENCES in any county of the
State whether the county Of their residence or
not. An attempt was then made to further
amend so as to allow parties who had lived to.
gcthcr as man and wife to be married privately
without procuring a license. The amendment
failed but when the Bill came up in the Senate
Yesterday it was again offered ana adopted, aad
| believe the Assembly will concur.
COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION.
Mr. r. n. CaZncau, the present Superintendent
of Immigration. having refused to give up his
fat Office, although the Senate has confirmed his
successor law has been passed abolishng the
office aud creating another with slightly differ
nat I,tio wi SCI = tha ot
tending suit at law to oust the present incum-
bent, who claims the right to hold the Office for
two years from the date of his appointment.
VACANT SEAT IN THE SENATE.
After long debate, the Senate voted, 10 to
O. to rrscnd the resolution Of 1862 declaring
Leander Quint entitled to Il seat as Senator from
Tunlnmnc and Mono. On Saturday, by vote
of lG 10 5, another resolution was adopted de-
claring Mr.. Quint not entitled to a seat in the
Senate Many of the members wer0 absent on
their way to San Francisco when the vote was
taken, aud Others had paired Off with absentccs,
that there was barely quorum present. Mr..
Carvis who contested the seat Of Mr.. Qniut last
year, desired not to vote, but was obliged to do
So in order to make a quorum. Those who voted
against the resolution are as follows : Anderson,
Bugart Holden, Lewis and ShurtlGH, all Demo
Gratis There is not shadow of doubt of the
fact that no election was held at the Big Springs
precinct IN Mono county, the pretended returns
from which Qnint secured his certificate Of eec-
ton. The majority allowed for Quint in that
precinct was five times larger lLan The population
of the district.
MONEY AND SOLDIERS.
The immense amount of money disposed OF in
the General Appropriation Bin Just perfected
and passed by the Assembly, has led members to
rejecting on taxes, aud the result is complete
change Of opinion as TO the manner of raising
means 10 pay the volunteers. The Volunteer
1 ..u |, In lA H..
tee with INSTRUCTIONS to report ii Bill providing
for the raising Of necessary money by The issue
and sale ol State bonds rcdeemahle ia 1888.
THE STATE TREASURER.
The committee to investigate the conduct Of
this officer IN connection with the purchase Of
Legal Tender Notes Tor the payment OF the State'a
quota OF the Federal tax have not yet reported,
bat IA BIZ has been introduced in the Senate to
pay the amount saved by The transaction (nearly
S2O.000) to volunteer officers, to aid in delray
Jug the expenses of recruiting in this State. 1t
is fact that many Of the captains in our volun-
teey ser> ice raised their own companics and pT ID
tor subsistence aud transportation to the amount
Of from $500 10 5 800 before the men were mus
tered into service, ana their expenses betrayed by
Government. An Act for The better prot cli9:
Of the Treasury has passed both Houses. 1t pro.
hibits any future trLnoactlOns Of the Kind in
which the present Treasurer has engaged pro.
vides he shall pay out the same currency he
receives, or shall not loan, deposit, or in any
way dispose OF the funds in his charge except ia
the payment OF warrants duly drawn 10y the Con
troller.
THE STATE CONTROLLER.
The Assembly are after this officer also, and
committee has been appointed to investigate Il
charge against him that he repeatedly informed
John Parrott, of san Francisco that his claim for
Ieut amounting 10 $1,000, allowed by the last
Legislature would not he paid unul next Drcem-
he AT he at "A
discount to Worm>er, BROKER OF Sacramento,
IN whose favor the Controller Immediately issued
warrant, whereby Parrot, the owner of the
claim, lost nearly one thousand dollars, and
SOHIebOdy made the same sum. 1t is also charged
(not under investigation that Warreu'a partn
in the Dentistry business at Stockton, is allowed
pay as Stamp Clerk in the Controllers office, al
though he never resided here.
smuRTLEFF nAULs is HIS COLoRs
Senator Surtlcil has introduced Bin provd
ing tor the punishment, as II laiodemeanor, OF any
person who shall within The limits Of this State,
erect secession flag Comment is unnecessary.
BUSINESS.
The Senate, Saturday, did little more than
to dispose of the Qulnt affair. The Assembly
worked hard. Tue General File was delivered
by the passage OF ty-three bills, every one Of
IA local nature, except one to amend an Act for
the reclamation OF the Swamp and Overlowed
Lauds The Bill egisiates out OF Office all the
present commissioners except d. d. hcddlhg' II
Is the same B.ll lately passed by the Senate but
amended 50 as to insert john lIoagIand, OF oio,
in place Of Francis Turkey, OF Sacramento, aud
a. H. Allen, of Stockton instead OF Higgins, of
the same county, as Commissioners The Senate
has yet to concur. FAUST,
FATAL MINING ACCIDENT. A most distressing
accident occurred in the claims OF Reed Il Leary,
at Red Hill, Trinity river, on the lst. Edward
Leary, Frank Reed aud Leonard Rogers were at