Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-03-21
LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL.
SACRAMENTO March 10.
A LITTLE MISTAKE.


Your correspondent accustomed typographical
rors that he seldom thinks worth while any
which In of his late letters the of wrong
figure made difference of million of dollars triae,
yet as condition of the referred to (axation for
State puposes has been considerably modified by legsa-
tive developed since the letter written
be well enough to refer to it. stated that the tax for
ordinary State expenditures had fixed by both Houses
at so cents the hundred dollars that the for the
defense the and the construction of the Capitol
would the tax to 100 cents on each hundred
dollars which, adding derived from other
would produce of about million hundred
thousand mot oOO and that expenses of collection de
Quoted nearly millions would remain for expenditure.
now believe the tax be raised exceed 100
the one hundred dollars the large necessary
10 pay the volunteers $5 per month each mountng
least 500 600 including back pay to have large
improvement Of the State Prison and construction of
Branch Asylum The Bill presented for that pur
pose evie of 20 cents each hundred dollars
valuation This will reduced to about half that sum,
yet when all the appropriations made and to be made
hereafter by the present legislature taken into
sdcration think that unless the tax at least 100 cents
on each hundred dollars the deficit in the Treasury at
the close of the fiscal year will be The Control
ers estimate expenditures for the year ending June, 49,
81 Sal 7s3 bnt this does include pay of soldiers
struction Of Capitol Branch Asylum for the Insane
the Bill providing for the issuance of bonds to the
amount Of 5000 COO military defense much to be
subtracted from my calculation but there is enough
without that swell the expenditures far beyond two mil
lions. the payment of volunteers, moments calcu-
lation will show about the required There five
regiments of infantry and two Of cavalry, which, if full,
would number 1000 men, who in June next will have
ed % months Leave thousand for regiments
full and the pay Of the balance $50 900 per month"; which
I
year. June 3Oth amounts to 100000. Three regi-
ment called for in January the pay of which, when
the ranks full will be additional sl5 900 per month,
bringing tho total June least 500 0O0 and
monthly expense S45 OQO thereafter do aude to
this expenditure with feeling Of regret but merely as
matter of fact The people may, some of them grumbe
the high next Fall but should pay them cheerfuy,
remembering the extraordinary for additional taxa
ton Five hundred thousand dollars per compar.
avey small for great State like California to pay
soldiers who voluntarily enlist in her Defense and to-
tai expenditure of millions annually also small
sum for State whose mines alone yield more than hity
millions year and whose resources in other respects will
compare yoraby with those Of any other new country on
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
The committee of Free Conference the dsagreeng vote
Of the two Houses on the resolution decaraory o the adop
on the Constitutional Amen dments accepted by the
pie the last election finding they could not agree by re-
lerring particular pages of the Journals for the amend
mens gave them in full in their report This settles the
far the Legislature can settle question which
properly belongs to this Courts Various and nlor
malties occurred in the process Of making trse Amend
mens and it not at all unlikely that some of the provs
ions just declared adopted may by the Courts be rendered
invalid.
number of weeks Mr.. Banks introduced what
intended for very stringent law against gaming 1t went
to Judiciary commttee and came back not only GOV
cred with Amendments, but accompanied by substi
tutes reported by minority and minority of the commit
tee After long debate the substitute reported by the ma
iory was adoptei This BIZ merely am ndcd the old law
! in the
minority succeeded in procuring the adoption of further
amendments which make il the especial duty of sheri and
deputies constabes &c. to inform against and prose-
all persons whom they shall have reasonable cause to
believe offenders against the act neglect do
such officer shall be deemed guilty Of msdemeanor, pun
islabe by dne of $50 to $500, and removal from Office
CURRENCY QUESTION.
The puZZing question up in shape another
yf5 S VET Gl eSn6 IS s os aaa H IN
hands of the Judiciary committed Preference to sander
sons Bill which has since been ordered engrossad-ED
This Bill the principle that gold coin is merchantt
Bile article like any commodity and that contract for The
payment of certain number of dollars in gold is as bind
ing to deliver certain number of bushels OF gram
AGmcULrrRAL COLLEGE
state Agricultural College to be established under The pro
visions of the Act Of Congress granting $50 600 acres Of land
to the state for that purpose, Mr. Owen who Is chair
man of the committee from the House is strongly
Of San Jose the location The legislature has five years
in which TO establish the institution in order to entite the
state to the gratuy voted by Congress.
The Bill providing for the completion of this building has
the special order for Tuesday next There is doubt of
its passage. Members becoming alarmed at the large
approprons regured of them and fear to nut such load
the people The Senate passed the Capital Tax Bill be-
many of the Senators candidates for Office at the
ensuing State election and they desired TO secure Sacra
influence This unworthy motive but there is
denying its truth Politicians that by voting for
il they will lose little strength at home while by opposing
it they would make enemies here The Sacramento mem
bers assa all who oppose the proposition enemies Of
Sacramento and asprants for office fearful of their in
fuence.
GENERAL FILE
There one hundred Bills the General File
he m upf pp Ihp Hla at
large their being fewer takers in that body work
has been accomplished. There hal-do2en the
Assembly who woly of their proper place They
jump up every possible occasion and talk talk talk till
they have talked all around the subject and tapped
the other sde when they brought by the Speaker
reminding them of the question before the House. Being
thus set right they start again. going the subject and
y practical plain man. in halfdozen brief
goes the heart of the matter and the debate end
ed by the previous question"
TALKING MEMBERS
Wright of Del Norte speaks frequently and less TO
the point than any member the floor Estee honest
a be- talks by far much and without proper
preparation. Banks speaks often, but to the pur-
pose Warwick is extremely wordy, and W. owen calls
Mfr, Speaker" too frequently for his good. man
loses influence by saying too much The best members
those who the least the most influential speak but sci
dom owen never speaks except on important ques-
tons lie always knows what he wants to say and says it
with effect Unlike his colleague and namesake he is
er diverted from his object by Interruptions or led astay
by his impulses lie is COOL clear and concise Dudley of
Placer is extraordinary eratic rather than indie
pendent taking strange positions Unexpectedly, ana man
tanning them creaby so far as ability can render cred
table that which is generally wrong Dudley delights in
opposition and is almost always with the minority he is
inclined to be captous and seek nOtoriety rather
than popularity lie is intensely Democratic in the party
Of the term quite otherwise in its truest and best
! sense. Kewen who seldom makes speech and
dsoya one the leader of the Democratic element the
House. Notwithstanding Dudley ability and open advocacy
of the principles of the party Kewen pleasing speak
er lofty in style if not in sentiment, always courteous
speol the secession sentiment which he is supposed to
entertain but with the expression OF which he has
yet favored the House. FAUST.
New HAMPSHIRE ELEOTIoN-The returns re-
, ceived of the State election in New Hamp-
shire indicate that the New York society for
"difiusing sound political information did not
Sncceed In converting the nnnnla of the Grhnitn