The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1863-01-10
SACRAMENTO CORREsPON DEN Gle.
SACRAMENTO. Thursday, January 8, 1868.

Editors Herald:-The members elect to
the Fourteenth session of the Legislature Of
this State, assembled at the Capitol at 70 NJ.
on Monday, where the new members were
duly qualified, and soon after, without the
transaction of further business, adjourned
TO meet at IL o'clock A. NJ. on Tuesday,
On Monday evening the majority Of each
House held Caucus in their respective
Chambers, with closed doors, for the nomi
nation Of officers. The Senate Caucus was
composed of 20 members, and the House
Caucus numbered 65. The Senate is CLASH
fed as folIows:-3l U. Adm; U d., and
s. The Assemby-63 U. A.; 10 U. d.,
and l s. So you see that all but IS e
deceased) participate in the Assembly
Union Caucus; and in the Senate Caucus all
the Senators were present but II. With
such an array of strength, there was OF
course no strategy which could make regu'
lar Democratic Caucus available. The result
was -everyb body who wanted an office came
to the Capitol overcharyed with Unionisn-
war Democrats and war Republcans-alI
mixed together for the active strife before
them. The number of candidates was large
equal to that usually present at the two
caucuses on the converting of the LegisIa'
ture. The "Oreans," on Sunday evening,
presented galvanized picture of "Old Or
leans" of 1855 SO and 81, before the st
George WAS fairly inauourated as political
headquarters. All that the Orleans wanted
to make the picture complete on this occal
sion, WAS five or six Of the leading spirits of
these years mentioned. However, the pic'
ture gallery of 1868 was very large at
the Caucus on Monday evening. The cleo
ton Of I. N. Machin. Speaker of the AS
sembly over Barsow and Banks, was hailed
with considerable Satisfaction by the special
friends of Mach;n. |, at first, placed his
success as a triumph of conservatism over
radicaIism, but it seems by bis Speech he is
as radical as either of his opponents In
the Senate, the contest for President pro
tenn between Parks (DongIas) and Crane
(Rep was equally as spirited as the election
OF S 'ealer in the House The first and
second ballots stood a tie between the two
the Republicans generally supporting Crane.
and the Union Democrats, Parks. Both
cancusses being conducted with closed doors
and reporters and correspondents wese shut
out from their proceedings. Could I'VE have
been present, a better opinion would have
been formed Of the condiallty and sympa
thy with which these lately fraternized
brethren labored together. Considering all
things, the "Uniou alliance" seemed to work
pretty harmonoiusly -lhe reel pent of favrrs
being generally well divided between the
members Of the old parties. The Speaker
Of the Assembly is an old Democrat, AMI
the Presidents pro tenn of the Senate is an
oldfashionel Republican. Both White and
Worlhngton (Chief Clerks of Senate and
Assembly, formerly acted with the Demo
Gratis. (White is the ex editor of the old
State Journal) SIocum, Assist. Clerk Of
Assembly, is a radical Rrpub, and ex editor
of the Santa Cruz Republican paper. Lyle,
Sergeant alarms Of the Senate, and James
G. Smith, JuornaI Clerk of the Assembly,
are both radical Repubs,-tn former the
Sacramento carrier Of the S. f. Bulletin
and the latter one of the carriers Of the
Sacramento Bee; and so on, the various
clerks were sliced up between the late adj.
herents of The old parties.
THE PRocLAMArIoN RESOLUTION
A resolution was introduced into both
ilouoto, Oh lutSUdN tlltlSIHU me ApclllOn
Proclamation of President Lincoln. In the
Senate, although a bitter pin for some Of
the Union Democrats to take down, it was
finally passed hy vote of 2l-just a ma
joriiy of the Senate if full Where were
the eight other Union Democrats" who par
ticpated in the "Union" Caucus? Echo
answers "where?' In the Assembly. sim
liar resolution was introduced on Tuesday,
and followed up by a movement of the ''pre
vious question" This ''hasty SOUP" looks
suspicious, and the effort to cut off debate
is intended for stragelica ends, in view of
the Senatorshp. There must be no cheated
debate" until the U. S. Senator is elected.
Dudley, from Placer, being nnpledyed eithe'
Tor Phelps or any other man, improved the
occasion, and threw a few hot shot into the
Union Camp. TIE resolution was ruled
over on Tuesday, and will come up in reg
ular order.
JOINT CoNvENTIoN-U. S SENATOR.
The Senate seems to be in haste on the
Senatorial question. Yesterday this body
passed concurrent resolution fixing on the
l4th for joint convention. When called
up in the Assembly yesterday. it WAS laid on
the table 10y motion from Mr.. 1ule of
Placer. 1t would appear that the Repuls of
the Assembly are not yet ready for the quesl
ton Nothing of importance occurred in
either House Yesterday and an early adjourn.
nent took place in order that the members
might participate in the ceremonies of in.
auguratlng the work on the Pacific Rail-
road.
PACIFIC RAILROAD CEREMONIES.
Pursuant to announcement, the celemol
MES of nangurallng the work on the Pacific
Railroad, took lace yesterday at the foot of
street A large number of people gather
ed there at l 2 o'clock, who listened very pa
tlently to the music of the Union Brass
Band until the arrival of His Excellency.
Governor Stanford. The programme was
about as follows: Frst-The Governor
read very brief address, which would have