Weekly Trinity journal., 1864-02-20
Our Sacramento Letter.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. IA, 1864.

! A bill is before the Assembly and will prob
ably pass, which directs the Supervisors of Trim,
ity county to levy an annual tax of twenty-five
property in the county for the purpose of creating
a special fund for the benefit of the County Judge
whose salary, s. in cash" is to be paid out Of
; this fund monthly. A petition asking for the
passage of this act, and signed by number Of
estimable citizens of Trinity county, sets forth
that the scrip now given in payment of the
Judges salary is inadequate compensation
If that is true, it would be good reason for the
passage of such an act, but when we come to
consider the size, population and legal business
of Trinity county compared with the other
counties of the State, and the salaries of the
Judges of the various counties, the statement
that twenty-four hundred dollars in scrip is in
adequate payment, becomes questionable, per-
haps The Judges of nine of the counties of the
State, including San Francisco, Sacramento, Ell
Dorado, San Joaquin and other populous coun-
ties, have salaries greater than twenty-four hun
dred dollars in seven counties the Judges re-
ceive the same as the Judge of Trinity, while in
! twenty-eight counties the Judges receive a less
sum. The Judges in eight of the counties have
only one thousand dollars. This might be called
a niggardly allowance, if the entire time OF the
Judge was occupied in his official business, but
in consideration of the fact that not more than
six months out of the twelve required for the
performance of the duties of the Judge, even
81 900 is not unjust. The County Judge of Santa
Cruz county is the ablest lawyer in the county
yet he cannot get more than $3.50 year for his
scrip He of course, has other business more
profitable. The bill was on its presentation to the
House referred to the Representative from Trini-
ty, Mr.. Personette, who reported it back and
recommended its passage, but there is very fair
prospect that when it comes up on the file, which
will be soon it will be referred to the Judiciary
committee for judgmentas to its justice and expe-
diency. will not say, constitutionality, because
| do not know as there is any serious doubt as to
that 1t does not nominally increase the salary,
and probably could not be condemned on that
ground. The petition for the passage of the act
further states that % the District Court has de-
cided that the County Judge is entitled to receive
act of the LEGISLATURE l have been unable to
find any such act of the Legislature, either re-
cent or remote, but if your District Judge says
So of course so it must be- Yet there are n
great many men besides County Judges who do
not receive what they entitled to. In a hur-
ried examination of this matter have had oc-
cason to read not only the petition here referred
to, but document emanating from your Honor
able Board of Supervisors, and have been some
what amused at the difference in the style of the
two papers.
LOOK on THIS PICTURE, THEN on THAT.
The private citizens @ most respectfully repre-
sent " to the Hon. Senator and Representative
of Trinity in the Legislature, that d" it is de-
sua6le" that an act be passed, &c, and close
the petition with the hope that the honorable
gentlemen will endeavor to procure the passage
of such an act, signing themselves ''your humble
constituents That is the way the people talk.
Now, hear how men in authority issue their or
ders;
q Resolred, That Hon. John P. Jones, Senator
for Trinity county, and Hon. NJ. w. Personette,
Assemblyman, be and they hereby instructed
to urge and procure the passage of a law" &c.
Isn't that cool Who established the Supervi-
sors of Trinity county Board of Directors for
the control of the peoples representatives
Modesty, gentlemen, is none the less virtue
than formerly, because, in our day it is becoming
a rarity.
THE SPECIFIC CONTRACT ACT.
Tho hill for of +L; Io,
killed in the Senate. 1t was ordered to engross-
ment by the aid of all the secession votes. When
it came up on its passage, Pearce, the leader of
the illustrious five in the Senate, made lengthy
argument against the law of Congress authoriz-
ing the issue of legal tenders On this all the
constitutional patriots turned to the side of the
money changers, and the bill was defeated bv the
following vote
Ayes-Benton, Evans, Heaeock Haskn, Kutz Lovett,
M Maado1 McMurtry Meyers, Moyle Smith, Tute, Wright,
N0es-Buckley, Burne Cot, Crane Cunningham, Dodge
rouse Freeman, Gaskill Hale. Hall, Hamilton Haswell
raves, Henry Leonard Montgomery Pierce, Porter,
ngton' Roberts, Rush. shafter, shepard-24.
That vote settles the matter and although not
satisfied, your correspondent has determined to
" dry up y on that subject Before final fare
well, however, will refer briefly to Cheeseman's s
speech in favor of the National currency He
addressed a large audience in the Assembly
chamber on the evening previous to the defeat of
the bill. He made few good points but his
discourse was wandering, wordy, and unargu-
mentative. He did not refer to the Specific Con-
tract Act, and in urging the adoption of legal
tenders as the currency of the State, he did not
say word to remove the prejudice which exists
in the minds of laboring men. He did not init
mate that the miner who digs the gold might get
the premium instead of the trader, as is now the
case, nor did he show that the adoption of paner
currency would materially benefit the State His
speech was addressed wholly to the patriotic
feelings of his hearers. In my opinion it was a
failure In the Assembly, on the next morning,
Thompson Campbell presented the following tele-
graphic dispatches
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb g. 1864
To Hon s. Chase, Secretary the Treasury Wasbno,
Ia he aonId la.