Weekly Trinity journal., 1866-03-24
OUR SACRAMENTO LETTER,
SACRAMENTO. March II. 1866

EDITOR Journal Two weeks more, and the
Sixteenth session of the Legislature will have
closed. Of the business transacted, may say
it compares favorably " amount and importance
with any preceding one. Among the most prom
incnt measures may cite the Registry law, the
new Revenue law, Johnson Act. comforting up
on County Courts the power to change names
which has been /. subiect of frequent consdera-
ton this session, and the Assembly bill chanc-
inc the time of Congressional election from 81
to GS. Many others of perhaps equal sgnif-
cance which it is not of Importance to cnumer-
ate have presented themselves from time to
time in the public prints, The Tide Land bill
which has been before the Senate for two months.
has been finally disposed of, to slumber until an
other and more plia bic representation shall con-
slider its merits. The Gambling bill is yet in the
hands of the Assembly. and its fate is uncertain
Wilcox's Eight Hour bill was amended in the
Senate. and the Assembly refused to concur in
the amendments. \ committee of Conference
from each branch having been appointed, ma
iority of whom were advocates of the bill. the
minority asked leave until next Tuesday to make
their report which WAS granted. lIansbrow, Of
Sacramento. has brought before the Assembly Il
bill providing for the determination of what shall
be considered legal inch of water, ns sold by
mining and ditch companies and Belden, in the
Senate, has introduced similar bill. There has
been several attempts at local legislation for the
mining Districts but not much has been accom-
plishel, nor Will be, a majority OF members
understand that communities making their own
local rules are better satisfied to abide by them
than by what might be considered by them I'M
practicable and unwicldly statutes.
senator Evans new Militia Law viii make a
very radical change in the present system v,duc-
ing the number Of militia companies for the .tate
to forty. and in a reduction Of military tax TO FIVE
cents on the one hundred dollars rs now shap-
ed the State will be saved from So. 900 toSlo0,-
OUu per annum on the amount required under
the present law to uphold this branch of State
expenditure. Many very important amendments
were made by the Senate to the bill as drawn by
General Evans. one Of which was to cut down
the number of companies from eighty to forty
three of which to be cavalry, and two artil-
Iery. | believe.
The files of both Houses are unusually large
that Of the Senate now containing about ninety
bills, fair proportion of which are loch f4e4s-
ureS pertaining only to San Francisco 'ig,son q
the number is one ceding to the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company three lots at South Beach, &,
on San Francisco bay. for the construction of
wharves for the accommodation of their increas-
ing business. now augmented by the contract for
carrying the mails from San Francisco to Chi
ma, and unless the short period in which to con-
slider the question puts a stop to the maturing of
the project, apprehend they will procure what
they ask, although there is an inclination to cur
/ tail rather than increase the privileges en-
joyed by that monopoly.
Hawes' bill to reduce the salary and perqui-
sites of the Clerk Of the Supreme Count, passed
the Senate to-day. An amendment to strikeoet
SO, 900 and insert $4,000, as the salary Of that
official, rejected, and from the provisions Of
the Act it leaves the Senate. the future Clerk
will receive the frst-namcd amount in cold coin
for his annual salary. Another bill, by Mr.. Por-
ter, is vet in the hands Of the Judiciary canmit-
tee providing for the rates at which all copying
and filing of papers shall be fixed, anG (which
will materially lessen the expenses of litgas-9 be-
fore that tribunal. There scein- u be ahttefiff-
ma ion that the high salaries of certain official
stations should be diminished. but | anticipate
no change this session, there being already so
much before the assembled wisdom that they
will be unable to finish up in the twelve working
days now remaining.
Senator lIawes, of san Mateo, who is the cham
pion Of reform in the present Legislature, has
come back to see the session closed. First thing
he did on his return was to introduce Z proposed
amendment to the Constitution, compelling ev-
cry voter TO procure his poll tax receipt to enti-
tie him to vote. The proposed amendment is at
Democrats another opportunity of venting their
constitutional IDEAS radical measures. He
has also introduced bill to provide for print
ing several thousand copies of the Registry Law
for gratutous distribution throughout the State
Another measure of the san Mateo Senator who
represents jointly san Francisco and san Mateo
is the Justice bill. which makes the election of
Justices deyove upon the joint support of the
whole number of electors, and gives the Board
of Supervisors the option of calling them togeth-
er for the holding of their Courts at one point
within the city or. in other words consolidates
their election and if the Supervisors approve it.
their courts also
had been in hopes of sending you A complete
copy of the bills regulating offices in your coun-
tv. but will delay another week in order to give
you the law free from amendments which might
be proposed. The bill regulating TIE salary of
Clerk and Sheriff will be introduced by Mr.. Dorr
at carly day.
The members have settled the question as to
pay by adopting resolution requiring the Con-
trollcr to draw his warrant for the fall amount
The patrons Of his ancient reverence St. Patrick
have suspended operations entirely, and are Civ
ing the day general observation
Johnsons bill, making the falsely uiterng or
publishing of words actioaable. passed the Sen
ate to-day. The Assembly will devote its first
attention next week to the Appropriation bill
act to authorize the Superintendent Of Schools of
Trinity to pay \. p. Bavless certain moneys dis
bursed by him in behalf of Hay Fork School Dis
trict has been introduced by Mr. Jones, and will
no doubt pass. X.
How NEVADA UNION JOURNALS SrAND.-The
Virginia Enterprise names a journals which side
with the majority of Congress and against the
President the humboldt Register, Carson -lPpeai.
Dayton Sentinel, Egstern Slope, lone Ners and
Virginia Eotoprise. The Reese River Rer'He is
only one that is fat-footed in favor of the Presi
dents position. The gray-haired old christian
of the Humboldt Register tells his opinion of the
Presidents speech in the following
The President made a violent speech on the 22d
February, to poorly commended auditory The
speech was, think. as ilv-chosen the posi-
ton 1t defended. The Press, and the Country,
we may say, disown the sentiments advanced, and
contemn the spirit of the harangue. The Presi-
aent has Feceded in part from his position. He
must give way still more. 1t is not in any man
10 stem the tide of popular Indignation aroused
ey the speech, and declarations preceding and