The Placer herald., 1866-01-13
JOCTINGs DOWN FROM THE CAPITAL.
rBy orR OWN CORRESPONDENT
SACRAMENTO. Jan. II, 1864.


to a regular old fashioned thunder storm
and y rtlny shower of hail Since that
time, there has been almost q continuous
shower Of rain. with an occasional CLEAN OF
sunshine and star light.
While the elements have been warning
without he Solons Of the State have been
putting and blowing g-gassing at the States
expense within. The majority in both
Houses after refusing by decided vote, to
adjourn III h NOR Of the Eighth of January,
on The score Of economy-have done moth
ing Of practical benefit to their constituents
since that time. Chamberlain, Of the AS,
sembly. expressed a willingness to adjourn
in honor of the victory achieved by Gen.
Jackson. at New Orleans, provided the en-
Tree OF Beast Butler into that City were cel-
ebrated in similar style, and Knz, of Neva'
da, (the funny man OF The Senai.), was will.
ing to observe the day, provided the ami
versary Of the battle of Pit,sburg Lanling
were similarly hoaored. The majority Of
the present Legislature imagine themselves.
in their collective capacity. an immense body
IA sort Of parliamentary mastodon-ato.
gether an extraordinary institution.
From the summary manner in which they
dispose of gave national qneslions-the
wish being father TO the thoughl'-that
many already imagine themselves members
If Congress; whereas not more than three
delegates from the two Houses can be chosen
to that high position The aspirants to this
honor, number anoug the most prominent
Lieut.. Gov. Machin, John p. Jones. OF Trim.
ity, Gen. Evans and even Parson Benton is
SAID to be waiting for the Congressional ,oga
to fall on his shoulders, after the manner of
the mantle Of Ehjah. Judge Pratt, Of Sier
ra, also rising and ambitious young Sena-
tor, might not object TO rhangin his base to
the Federal Capital. These are the most
prominent among the aspirans for Congress
sional honors in The superior branch of the
California Legislature. In the Assembly,
Speaker YuIe heads the list of course, and as
he is untirng in chasing up position
should his luck not change, or his party not
find itself in a minority hv the time the
election comes otf-which would not be at
all surprising TO some folks-he stands as
fair show to make the riffie AS any toad in
The CongressiaI puddle. Lee, of Alpine.
Hunt of Santa Clara are evidently training
tor the rare, and probably Sawyer, of Gala.
,eras, who has introduced bill to change
the time of holding Congressional elections,
may have been actuaed by selfish motives,
in his desire to make the proposed change.
Since the election If man of the caIiber
Of Cornelius Cole, to the Uni ed States Sen
ate, almost every iad. dual Who has stepped
into seat in tne Legislature imagnes that
it will be an easy matter for him 10 walk
into Couert SIS, and be sworn in. preco.
cious youth who left his home down East :,
and started With a cart load Of notions
! through the West, some year, ago, wrote
back TO bis paternal parient, dad, come out
here rigI' cf-you can get any place you
want-f,r they elect The d-dest kind of
fools to otfi.e out here.'
Since my last, Senao or johnson, of Ell DO
RADIO, introduced resolution into the Senate
declaring that the Confederate States had
never been out Of the Union, which position
he maintained in an able speech in which
he took The ground that. if they had been
even the President Of the United States was
not el gbIe to the seat he occupied, which
in su,h case ,ighltully belonged 10 Lafayette
| Foster, President Of The United States Sen
ale. The matter gave rise to an animated
debate, during which Horace EIawes, who is
cunning as fox and sharp as a sieel.,rap
introduced an amendment. denounring the
action Of the Confederate States. during the
late war. which passed, OF course by large
maj ority.
Mr.. Montgomery, the youngest, as he is
one of the most talent ed members of the
Senale, introduced 4 resolution few days
since, inst,nrling the Judiciary Committee
| 8 ,b.I hnIu fn kru hill tl,ot cInlI
eff-cually enforce the payment Of bail bonds
forfeited in criminal eases, which WAS fur.
ther amended. by Judge Bed-n. so as to in
clude the forfeited bonds of defauIing off
GERS Every one at all conversant with the
civil and criminal affairs Of The State in
tunes gone by, must be fully alive to the i'm
porlance of some provision of this kind. BY
lhe way, you have no doubt noticed the gnb'
bling up and skedaddIing with $4,000 Of
Government moneys, by young Macy, the
Cashier and brolher'in law of the U. S. Sub
Treasurer at San Francisco. Had this hap,
pened during Democratic Administration
what howl of viruous Indignation would
the faithful have made over it; but in these
latter days of wholesale robbery in high
places, this little peculation is but flea bite
mere drop in the bucket, compared with
the great Dead Sea of corruption.
After spending twice that amount deba'
tino the proposition, the Assembly yesterday
passed bill in relation to the adjustment Of
land tites-which among other provisions
appropriates $4,000 from The State Treasury
to pay the expenses of Surveyor General
uouyhton--who wishes to visit his friends
in The East at the public expense oslensibly
to proceed to Washington to adjust the
States claim to the Public Lands lying
within her borders. The sum of So, 900 was
appropriated by the Legislature four years
ago, to pay the expenses of VIM. II. Parks,
to proceed to Washington to adjust the In.
dian War claims Of California, from which
the Slate never derived titbe of benefit.