The Placer herald., 1868-02-01
Sacramento Correspondence.
SAowAMENro, January 30tb, IS

SACRAMENTO, January SOtb, 1903.
Editor Herald The storm Of last Satur.
day and Sunday made the streets OF sacra'
mento more slusby than ever. There is
mud 10 front Of you, behind you, and all
around YOU. In fact it is the mud
dies. town I ever saw, and il it continues
should not be surprised If the member from
Marposa got majority Of the Legislature
in favor Of his bill to remove the Capitol 10
some more favorable location.
Nearly all the counties Of the State have
made their settlements, for the past year, 10
The State. San Francisco leads off IN the
highest amount She paid into the State
Treasury $sl5.l72 ~; and Sacramento,
S14l.53l 06; San Joaquin, $7l,e59 81 ;
Santa Clara, $3s,l04 SO; Sonoma, $59,.
sss II; Alameda. $57.ll4 81; FL Dorado.
s56,4e5 6s; Nevada. $55.506 %; Placer,
CSC. .os5 SO; Yuba, s47,23o rs; Calaverss,
$42,2sS 10; San Maeo, S40,7s6 "a
These twelve counties pay an aggregate tax
of$l .556.l2e 80, and more than one.hait
the tax Of the State, the total revenue being
$2.97O,736 48. Thus you will see that your
county is ninth in the list. FL Dorado
county pays $e,379 70 more than Placer,
bu, notice that .he tea,e El Dorado in her
registered vote 343-Placer having Ats,
and her neighbor 4.435.
There is now in the State Treasury over
$4,000, 1000, in the vsrious funds. This is an
immense amount Of money to be lying idle
Certainly our law makers can, with perfect
propriely reduce taxation.
see that Attorney General Hamilton has
given his opinion in relation to the States
right to the Tide Lands. The lands, il
properly busbanded, or the proceeds derived
from them, would pay off large portion Of
the State debt. And then If the Legislature
would abolish the Foreign Miners Tax, and
pass a law making every Cbinaman pay a
Poll Tax Of $l2 or $l5 per annum, it would
raise at least a revecue Of *5oo.OOO. At
least one half if not all Of this should be
given to the counties.
A majority Of the members OF the Legis.
lature seem to be in favor OF reducing the
fare aud freight on the Pacific Railroad
but the owners Of this heavy corporation
have become alarmed and are now busy AT
work to prevent it and are busy daily buz
z;nq members. The member whO opposes a
lair and proper reduction should be marked
in his county, and meoer agai" be permitted
to represent any constituency.
The case Of Mason vs.. Tuttle was reported
on in the House yesterday, aud The argu
ment was sci for Friday.
frequently see Placerites on our streets.
Yesterday met T. L. Chamberlain and wife.
Thev are stopping at the Golden Eagle. Also.
w. E. Miller, +. j. BrickeI. NJ. 2. Il. Love.
Senator Vaudeville is strongly in favor Of
reducing fare and freight on the Railroad.
and says if nobody else will introduce bill
in the Senate, he will. II be does, be will
" make the fur fly" sure.
The Democratic members went into eau
Gus las. evening for the purpose Of nominat-
ing Harbor Commissioner, and fai|ed to
elect. Seven ballots were taken. On the
last ballot Scott had 7 votes; O'Farrell 8;
Woods 6; Gibbons l; Hsworth 4; Hurst a;
Stevenson and Beard. Of San Francisco,
%. lfthe country members were united they
could easily elect a country man, but their
forces are too much divided. and l much
fear San Francisco will carry off the prize.
She has now the best offices in the State and
should be satisfied. The caucus meets again
Friday evening. Yours DC,
OCCASIONAL.