Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09
OUR SACRAMENTO LETTER.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
SACRAMENTO, March 4, 1872.

We have just ended week exceeding
" dull and which can furnish but few
items of interest for my correspondence.
In the Assembly Il good idea struck the
members to wade into the general file,
which. as | have stated before, has been
increasing in size until at this time it had
got to be double sheet. This commend
able resolution was carried out, and In
session early and late they very visibly
diminished its proportions and freed 1t OF
host of local bills. The Senate too,
this week have been getting little be-
hind and have also file of no mean pro-
portions.
THE FUNERAL
Of Chief Justice Sprague took place last
Tuesday from the Supreme Courtroom
in the Capitol building, which was very
tastefully draped as was also the chair OF
the deceased. Most of the members of
both branches of the Legislature were in
attendance, each having appointed spe-
cial committee to take part in the arrange
ments. The services were conducted by
the Rev. j. II. c. Bonte, Chaplain of the
Senate, who read the service Of the Epis
copal church. The Odd Fellows Order,
of which the deceased was member, in
tended to have joined in the procession,
but the heavy storm that arose, prevented
their doing so. The casket was deposited
in the State plot between the graves Of
the late w. j. Ferguson and Thomas
Campbell.
1t would be almost impossible for me
to give you list of those who aspire to
this vacancy on the bench, for they seem
almost without end. Among others men
toned, and some of whom are being
strongly urged, are : Judge Mcfarland
and Judge McKune, of this city; Judge
O. c. Pratt, Judge Curry, John b. Har-
mon, NJ. NJ. Estce, and Judge S. ii.
Dwinelle, of San Francisco David Bel
den, of Santa CLARA f. L. Spencer, of
the same county (present chairman Of the
Judiciary Committee of the Assembly,;
Judge Filkins and Judge Belcher, of
Yuba Chas. n. Fox, of San Mateo
Robert McGarvey, of Mendocino James
4. Hale, of Placer and Senator Tomp-
kins and John b. FELTON,, Of Alameda.
TREsPAsS LAW.
This subject is likely again soon to at
tract the attention Of the Legislature,
more particularly Of the Assembly, where
the Committee on Agriculture have in
troduced trespass law. Its provisions
are made to apply to the counties of San
Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Santa
Barbara, Alameda, Sonoma, Sacrament
to, Santa Clara, Yolo, Contra Costa,
Monterey, Mendocino, Marin, Napa,
Merced, San joaquin, Solano and San
Luis Obispo. One section provides for
the submission Of the question of the
adoption of the law to the people of any
Of the counties not included in the act.
Whenever petition signed by one hund-
red qualified voters of county shall be
presented to the Board of Supervisors,
the Board shall submit the question to
the people at the next general election,
the question being put in the form of,
Trcspass law-yes," and "Trespass
law-no." Should the majority of the
votes cast be in favor of the trespass law,
the act shall be adopted.
TRINITY COUNTY BILLS.
Mr.. Tinnin on Friday introduced two
bills relative to Trinity county. The first
is an act to provide for the construction
Of free bridges in that county, an act
which authorizes the Supervisors to set
apart the property road tax, now collected
as a special free bridge tax, and devote
the same to the construction of such
bridges as are necessary, such bridges to
be built by contract. The other bill is
to authorize an additional levy of county
taxes. 1t authorizes a collection of tax
not exceeding one half of one per cent.
on the 500, one half of which shall 90
into the general fund of the county and
one half into the county redemption fund /.
Both bills were referred to the deega-
ton.