The Placer herald., 1872-04-06
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE.

arrived that divided the first and second uiyo VI
April. the nineteenth session of the California
Legislature expired by limitation of the oohs'i-
tuition The members of this body Will soon pe
with their constituents but their acts remain the
laws of the State and now 90 into history. 1here
have been many good measures passed, eSpeci-
alIv if we include the adoption of the Code' put
there have been some measures lett uhPasseu
that the people expected their representatives 10
have enacted. / do not like to be always growi-
ing and always complaining, but l cannot Dut
write what think about the
FIVE PER CENT LAW.
The repeal of this law was demanded by the
whole people with the greatest unanimity, If we
are to believe the speakers, the journals and the
political conventions of our State | am not OF
those who think money was given as bribes dl-
recty nor do like to charge our representatives
with dishonesty but they did suffer themselves
to be mportuned, and imposed upon by soph-
isms. falsehoods and misrepresentation. II Is
true, legislators should be above this sort OF IN
huence, but we know they are not.
TIE FARES AND FREIGHTs
Was a measure that all the people expected ac-
ton upon, and all the people were disappointed
/ urged my friends i'll the Senate TO make good
record on these measures, to stand by the peo-
pie but some gave way and we were left with
but seventeen that could he relied upon, In a
body of forty. Those men, professed democrats
who voted against the wishes of their constitu-
ents will hardly be wanted by these constituents
for this service soon again.
THE SCHOOL LAW.
1t is with sadness of heart that | refer to the
veto of the Governor upon our school bill. 1t
was q good measure it was of the greatest i'm
portancc of any subject that had occupied the
attention of the Legislature, and then 1t had It's
origin with an honest, high-minded Democratic
Senator. The objections i'll the veto message, !
learn for have not read it, are not against the
principle, but against the details Of the bill that
it approprates more money than can be collected
for this purpose BE this as 1t may, | was III
favor of this measure, not for the reasons of the
advocates of compulsory education, based upon
the theory that the people belonged to the gov
ernment, but from the fact that self-preservation
and the safety of our free institutions require all
to have the means of education presented to
them, or placed within their reach This bill
was favorable to small, weak and sparsely inhab-
tied districts These are the places where edu-
cation ought to be provided by the State-the
pay of teachers taken out of the State Treasury.
STATE UNIVERSITY.
This institution got an appropriation of
$500, 0O0 just at the heels of adjournment, and
placed on the appropriation bill az n rider. 1t
was said that the Governor would veto this bill
if this was left in it, but he signed it. Tuttle, of
Sonoma came over to my desk and exclaimed,
Three hundred thousand to the University and
nothing to the common schools"
PURCHASE OF A PARK.
The bill appropriating 100000 for the pur-
chase of five squares OF land between the Capt.
ol and the Governors mansion was passed
through both Houses, and signed by the Gov
ernor after O'Clock of April lst. You will not
hear a quarrel on this subject in a single Sacra-
mcnto paper. | am in favor of doing this thing
in due time, but do not think this the time.
would like to have u beautiful park as your
member, Banvard, says to walk or drive through,
but do, not like, him think the people want it
now. | venture to say his vote does not tally
with the wishes of his constituents.
BIGLEEs PICTURE.
There was on exhibition for few days in the
Scrgeant-at- Arms room, picture of the late
John Bgler il was to my mind, n most excel
lent likeness but not a fine painting | am not
judge of this branch of art, further than tracing
rcscmblances and in this respect this picture
does excel. resolution to buy the painting for
the State Capitol at S700 passed the Senate.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
A fair and just bill came into the Senate from
the Assembly on this subject at least it was
called q fair bill, and it was passed; but bill
from the Assembly to
DISTRICT THE STATE
Into Senatorial and Assembly districts came III
also, and a more iniqutous and unjust appor-
tonment never was presented for the action
of n Legislative body.
The friends of apportionment started off brash /.
they first laid very good Senate bill upon the
table, that left no bill but the Assembly bill to be
acted upon, and they thought it so important n
measure that no one would dare to oppose it,
But III this they We're mistaken. Senator Irwin
showed that the constitution did not require it
at this special time. That the bill itself was
simply absurd, that it was abominable The
fight waxed warm, and some mountain Senators
deserted the ranks and went against the immedi-
ate interests of their constituents, and for what
they called justice and supported bill dictated
10y II Republican Senator. Your Senator was one
of this sort urged him not to go against the
anti apport'onment men in votes upon parlia-
mentary questions when they were right, but to
no effect; he voted with those men on all occa-
sIons, even to calling the main question. Pende-
CAST and Outon We're the leaders. and both pre-
sumed too much on their strength. They called
the previous question and got defeated They
got the bill up off the file on special time then it
could again only be reached by two thirds vote.
They got entangled in rules Of the Senate, be-
came demoralized and were defeated The last
defeat was startling one. They had determined
to call up the bill, right or wrong, end Thought
they had the votes, when Larkin. observing
number of Senators absent for a moment. moved
to adjourn until half past seven. 1t was carried
by vote of Is to II. The fight was won.
PRESENTATION NO. |.
The Senators united in beautiful gift to James
Farley, Speaker pro tenn, for the able and impair
tial manner in which he has performed his duties
ms speaker. This is deserved compliment. if
any compliment of this kind should be given to
any person under any circumstances. | think
the practice n bad one as leading 70 bad results.
and after while will mean nothing but the ful
hment OF custom | recolleet when the two
very hne ARABIAN horses We're presented by an
Arab Sheik, OF some dignitary, and Gen Jack
son refused the present, stating that he as Presi-
dent, was not at liberty so to do These fine
horses went over to Congress and were sold and
the money went into the national treasury 10