The Placer herald., 1874-03-07
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE.
IFRoM our SPECIAL CoRREsPoNDENT.
SACRAMENTO, March 4, 1874.

Ed. HERALD
"Coming events cast their shadows before
them" is old 'Straws show the way the wind
blows" is also ancient and the hesitancy
and reluctance with which the Senate
t.kes hold Of some measures indicate the
wishes OF a large number of the members of
that body, even should public opinion prevent
he opinion from being voiced by any of them.
THE APPoRTIoNMENT
bill is one the measures allude to. This meas
is, perhaps, demanded by three-fourths OF
the State, yet. upon the present census. cor
rect act cannot be based. Another act whicl
passed the Assembly. and which the paper,
generally are waiting for with some impitlence
is the bill introduced by Mr.. Freeman
FARES AND hRrIoHTs.
have the utmost conhd-nce in the Com
mittee on Corporations. but they do hot fee
that this is the best bill that can be passed upo
this question. One of the members of tia
committee is going to introduce an act upon tAi
subject himself. l refer to Mr.. Irwin, and
have great hopes that he will give a bttt'r
oil than the Freeman bill, yet loath as a ma
iorty may feel to the passage of the Freeman
bill, still tn nix they will pass it. if no better
one is offered to them, and they will pass the
Freeman bill if better one is not introduced
time to have it pass the Assembly. They
still have important measures which are being
introduced, and one, which is not the least OF
these, is the
IMMIGRATION BOARD.
We sorely need immigration. Our State is
away behind many OF the Western States in
numbers and in wealth. Wealth is made by
industry We need producing men, who are
af and willing m work and in Or1a 10
them, we must disabuse the world, the old and
new, of many things, and give information upon
many other matters
Your Representative, Mr.. Norton viewing
this matter in this light, has introduced one of
the most important acts of the session See
additional comments elsewherel
YOSEMITE.
This beautiful valley and wonderful place is
attracting nearly much attention in the
Senate as attracts visitors to our State. The
reason is. that the pioneer settlers of that valley
Mr. Hutchings and others, have had "A bill passed
by the Senate, creating commission to examine
and report what claims they have ou the State
tor payment for their locations that are now
taken from them and given to the State.
ATTORNEY FEES.
Mr. Reyes also introduced IN oct to poy
Jadge Deering the of 81 500, as attorney
fees for the legal services he rendered the State
in defending this grant, and for advice. One O.
your Senators, DIR. Martin, opposed the pay
ment of this bill because we had an Attorney
General whose duty it was to do this kind of
esal work for the State The DR.. made a
strong case, but the bin was carried Martin
sas right
STATE PRINTERS BILL.
1t IS strange how liberal people will be some
times, and how parsimonOus and mean at 9th
er tines When the State Printers bill was in
the Senate, some of the men opposed paying
just debt, who, on yesterday, We're liberal to a
fault This bill passed the Assembly yesterday
Mr.. Norton took sides with the right as he
usually does, and carried his point.
CONSTITUTIONAL.
The Joint Committee on the policy of calling
convention to remodel our State Constitution,
made powerful report in favor of assembling
such convention.
SELLING REALTY.
The State of California has been indulging in
little speculation in real estate. 1t, by the
powers of an act passed by the Legislature two
years ago, bought some five or six squar OF
ground in Sacramento city, and paid one hun
DIR d thousand dollars therefor The State now
proposes to sell this property, and a mansion
of magnificent pretensiOns, which cost the State
pOO,VOo lHoTe, anu IL WIS Thought, anu was
stated by men in the real estate business. that
this property could be sold for about $50, 600
This is economy illustrated. This mansion now
tosts the State 81 800 per year to keep trust,
man to watch 1t. This is what modern slang
terms an elephant" Laine wants to sell il
ior fear the next Legislature expends more mon
ey in embelishin1 the grounds. II the Capito
commissioners ever get at it, they will cover It
with blue grass, though water lilies are the nat
ural growth. They have blue grass on the
brain.
Murphy, Of the Assembly. has INTRODUCED a
bill to prevent the monopoly of the grazing and
| timbered lands of the State. The at provides
that no man shall own more than 2o0 acres
tmtered land, nor more than l2sU acre o.
| grazing land in the State OF tahfo,ula, Per-
sons now owning more, may hold it dur NJ tA u
natural life
ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT REsoLUIIoE
relative to title in fee of the government to pun
lie lands. G.. E. Pickett is said to be the author
md he asked the Assembly to allow him the
| nse Of their Chamber, so rs to inform then,
upon this matter, but that body declined, and
now he comes ont in pamphlet upon the sub
| ect.
LOCAL OPTION AND CIVIL DAMAGE.
Mr.. Higbie introduced bill upon this subject
The act provides for licensing retail venders OF
liquor; but persons applying for licenses mu t
file bond i'll $500 with the Clerk, to secure
payment of damages resulting to husband
child or parent, and it confers right Of action
for damages upon the person injured, including
any woman who may sue as q femme sole.
An election is to be ord red upon petition Of
| one-third the voters to the Supervisors, which
election shall determine whether licenses shal
| be sold or not
STATE PRISON COMMITTEE.
see this commit % is attacked by some o
the plpers for recommendations for mercy.
do know of one case where justice required
this to be done, and it MY be most OF them ar
similar.