Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07

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We keep insured and never want the
revenue to come in for the outlay.
| Senator Roach has introduced bill to
organize and authorize a company to
clear the channels of the San Joaquin
and Sacramento rivers as high up as
Stockton and Sacramento. In 1859,
Roach predicted overflow from the clog
ging of the channels. In 1862 it came as
he said. The men who ask the right are
the same who cleaned the delta of the
Mississippi successfully. They give guar
antics and ask but 81, 900 per mile.
The Temperance people are on the
move and host Of petitions with tens of
thousands of names for restrictive laws,
are in the hands of Legislators for pres
entation. 1t appears very likely local
option law will pass. General local re-
strictive laws have already passed and
/ the sentiment is strong for general liq-
uor law. The local option law is now on
the Senate file. The Senate bill to per-
nit the jury to fix the penalty in murder
cases at either death or imprisonment for
life, yesterday passed to engrossment,
and our hopes that it may become a law
grow stronger. The debate on the meas
ure was very lively. Its warmest oppo-
neut i, Pcndcgast and its chief supporter
is Farley. The bill to repeal the law re-
quiring plaintiffs to give bonds for costs
in actions against papers for libel, was up
in the Senate yesterday and was defeated
by one vote. y reconsideration has been
moved, but let Us hope it will avail moth
ing ard that the door ior blackmailcrs
may not be opened. The bill to sell the
Capital Park was passed to eHgro,a ment.
no care for the beauty Of our Capital
grounds seems to trouble the members Of
the Senate. The fight over the appro-
priations Tor the Orphan Asylums has
begun. The Senate committee some
time since reported against any charita-
bic appropriations. The Union has TAX
en- up the cry and made q bitter attack
against all the boards of management of
OIpHln ueJ luIllS. IHC ACCO|u IdkcS lHc
other side and thinks the State should
aid them so long as it has no State insti-
tuition Tor the homeless. Meanwhile the
lobby begins TO swarm with priests and
phiIauthgopi- Is, women ard clergymcn,
and the lgh. grows very warm. The
proposition to have the Lagi Ialure elect
State Superintendent Of Printing has
many friends, and now that the State
Printer is dead, it is probable that he
will have no successor. Bowers bill to
prevent drunkenness in public places,
providing for the safe keeping Of persons
found drunk, in places not prisons,
brought on lively debate in the Assem-
bly, yesterday, in which great deal Of
fun was joked at the measure. But
those who propose to treat drunkards not
as criminals but as unfortunate men to
be tenderly and safely cared for and re-
formed, are valiant in its defence and
will fight it out when it is again on for
debate.
OTHER MATTERS.
The Bribery Investigating Committee
was again in session last night. Three
witnesses We're examined who swore that
Jimenez told them, before and after the
Senatorial election, that there stood ready
Il man to give Escandon from $1,000 to
Sl5,0 to vote for Booth. The commit
tee it is expected will report this week.
The Committee on Public Buildings has
returned from San Francisco, having had
its last and heaviest tilt with the Board
of Regents. This investigation has surely
resulted in a showing not creditable to
Regent DR.. Samuel Merit and he is said
to feel exceedingly blue. 1t has been
made clear that the buildings at Berkley
cost over $50, 600 in excess Of all possible
reasonable charge, that their erection was
loosely managed and the whole system
left TO the whims and unmethodcal judg-
ment of DR.. Merit. So humiiated is
that gentleman that he has offered to pay
the Colleges any sum it may be found is
lost by his management. | believe the
DIR. has not Intentionally wronged any
one, and the whole thing is the result Of
putting man to supervise work in line
inwhich he is not skilled.
The Grangers of Healdsburg having
made rough attack upon the man
agement Of the State Agricultural Socie-
ty, alleging the moneys are squandered,
and the purposes Of the society subordin-
ated to horse-racng and pool-seling, the
Board sof Directors met yesterday and
made dignified bnt severe reply which,
so far as | can ascertain, is Il correct state
ment Of the case. The board is chiefly
composed of large farmers and stock
raisers who never had race horse on a
track, and whose interests are wholly ag-
ricultural. They have had to cater to
public tastes in having horse-racing and
it has been the means Of heavy income
to the Society, enabling it to pay off long
debts and advance the interests of the So
ciety, Then it is question whether
speed exhibitions as conducted by the So
c'etS are " NC d" ",ilucilllcu aI All OF not.
The fairs have every year grown in in
terest and influence, and the manage
ment has been wise and discreet.
The California Wine Growers Conven-
ton is now in session here their bust
ness is not Of general character. Lo-
cal news is scarce, and MS to the many
important measures before the Legisla
ture, there are none / have not already
referred to, which are in such q shape as
to warrant me in consuming space in
specunton. SCHNEIDER.