Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-20

MITTEE ON CORPORATIONS RE-
PORT UNANIMOUSLY AGAINST
THE FREEMAN BILL AND RECON-.
MEND THE PASSAGE OF THE SUR
sTTTUTE PREPARED by SENATOR
IRwIN-wHITNEY,S GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY KNOCKED INTO A COCK.
ED HAT IN THE ASSENIBLY-THE
WEATHER -AMUsENENTS- josh
KILLINGS, ETC.
SACRAMENTO, March IS. 1874.
Ed. NEWS: Aftsr a fortnight Of ralh,
mud and slush, pour and drizzle, driz-
zls and pour, the week, as II out Of
compliment to Ireland's Patron Saint,
opened bright and beautiful ; the sun.
shine gave everything a cheerful as
pect, the prevailing tint being Colour
du rose; the air was redolent Of tho
perfume Of flowers and resonant with
the songs Of birds, while a glance over
In your direction revealed the high
peaks Of tho Sierra blanketed with
snow, which lie lower down the noun.
tain sides than has been the case with
any other reason within the memory
Of that Oft quoted and much respected
authority, "the oldest lnhabitant." Il
"St. Patrlck's Day In the morning"
opened bright aud balmy, and the day
was observed In handsome style with
a military and civic procession, reli-
gious obseryances ut st. Roses Church
and secular exercises at the Metropol-
Itan Theatre, which were crowded to
excess. Assemblyman Murphy OF Del
Norte. delivered an eloquent, Interest.
Ing and appropriate Grafton. Albert
Hart. Gov. Booths Private Secretary:
recited a spirited aud stirring original
poem OH the death Of O'Neill, the Ul-
ster Chief; Patrick Henry Mcgowan,
| who was ousted IRON the position OF
| Clerk OF the Assembly Judiciary Com
| mlttee on account Of his lampoonlng
one of its members, John +. Swift) In
a letter In the Vest Coast Signal, re-
cited ..Shamus 0'Brien," aud Mrs.
Fitch "The Charge OF the Light Brig
ade." Everything was done deesntly
and In that good order which reflected
the highest credit upon the Hlbernlan
population. There was no "flghtlng
whisky" drank. but tho strictsst pre-.
pricty marked all the performances oil
the day. Your correspondent, la de-
fault of q shamrock. was compelled to
fall back OH the jack-knife brigade on
the Capitol grounds for q regular three
lsayed clover.
Hasty and III Considered L.cgisia-
tion.
A the session draws nearer and
nearer its close. business Is transacted
and bills are rushed through the two
two houses with \ perfect looseness,re-
minding parties acquainted with this
custom, which Is M more honored In
the breach than the observance, OF the
remark OF the SAGE to the scion oil his
house. My son. thou knowest not
with how little wisdom this world Is
governed" A Senator or Assembly.
m,n arises In his place and addressing
the chair, says: ~ wish To Introduce
a bill out OF It's order, without previous
notice." and said bill Is Introduced.
The member then states that lt Is
purely local measure, affecting only
his own county or district, which 1t 10
not necessary to read, being carefully
drawn and endorsed by the delegation.
A motion Is made to consider the bill
engrossed and put 1t on its passage,
and IL goes through with a whereas.
In this hasty, loose and Indefinite man
ner, many a rascally measure which
might be classed under the generic
head OF "Thisving BILL" 10 struggled
through the Legislature, and becomes
q law without the knowledge and COLI
sent OF the people who are most direct
iy Interested, aud the treasury Ia de-
pleted In a manner that none but a
healthy body corporate aud polite like
the youthful and vigorous common
| wealth Of California could stand.
rreights and Fares.
The Senate Committee on Corpora
lions, after a most exhaustive examin-
alton Into everything bearing upon the
subject. a host OF witnesses from every
department Of life. from Gov. STAN
ford, President Of the Central Pacific,
down to the contractor who pays g..
800 per snnum for the privilege OF ped
ding newspapers and peanuts on the
cars, and does not patronise the Union,
because the proprlstors will not con-
form to the practice OF other publishers
In taking back the unsold numbers, tes-
titled upon the various points ut Issue.
Some OF the rosd-masters testified that
Assemblyman Freeman. who laid out,
built up and own the town Of Wood
land, Yolo county. had a rebate Of &5,-
900 In u season on wheat frclghts.
and wanted to sell the company q site
for a depot, valued at $500, for 5000,
but the company couldn't soc Il; hence
hi, Frelghts and Fares Bill, ''that's
what's the matter with Hannah J" IL
makes all the difference In the world
whose OK 1t Is that Is gored. The bill
drawn up by Senator Irwin, OF Slskl-
you. and President pro tenn. OF tho Sen.
ate. Is deliberately constructed, and tho
tariff OF rates more equitable both rs
regards the roads and those who travel
or freight over them. This bill Is made
the special order for tomorrow, March
10, when a regular field day Ia antici-
p1tcu, anu StiiatOIs anu nun viii
alike spread themselves on the floor Of
the Senate Chamber. Your e%orrespon.
dent, In considerable experience as a
legislative reporter, has noticed this
fact, that whenever crlnoline makes Its
appearance In either Chamber, certain
incipient statesman and newly fledged
orators, provided always they can
catch the eye Of the Chair. raise the
war whoop aud indulge In the loniest
flights OF eloquence and "omnipotcnt
bustatlon."
Geological Survey.
One OF tho most %stupendous humbugs
In the State Of California has been the
State Geological Survey, going on du.
ring the past eight years, under charge
OF Professor Whitney Of Harvard
University. at n cost to the State OF
$3.50, 900. Beyond the publication Of
several volumes, the only practical
uSe of which has hean IN furni.h nv