Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-05

election. You will thus see it leaves the
whole power ia the hands of the Super
visors to dictate the terms upon which
yoa shall adyer tse the matter. Country
newspapers are the head lights Of their
vicinity, and any effort to cut off legiti-
mate business peiquisites ought to be pro-
foundly considered before passage. You
know your business best, but it seems to
me if was spaper-man in your Sec
ton, I'd not feel lovely toward those who
sought to cut my throat-eyen ever so
little bit--when all my labors were for
the sole benefit Of the community, and Il
fair self-iyiug. Whether there i. political
or personal opposition in it or not, you
can bes: judge.
OTHER MATTERS.
The Houses are both agtated over four
bills to lessen the expense Of caring for
the Capitol buildings and grounds.
The Senate has passed one retrench-
ment bill already, reducing several sala-
ries and those Of Legislators to 81 600 per
session inclusive of stationery 500.
Archer, in the House, has put in a sub
stitute for his bill to regulate fares and
! freights on railroads. 1t is voluminous-
very. prophesy that it will never be-
come law. All attempts Of this kind
must fail. Arbitrary laws will never
! ,I,4 : a, .hi
ing laws and demands OF trade, and all
efforts like this have proven failures.
/ Yesterday in the Senate Gibbons Of AL
ameda introduced a joint rne providing
press Representatives, shall not be allow
ed the privileges OF the floor OF either
House except 50 long as they confne
themselves in reports and correspondence
to language within parliamentary rules,
and such as Senators may use on the
floor, or Representatives may indulge in:
Provided that criticism of public measures
is not prohibited nor exposure or de-
nunciation of fraud &c. The matter
was referred to the Committee on Rul s.
introduced day by day concerning the
Southern Pacific change of route, also
favoring plainly the Texas Pacific Il. R.
The measure to give the wife by will
10 dispose Of her half of the community
property to the exclusion Of her hus band
has been defeated and justly so.
I ~ Z l., : nd
agriculture held the first joint meeting
to consider the "tailings" question; they
exchanged views only and have not ar
rived att conclusion, nor do / believe they
will. The subject is too conflicting to be
settled at once. Here the matter is un-
der,tood to be capable of soution-in
time. Certainly there should be no hard
feelings between the miners and agri-
cultulsts. The belief is that commits
sion will be named to gather facts and
report to the next Legislature.
Yesterday the Senate and Assembly
Committee on Hospitals reported on the
Stockton Insane Asylum management
exoneratng Medical Supt. Shultlefl from
all charges, declaring him perfect in his
office, and that the allegation that he has
used it for political ends is wholly false
and utterly without foundation. This
from Il Democratic Committee concern
ing "A Republican office holder is high
praise and shows manly spirit creditabe
to the Democracy.
The Lobby grows stronger daily aud
now there are gathering the priests,
friends, and advocates of the various
Charities to secure appropriations for
Converts, Hospitals, Orphan Asylums,
Reliels Sc. The Assembly after hard
fight, has passed bill to make the State
pay the largest part of the expense Of
prosecuting and convicting Vasquez, in
stead of saddling it upon San Benito
Co. where unfortunately the Indct
mcnt was found.
The Bill which virtually abolishes the
Militia System, is "A special order for
Thursday, in the Senate. 1t will he a
field day. When it was up last week .
the chamber swarmed with Militia officers
from all over the State, determined to
defeat it, and it is to be hoped they may
succeed. We are not yet ready to aban-
don our system of citizen soldery, espe-
cialIy on a bill drawn by a gentleman
who was in avowed antagonism to the
principle which Lincoln maintained, that
the Rebellion was wrong ard must be
suppressed, and that are the measures
adopted to that end were just and right
However estimable Mr.. Laine may be
socially, however diligcnt IA legislator,
Union men will not forget that his SYM
pathies were with the South, and be-
leve he is frank and honest to own it.
The repeal of the Compulsory Educa.
ton law has not yet been affected, but |
fear it will. The Democracy are not
friendly to such measures. 1t would put
the laboring oar in the hand of progress,
rather than give it the highest task De
mocracy, as represented by party has
made that record in history, nd we must
believe it will do it again.
NATHANIEL.