Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-04-01
LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL
IRREGULAR CORRESPONDENCE OF THE JoURsAL.l
The Railroad Eight-SenatOr Tinuin
Wife-Beaters-The Educational
BuI-Measures-W Bills
have Passed and become
Laws.
SACRAMENTO, March 9th, 1876.

The week has been marked by the pas
sage of the O'Connor Railroad Commis-
soner bill. 1t was at once transmitted
to the Assembly and there it met with
two days debate, the last being field
occasion. 1t was received by that body
very singularly. All the developments
since the passage of the Archer bill SEEM
ed to have shed no light upon the Repre-
sentative intelligence. The same igno-
rance as to the great question at issue
prevailed. That legislation on the ques-
ton Of freights and fares was demanded,
no one has denied but that hasty and
destructive measures should be passed TO
satisfy the demand for legislation and the
exercise Of the supreme right Of the State,
no one has demanded. So, despite reason,
in the face of protest, in the absence of
petition or other popular expression of
desire, the Assembly went over the old
and beaten path. The speakers bemoaned
the fate Of their pet, Archer's crazy bill,
and declared, despite all that had devel-
opcd, they wanted it and no other. How
ever, as they couldn't get Archer they
accepted O'Connor ard adopted the SEN
ate bill. But they tackled on amendments
in pure spite the chief aud only material
one being that the rates of fare and freight
shall be per cent. lower than those in
actual use January 1st, 1876. You will
remember that the O'Connor bill declared
as maximum rates those of January 1st,
1876. SO the bill went back to the Senate.
1t reached that body on Saturday, and
! caught the railroad men mapping, for no
one supposed 1t would be called up at
once and so four of the Senators opposed
to the Archer bill took their weekly trip
to San Francisco. This left the Archer
men with one Of their men gomez one in
the majority, and when at p. NJ. Angney
called the billup, CONSERVATION prevailed.
A recess was had until 1880 p. NJ. and then
a muster being made it was found the
Senate stood l6 to l6 on the bill as amend
ed, and treaty was signed to continue
the matter until P. NJ. to-day. The re-
suit | will give you to morrow.
SENATOR TINNIN
Has returned to his seat fully recovered
from his recent illness. The Senator's
course has been quiet one. He has not
been the author Of any prominent meas
TIRE, and although differ from him as to
his position on railroad questions and be-
lieve his vote is on the side which is most
damaging to the true interests of the
State, yet aside from that his votes have
been firmly right. He has made few
speeches but, save when sick, has been at
his post. His personal habits are such
that he is always capacitated for work
and always ready for sessions regular or
special. On positions he once takes, he
has the reputation of being exceedingly
firm. Unlike the selfish and narrow
minded Senator Tuttle, he is not the
creature of selfish desires and bitter pre-
judices. Unlike the sinister and aggres-
sive Lane, he does not believe in revou-
tionary legislation and radical upsettings
of everything under the specicus cry of
retrenchment. AS Chairman of the Com
mittee on Contingent Expenses he has
had occasion to lop off useless expenses,
but has not developed rabd and destruct-
i've economy, as has Angncy, whose pet
measure, the reduction of the poor sala-
ries of porters, watchmcn and gardeners
at the Capitol, which the Governor wisely
vetoed. He has been n consistent Demo-
crat and is n shining mark for Republican
arrows. | think he feels that his party
has failed to win much glory this session,
and is not satisfied with its record thus
far. Your Senator commands personal
respect OH all sides.
MEASURES.