Year: 1859




The place held by Dr. Duncombe, was, it
seems, not altogether an unimportant one in
the Legislature, as the appointment by Mr..
Speaker of successor to him on the Militia
ry Committe made this morning, seems to
show. Mr. Kolmau is the new appointee
The fact that the ousted Doctor gained an
enviable reputation rs a military man during
his active course rs n Canadian patriot-for
which military duty-it having been done
across the line as "aBritsh subject" some
twenty years ago-made him an exceeding
proper man for the place he was appointed
to. His constituents should return him to
his seat and will doubtless DO 30. perhaps
as frequently as Daniel O'Connel was sent to
the British Parliament.


A petition signed by Mr.. Vaughan, rray
ing for the passage of a bill permitting the
Supervisors Of Sutter county to erect free
bridge across Feather river, was this morn.
ing read in the Assembly Much effort is
being made to defeat this bill. should
judge that if large representation of the
Sutterites, all opposed to the new bill, now
in Sacramento, argues anything, it, (the free
bridge) would cause much dissatisfaction
among the good people at the further end of
the present Feather river bridge.


Mr.. De Long introduced resolution this
morning asking that special committee be
appointed to examine into the conduct of the
State Insane Asylum-having in view the
investigation of the Brett affair. This reso
luton calls for special committee outside of
the Hospital Committee proper. This caused
great commotion among the friends of the
institution as Mr.. LesPyre innocently and
Inadvertently termed himself and friends
while speaking against the resolution. Is it
not surprisingly inhumane-to use a mild
word-that party feeling can prompt even
the toadies of Lecomptonism to wish to shield
one of their own party or anybody else from
trial upon so serious a charge. For my
own part, cannot believe that so henious
case of cruelty could be performed by DR..
Aylette, or with his knowledge, hut in jus.
tice to the State at large and to all concerned
in the Hospital, the resolution deserved to
prevail as it did. The friends of having the
investigation made at once, brought out some
singuarly blundering, stammering explana
tions from those who were so tender footed
upon the question. De Longs resolution
was finally carried, however; its opponents
getting ashamed Of themselves for allowing
their slavery to party to deny an inqusition
upon 50 important matter The resolution
was subsequently amended so as to make the
committee joint one of both houses


The Guager question came upin the House
again to-day. Much discussion was had upon
the rejection of bill which had uniformly
gone through the hands Of the engrossing
clerks The actual facts in the case are. that
the bill now before the House is not the
original till asst passed the Senate, and even
should it pass the House, cannot possibly
stand the investigation of the Courts But
if it is rejected, no other bill of the same ma
ture can be introduced into the House this
session. So you see the Guager has gained a
victory in any result. Still another advan-
tage he has is the supposition, well founded,
that the Governor would veto it should it
receive the affirmative vote of majority.
The House refused to reject it by % ayes to
40 noes A motion that the bill be rad
second time was carried so that informal as
it is, islikely to be placed upon the jour
mails of the House as having become law.


The Hanson, Barbour, Fall d Co.'S bridge
bill is going smoothly through the House.
This is to the great delight of sundry gentle
men who have been trembling in their boots
because Of the free bridge bill


will lore you no more to to-day.


VANDYKE BRowN.