Year: 1876




and paid the s. fee, and it was found they
had made application for land not for
sale, he declared the descriptions to
changed in the old application. He says
he believes he was right in so doing and
that it is not the policy Of the State to do
otherwise. This is the whole case in
nut shell.


STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.


The bitter and prejudiced attacks upon
the State Agricultural Society have re-
bounded with terrible force upon the So
ciety's assailants. The Assembly Com
mittee spent two weeks in the investiga-
tion and report everything all right-nay,
that the society is managed with economy,
skill and by unseish and phlanthropic
directors. The Committee not only COM
piments the Society and its management,
but by proofs taken show all they say to
be merely plain truth, and instead OF
recommending its destruction go to the
extent Of urging the State to give 1t liberia
aid, and help it out Of debt. Its chief AS
saiant has been Col. Warren, OF the
CdliJOlnia Farmer. He was witness
! before the Committee and failed to show
single error or wrong. On the contrary
the old growler was asked by Il Commit
tee-man directly if he, Warren, was not
debtor Of the Society, having failed To
properly account for his sale OF life men,
berships entrusted to him, and he failed
to satisfactorily reply. He was asked to
name a single director who had done
wrong, a single fraud or a solitary error
of management, and could not do SO. He
could only growl at the general style of
management.


Another growler has been the Pacific
Rurdi Press and its sole animus seems to
have been jealousy of Sacramento, and a
general dog in the manger disposition.
The report fully answers all its innuen-
does. | am thus free to speak because
these attacks upon Carey, Biggs, Cham
berlain, Boruck, Green and other directors
have been such utterly foundationless
assaults and have by the country press
been too readily echoed for some years.
These men are good citizens and ought
to have fair and honest treatment.
OTHER MATTERS.


The Assembly Judiciary Committee
has reported most strongly against the
Personal Signature bill, the report signals
the death Of that infamous and uncUnsti-
tutional measure.


A resolution asking Congress to refrain
from selling the timber lands in the Coast
ranges, has been introduced. 1t ough,
to and will pass.


The Quackery bill was up in the As
sembly yesterday and went to engross
ment by vote decidedly indicative OF
its passage. This is largely due to the clear
and often eloquent Grafton Of Mr.. Brice-
land, who has been its earnest advocate
1t requires all those protesting to be ply
sicians, to show before State board that
they not only have diplomas but are
up" in those general educational requi-
sites necessary to every physician, what
ever the school of medicine to which he
may be attached. BY the way let me say
that your Mr.. Briceland has been good
member. He is always on duty, always
votes, expresses himself when necessary
and with force and consciousness. When
on n pet measure he warns up to elo-
qucnce, and shows scholarly ability. His
desk is near mine and | vouch for i;
BuceIand knows something Of every
measure before the House. lie may err
in judgment and 1 think has done so, but
believe lie is conscientious and | know
he is earnest. | am not personally ac-
quainted with him and never spoke to
him and hence | can be accepted as Il fair
judge, being opposed to him in politics
1t is not necessary to watch man, that
you know him. prefer not TO be intimate
with men whose course | must criticize.


Senator Tinnin has been very sick. but
l am happy to say is recovering | hear.
shall review his course in my next.


The bill to punish wife beuters, by
whipping them at the pillory post has
rfot yet become law, and think, though
1t has passed both houses, he will give it
his veto, as being Il step backward. The
attempt to pass a revenue law by fixing a
tax OF 5 per cent. on all incomes has ex-
cited universal eXecration and it canAot
now become law; LauS Dec.


"A bill is very likely to pass prohibiting
the removal Of the remains Of deceased
persons from the State, without consent
of the Governor. This is hit at the
Chinese and it is intended to worry them
and make their life here unpleasant, II
plan in which nearly all people are now
particeps criminis, for | find few people
who would not joyiully hail the expulsion
of the Chinese from the land.


But twelve days more remain for leg
islative work, and then the end.


We shall hail it gladly. Something
over 200 bills have become laws, and the
people will have years hard study to
find ont the application of them ALL
Tread gingerly my readers, for you know
not on what egg shells you may be
stepping. NATHANIEL.


"A NEW YORK paper has just solved