Year: 1870

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Ep1roR JoURYAL The Legislature has got
hold of a new dodge, whereby the various coun-
ties will soon be left with but quantity of dep
uties to attend to their affairs, should the session
last much longer. refer to the habit it has
fallen into of granting leave of absence to the
various officers, as hardly day passes without
some off cial having three or four months given
him in which to gallant around through the
country, during nothing but drawing his salary.
very bad practice it is. The people elected
these men to their various positions because
they wanted some one to oversee the affairs of
their county, and not to go off on a pleasure
trip as soon rs they comfortably inducted
into office. The Legislature is very much to be
blamed for granting such indscriminate leaves
of absence. Should the affairs of these counties
be conducted correctly in their absence, all well
and good. If not, then the blame must fall on
the shoulders of that body which grants the rec
ognzed officials permission to CAD about.


The bill TO assist in making Sacramento Dem
cratic, by upsettng the present police system
and giving the Governor authority to appoint
Democratic Chief of Police, passed the Assembly
last Thursday. The original bill went further
than this-it named a certain person to be Chief
of Police, but it would not 60 down, and the
present bill was hatched up for substitute
This is an unwarrantablv assumption of power
on the part of the Legislature The people of
Sacramento, who are chiefly interested in the
matter, are allowed no voice at all in the prem
ises, when in reality it is they who should have
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cpal officers. But Sacramento gave large Re-
publican majority buta few days ago, and with
Democratic Legislature holding the reins Of
power, the idea of granting them any further
chance is not to be tolerated. They will, as
far as legislation can assist, make the State
Democratic. 1t remains to be seen if the ma
ority of the people will assist them in their
lauddble efforts.


A bill was introduced into the Senate on Fri
day last for appropriation for the construct
ion of a wagon road TO the big trees and Lose
mite falls. This is excellent idea. These
places of resort are the property of the State,
and the State should be looked to for the means
! of making them easily accessible Large num-
! bers visit them every year, and now that the
railroad is completed to the East, numbers Of
the wealthy OF the old States will seize the OPP
portunity of visiting California to see the world
famous wonders of this younger but more extra
ordinary State. 1t is to be hoped that it may
become law. 1t authorizes very light tax on
the State for the purpose of building good
road to these places.


The act redvidng the State into Congress
ional district was laid the table in the Assem-
bly, Friday. 1t is unnecessary this session,
as the State will have to be re-diStrcted by the
next Legislature, as under the new census, to be
/ taken this year. we shall undoubtedly be enti-
tied to four Representatives, and perhaps FIVE.
| In the Assembly on Saturday the special com
mittte on womens suffrage, after having lis ened
| to the harangues Of the feminine big guns on the
evening previous reported, recommending that
the prayer 0: the petitioners be granted, and of
! fered a constitutional amendment to that end
On Tuesday the Assembly refused to pass it to
engrossment, and-ext female sufferers for two
years am not sorry, for one, to see it dis
posed of in the manner it has been


The Governor spoiled the little fun of Matt.
Cannavan and B. B Lee, by vetoing, on Mon
day, the bill appointing them State Capitol
Commissioners. The Senate, on Tuesday re-
fused to pass it over the veto, and Cannavan
and Lee retire from the public arena. Matt
once had the credit of being very good stone
mason. He had better resume his trade.


The act to compel San Francisco to pay John
Nugent for the loss of his Herald in 1856, had the
enactng clause stricken out in the Assembly on
Monday, but on Tuesday evening that vote was
reconsidered, and compromise substituted by
which Nugent is to be allowed to sue the afOre-
said city, thing he could have done anytime
since his paper " went UNDER" if he had wanted
to. Nugent has been very unfortunate in his
undertakings. Hall & Garrison are also to be
| "allowed to sue" Tulare county for the loss
of their treason mill at Yisala. Nobody offered
to prevent them from sueng.


The State capital organ bill has finally been
got through to the Governor in whose hands it
now lies. Will he earn the gratitude of the
State by pocketing' this and the litigant bill
or does he crave the devotion of the Democratic
press enough to sign both or either of them
Time will show.


Well, the session is nearly finished. But
eight days more, and it will be among the
thugs that 1t is now withip the power of
the Governor to dispose of many of the bad bills
which are on the files of the two Houses, by
Withholding action on them, when they of
course cannot become law, as he must keep
them for ten days for them to become law with
out his signature or action. 1t will soon be evil
dent of what material the Executive is made.