The Nevada journal., 1856-04-18

SENATORIAL ELEcTroN.-An attempt
was made in the Legislature a few days
since to bring on joint convention for
the election of U. S. Senator. Were
it not for law upon our Statute books,
passed at the Session of 1855, it is posi-
BILE that joint convention might be ef-
fected, and Senator elected. But by
the terms of an act passed in April last
majority of all the members elect of either
House must be present in joint conven-
ton, or the convention is dissolved. Sec
tion four of the act alluded to, reads as
follows.
SEC. a. The joint convention shall do
no act, except to adjourn, during the abb
scnce of majority of all the members
elect of either the Senate or Assembly :;
and the aciMdra,Oal of such majority shall
cause dissolution cfthe joint conrention. :"
Had this law never been passed it can
not be doubted that a majority of all the
members present of one House would be
competent to go into convention with a
like majority Of the other, and the acts of
such convention would be valid. The law
however puts it in the power of majori-
ty, it may be, to defeat joint convention
by Withdrawing from the hall where the
two Houses have agreed to assemble.
In the Senate the Americans have ff
teen votes-Burton voting with them will
make sixteen. The Democrats number
seventeen-De Ia Guerra being absent,
there is tie on the Senatorial question,
which gives the American Lieut. Cover
nor the casting vote in favor of conyen-
ton. But the 16 Democrats refusing to 90
to the chamber where the appointed con-
ycntion is to take place, would in conven-
tion, with the absent vote, make major
ty of all the Senators elect, and according
to the law cited the convention is dissolv-
ed. One half of the Democratic members
of the Senate might absent themselves and
few of the same stripe left, have it in
their power to defeat Senatorial election.
THE RESULT OF IT.-It is an old adage
that blessing is never valued till it is lost.
We believe the scenes of the last few days,
since the town officers were deprived of
their power to restrain rowdyism by the
decision of the Supreme Court, has ten
ded more to convince our people Of the
value of the town incorporation, than years
of its usefulness could do. The new bill
that has passed the Legislature will be
most heartily welcomed, to put period
to the lawlessness that has disgraced the
town of late. The night following the
news of the dissolution of the government
of Nevada, hell broke loose. A large
party of men came into town for the
purpose of getting drunk, and having a
row. Fights were going on in several
places at once. Pistol shooting, outra-
geous bellowings, discord internal, kept
many citizens. awake, while an alarm of
fire was momentarily expected On Sun
day night the rows reached a Climax
One man was stabbed nearly in front of
our office, lager bier saloon on CONNER
cial street was the scene of a fight that
drew large crowd, and pistol fired
across the street struck man on the
corner of the eye, but luckily did no
damage. Confusion was supreme. Every
night since there have beenrows of greater
or less magnitude. The tight rein that
had been kept by Marshal Johnson and
his aids had kept down these ebulition of
scoundrelism, and the moment it was re-
laxed, public peace was at an end. Many
of our citizens who doubted the value of
the old organization now look anxiously
for its successor. it will probably be q
fortnight before the bill can be received
here, and the new officers elected. Mean
while we advise our citizens to watch out
on their property as much as possible,
and act promptly on the defensive at any
aggressions Of rowdyism.
Court OF SEssIoas.-Ah Sing, All
Hoong and All Wang were convicted in
this Court on Monday Of an assault with
deadly weapons ON one All Yaou, in this