The Nevada journal., 1860-03-23
THE NEVADA JOURNAL.
FRIDAY aoRNING, MARCH esd, 1850.

PRoGHEssrSG.-The bill providing for cal
ling for Constitutional Convention, pass
ed the Assembly last week with but few dis
senting voices We learn that a strong feel
ing in its favor prevails in the Senate and
that in all probability the bill will be sub
mitted to Governor Downcy for his approval
at no very distant day.
Doubts as to the cohstitutionality of the
hi II should it become flaw have been circu-
lated by those opposed to calling a conven-
tion. 1t is alleged that the necessary vote
make the action of the people at the last
election ON the constitutional question valid,
has not been obtained at the Office of the
Secretary of State, whereit is affirm
cd the only authoritative statistics to guide
the, Legislature in the enactment of law
calling convention must be obtained. All
information outside of that office is pronoun-
csd of no account.
These objections do not seem to MS valid.
1fthe number of votes cast for members of
the Legislature at the last election must be
determined exactly by the records in the Of
fee of the Secretary of State, before a con-
rention act is passed, then the act must go
by the board, for there is no way in the
world Under existing laws and regulations
tn find il out. There is no provision in our
laws making it obligatory upon the judges
and inspectors of elections to count, record
al report the number of votes cast for
members of the Legislature. In counties
where but two candidates for Legislative
honors are running the number is easily
determined; but in counties like Nevada the
number cannot b, known except by an ac-
tual count of all the ballots having legisla-
tive candidates on thtm. Nevada elects an
hually six membe - of the Legislature
Sometimes there many as eighteen men
running and voted for. The vote for no
three individuals in the list could be said
to make the exact number of votes cast in
the county for members of the Legislature.
The three highest, nor T. e three lowest, nor
the accurate number. The counties not
having had the ballots counted which had
on them the names of candidates for the
Legis 'ature the information required can
not be reported to the Secretary of States
Office, and the Legislature can obtain no ac-
curate knowledge in that Office to determine
a. 4
before the people. In the absence of any
law requiring the Legislature to be governed
by the records in the Secretary of States
Office In this matter and in view of the want
of accurate information to be obtained there
touching this question, it is incumbent up
on the Legislature to go outside of that Of
fee for the satisfactory information desired.
And if the two Houses are satisfied that a
majority of the votes cast at the last cleo
tion for members of the Legislature were in
favor of a Constitutional Convention, we
believe they are authorized and required tC
pass an act calling said Convention.
THE WONDER EXPLAINED.-lt is sagely sug.
gested that the extraordinary high prices O
claims just now at Washoe is owing to thu
late arrival of DR.. r. T. Huddart the fiftl
time from England. The Doctor having al
unlimited command of capital, it is supposed
that after having started that line of steam
rhips from Liverpool to San Francisco he
went to Great Britain to make arrangement.
for, he had few million pounds left fol
Washoe investment. The prospect of Eng
lish capital flowing into the country on tn,
other side of the mountains, is probably tn,
cause of claims walking up at so rapid {
pace. congratulate our friends in Washo,
upon their good fortune in having attracted
the attention of the great representative 0
ten million-airs.
While we are on this subject we may a
well notice another rumor, which we arr
inclined to think absurd, that the Docto
has come out with pleniary powers to sci
the Thames tunnel to Washoe men to be Gu
up into smaller ones for their claims. B,
this means the Doctor proposes to obtail
ore enough to load the Great Eastern whicl
he has purchased for one of the vessels il
his line.