Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-01-12
NEVADA LEGIsLAruRE.
Second session.
CARSON CRY, Jan. II, 1866.

IlOuhl SOuNCuklNus
Mr.. Sumner moved that the memorial be
not received, because Of its personal illusions
to himself. That memorial, he presumed,
contained certain Scurrilous statements made
by one A. ]. Marsh, on the action Of the
Railroad Committee last winter. 1t was a
rehash or a reprint Of the same matter tina,
appeared in pamphlet form last summer,
which was extensively circulated throughout
the State before the last election. He char
acterized that pamphlet, which never before
had been brought to his attention in proper
form so that he could afford to notice its state.
ments as a dirty, scurilous, libelous publica,
ton, yainly intended to do him political in,
jury. The object Of introducing this memorial
so.called, was to have spread upon the min.
utes Of the Senate statements or insinuation:
aimed at him personally. He therefore op,
posed the Senate's receiving or having any
thing to do with il. The character of the ex.
author, as eviuced by this pamphlet, was such
that his memorial ought TO be kicked out o.
the Senate. He stated tina. he (Senatoi
Sumner) had been urged to send for the re-
port Of Mr.. Stanford's speech, last winter, by
Governor johnson being assured by him
and others that it would show that the Pres.
ident Of the Central Pacific Railroad had
stated to the Constitutional Convention tina,
the loan or gift OF two or three millions Of
Nevada bonds to the company would no,
hasten the completion Of the railroad oveI
the mountains a month or u day. When the
report reached here many members Of the
| Constitutional Convention came to him ant
assured him that the reporter had made the
mistake explained subsequently in the testi'
mony Of Messrs. Lockwood and Dc Long
At that time he was not intimate with Mr.
Lockwood, and was not on friendly terms
with Mr.. De Long. But it was suggested by
another member Of the Railroad Committee
that they be called on the point in question,
They were so called. Their testimony
particularly that Of Mr.. De Long-showcd o.
itself how voluntarily and positively they ad'
yanced their opinions in the premises. Their
proof was that Mr.. Marsh had made n mistake
in his report. Half a dozen Other late men,
bers Of the Constitutional Convention comid
have been called on the same subject. II was
thought Of importance. BY the Committee, TO
establish the fact that Mr.. Stanford had con-
temp,uously rejected Nevada's aid to his
company, so far rs such disposition was
shown By saving that three millions OF Nevada
bonds would not help the roads construction
4 day or else il simply presented the anon.
alous fact that this transmontane road would
! not be FASTENED in its construction n day by
nearly a million in coin aid He had voted
for Mr.. Marsh's Constitutional Reporting
Bill and had seen 10 il that he was paid for
his report, so called, Of Stanford's remarks,
and had in no manner sought to injure him.
The best Of reporters were liable to make
mistakes and the presumption was that Mr.,
Marsh was not al infsllible exempt from that
liability. Not one man in a hundred, reading
the testimony Of De Long and Lockwood,
would originally suspect that an attack wal
made thereby on Marsh by the Chairman OF
the Railroad Committee, or by any one else,
This SWIVEL was all humbug, and an attemp,
to gain notoricty by 4 pretense OF injured
| reputation, and perhaps, BY an attempted
showing Of Marsh's injured innocence. The
pamphlet, of which this Memorial" seemed
to be n partial copy, directly attacked him
(Mr. Sumner) and his previous partner, Mr..
Cutter, and the placing Of the same on the
journals would be u direct stigma on his
action as a Senator. Having been circulated
throughout the State, and, as a pamphlet,
having found its appropriate use as refuse
print, il was now proposed to foist itrpon the
records Of the Legislature. He had not re-
piled 20 or noticed the document in its original
shape, and only now had it reached 4 place
that entitled it to his or any other respectable
persons consideration He protested against
its reception. not for anything OF positive
harm it contained. when carefully examined,
but because its introduction was a palpable
endeavor to impeach the integrity OF The
Senate Railroad Committees action by I'M
plying and ascribing motives OF wrong that
had no existence. Marsh has sent his PAM
phlet broadcast and ten men have read it and
ultimately made il subserve n legitimate pur-
pose, where one has read the report Of the
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has had the largest audience and the last
word before the people on his affected and
silly complaint. Ten thousand dollars had
been voted Marsh for n Constitutional Con-
yen,ion Report, of which amount $500 had
been paid that individual. But We had no
report-only a Memorial on the Railroad
Committee. Let him print his memorials
and circulate them rs far as he pleases, but
let not the Journals OF this respectable body
be made the record Of quotations from a gross
and senselcss assault upon one OF the LeHis-
lative Committces-its Chairman in partic-
ular. And with a peremptory and contempt
Gus dismissal Of this paper let the advice 60
forth to Mr.. Marsh that he had better fulfill
his obligations undertaken with the State, or
/" memorabilia " the proper Committee on the
reason why.
Mr.. Lockwood stated in thi. connection
that during last Summer he received a COM
munication from A. J. Marsh, stating that he
had done him (Marsh) injustice in his (Lock-
wood's) testimony before the committee. He
stated to Marsh that he testified TO what was
true, and the statement Of Governor Stanford
as i, was made before the Constitutional Con-
v~ention. How he full eXonerated the Sena-
tor that he had no testimony to lead him TO
believe that Colonel Sumner had any inten-
sion Of ~inJuring him (Marsh) at all.
Mr.. Proctor said he was n member OF that
Convention himself. He remembered very
distinctly when Governor Stanford was called
before the Convention. and he recollected his
testimony. He also remembered the report.
He had also talked with Mr.. belong and
others, who were present and recollected the
Governors statements, and there seemed to
be no difference Of opinion between them as
to the correctness OF the testimony given be-
fore the committee from this House last
Winter, and the error in Marsh's report.
Mr.. Haines said that he was a member OF
the Constitutional Convention and also Of the
Railroad Committee. He desired to exoner-
ate the Senator from Storey. He (Sumner)
never expressed any feeling Of a yituperativc
character against Marsh. All the members
Of the Convention agreed that the same Ian
guagc was used that was presented IN the
TtDOT. Vi lut COllullILGNs AhSJ AN'
had a dozen members Of the Convention be-
fore the committee il they had deemed 1t
necessary, but thought that the testimony OF
Mr.. Lockwood and Mr.. belong was sutfi-
cient.
Mr.. Ives said he had no interest in that
document further than as a representative
on the floor. Before presenting the memorial
he had consulted several Senators and Mr..
Sumner himself. Mr.. Sumner said he had
no objection to the introduction Of the me-
mortal. He (Mr. Ives) believed that the right
Of petition was n sacred right Of the people,
and when we go 80 far as TO deny that right,
then the rights Of the people are trampled
upon. II Mr.. Marsh considers himself ag-
grieyed by the report of the committee Of last
session, then he claimed he has a perfect
right 10 petition this Senate to do him JUS
tice. Mr.. Marsh was not notified to appear
before the committee. He did not know that
he was on trial, aud without a hearing he
was convicted, and the report published to
the world convicting him and damaging his
reputation. II this Senate has unwittingly
lone a citizen Of the State an injury, she is
able to do him justice. II he understands
that memorial correctly it charges no one
with doing an intentional wrong, but that an
injury has been Mr.. Marsh which needs re-
paration. Let the memorial be read, let the
facts be Investigated.
Mr.. Lockwood said As far as be was per.
sonally concerned he was willing TO let this
document go upon the minutes with his ex-
PLANTATION. He thought that Marsh was over
sensitive. All reporters sometimes make
mistakes. II the memorial contains one ae-
-.-.s;ao .1a;o.S tho marhsr from Storav he