Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-01-15

every day.
We are assured that it is true that the
principal work of the Senate is to meet
and adjourn. Then the majority OF Its
members proceed to the Assembly cham
Der, and are there provided with seats
inside the bar, and allowed to listen to
business. Nothing Of great Importance,
or nothing exciting has yet occurred in
the upper House. Nothing, unless we
except the discussion on the Indian War
memorial; in the course Of which the
words "savage," brutal" "inhuman,"
are thrown out with q looseness OF logic
and q closeness Of personal application
that would sound offensive, il the manner
Of the fulminators was not truly Pick
wickian. The word constitutions" is
not heard in the Senate nor the term
emergency" But the cruel noun "ex-
termination is the very front and soul OF
the animating debate. Hutchins, Of Hum
boldt, introduced a memorial to General
Halleck, asking for the instituting Of q
vigorous campaign against the hostile In
dams in Humboldt county, even until the
red man is erterminated. This word is
deemed outrageous, unchristian, unciviliz-
ed, etc., etc. Hutchins is mercilessly ac-
cused, by the venerable Senator from
Esmeralda, DIR. Ives, with as savage"
disposition as that possessed by the bellig-
erent bucks, whose wigwams he would
depopulate. Hutchins comes back with
a vim says it's all very nice to talk
pretty, honey, and all that, about l%njuns ;
but the people Of Humboldt county have
suffered from their depredations, their
murderous treachery, until " mercy is
An article Of the order of skinned milk
strained, when you try to drop it as the
dew Of Heaven on their heads. Then,
there is a general shower Of speech, from
all quarters. Frank Proctor, the only
Copperhead on the floor, is also OF the
war-trail after poor Hutchins; saying that
he $ lived with Injuns considerable, and
his experience goes to show that they are
an affectionate race. HE says he voted
for Mcclellan under protest. He appears
to be convinced that a few bushels OF
pardon from Andy Johnson, properly dis
tributed, would be a good antidote for
futures use, as against the Humboldt
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. So our informant
surmises. The memorial is voted for by
nine Senators to six; but ten votes con-
stituting a constitutional majority, the
matter yet hangs by the eye-lids.
As to outside matters, We have only
space to mention one set of particulars.
The Assembly passed a resolution voting
themselves the $50 allowed for stationery.
The Senate draw what stationery they
want; and leave the balance over the
needed expenditures in the purchase OF
stationery by the Secretary of State, in
the Treasury. But the Assembly 60 right
after their " little old S60-you bet." So
VIC are told.
Well: on Thursday or Friday, the
Assembly passed the resolution, allowing
the members $50 each, as aforesaid.
Speaker Banks doubts the constitution
| atty Of the resolution, and with charac-
teristic prudence and frmness, he refuses
to sign the skeleton scrip for this %"littlo
old" amount; being not as liberal in his
interpretation as Mayor Jones was in be-
half Of Gillespie.
Well but Banks goes to Washoe on
Saturday morning, and the Assembly
Storey county delegation request their
Chairman. James, and order the Speaker
pro tem.-who is also ~James-(and a
mighty good fellow, too) to sign the scrip.
The signing is done. Forthwith, pell nell,
a score Of Legislators leap for the Control
ler's office to get their warrants. But, the
Controller pleads that he has the verbal
(oral y opinion of Attorney General
Nourse. to the effect that the issue of
warrants under a resolution as above is or
would be illegal. Instanter the ardent
$50 scrip men form themselves "in squads"
hollow squares i'll rally by fours-and
so, separately, and in good order, besiege
the unfortunate Attorney General /; who
is busily engaged at his Office, preparing
his greenback brief. The first squad re-
turn with detected countenances-report:
The Attorney General did and does say
that the warrants cannot be issued. Sec
ond squad then march, countermarch a
little flor consultation time), right about
face march, file right, file left, enter Office,
uncover. sit down, inquire, insist ; and
return with the Attorney Generals COM
plimentary doubts" in the premises-as
to whether he ever did say 30 and so-if
he understands the squad Alright. Squad
No. 8 coerce Attorney General into ex-
preston Of great doubts; explaining their
demands and position with the benefit Of
information from Squads l and 2, as to
how they should proceed with the obdu-
rate official. Squad No. 4 makes a ter
rife onslaught (; expecting to come off with
denial and assent in writing, and for war
rant issue. Alas! they are doomed to
disappointment. They did not make so
much out of the attack as No. 8. Now
comes the desperate charge. Forces are
exhausted in the composition Of Squad
No. s. "Squeeze-him-or-bust is the
word as given by the Captain in command.
They march and enter. and 81, down as to
a square meal. The Attorney General
has his unfinished manuscript, his un-
digested references before him. He is
provoked; squad No. 8 know ii they
take advantage of it ask how deep he
thinks the snow has fallen, and if he
thinks it will go off this winter, etc.
This kind of commonplace but adroit
conversation is kept up until the Attorney
General is compelled to ask for what he
hua tho D1aaaura of hi. do,o;n;i;aru wait