Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-05
FAREWELL FUN.

sesslon WAS ueNoteu ptluclpatIs W JIMMY
For an hour, Platter. an Assistant Assem-
bly, Clerk, was engaged in reading resolu-
tons of humor. Only specimens can be
produced from either House.
In the Assembly, resolutions were in
,roduced allowing Clemens to pay for his
own printing (S795); denominating Nc
Dougall, of Storey. and Munckton, Of
Ormsby. as the handsomess men in the
House; allowing Lane to wear a water
fall; requesting Grey to give a public
reading of Lord Byron's Mazeppa; re-
questing Williams, of Lander. to raise his
humble voice" for some humble object;
~appropria,ing money to buy Elliott a copy
Ct the Constitution giving Hayden leave
of absence for a year, during which he IS
constituted and commissioned ~expounder
of constitutional law to the Piutes A; giving
leave of absence for twelve months to
John \. Benham, of the Third House;
giving Cutter leave TO postpone indefinite
" the Of any vote. in which
he might feel interested censuring Linn,
of Humboldt. and Walton. Of Lyon, for
their long speeches during the session
they have never said a word) ; condemn
ing Haskell TO make u New Grenada trip
by way Of the Dutch Flat and Copperopo-
lis Railroad; allowing Woods to propose
still another amendment: asking Speaker
Banks to torbear repeating an hours
speech on parliamentary law, in order
that some business might be done ; allow
ing Gaise free navigation OF the Carson,
from Genoa TO Dutch Nick's, without
obstruction from logs, RATS, sticks, snags,
or other steamboat impediments; provid-
ing. from the contingent fund, for a para
chute. for Hayden, whenever pursued by
the Sergeant-at-Arms, and obliged to leap
from his chamber windows; asking the
Controller to run the whole Government {;
etc., etc. Much of this is very goot," to
the person who sa6es all the basis for the
same. Otherwise, it is comparatively
tasteless.
In the Senate, resolutions were intro
duced defining the residence, politically
speaking, of the following named parties,
to.wit: y. W. Winton, Excelsior, Call;
Jonas Scely, Ormsby county; Chauncey
Notewarc, Douglas County; Attorney
General Nourse, Washoe county ; and DR..
Ives, New York City. Also, resolutions,
| giving DR.. Ives leave to visit his constitu-
en,s, and TO carry q deadly weapon-as he
would be among strangers giving Winton
| leave 10 introduce an unlimited quantity
of school and marriage and divorce bills Z;
informing Win,on whether he voted eyes"
or mo" on the last proposition before the
Senate /; annexing New York City to Es-
meralda, for Representative purposes /;
allowing Sumner indefinite leave to mourn
over Blasdel's veto of his Orphan Asylum
bill; allowing Slingerland leave of absence
to proceed to Salt Lake City, and procure
Brigham Young's mother-in-law, or some
other Mormoness, to act Us sealer Of his
weights and other measures allowing
Senator All. James leave TO repair to the
Assembly chamber on very important bus
mess, when bills of doubtful popularity
came up for consideration; calling on
Senator Thompson for one more speech
(he never. no never does } calling on
President Crossman for a suggestion :"
declaring that the religious opponents Of
the gaming law had obtained their knowl-
edge "of how things were DONE" in a
strikingly legitimate and moral manner,
without contamination, etc.; declaring that
Senators Lockwood and Proctor may re-
commend any bill from q committee, and
then vote against it; providing that Sena-
tor Haines be supplied with medical at
tendance, while he searched for q period
TO one Of his sentences-that he be not
crazed in the endeavor; that the county
seat of Esneralda. Lyon, Douglas and
Churchill counties be established on Ma
sons ranch, Walker River (all claim Ma
sons ranch, and the owner is said to pay
taxes in no county }; allowing the first
class Senators indefinite leave-(their term
has expired y allowing second-c class Sena-
tors stationery for extra correspondence
with United States Senatorial aspiran,s;
allowing that it is about time to quit-and
quitting.
A FEARFUL SBLL.-Geo. Birdsall and