Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-24
THINGS AT THE CAPITAL.


der, and after some discussion was defeated
by q vote Of 10 to IL. Three Of the known
friends Of the Bill were absent, and two
Members-Wood and Bearss-who had
several times asserted that they would
favor the measure. voted against it. The
absentees referred to were Edwards (who
spoke for the Bill. but had to leave before
the session closed. on account of ~illness),
Mayhugh and O'Neil.
When the Assembly met last evening,
the opponents of the Orphans Bill insisted
that the Bill for St. Paul's Parish Church
School should be referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole, with the Asylum Bill;
and such reference was accordingly made.
In Committee Of the Whole, Mr.. Haskell
"a violent enemy of the Asylum Bll-in
the Chair. Mr.. Cutter moved that when
the Committee rise it report back Assem-
bly, Bill, No. l4s, (St. Psul's billy, and
recommend that it be indefinitely post
poned. Mr.. Crawford, Of Como, moved,
as an amendment" that when the Com
mittee rise, it report back both bills, and
recommend tha. they be indefinitely post
poned. On this, Mr.. James, Of Storey,
called for a division Of the question. which
being granted, the Chairman, (HaskelD,
decided that the motion would first be
taken on the indefinite postponement Of
the Senate bill! This was insisted upon,
even after the Chairman had submitted the
question to Speaker Banks and received a
contrary opinion. by which the Chairman
had agreed to abide. But the division as
demanded by Messrs. James and Gutter
first, the question on the Assembly, St.
Paul's bill-prevailed and the House by
q unanimous vote recommended the in
definite pos,ponement Of that Bill.
During the diminishing" on these
questions, much was said respecting petit
tons. circumstances and the merits of the
main question as well. It was repeatedly
stated that the Bill for the select School
in St. Paul's Parish was q species Of
rider" upon the Senate bin nor was
this fact denied by any one who had au-
thority so to do. 1t was too palpable for
controversy.
Mr.. Geiger, Of Virginia, came down on
yesterday afternoon, with John A. Collins;
Geiser bringing remonssrances holding
about one hundred names, all told. Not
more than a dozen Of the signatures could
be definitely recognized as those Of men
who paid taxes or were citizens OF the
county. Two prominent names upon
the list, however, were those Of q couple
Of ex-peni,entiary CORNERSTONE "Gilles-
pie" and one Moore" These two high
way robbers md murderers head off a
column Of signatures. Wood, n Of the
Storey delegation, states that J. NJ. Walk
er, Of the Bullion-who signed one Of the
petitions for the Orphans Bul-declared
that many if not most of the signatures
on petitions for the measure were obtained
through a sort Of compulsion-,o get rid
Of the opportunities Of the canyasser.
This, Wood stated to Mr.. Butsch. in the
presence Of many witnesses; and though
il is no, an important matter, it is, or may
be, illustrative Of the opposition to this
mobile charity" as Mr.. Glover well de-
nominated il.
OF course, these remonstrances did not
avail anything-unless they may be sup
posed to have converted Bearss or Work :
Blu. they afforded room for talk, of which
their introducer, Mr.. Elliott, duly availed
himself.
In the course Of the "skirmishing," DR..
Mason. OF Esmeralda. opened fire, with
great bitterness. II was, as Mr.. Edwards
af.erward Ally characterized it, a regular
dark-lansern ~harangue. Catholicism"
was the objec. Of his hatred and his invec-
tive. He proposed TO fight the Orphans
Asylum Bill on that line. He said tina,
the Sisters Of Charity" so called in the
Senate bill. appeared before the Legisla-
,ure and capacity of Sisters Of Beggary."
He remarked that he could hire any thief
in the country to be charitable, by giving
him ten thousand dollars for it. He said
that he would as soon give ten thousand
dollars to the Chinese, to aid in the build
ing Of q temple to Josh. And, really, in
the matter of idol worship, he thought the
Catholics had more images to worship
than had the Celes,ials. He said every
servant girl in town was working for the
bill and he initiated, in ridicule. their
brogue. The Doctor was frequently and
and vociferously applauded BY the oppo-
nents of the Orphans Bill during his w
speeches Of the evening; especially by
Crawford, Of Como, who on several occa-
sions laughed so heartily that he had to
lump up and shake the tickle down into
hi, boots, for fear it would concentrate
and stop respiration or digestion. And
among the most pleased Of the audience
suffered a seat within the bar-was DR..
Bronson, Of the generous partnership OF
Tucker 4 Co.; his principal, Jones, walt
ing without for glad tidings. It ought to
be said. in credit to the Assembly. that 1t
Is not believed by the friends Of the bill
that Bronson accomplished anything to-
wards its defeat.
Hayden, OF Lander. made a speech
against the bill; or rather agains. those
who favored is-stisma,izing them as
aspirsnts for political power, etc. He
said he felt very independent in the prem.
ises, as all the people Of Lander could no,
send him back to the Legislature again,
Out Of his many statements, this one ia
probably true. His prime assertion, tina,
this wal simply q political measure. was
repeated over and over again, with the
usual deadly assaults on the letter H. and
unscrupulous assaults on Lindlsy Murray.