Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-01-30
THINGS AT THE CAPITAL.

5000, 900 Bill. We do not now refer to
he presumed or known rejoicing Of Legis.
a,ors, on the ground Of personal convent
nee, which is all reasonable and proper
but we speak with reference to the assur-
,nee and security thereby given to Legis.
and the people generally, for an
confidence in our good faith and
resources as a State.
The Mining Abandonment Bill, which
year came up so often, and regularly
went down under a heavy pressure of
noes, was considered last week in the
Senate, and virtually disposed Of for the
session. 1t was soon made manifest that
a naked law abrogating the common.law
rule for proving abandonment would be a
great ource Of evil. The argument that
it would be Of immense benefit to the
miners, does not hold good, on inyestiga-
ton for instead Of making customs sure
in Court. and strong for the protection Of
the right, it would render the doubtful
vet more uncertain. and confuse and con-
found where, it has been popularity claim
ed, it might have the contrary effect. We
understand that Senators Hutchins and
James now conclude that the Mining
Abandonment Bill" will not do, except it
be incorporated in a general mining code.
Banks, A~ssemblyman from Humboldt,
has introduced q general mining law, some
portions Of which seem we'll adapted to
the object in view. In several sections. it
occurs to US, it is too vague in its terms,
and two or three sections are utterly use
less but the Dist section-about the center
Of the BILLS q clear and comprehensive
provision. which with somewhat altered
surroundings deserves enactment.
The discussion on the Incorporation law
has occupied considerable time in the As
sembly and it now looks as though Ing
hams Bill would pass by a majority Of
two or three. There has been considerable
ability displayed in the lower House, in
the debates on these Bills. Mark Twain's
brother, Clemens, made the longest speech
on the subject /; and introduced a f~arcical
incorporation Act in his remarks, which
was intended. we suppose, to be humor-
Gus, after the manner of Mark. But the
points" were not observed by the au-
dience; at least they did not tell -; for
every listener seemed to be ~endeavoring to
find out where the laugh cam in or the
climax cropped out. Mr.. Clemens sug-
gestions, from the past and as to the
future, were many Of them very excellent;
and i, is n pity he injured the legitimate
effect of his common sense by uncommon
efforts to be funny.
The judicial Districting Bill" was
also q mooted measure, in the Assembly,
during the past week. We have already
printed in our Legislative reports the re-
suits Of the weeks deliberations and vot-
ings on this subject. But it is quite likely
that the present arrangement will be mate
rally changed before the Bill becomes a
law. On Friday, down went all Of Day
ton, and q respectable delegation from
Silver City; protesting, with afirmations
that lowered on the emphasis of oaths,
that they should not be judicially twined
with Esmeralda. II they cannot be mated
with Ormsby or Douglas county, they
prefer standing on their own exclusive
judicial District base.
The telegraph Bill has been a source OF
much legislative war, during the period
over which this review extends. The
general bill which passed the Assembly by
IN almost unanimous vote, has been before
the Committee on Corporations since the
22nd; and lawyers, on either side of the
main question, have been arguing the pro-
prie,y or improperly of this and that
amendment, with a persis,ency and pro-
lixi,y that signifies big fees for legal talent,
and big ingun in the premises! The
opponents of the general bill have changed
their base somewhat, from day to day.
They avow their desire to be, simply, to
amend the Law as it came from the Assem-.
bly,, so that it shall have "vested rights.
shall not be interfered with, by this Legis-
lature. To a citizen of Storey county,
who did not know what business brought
down the army Of attorneys and counsel
lors. and who were paying a visit to the
Capitol, the idea would be likely to occur,
that a kind of Confederate Congress was
being held at Carson, operating under
Third House parliamentary rules. There
is a positive indication that however this
bill may be dealt with, there is a nice
budget of litigation in store for Quirk,
Cannon and Snaps. The failure in the
business Of mining litigation has sharpened
the vision Of our lawyers for new fields Of
professional service. The real object of
the fuss concerning the proposed amend
ments is asserted to be to change the pros
pec,ive status or privilege of the parties
plaintiff or defendant. And i, is said,
moreover. by some Of the outside press
ers, that the amendment which is a
section or sentence of annexation to the
BILLS not whats the matter )" that
the fight on this point is all a sham the
actual point" being a portion of the
second section Of the bill. On one side it
is declared that if the Assembly general
law is not passed the new line (though in
corporated by United States law cannot
be worked in this State. On the other
side. it is said that if the bill is passed, the
new line will gobble up the old line. in
stanter. So there is a threatening Of mo-
nopoly by both parties. And 80 the whole
lobbying process is earnest. and interest
ing or boring considering the allowing"
on either side, might the lobbying be fully
described by the n word BoreasD.
The Senate elected w. H. Hoover, OFF,
cial Reporter; with a salary fixed at So