Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-22
THINGS AT THE CAPITAL.

The Governors veto was on yesterday
overcome, in the Assembly, by q two.
thirds vote; and so it is decreed that the
Supreme Court Judges will have to take
their pay as do other State oficials-unless
the law which places their salary the same
as that Of other officials is unconstitutional.
It would not surprise us if this was the
decision; though we think better o fJudges
Lewis and Brosnsn thar this might indi-
cate. Edwards, of Ormsby, made a good
speech in favor Of slaughtcring the Gov
ernor's veto his remarks being compact
and forcible.
The Assembly finally accepted the Sem
ate amendment, re-imposing the 81 poll
tax; Edwards and others Hopping on the
proposition. It was represented by the
special advocates Of this point that no one
but ..bummers and l~oafers'' were opposed
to the requirement; though the question
remained unsatisfactory answered: "Was
mo-, every hummer and loafer' registered
las, wear And, was it not the fac, that
in every county in the State more poll
taxes (by the hundred. in Storey,) were
collected than votes were registered All
argument upon the ground that this re-
quiremens was anti-republican, was in
conflict with the first Of our Federal Con-
stitution, were necessarily treated with
silence or contempt BY the 81 advocates.
The real reason for the final reception Of
the 81 amendment, however, is to be
found in the fact, that there was grave
apprehension lest the entire new law fail
through the defeat Of this n point. And
this would have been q misfortune /; as the
new law is in all respects a vast improve
ment over the old one. Mr.. Elliott is de-
serving of notice and credit for his labor
on this bill. As every citizen is sure to
be registered at the next general election,
the people will take care that they are
duly represented on the basis Of full citi-
zenship to every native born or natural
lied American, who is a bona yfds resident
of the precinct in which he seeks registra-
ton, without property qualification.
The Senate adjourned over Washing
tons birthday, by virtue Of the tie vote
Of Lieutenant Governor Crossman. The
Assembly adjourned until this morning.
Since the death OF Washington no loyal
Legislative body in this nation has ever
held a session on this day.
Banks, who occupies a good fourth Of
the Assembly time, was on the floor last
evening on a bill Of economy. He was
gorilla hunting; that is to say, he was
after Morg. Miller, Judge Wells, Young
Rhodes, Librarian Hatch, Sergeant-at-
Arms, etc. In other words he was on the
reduction rampage. He desired to fix the
pay of the Deputy Con;roller-the most
important and hardes, worked official in
the S,ate-st $3.50 per month, instead of
$3.50, as i, is now. The Treasurer's clerk
he would compensate at the rate Of 800
per month. The same price, or perhaps
$3.50, he would allow the Governors
Private Secretary. He did no. believe in
elec,irg a Governor, and then salary a
6rs,-claSs lawyer to perform all the Execu-
tive duties. He wanted it distinctly I'M
derstood that he did not refer to His Ex-
cellency; which explanation made clear
what was tolerably explicit without this
disclaimer. Gutter said that Banks, on
an estimate, proposed TO save 1900 from
Legislative attaches pay which would
be very small on a greenback basis and
abou, $4,000 on State officials. And for
this saving third-class clerks are to be en-
ployed in the most important positions!
Cutter said that the Treasurer would not
dare-or, if Treasurer, he would not dare
to have a clerk in his Office for 800 a
month. 4 clerk on such a stipend would
steal, or else he would be a fool, an incom-
petent. No banking house adopted such
niggardly prices. Good clerks, competent
clerks, could not be had at the prices
named.