Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-12
THINGS AT THE CAPITAL.

Ihe terrible tragedy, resulting IN INC
death of tide lamented Thomas Peasley,
still sensibly affects the community at the
Capital; having a specially depressing in
Auence on the members Of the Legislature
who were officially associated with the
deceased last winter.
The Assembly has, as before noted,
passed the bill to create a new county in
the Pah-R anagat District, southeast in
and of Nye county. The final and i've
talk in connection with the bill, was
that on q motion to change the proposed
name from Stewart" to "Lincoln."
Some Of the friends Of Mr.. Stewart seemed
to think that this motion to amend was in
some sort a reflection upon our long-term
Senator. But nothing was said in COM
plant OF depreciation Of Stewart though
the remark was made that it were better
to name the county after q patriot martyr.
whose record was sure and glorious, than
after a live politician. So. in substance,
said Mr.. Hayden, Of Lander. So said
DR.. Mason, Of Esmeralda; with the far
Their remark. that while he had no COM
plant to make against Senator Stewart,
for his Congressional course, he was not
"stuck" after him. So said Mr.. Gray,
Of Storey-one Of the very best men in
the Legislature with the intimation that
Mr.. Stewards future political course was
exceedingly uncertain" So said Mr..
Bearss, of Nye county ; with the addi-
tional remark that "Nye" had already
given Stewart enough; given him the long
term and all the Federal patronage; and
why should Nye county be sliced of fol
the honor Of the same i~ndividuals So
said Williams, Of Lander, with the sug-
gestion that the name "Bll Stewart -
would not be a particular god-papa credi,
to any segregated section Of this State.
Mr.. Haskell, Of Esmeralda, went into one
of his violent connipshun fits in eulogy Of
Senator Stewart; drawing it very mild
after the following fashion : "Stewart has
done more for this Coast already, than all
our other and former Senators and Repre-
sensatives have done, since California be-
came a STATED" So 500 Where Is Sar-
geant, Of Pacific Railroad fame. Where
is Cole, the introducer of the China Mail
Bill: We expect good service from Stew
art, yet; but if any one can tell what i'm
portant measure he has passed, beyond
what are calculated to enhance the prero-
gatives of Sandy Baldwin's Court,) we
know not. But Stewart went out, (really
no disrespect to him. and Lincoln went
in, with a rush. And with this christen-
ing the bill appears in the Senate.
We well remember when it was once
proposed to call a new, northern county
of California buchanan" But God
overruled the dispositions Of q Democratic
Legislature, on this point ; and the people
of this Coast were spared that humiliating
obeisance to the traitor dotard Of Wheat
land. del Norte" prevailed, in the
bapsising vote. We hope that from the
present instance, We shall never have cause
to rejoice specially that Lincoln" over
came Stewart"
An emphatic discussion sprang up in
the Assembly, on Friday. relative to the
poll tax requirement before registration.
Some Of the members seemed to be wildly
of the opinion that the 81 prerequisite
kept all the "Bummers" from the polls.
And the word "Bummef" was tossed
backward and forward in the course Of
the discussion, with a species of football
agility. A stranger might have come to
the conclusion. from an exclusive listen
ing to this portion Of the discussion, that
the main question was: Under what
circumstances, respecting q poll tax re-
quirement for registry, will 'Bummers'
be least likely to vote" For it was con
tended by some, and with good argumen-
tative plea, that a poll tax prerequisite was
practically improving the worth lin conn.,
and proporsionately decreasing the mo-
rality Of " Bummers!" DR.. Mason-who
is acquiring a reputation for short, SEN
tentious, heart-o f-the-matter remarks
placed his opposition to the "a require
ment on the true. broad ground; and his
speech served to bring things to . favor
able focus-as we regard it.
We are told that it was exceedingly
amusing to hear the professional lobbyers
and d" body brokers'" who were border
ing the Assembly bar, declaiming against
the "Bummers" Of Virginia City these
same. heightened "citizens" not having
pursued any legitimate business since the
memory of man takes hold Of any OF the
Of their biography. Surely, the
true arguments that may be brought for
ward in favor of the poll tax clause. as it
stands to-day, are not connected with in
and Wholesale denunciations Of
I" Loafers," etc. With the registry, guard
ed as it now is, or is to be under the As
bill, we think we have a nearly
perfect measure for the object designed.
A 81 clause does not make it more eff
cient /; while it does render it odious to
the masses. The bill, as printed, was too
stringent in regard to the production Of
naturalization papers. In this particular
it should be amended from the original
copy. The 81 clause advocates, or some
Of them, in the Assembly, are very loud
in insisting that the Senate must replace
in the bill the obnoxious terms referred to.
To the debate in the Senate, on the Or
phan Asylum Bill, we have referred, dur
ing its progress. Our readers are well
apprised Of the fact that il has passed to
an sngrossmens; with only four or Ave
opposing votes. It comes up for final
consideration tomorrow; and we have
every reason to believe that Il will pass by
twelve or thirteen votes. We deeply re-
49, 49, H.