Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-28
ORPHAN ASYLUM BIhL.

This Bill passed the Senate on yester-
day by o two-third vote-under a sus-
pension Of the rules. Tho Bill was re-
ported from the Committee of Ways and
Means, with recommendation for its
passage; and on motion was Immediate
ly taken up and considered. A debate
lasting ave hours ensued $ participated
in BY Senators Mason, Edwards. Hut
chins, Monroe, Doron and Sumner.
During the afternoon the Hobbies were
crowded, and q large number of ladies
occupied seats within the bar. A gen.
tleman who CAME up on the stage from
Carson, this morning, says that the de-
bate was exceedingly interesting. Sen
ator Mason opposed the passage Of the
Bill with all his might and main; and
in the early part of the debate he in
dulged in severe foundations and ridi-
Guile of the Catholic Church.
The remarks of Senators, Edwards,
Monroe and Hutchins are described as
being very eloquent and impressive
arguments in favor Of the measure.
Col. Sumner closed the discussion in q
speech of over an hour in length re-
plying to all the objections that had
been raised against the measure, and
then advocating it with great earnest
ness and power. When he had conclu-
ded, the audience could not refrain from
applause.
We hope to see the speeches on this
bill reported in full, for peculiar reasons
too obvious to mention; aside from a
general desire to read what is to be
said on the subject of the bill by those
who have we'll considered its merits.
We are told, BY the gentleman to
whom we are indebted for the informa-
ton already given in this srticle-snd
we may be p~ardoned for stating is-thas
when Senator Nelson rose and an
nouneed his delight at the opportunity
Of voting for such . bill as was before
the Senate, be apparently became affect
ed to tears. He spoke Of the character
and conduct Of the Asylum in language
simple, bu, touching in its pathos; and
though his words were few, on his re-
Stunning his seat the applause "~irrepres-
sible" and hearty again broke forth.
Our informant remarked that he was
well acquainted in Carson and with
legislators (he is An sttache), and he
says that there is not a Catholic in the
Senate, nor was there but one in the
audience in the Senate Chamber, during
the debate, on yesterday. The vote and
the manifested sympathy from the out
side came, therefore, as a high testi-
monial to the majority of our legislators
and people, as not bound BY religious
prejudices where the question and prac-
tice Of charity are involved.
We do hope that the bill will pass the
Assembly to-day-in time to 60 to the
Governor and compel him to submit his
veto to this Legislature. The Governor
is doing all in his power to prevent the
bill reaching him at such a date as TO
require his action upon it before the
present Senate and Assembly. We I'M
derstand that all His Intelligency's sat-
elites were ~log-rolling on yesterday,
toward this end.
We hope the delegation from Storey
is united on the bill, in favor Of its pas
q Such was the case in the Senate.
A petition for the bills passage, embra-
cling eighty out Of every hundred
could be procured in this county, and,
We verify believe, in the State. Gre
member the fatherless."