Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-01-14

W ECPuolioh VIC PAoS
vention held in the Assembly Chamber
on the 10th of December, 1864. We
copy from the published proceedings in
the NEWS of December 18th:
FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR'S.
Senator Clagett, of Storey, nomina-
ted W. N. Stewart, of Storey, and adyo-'
Gated his election as o duty the Legisla-
ture owed to the new State. He was
untiringly industrious as a legislator,
and well versed as to the wants Of the
State.
Senator Sumner, of Storey, seconded
the nomination, and advocated the cleo
| ton of Mr.. Stewart. G. =
Senator Slingerland, Of Washoe, nom
mated Charles E. belong, Of Storey
county.
Asssmblyman McKeeby nominated
James W. Nye Of Ormsby.
Senator Lockwood, of 0rmsby, NOM
mated Col. John Cradlebaugh, Of Orms-
by.
Assemblyman Schackleford, Of Was
hoe, nominated B. @. Whitman, Of
Storey county.
The Convention then proceeded to .
vipa uoee vote, in accordance with the
provisions of the Constitution, for Uni
ted States Senators, with the following
results:
Whole number of votes cast, SO; ne
cessary to q choice, ~.
VIM. N. Stewart, SO; James W. Nye,
%; Charles E. belong, 90; b. G. Whit
man, ID; John Cradlebaugh, l2-as fol-
lows:
For VIM. NJ. Stewart-Messrs. Clag-
EFT, Doran, Hutchins, Ives, Larrowe,
Lockwood, Seely, Sumner, Thompson,
Bearss, Brown, Bolan, Bien, Bond, Gary,
Cutter, benson, Dunn, Greeley, Hinck-
ley, Hawkins, Haskell, Mayhugh, Mich
OILS, Patten, Rosenblstt, Rigby, Seine,
Smith, St. Clair, Walter, Wellington,
Speaker Fozer.
For James W. Nye-Messrs. Hutch
ms, Ives, Lambert, Larrowe, Proctor,
Thompson, Winton, Brown, Gary, Dunn,
Greeley, H~inckley, Hawkins, Haskell,
Lee, Mayhugh, McKeeby, Nichols, Par
ker, Seine, Smith, Toombs, Wellington.
For John Cradlebaugh-Messrs. Clag-
EFT, Doran, Haynes, Hobart, James,
Lockwood, Seely, Sumner, benson, Ep-
stein, Myrick, Patten, Small.
For B. C. Whitman-Messrs. Haynes,
James, Kellogg, Slingerland, Beck,
Bishop, Cutter, Epstein, McKeeby,
Small, Shackleford, Young.
For Charles E. DeLong-Messrs. Ho-
bart, Kellogg, Lambert, Proctor, Sling
erland, Winton, Bearss, Beck, Bolan,
Bien, Bishop, Bond, Lee, Myrick, Par
ker, Rosenblatt, Rigby, Shackleford,
St. Clair, Toombs, Walter, Young,
Speaker Tozer.
VIM. N. Stewart having received the
requisite majority, and more, he was
declared duly elected me Of the United
States Senators.
Several motions were then made to
adjourn until the next day, but were
voted down.
The Convention then proceeded to a
second vote for the other United States
Senator with the following result
Necessary to a choice ~, Of which Jas,
W. Nye received 30, Charles E. belong
II, John Cradlebaugh o, &c. Whitman
3-as follows:
For James w, Nye-Messrs. Hutch.
ms, Ives, Lambert, Lsrrowe, Thomp-
son, Winton, Brown, Cary, benson,
Dunn, Greedy, Hinckley, Hawkins, Has.
kell, Lee, Mayhugh, McKeeby, Nichols,
Parker, Seine, Smith, Toombs, yelling.
toms.
For Cradlebaugh-Messrs. Clagett,
Doran, Haynes, James, Lockwood, Seely,
Epstein, Patten, Small-9.
For Whitman-Messrs. Sumner, Cut
ter, Shackleford-3.
For DeLong-Messrs. Hobart, Kellogg,
Proctor, Slingerland, Bearss, Beck, Bo-
Ian, Bien, Bishop, Bond, Myrick, Rosen.
blatt, Rigby, St. Clair, Walter, Young,
Mr.. Speaker-l7.
Assemblymsn Brown, of Humboldt,
moved that a majority of all the votes
cast be sufficient to elect the United
States Senator.
>. The Lieutenant-G Governor, as Presi.
dent of the Convention, decided that
the Convention had already decided
that by the adoption Of Assemblymar
Haskell's resolution.
Convention then had two more piuo
uoee votes, with the same result as the
last.
Senator James, of Churchill, moved
to adjourn until 81 o'clock tomorrow,
On motion of Mr.. Cutter, the motion
to adjourn was tabled.
Assemblyman Patten moved to ad.
journ till II o'clock A. n. tomorrow.
Senator Slingerland moved to table it.
Agreed to.
A fifth vote was had with the same
resalt.
On the sixth, Senator Seely, when bis
name was called, voted for James W
Nye instead Of John Cradlebaugh-the
only change, giving James W. Nye "a,
C~radlebaugh 8, and the balance the same
as the last vote.
On the seventh vote Seely again voted
for Cradlebaugh; after which Assembly.
man Bond moved to adjourn till 10
o'clock A. NJ, tomorrow.
Senator Larrowe moved to lay the
motion on the table. Carried-ayes 81,
noes Is.
On the eighth vote, Senator Seely
again changed from Cradlebaugh to
Nye. The only change from the pre-
ceding votes.
Assemblyman Hawkins moved to ad-
journ till l o'clock P. NJ, tomorrow.
Assemblyman Rosenblatt moved to
amend by inserting II o'clock A. N.
Senator Larrowe moved as o substi-
tute to take q recess till 7 o'clock this
P. n. -E1'EEEaF
The motion to adjourn till l o'clock
tomorrow was lost; ayes, "a; noes, %.
The motion to adjourn till 10 o'clock
A. n. tomorrow then prevailed; ayes,
20; noes, "a.
The Convention then adjourned, the
Senate Withdrawing from the House.
FRIDAY, Dec. 10th.
The Joint Convention was called to
order by the President of the Senate,
after which the Clerks of the respective
Houses proceeded to call the rolls Of
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