Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-01-29
A LITTLE STOREY BILL.

Tunnel run, we're a made Pe'p'''
sure.
A LIrrLE STOREY BILL.
Mr.. Proctor introduced q bill giving
our County Auditor $500 more per
month than any other officer Of same
name in the State. The present salary
is 500 per month the new bill raised
it to $500 per month. This proposition
was referred to the Storey county dele
CATION, who unanimously recommended
its indefinite postpouement, and it was
so disposed of.
UTAH MILITARY GOVERNOR. |
Some time since, Mr.. Welty intro
duced a resolution, or a series Of reso-
buttons, asking for the appointment OF
q Military Governor for the Territory of
Utah, and the raising of volunteers on
the Pacific coast to "put down Brig
ham "-(that was the idea)-at once.
This resolution, or. series, mysteriously
disappeared from the Secretary's desk
and on Saturday Mr.. Welty called for
them, and finding that neither the Sec
rotary nor the Committee on Federal
Relations had them, q new copy was
drafted and sent to the appropriate
committee chairman less a man
than DR.. Mason. Yesterday the doctor
presented his report, which is given in
the Legislative proceedings. The re-
commendation to indefinitely postpone
is preceded by a very humorous setting
forth Of reasons for such action. No
wonder the doctor is funny; we under
| stand his diet Of late consists wholly OF
brown bread and Ferguson's Inaugural.
With the latter article he is particularly
in love-and says that children will soon
cry for it.
PARIS EXPOSITION COMMISSIONERS.
1t is with great satisfaction that we
note the action OF the Senate in insert
ing the name Of G. B. Brooks in the
Board Of Commissioners, appointed by
the bill to visit the Worlds Fair at
Paris. Nevada could not make a more
advantageous appropriation than for
the sending of the parties named to
attend the great Exposition. A liberal
display there Of Nevada minerals will
do more t o induce and encourage the
right kind of immigration from Europe,
than any other SHOWING" that could be
devised.
INCREASING EXECUTIVE PRERoGATIvEs AND
POWERS.
On Saturday there were two bills be-
fore the Senate intended to largely in
crease the power of the Governor. One
was entitled AN Act to regulate and
make effectual the powers Of the Cover
nor, Judges of the Supreme Court and
Attorney-General, to remit fines and
f%orfeitures, to commute punishment,
and to grant pardons after conviction"
After making some remarks in opposi-
ton to this measure, Mr.. Proctor moved
that it be ordered printed. This motion
was carried, and the bill is to come up
tomorrow or next day for final action.
The other bill was entitled: Gan Act to
regulate vacancies in the Office Of Sena-
tors Of the Legislature Of this State"
That our readers may fully appreciate
what a high-gifting measure this is Tor
was) we subjoin the same, entire:
"SEc. l. Whenever any person who
shall have been elected to the Office of
State Senator Of this State, shall remov
his residence from the county or district
for which he shall have been elected,
and shall not resume his residence at
least sixty days next preceding an cleo
ton for member Of the Legislature Of
the State, the office Of such Senator
shall, upon satisfactory Evidence to the
Governor, given under the seal Of the
District Court Of the district wherein
such Senator shall have been elected,
be declared vacant by proclamation of
the Governor, and the vacancy shall
be filed at the next general election
Mr.. Edwards argued that the Consti-
tuition was ample, in authority conferred,
without any such law. Mr.. Proctor
moved the indefinite ~postponement Of
the bill. Mr.. Welty, Mr.. Meder and Mr..
Doron spoke at length in favor of the
bill. Mr.. Sumner said it conferred
more power upon the Governor; gave
him more discretionary authority than
the Constitution itself. It did, in fact,
open the way for the Governor Of the
State, whoever he might be, if so dis
posed, to literally Gust one-half the
elected members. A Governor might
be q candidate for United States SenA-
tor, or have VIGOROUSLY rendered him
self liable to impeachment, and for am
bition, or to prevent exposure, and con-
viction of crime, he might under this
law, arrange for the ousting ola consid-
cradle number Of hold-over Senators.
II was comforting ~unheard-of power.
Under the Constitution, each House
was a Judge Of its own members, and
this law was coming near Gf not quite
up) to a conflict with the Constitution;
for it made it possible for the Governor
on the affidavit of one or more irrespon-
sible persons, to make a proclamation
ION his satisfsc:ion) which would com
pletely change the political-at least
the personal character Of the upper
House, without leaving it in the power
Of that House to '.judge of the qualif-
cations ofits own MEMBERS" etc. Mr..
Sumner made numerous illustrations Of
the possible and probable workings Of
such a bill-sll in protest against its
passage. That such q bill was not re-
quired, experience had fully shown.
The bill was indefinitely postponed.
REVENUE.
It is understood that 80 o as the
Controllers report is printed, a Reve-
nue. bill will be introduced. The Legis-