Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-11
ooFao1NaA AN EXTRA SESSION.

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Governor Blasdel and Judge Beatty
do not appear to have met with entire
success, as yet, in their efforts to call
an extra session for the purpose Of levy
ing afull tax on bullion or the entire
gross proceeds Of the mines. From q
telegram received from Carson this
morning, we learn that the Coercionists
confessed that they lacked one of a Con-
stitutioual majority in the Senate, in
favor of their plan to make Storey coun-
ty and her neighborhood mining in
terests pay the expenses of the State
government. From this confession Of
Zone" lacking, we reckon the fact to
be: not less than three are yet required
for a full pack on the bullion-tax pro-
gramme. His Intelligency and that
particularly intellectual fnancier,
Hay-inns, Of Douglas, have not yet OBJ
tanned the required corps Of co-operators
in the Upper House. 1t is true that on
yesterday some of the State officers were
SO confident Of an extra session, bound
TO tax bullion, that they could e1claim:
We've got 'em! we've got EN-, in spite
of Sumner" but dancing jubilees don't
always prove prophecies.
Hay-inns says that the plan is as fol.
lows: Obtain q Constitutional majority
in both Houses in favor Of a given bill,
for taxing mines; then call an extrs
session; appoint q doorkeeper (only) in
either House; call the roll, and push il
through. This is the plan of the Cover
nor, his Secretary, his Judicial adjunct
and we suppose that bright particular
intellectual worthy Hay-inns desires
to be considered one Of a quartette o
planners, in company with those named
above. II occurs to US (~audaciou:
thoughtl) that we could suggest a better
a more compact-certainly a more re
publicanl-plan of proceeding. Let thu
Private Secretary Of His lutelligency
and the Judicial adjunct sit down, ant
draw up, and write out, and put in the
Proclamation calling an extra session
the precise bill they want; let the Pro
clamation enclosing this bill be issued
and let said Proclamation declare thai
whenever on the question: "Shall thu
bill pass ~ any member, BY reason o
absence, death, resignation or otherwise
shall fail to answer to his name, the
Sergeant-at-Arms, or I" ~Doorkeeper .
shall sing out "Aye." Those who have
gone home, need not be at the expense
to the State or to themselves, of AGAR
appearing within the bar Of the Senate
or Assembly.
But, by all means, have another bill
recited in the Proclamation, providing
= that His I~ntelligency, the Judges Of thu
Supreme Court, and the Shareholders
in-general" shall hereafter constitute 6
body legislative, with full powers, etc
1.-THE Constitution in the way !" do you
suggest? You're a fool. Is not the
"Supreme Court" in it? Don't the Su-
preme Court decide on the constitution
atty of measures? It will only be q
more thorough, practical realization Of
the real "plan" Of the eItrs-session
junta.
In order to coerce members into sign
ing a pledge to vote for the proposed
Mining Tax bill, their pay has been
stopped. The reason assigned for this
action is, that the loan is only bargained
for, not negotiated absolutely. This
statement in behalf Of the coercers is
untrue. We have the very best Of au'
thority for saying that the loan is sine
gotiated." John B. Winters informed
US, this morning, direct from VIM.
Sharon, that the $4,000 State loan
had been completely negotiated" and
that the State had the money" so far
as an irreversable agreement from the
bankers was concerned. The Bond Bill
levies a 10 per cent. tax for the payment
of the loan, principal and interest.