Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-01-26
THINGS AT THE CAPITOL.
Z coUSrY-sEAr,

,e nearly unanimous in its favor. lone
>ity is nearly depopulated, Frank Tag
iabue is in Carson, while Belmont has
! population Of 1000 souls, exclusive of
Lew. Moore. The introduction and pas
'age Of this bill has given development
% the intention Of many Legislators
rom other parts Of the State to move
On Nye county, or Pahrannagat, in the
Not less than twenty of our
Legislators intend "making"
Belmont for an original starter, in the
of May forthcoming. 1t is said
that hereafter Frank Proctor will take
up his residence in Nye county. But
this is disputed.
HI LOAN BILL.
There is some doubt as to the fate Of
the Loan Bill, recently passed and sub
to the Governor. This bill pro-
vides for a three years loan Of $780,
900, in eoia-not in ~greenbacks, as the
Enterprise announced-at a rate Of in
not exceeding one and one-fourth
per cent. per month-the bonds being
r~edeemable at any time within the three
years. To secure this loan an dd rGlo-
rem tax of s5 per cent. is levied on all
the taxable property in the State for
this year. The Governor thinks and
contends-so we have understood-that
a levy Of 10 per cent. would be suih-
cient. 1t may be so but if u recol-
lection serves US right, the Bank Of CAL
ifornia in 1865 refused to loan the State
$3.50, 900 for mi year, unless a IS per
cent. tax was pledged although the
taxable property of the State then
amounted tor was acknowledged at
S2s, oOo, 900, while to-day it is only Sl6,-
900, 000. II does not seem probable that
$500, 900 can now be obtained, though
the bonds may run three years, at a less
pledge for security, a less per centage
of taxation than was insisted upon when
only one-nalf the amount WAS asked,
and the State was twice as well of in
property valuation as it is now. We
have heard other objections urged to
the bill, but they are too frivolous to
notice, and we presume they do not pro-
coed from his Excellency. A veto may
be expected on Monday. What will
then be the action of the Legislature it
would be impossible to predict; but a
member who came up this morning re-
ported that there seemed to be a large
majority in favor of the measure.
THE ASSEMBLY NAUGURAL-soXE AMEND
ESTs.
A new edition Of 1880 copies Of the
Inaugural of the Speaker elect has
been ordered.
The Assembly on yesterday had mo-
tions entertained before it to amend
amendment, then to substitute, then to
amend the substitute. Konemau, Of
Lyon, desired to amend the amendment
to the substitute; but could not obtain
the floor. The official report don't show
whether from this surging sea Of tenn
pest-tossed amendments there was any
land-reaching over the possible breakers
and dashing mad caps, and so forth.
H FLouR-sAcK CONTRIBUTION.
On yesterday, Mr.. Terry, of Lander,
introduced in the Senate a resolution,
with a preamble longer than the moral
law, requesting" Senators to give n
days pay to Mr.. R. G. Gridley, the
famous Sanitary sack of -four man.
Mr.. Grey Of this county desired to
have the word requested changed to
ssinvited," and so moved to amend.
Mr.. Doron desired to have the resolu-
ton read, if passed at all, so that it
would appear as the action Of the Sen
ate, distinct, voluntary and entire.
Mr.. Hastings moved to so amend that
the resolution read as did the Assembly
resolution on the same subject-in-
strucring the Sergeant-at-Arms to draw
one days pay from each member, in ia
yor of Mr.. Gridley.
Mr.. Meder moved to indefinitely post
pone the whole subject. Gray second
ed the motion, and thereupon an ex-
c~eedingiy lively discussion sprang up.
Nr. Hutchins said he wa astonished
that Mr.. Meder should make such a mo-
ton, and proceeded in q really eloquent
and touching manner, to recount the
services Mr.. Gridley had rendered to the
Sanitary Commission. Mr.. Meder said
be would not be forced to be charitable
by any one-that he would not allow
the Senate to take his pay from him for
such a purpose; while he would give as
much as any man in the Senate for the
object contemplated. He discoursed
on the connection Of Mr.. Gridley with
the Sanitary Commission in a rather
disparaging view, so far as it was
assumed to render him (Mr. g.
specially entitled to the generosity Of
the Senate. Mr.. G. had already been
the recipient of large donations from
California and from the generous people
of Austin; and it would be establishing
a very bad precedent to pass such a res
olution as was before the Senate. Mr..
welty remarked that he felt almost sor-
nv that the resolution had been intro
duced, since it had met with the oppo-
sition above indicated. He hoped, at
least, it would not be indefinitely post
He proceeded to recount the
story of the famous sack. Of four-giy-
ing most of the particulars" from the
6rst auction down to the time when it
had realized Sl70, 900. He also feeling
" described Mr.. Gridley's financial aad
physical condition. Mr.. G. had been sold
ont under a foreclosure Of mortgage.
Mr.. welty himself had been under the
iisagreeable necessity of putting The