Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-18
OPENING OF THE SPECIAL
extra" RULIN9s-9Aa-LAw
TN THE SENATE.

was NO necessity whatever for such &C
ton, as, in his opinion, be had the
Chair and Woodhurss had the gate, by
Of previous election. We notice
that the telegraphic correspondent of
the Sacramento Union predicted that
Julien would be elected owe Ferguson.
There does not appear, however, to have
been any effort to CHOSE a new Speaker.
Before any other business Of Importance
was transacted in the Assembly, Mr..
Julien introduced a resolution o~finquiry
as to the amount of Legislative Funds
that would be needed by the especial"
Very little would be needed, if the
mine tax bill was treated with proper
"~dispatch.")
The Revenue Bill Of Blasdel, Beatty
h Co. was introduced in the Assembly,
on the afternoon of the FIRST day. This
outrageous Bill was, on Saturday, or
dered engrossed by the Assembly. We
suppose it will pass the House to-day.
It 10 elsewhere published in this paper,
and its object and effect, if enforced,
we describe in another column.
When the Senate convened on Friday,
at noon, the Secretary read the Procla-
nation of His I~ntelligency. After the
roll was called, Senator Hastings, Of
Lyon county, offered a concurrent reso-
luton, that both Houses adjourn until
the 3lss Of December, 1863. Senator
Hutchins took the floor, in favor Of The
adoption of the resolution, which was
introduced by leaye-not a member OBJ
jecting. Senator Hutchins commenced
his remarks by stating that he had no
hesitation in characterizing the act OF
calling tho extra session as an unmiti-
gated outrage on the taxpayers OF this
State. And he would undertake to
prors that il was so; with the text
of the Governors Proclamation for his
starting ground. The statements in the
preamble of the proclamation, were de-
liberate u~ntruths; that he would show.
He would commence at "whereas.'
Here. Senator welty rose to q ''point
Of order"-clsiming that it was not In
order to introduce, and consider and act
upon q resolution of adjournment before
the Senate had received q message from
the Governor. Lieutenant Governor
Slingerland decided the point well taken!
Senator Hutchins, Of Humboldt, in some
brief bu. keen remark, exhibited the
upsoundness Of this "point," according
to understood parliamentary rules and
customs. Perhaps it was very distaste-
full to some members, he said, to have
the improperly and outrage of calling
q special session shown up at the hrsf
hour, yet this was precisely the time
when it should be done, if one time was
more appropriate than another. why
no. adjourn sine die? Why sit for days
and perhaps weeks, at great expense to
the State, if it could be shown at the
outset, that the special session should
not occupy a day, or deal at all with
the matter named in the proclamation!
Why gag members at the beginning, or
attempt to do so, unless there was a
fear of truth? Senator Proctor con-
tended that the ''point" was not well
taken, because, in addition to other
reasons it was raised at too late a stage.
II should have been raised, if at all,
when the resolution of Senator Hastings
of LYON, was introduced, or otered.
Now i. was too late. And he would
raise this "point of order against the
"point" Of the Senator from lander
Mr.. welty. The Lieutenant Governor
decided Proctor's ''point' o wen
taken. On the appeal from the deei-
sion of the Chair, Senator Sumner saio
tina, he presumed that the Chair would
be sustained ; though he thought the
,r,;no incorrect. II carried out it would
negative the right of an unorganized
deliberative body-supposins the SEN
AZ. not to be orgsnized-to adjourn
from time TO time when there was no
ouorum to organize. According to the
argument of Senator Welsy, the Senators
were imprisoned within the bar until
the Governor saw fit to send in a mes
sage, explanatory of or dilsting upon
his proclamation. 1t vas evidently an
agreed "point" to suppress or avoid
discussion Of the beauties Of the procls-
nation, at the opening Of the session.
Senators Hutchins, Proctor, Hastings
and Gray commended that the Senate
was duly organized already, BY elections
and appointments made at the regular
session. The Chair was sustained and
Senator Hutchins was ruled out OF Or
der, in his speech, Of course, by the
fact Of ruling the resolution out OF
order. Senator welty then moved that
the Senate proceed to organize. Sena-
tor Monroe moved that the officers Of
the regular session be declared the ON
GERS of the especial" Senator Weity
objected, as he wanted to vote on some
Of the officers separately. Senator hon
roe suggested and requested thai MI.
Wel,y name the officers he desired to
vote separately upon. He Senator
Monroe) had attended no caucus ana
had not consulted with any Senator in
regard to the motion he made. Ar.
welty had any proposition for himself
or from a caucus, in regard to choosing
new officers, let him Mr.. Wesy) come
GU. in q frank manner and state wha'
that proposition was. Senator aonroes
motion was adopted. On motion
Of Senator Hutehins, from the Regular
-.. ~ ways and Means, the