Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-01
MATTERS LEGISLATIVE.

SOuuhy loo AAaSeeSSN SNA PAS'AuAA6
for the care Of the Insane Of this State.
Its plan is for a contract with the man.
ayers Of the Insane Asylum, at Stock
ton, California, whereby patients from
Nevada may be received and cared for
under the roof of that excellently con-
Quoted institution. We have not seen
a copy of the bill, but understand that
it a~ppropriates $4,000 for the objects
contemplated. The bill, it seems to US,
is the only one in character, that sug-
gests and proposes to carry out a feas-
ible plan for the proper treatment of the
insane in this State. Nevada cannot AZ
ford to build an Insane Asylum. At
the lowest calculation, $4,000 would
be required to put up a suitable build
ing, nor are the number Of unfortunates
named SO large in this State as to war
rent the erection Of an Asylum for their
special accommodation, even did the
finances Of our Government admit Of
such q proposition. Last year there
was a proposition pushed before the
Legislature, to purchase the Storey
County Hospital building for an Insane
Asylum; but the ~absurdity and some
thing else Of the plan quickly resulted
in its defeat. It was introduced in the
Assembly, in perfect good faith, by Mr..
Grover, and at FIRST its real object was
not discovered or generally understood
BY the Assembly. The men who can
speculate" upon the INDECENT sick and
other unfortunates, whether directly as
against the sufferers, or through State
or local governmental provisions, are
unworthy the name of men, and ought
to feel an o~utcasting force of enlighten-
ed and humane public sentiment. 1t is
believed that Mr.. Dana's bill will pass
both Houses BY a unanimous vote.
Mr.. Mitchell has introduced a bill,
with a copy of which we have been Ia
vored, the object Of which is to place
the State again on a coin basis. As we
apprehended, and again and again pre-
dicted, the changing Of u State cur
rency-as q State-hss proved q decid-
ed "failure" for our governmental
most a disastrous mistake. Our finances
have approached bankruptcy very close,
for no other largely accounting reason
than the foolish change made last win
ter in the currency of taxes, etc. The
Supreme Court in their greenback de-
cision expressly stated that a State
could levy its taxes and carry on its
business land so, Of course, under it,
could counties, towns and cities) on
whatever currency basis the Legislature
chose to designate. But we heard great
stories Of National Banks to DO estab-
lished here, with millions on millions
of capital, if the Legislature would only
say "greenbacks" unto all men, and
hard money to none. And we were to
have investments in our mines by East
ern capitalists, the like o which never
before was known, if greenbacks were
only made the uneIcepted currency o
Nevada. And all our merchants and
other business men were to be compelled,
by such Legislative action as is indicat'
ed, to do their private business on
legal tender note basis. Alas how
miserably have all these prophetic:
proved to be delusive and vain foretell
ings. They have been ~negatived alto
gether, by a very opposite result from
the one shouted and, no doubt by the
majority of the last Legislature, honest
ly anticipated.
In this connection we cannot refrain
from copying the concluding portion o
the State Controllers report for 1866
recently published in the Enterprise
The document is c~onirmatory Of thu
Controllers opinions as below set forth
Read:
coin AID CURRENCY.
By the terms Of an Act passed at the last ses
sion ofthe Lesislature. Il was provided that stsi
ID Art day Of April, 1866, all taxes should b
collected. and all salaries and other demands
seainst The Stats paid In legal tender notes OF thu
United States. excepting only the public printing
At the time Il waS thought this course, Atnougn
not required by the decision OF the Suprem;
Court annulllng the Specific Contract Act. would
inurs 10 tho benefit Of the State by inducing the
ADOPTION OF Krconbseks a. the currency OF genera
Circulation. causing q rapid influx Of capital ron
ne East The result Of the experiment.. however
has proved that this superstition was entirely IA
Iaclouh and plzinly shown that the citizens oftne
State arc too strongly preudieed In iavor OF com
a. . circulating medium to look with any degree
on favor upon any measure tending 70 replace
sneels with paper. And whilst the result sought
10 b. obtained has utterly failed Of accomplish
msnt, the effect upon the finances OF tho state has
bean most disastrous. In most instances properly
has been asssssed at the same Vdusnon IN paper
dollar thai lt would have been In metallic dol.
i.r,. md In consequence the state has lost In
revenue The exact difference between the market
vorth Of The two. Tho total receipts from the
property tax Of 1856 fall about ssoOoo snort OF
The receipts from the Same source Tor leoo, and
bang collected IN 1866 In currency instead OF N
coin. a was tho case In 1855 they do not In real
ity amount 70 but little more than hall tho sum
obtained during the former year. IL cannot %
coutsndsd hat the value Of the taxable properly
Of the STATE deprecated hfty per cent In the
twelve month between the two assessments; Dol
the fauit mus, DO attributed 10 the suicidal tran
siton from coin 70 currency; while the receipts
have been lssssnsd. the expenses OF carrying on
the r~overnmsnt have been largely increassdrom
the ssms cause. Whsnsver articles have been
purchased for the use Of the various departments
The price has Invariably been raised by the vend-
sn 70 o figure In currency equivalent TO the
eharTs made In coin 10 private buyers. InAsmuch
a. no advantage has been derived BY either the
Ststs or sny Of rs citizens from tho workings Of
the Act referred 10, but on the contrary great
dstrimsnt. II would seem but wisdom to return
~ speedily - possible TO the system under which
all the transsehons Of the government were con-
duetsd upon q coin bssiG Believing that . large
majority Of the people would sanction such .
eourss, - In accordance with the dictates OF
sound public policy, I call your attention and
that Of the Legislature 70 the matter, that the
change may BE- made should your Judgment and
thsin coincide with my own.
STATE Controller.
Mr.. WEIGH, of this county, has intro
duced in the Assembly a bill providing
for the Incorporation Of Hospitals and
Asylums in certain cases. The bill has
been ordered printed, and it will I'M
doubtedly pass.
We are informed that the Storey