Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-20
LIssAK
Rich Scene In the Assembly.

day have given US a version Of the
affair, the impeachiug proceedings
against Lissak, in the Assembly, on
yesterday afternoon, must have been
exceedingly interesting. 1t seems that
early yesterday morning, soon after the
Enterprise containing Lissak's letter had
reached Carson, it was agreed that an
effort should be made to ''cast out" the
member, whose really insulting and out
rageous communication was the Topic
of the Day. Accordingly a resolution
was drawn up, with a short preamble,
expelling him, the aforesaid Lissack,
from the Assembly; and on a canvass,
t~wenty-eight Assemblymen were report
ed a. in favor Of it. 1t was agreed that
the offending member should be called
up, arraigned, ETC., at n o'clock P. NJ,
and shortly after meeting, in the morn
ing, an adjournment was effected until
the afternoon hour. The Senate, at
ll:45 took o recess until half-past three,
and Senators were at once informed of
the transactions likely to take place in
the Assembly, between the hours Of one
and three. At one, however, but few
Assemblymen were in their seats, and
an hour was spent under a call be-
fore all who were not absent, on leave,
were gathered within the bar. In the
meantime Mammoth District Jones, OF
| Nione and Esmarors, asked leave. land
obtained it, to go into the Senate and
"ses If he could hear anything good
there,"-a form of expression which
must be all Jones' own. 1t was, in
fact, half.pss. two, before proceedings
under q call was dispensed with, and
"heavy business" commenced.
At 2:45 Mr.. Huse, this county, rose
TO a Question of Privilege. He stated,
in substance, that he and the House had
been insulted by a communication writ
ten BY q member Of the House, Mr.. Lis
SAX, and published in the Territorial
Enterprise on that morning. II was ex-
pected, generally, that Mr.. Huse would
introduce the resolution of expulsion;
instead of which, he sent up a "charge,"
so called, and a copy Of the offensive let
ter. Both were read by the Clerk. The
Speaker, Mr.. Ferguson, then asked the
Clerk for the charge" and addressing
Mr.. Lissak, re.read the accusation
whereupou many said that the ''charge'
was Ferg's composition; an assertion
which seven or eight subsequent re-
readings by the Presiding officer tended
to confirm and establish. The "charge'
| complains Of Mr.. Lissak for having
spoken or written unexpectedly OF
the motives which govern this body
which, according to our ''frail' gram
NAUTICAL construction is an implied ad-
mission (uninteutional, Of course,) OF
the existence of the motives Lisssk as
cribed?
Lissak was told to stand up and hear
the ''charge" read. Lissak stood. Hav-
ing re-read the " charge the Speaker
inquired of the arrsigned: ''Did you, or
did you not write or indite and cause to
be published. the communication refer
red to and described in the charge l
have just read to you, which appeared
in the Territorial Enterprise Of this
morning? Did you, or did you not?
This communication, rejecting upon the
members of this House 2" Here, Ferg,
again, read the latter portion of the
''charge."
al vote it," replied the accused; shut
I had no intention Of rejecting upon
the entire House. CSlight merriment.
I had" said Mr.. Lissak, "more particu-
lar reference to one member Of this
House, who, in my opinion has treated
me very meanly. He, referring prob
ably to Mr.. NJ. n. MITCHELL summoned
witnesses before his committee, his in
quisition-no, not inquisition but,
what do you call it?-his corruption
no, not corruption-his inquiring COM
mit.ee-no, not that either-his investi-
CATION committee-that's it-before his
Investigation Committee, and asked
them, and | was asked, if | received
money from John B. Winters man /
never spoke to but once before the last
session of the Legislatures man |
hardly knew then by si~ght--asked If
John B. Winters gave me money to vote
for Gov. Nye for United States Senator.
l thought that member treated me as
they treated the witches, in supersti-
tious times: throw them in the river;
if they sank and drowned they were in
nocsnt, if they hosted or swan they
were taken out and burned, as guilty of
witchcraft. I didn't intend any general
reflection upon the members of this
House. No, sir; not at all"
The Speaker brought down his gavel,
and said: "The gentleman from Sto-
rey, Mr.. Lissak, will confne himself to
the question, and not 60 of on matters
of personality which do not belong per-
tinently to a reply to the direct inter
rogatory of the chair. The gentleman
from Storey, Mr.. Li,sak, will answer
Eyes" or emo" to the i~nterrogstory put
to him by the chair: Did you or did
you not write or indite and cause to be
published, the communication described
in this charge, to witt" [Reading from
the great writ again, and concluding
with:l "Did you or did you not?" 81
wrote it," answered Lissak, al wrotei it,
but I had no design, lone whatever, Of
rejecting upon all the members of this
body. As I said, some have jeered at
me, and l felt, and Of course l took ad-
vantage Of my opportunity to express
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