Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-01-19


shall have constructed their railroad
from the city Of Carson to the Storey
County line, aud ready to receive the
rolling stock-all of which shall DO Of
first class work and material.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Day.
TIE RAILROAD BILL.
Assembly Bill No. 22-Granting
$500, 900 BY Storey County to Virginia
and Truckee Railroad, came up, and
House resolved itself into Committee Of
the Whole to consider it. Mr.. Tenant
in the chair.
Mr.. Potter offered as an amendment
to Section One q provision compelling
the railroad company to file bonds in
the Office Of Secretary Of State, Attor-
ney General and Governor, in the sum
of double the amount proposed to be
issued as security, that they should
complete the railroad to some point on
the Truckee, connecting with the Gen.
trail Pacific Railroad.
Mr.. Hillyer said all he had to say
with regard to the proposed amendment
was that If adopted it would kill the
railroad. He supposed that was the OBJ
ject of the amendment.
Mr.. Potter had no desire to kill tho
bill, but only to carry out the. repre-
sensations made by the railroad COM
pany.
Mr.. Welch had visited Virginia and
Gold Hill since the introduction Of this
bill and had found no taxpayers opposed
to its passage.
Mr.. Brown had been heretofore OPP
posed to any undue haste in regard to
the passage Of this bill, in order to give
all a chance to be heard in relation to
it. Now he had heard the petition read
opposing the issuance of the bonds, and
he thought it was n trifing affair, taken
altogether.
Mr.. Hillyer asked for a rehearing Of
the petition from the citizens Of Storey
County opposing the issuance Of bonds.
The petition was reread BY the
| Clerk.
Mr.. Burlingame said he was in Gold
Hill yesterday and conversed with many
taxpayers there, who stated that the
friends Of the bill would support an
amendment compelling the Railroad
Company to build it to the Truckee and
connecting it with the Central Pacific
Railroad.
Mr.. Addison warmly advocated the
passage of tho bill as il, wal INTRODUCED.
He eontended that Storey County must
have cheap transportation for its ores
and wood, and nothing but a railroad
would give it. He would be in favor of
compelling those gentlemen to build a
railroad to the Truckes, il he had tho
power, but there were always two sides
to q question and it took two to make 4
bargain.
Mr.. Potter read the following dis
patch:
"GoLD Hill, January II.
To A. X. Potter We are getting up
remonstrance to the passage Of Assem-
bly, Bill No. % Will send to you"
(Signed) s. MERCER,
TUCKER,
JoHx LAMBERT,
II. H. FLAaG.
The ayes and noes were called on the
question of the adoption of the amend
mont Of Mr.. Potter, and resulted-ayes,
G noes, &c.
So the amendment was lost.
Mr.. B%urlingame offered IN amendment
that the granting of the money to the
railroad shall be submitted to n vote Of
the people Of Storey County. If two
thirds of the voters are in favor Of tho
proposition, then the aid shall be
granted, provided that nc poll tax shall
be required rs q prerequisite to voting.
This amendment was lost by an almost
unanimous vote.
Mr.. Bowman moved that tho commit
tee rise, report progress and have leave
to sit again.
Mr. Hillyer opposed the motion.
Already one-fourth of the time Of the
session had been virtually spent in con-
sideration of this bill, and he hoped it
would be speedily disposed Of, one way
or another.
Mr.. Mayhugh moved as a substitute,
that the committee rise, report the bill
back to the House, and recommend its
passage. Carried.
Mr.. Hillyer moved that the rules be
suspended, the bill be considered en-
crossed, and placed upon its final pas
sage.
The ayes and. noes were called, with
the following result Ayes, 80 noes, Z.
Burson, Burlingame and Potter voting
in the negative.
THIRD READING.
The bill came up on its final passage.
The ayos and noes were called, with the
following result: Ayes, "a; noes, 8.
[Burson and Potter voting in the affirm
alive.
Mr.. Potter gave notice that on to.
morrow he would q reconsidera-
ton of the vote by which the bill had
just passed.
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