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The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-26
THE LEGIsLATURE.

The long delayed report Of the late
Warden OF the State Prison was pre-
iented yesterday. The Assembly bill
providing for the appointment Of an
Indefinite nuRber of Notaries, PASSED
he Senate. An Act u tax foreign in
france companies was passed. and
lso joint resolution granting leave of
bscnce Ia the District Attorney of
ander county-an Act 10 regulate the
ale of drugs and poisons-fixing the
estcrn boundary line of Elko so rs 10
iclude a portion of Lander. The bills
authorize a deputy in the Attorney
~eneral's office was defeated; also the
II exempting firemen in active
rvice from jury duty.
La the Assembly the following bills
tssed: TO grant leave OF absence TO
utterfeld, County Commissioner OF
lko county-for the relief of Goodfcl-
Nv, Treasurer Of Lincoln county
atchen's bill abolishing capital pun
,hment-and the bill for the relief OF
eter Clvanaugh, the latter by a VOTE
{ - TO H..
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-26
AFTERNOON SESSION.

Assembly convened at l:3i p. NJ
MIR. Beck in the Chair.
Roll callcd-quorum present.
On motion the recess was continued
ten minutes.
ON rea>~embiiHg, - members pres
Ont, whercupon "A call OF the House
was moved and carried.
I'm time the cali was dispensed with,
aud the capitol appropriation bill WAS
again taken up ami discussed for two
hours and iour minutes. when the
previous question prevailed.
Before the question WAS put a call of
the House was carried-abscnt, Cara
CHAN and Hatch. Hatch soon after
ward appeared, and it being ascer-
tanned that Mr.. Garaghan had gone to
Virginia. the call was dispensed with.
The vote was then taken and result
ed in the passage of the bill by the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes-Barber, Beck, Bowman, Bur-
iingaue, Buckingham, Brown, Cana
van, Cowen, Dangberg, Delano, Do
vey, Ellyson, Fuller, GRAY, Green
halgh, Hatch, Hay, Jones. Lockwood.
Mcclellan, Murphy, Organ. Patchen,
Potter, Roney, Savage, Saville, Smith,
Tenant, Trousdale, Wagner, vii
ltlilS-b1.
NoeS-Child, Harris, Hogan, Law
son, LikenS, Manning, Mcleod, Owens,
Piper, Rogers, simpson, Willard,
Speakers.
Abscnt-Garaghan. /.
remnant gave notice that he would,
on the next Legislative day, move "a
reconsider the vote by which the state
was robbed of 500, 600.
The House decided that such a vote
had not been taken, and that Ten
nant's notice was not legal.
Some thirty points OF order were
raised, swampcd, or decided, and Ten
mani finally gave notice in legal form
Lock wood moved to reconsider now
Another long discussion and severa
points Of order and attempts ut al
iournmcnt followed, all of which were
terminated by adjournment ut on
II. IN.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-26
THE CENTRAL NEVADA RAILROAD
COMPANY.

Early in the session OF the present
Legislature Mr.. Bonnificld gave no.
ticc that he would ut some future day
introduce a bill granting the right OF
a to O.. NJ. Evans and associates to
construct and maintain a narrow gauge
railroad from Mill City, on the Central
Pacific Railroad. TO Unionville, and
also TO authorize Humboldt county to
issue its bonds in the sun of SlO0, 600,
IN Aid i'm the construction OF said road.
Prom that time until yesterday no
thing was heard OF Mr.. Bonnifeld's
hill. and some who felt an interest in
the road had about cometo the conclu-
sion that the project bad been aban-
doned. on yesterday, however, IL
made its appearance in good shape
with all the restrictions and limita-
lions. which were 80 carefully en-
prafted OH the Eastern Nevada Rail-
road Company from Elkoto Hamilton
-anti-C Chinese provision and all. II
il not our purpose at this time, how
ever. to dwell upon the merits of the
bill and the safeguards thrown around
the franchises it grants. but to speak
of tho Importance Of the enterprise u
, -oenoral sense. The distance from
Unionvilln to III 'HN Is
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-26
THE PIONEER" AND NEVADA
POLITICS.

-
The san Francisco Pioneer takes the
defeat of woman's suffrage in Nevada
very philosophically, under the cir
cunStanceS; but it takes occasion To
give both Of the political parties a slap
in the face, as it goes along, after the
following STYLE:
This, we suppose, ends the matter
with the, present Legislature. The
Democrats. had u majority in the
House and could have carried the
measure if the party possessed heart
or courage To do so. Ii, however, has
no interest in anything but office and
SpofS, a. a party. OF course there are
macy notable personal exceptions.
The Republicans could, with the as
siStanre of the woman suffrage Demo
Gratis IN that body, have carried the
measure easily. But the Republican
party has accomplished its mission
and has outlived its usefulness.
Neither of these pacties, as such, is
entitled either To- the respect or conf
dcnce of the people. II is possible
that each may survive 10 enter into
tn. struggle for the elevation of some
partisan to power in the Presidential
campaign i'll lSI2, but the dissolution
of one or both will follow that cleo
U0a, H. certain rs great political ques-
| tons Will follow that event, and which
neither will have the heart or courage
To accept"
All this may be true and vet not
help the cause any Of which tine
Pioneer is the able advocate. The
time may possibly come when tho
proposition To extend suffrage in this
direction will becomes live issue: but
that time is yet in the indefinite flu
ture. Woman's suffrage is not popu-
lar, however warmly it may be advo-
Gated by a few enthusiastic individu-
ais: and it il really more unpopular
with the sex 10 whom it relates than
with the masculine portion of the COM
munity. The most bitter opponents
Of the proposition are among the wo-
men themselves. Hence the Pioneer
should save its grape and canister
for its own sisterhood rather than for
those political parties which now con-
tend for the mastery i'll American
politics. 1t is not the Democratic
party, northc Republican party, which
has dclugcd the hopes Of the Pioneer
under the remorseless wave of Il ma
iority vote, prohibiting the submits
sion Of this question 10 popular vote.
our esteemed friend of the Pioneer
ought to either bottle up her indigna.
tion altogether, or To pouri it out onthc
rhignons of her rcbcllious sisters. who
prefer cradles to baliot-boxes. When
The Pioneer has succeeded in convinc-
ing the wuincn themselves that the
ballot is Il good thing to have in tho
family. there will not he much difficulty
in managing the men. The suffragists
ought To make their fight with the
ladies', no against the Democratic and
Republican parties-neither OF which,
as a party, care a straw about the mat
ter one way or the other.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-26
SESSION.
President pro tenn. in the Chair.

President pro tenn. in the Chair.
Assembly Bill No. 81, to grant the
right of way To Page, Bateman, Dodge
and associates for a narrow gauge rail-
road through Elko and White Pine
with committee amendment. Passed.
Senate Bill No. li6. amendatory of
and supplementary To an Act to tax
foreign insurance companies doing
business in this State requires every
lire and life insurance company / o
take out a license, and leyies a tax ON
premiumsl. Passed-ayes. 20; noes. 1.
Senate Bill No, Isl, for the relief OF
John W. Averill.
Small explained that the bill was 10
allow Averill 10 withdraw the amount
paid by him TO the State for certain
lands supposed to be school lands. Til,
State has since been shown to have nc
title Ia the land, and though Averill
desires to purchase il he can get no
title. The bill returns the money adj
vanced.
The bill a READ and passed unani
mously.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-26

\ SUBLIME SwINDLE.-The Sacra-
meuto Bee prOuouuccs Sargcut's bill
for the sale Of timber lands in Califor-
mia, Oregon and Washington, a sub
lime swindie. Just as the people have
begun 10 make an effort to stop the
sale OF the public domain, there comes
To us this astounding announcement.
IL Is a bill, says the Bee, wholly in the
interest OF spectators. IL must have
been prepared by them, and urged by
them, and them only, for no settler or
poor man, mechanic or merchant.
could have advised such n thing, a
dozen men now buy up and mo-
nopOllze for the paltry sum of 81 -
per acre, in legal tenders, all the giant
forests of valuable timber on the Paci-
tic coast-or for - 80 per acre ut most,
when these lands lie near railroads.
Why, one tree or half a tree is worth
all the money paid for an acrei And
when these lands are thus monopo.
lized, as they soon will be, ii the Sen
ate shall approve of this unjust ano
unrighteous bill, up will Immediately
20 the price of timber, and all tn,
manufacturing and building interests
as we'll rs the whole commerce OF tn,
coast, will become tributary to ant
/ paralyzed by this huge monopoly o
the most valuable portion of the pub
lie domain.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-26
A HOLE IN THE TREASURY

Senator Hall made a statement yes
rday in the Senate which may throw
me light ON the past financial his
ry of this State. Itappears that when
q money in the State Treasury was
81 counted by the committee for that
Irpose, they found the amount NAMED
the Controllers report on hand and
correct with the Treasurer. After
ey had expressed their satisfaction
ith the result of the examination,
le Treasurer asked them II they had
nv further demands on him. They
answered in the negative, and were
bout to leave, when the Treasurer
.stonished them 10y asking what he
should do with $4,000 more in hi>
possession belonging TO the state. lie
produced this additional amount from
the safe, where it laid unknown To
anyone but the Treasurer. The cN-
PLANTATION is this: Under various stat
utes passed at different periods, public
moneys in the possession OF county
and other officials are required TO be
paid into the State Treasury, but no
provision is made for notifying the az
counting officers in the Controllers
department. These amounts sitting
into the Treasury from several sources
since the Inauguration of the present
State officials, have already accumu-
lated into a fund Of $4,000. The Con
t%roller, OF course, can only keep an
account of deposits of which hc has
official information. The statutes pro-
viding for no notification. the Con.
troller's report consequently can make
no reference to the receipts from tines,
sources.
If this is a fair illustration Of tn,
character OF the legislation OF pas
years, it Is a matter Of little surpris,
that our State finances are not in tn,
most furnishing condition. Whether
this remarkable omission was the r..
suit of carelessuess or design j. bette.
known TO members Of past LcgIsla
lures than to us. Whether il be ont
or the other matters little now. Tin.
result of this legislation is apparent
Ii $4,000 can accumulate in the hand
of a Treasurer in two months of whicI
no one has any account, how niue
can accumulate during the course &
ten years? Perhaps Nevada's stat
Treasurers have all been as homes, Il
is the present official. II they were,
was because they were above tcmpta
ton. Had Mr.. Schooling been III,
posed to take advantage of his pos.
ton, lie might have left nj the end {
his term with "a steak" of pretty fai
dimensions, and no one have been Ill
wiser. What can be said in detens
of these Republican Legislature
which in past years made these hal.
ring with 'sloyal" dcnunciations, Will
they left the doors TO the people
money wide open in this style?
Senator Hall yesterday proposed
bill to block up this hole in the bottoi
of the treasury, which passed the Sci
ate Immediately, and we presume wi
speedily become a law.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-26

SNAKE administrations fifty ana
condaSkins were tanned 10y the Schuy-
Ter Bros, mt the Boston Highlands last
summer, for boot leather. The boots
are valued ut $50 per pair. The largest
of the skins was forty fect III length
The tanning process was similar to
that observed in the manufacture of
alligator leather, the product being n
very beautiful and highly finished
quality of leather, glossy, mottled,
pliable, and from the appearance OF
the grain, exceedingly durable.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-26

tiov. Stafford, of Arizona, has made
a vigorous effort to induce Gov. Pes
quicra, of Sonora, { % surrender some
of the many criminals who have fled
from Arizona across tine Mexican Dor
der. Pesquiera refused TO arrest tho
parties referred To, and shields his ac-
ton under the following article of the
eXtradi,iOn treaty between the United
States and Mexico, of 1861: ''Neither
Of the contracting parties are bound
10y the stipUla.ions of this treaty to
make delivery of their citi-
zen,.' PesqUiera claimed that these
ab-conding criminals are Mexicans
and therefore ID, within the terms of
the treaty requiring their surrender.
Stafford has offered to enter into Il mu-
tual contract To arrest all the scoun-
Jrcls flying from Sonora into his Ter
ritory providing Posquiera will do the
same with those flying from Arizona.
This would be a sort of sub-cxtradi-
ton treaty which would be very con-
v]cuicnt il both parties would consent,
but thus far Pesquiera has mo-; accept
eel the terms. Unless an Arrangement
of some kind j. made. the border is
likely to become a. notorious and Ian
ggrous a any line OF the same length
on the continent.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-26

Tho exercises Of the Ormsby County
Institute yesterday passed of very
pleasantly and with a good degree of
animation. The lectures Of Professor
Flint, Principal Of the High school al
Virginia City, and Professor Howe,
Principal of the Gold Hill school, arc
reported as being exceedingly instruc-
tive. We are glad to learn that the
meeting Of the first organized Teach.
er's Institute OF this State was inter.
,SiinC and successful.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-26

The Rhode Island Senate has de-
feated tho proposition for a convention
To amend the Constitution 50 that nat
uralized citizens can vote in that state
without owning real estate.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-26

ornmittee ON Invitation;
Gov L Z Bradley, Lieut. Gov = Denver
la u Miner. W " Hobart,
Jerry Schooling, John Day,
Chss l. Perkins, IIrury 4 whitehill,
! = Lewis, Alfred Helm,
&c Whitman y I'm CARRIER.
l. \ Euckner, II q BlaSdel.
Ruht y Luwery, Thos J Tcnnant,
u l. Hastings, Cleveland,
James phelan, Il u Shhinp.
Robert Mullen. William Till.
james " Small. j q Hazletr,
u II Brown, Geo , Mills,
LIT Fox, Geo " Hopkins.
Eobt McBeth, Ms Blnuiield,
4 Abraham, " W M'coy,
} y Moore, W Hall,
= Hazard. w VI Boring,
Geo y Hopkins. John Spencer,
o. Barker. II Beck,
John bowman. Buckingham.
Wilmer Pr1wn. TT Iainsah,
Iohn : Child. Joseph X Cowen.
II Dangbers. VI Deiano,
" G Dewey, ~ hily-1h,
III rullar. VI II Gsraghsn.
] GRAY. II Grvenhalgh.
Thomas Harris, Al natch,
AC Hay. m hogan
r. Jones. law-on'
Geo W Likens, Al lockwood,
81 Manning. j J Mcclellan,
Angus Mcleod, ID Murphy,
samuel owen, Joseph organ.
CU Patchen. Henry Piper.
A N futteff NS-'a,
p Rooney. J Savage.
Chas : savills, DC Simpson.
RT smith. " A Trou-dale,
John Wagner. VI A Willard.
ThDs IL williams. george Tuly,
Geo d Fryer, II Mason,
y Rice. TT Edwards,
~ Willis. DIG Curbett,
II prieshach. jacob Klein.
Peter Cayanaugh, III VI fcrington.
Reception committee
soscph L Cuwen, Israel Crawford.
Wilmer Brown. 1T Fox,
Frank Denver.
Floor Managers:
willard. ! W Ellyson,
JPCurtis, Frank Sp.rling,
& Cleveland. VI : Bonnifield.
VI Kiesele.
Floor Director. IT. f.. Lower
flo III
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-26
AssE MBLS.

MONDAY, Feb. -, ISL.
Assembly convened ut 10000 a. III.
SPEAKER Lowerv in the Chair.
Roll called-absent, Williams, Or
can. Pa,chen, Manning, buckingham,
Bowman, Harris.
Prayer by Rev. j. ID. Hammond,
Chaplain.
Journal read and approved.
Assembly Bill No. Us, relative to
foreign insurance companies, was or
dered printed.
REPORTS.
Savage, from Committee on Way,
and Means, reported back Assembly
Fill No. DIT. in relation 70 revenue
with n recommendation that il pass ~
amended.
pangherg, from the Committee oI
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-26

about twenty miles, over u lev
el country, where the cost OF con-
siraction would he at the min
iinum rate of about clever thousand
dollars per mile, or in the aggregate
about two hundred and twenty thou
sand dollars. The business of the
road from the day Of its completion
would yield a handsome profit on the
prospective increase of business which
would attend its completion. Union
willie is conceded 10y those well in
formed on the subject to be one of the
most prosperous and thrifty mining
| towns in the state, and with a branch
railroad connecting il with the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad, its business
would double in a year. The facilities
il would offer in cheap fuel from the
coal beds OF the Rocky Mountains, ard
IN transporting low grade ores, would
[ cause Unionvillc 70 take on 4 new life
and become the faircst gem of the
mountains. This road would also
pass within less than two miles of
I S.ar City, where the once famous
/ Shcba and De soto mines are located,
both OF which are now being worked
aud are yielding large quantities OF
first-cllss shipping ore. Close tothese
mines are situated the famous antimo-
uial mines known ~ the Cosmopoli-
tan and i%Iayiiand, which when prop
erlv OPENED and worked, would supply
the OF the world with all OF
that article necessary for coEsump-
ton. \ few miles south of Uniouviile
large beds of salt and saltpcter ar,
found, which would be at once utilized
and thrown upon the market with the
cheap transportation this road would
afford. The increase in taXaalc prop
crtv. including the road Itself. whicl
would accrue. would more thar
doUb!y compensate the people Of tha
county Tor the aid which they woul,
extend the enterprise IN granting th,
subsidy asked for in this bill.
Il is the intention Of The promoter.
OF this enterprise to call their roa,
when Incorporated, the Central Nevad.
Railroad Company, and rs there is IL,
rival company demanding a iranchi>,
Tor this road, and ~ the representa-
To- lives from that county in and out q
the Legislature will probably favor il
. the chances are il will pass bot
Houses without serious opposition.
This enterprise, We are informed by
its projectors. i no kitiug scheme q
, speculation. but that Col. Evans an
his associate vino include many of IN
best men IN the country. intend L
5 rou~true. the road in good faith, an
= VIII commence the location and sal
vcy Immediately after the passage {
the bill referred To.
L The completion Of this road vii
70 save the county ali further trouble an,
expense in regard to county seat r,
t%nuval, Is when railroad commune;
j zion j. established between Jniouvill
: and the other parts OF the county, th
objections now urged against tn;
place IL the county seat Will be +,
moved.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-26
LEGISLATIVE HOP!

THE MEMBERS AND ATTACHES
10000. OF THE ......"
+ l. I'll LEGISLATURE
OF TIE STATE VI NEVApA
WILL 1--WE A CHOP" on
Monday Evening, Feb'y 81, 1871,
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-26

Reception Committee;
Il Cuwen, Israel Crawford.
Wilmer brown. 1T Fox,
Frank Denver.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-26

ON motion Of Mr.. Lockwood. the
House took up substitute for Assem-
bly, Bill No. H., an Act To provide for
the payment of claims against the
state Capitol building.
y motion was made to strike out the
$4,000 amendment adopted in Com
mittce of the Whole.
This led 10 a discussion of more than
two hours.
At O'Clock House took recess for
one hour.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-09-28
Strange Proceedings in Franklin
County. Ohio.

The town of Harrisburg, in this
county, had a sensation, and this is
what makes it: The residence Of John
G. Mundle is about three miles from
the village, and on the 9Th inst. Mrs.
MundIe heard some person talking In
their yard. She went out, but saw no
one; soon large block of wood was
thrown, and afterwards large number
of stones. The next day the same
thing was repeated, and the next day
with double fury. The neighbors
collected, and a strict watch was kept
by armed men, but all to no purpose,
the bombardment being kept up, and
two hundred stones, large and small,
falling in one hour and tifty-one min
utes, The sensation grows more sensa-
Itional when, as our informants state,
there is in Mundle's family a stunted
or dWarfed servant girl, and that it was
noticed nearly all the stones fell where
she was. To test the matter, she was
removed to different parts of the house,
and the stones fell where she was taken
each time On Saturday the girl was
sent home, and the stones ceased fall
ing, but on her return on Sunday night
the wonder recommended. The neigh
bors declare that the stones that fell
were hot and cold, largeand small, and
they declare they don't know what 1t
all means.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-09-28
ANeighborly kindness.

EsSA&AkOOAAy A1AeAAACSSs
A Florida correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Commercial tells this story of
his being interviewed by native of
the State of which he was become an
adopted citizen:
asked.
81 am from Kentucky" said.
"Kaintuck! How long have you
been in Flurridy?"
told him.
"What made you Gomez" he asked.
l explained as well as could.
It's your mother iving?"
1 told him.
SIS your father iving?''
I answered that, too.
SIS that little boy your only child.
told him he was.
''How old mout you be?'' he ask
ed.
answered that, too.
.'Any brothers and sisters?" he ask
1 satisfied the inquiry.
"Whar do they Ifve?o
I told him.
sNone O them farmersgv he ask
ed.
"No; none,D said.
"Was you farmer?" he asked.
"No,,' said, s'I was not.n
"I thought not,n said he; "what did
You do for a living?i
answered that miscellaneously.
"What do you expect to do here"'
he asked.
"What am doing" replied.
He looked vaguely at the wild pal.
metto land off my homestead, and an
expression of sympathy passed over
his face.
"Are you rich?" he asked after a
pause.
mo said 1: "as you see, l am yers
poor. 81 g. j,
"Ah!' he sighed; 81 see. You haG
money enough tocome to Flurridy, ant
amt enoth to git away. les
"N OF quite that, said 1, s'thougl
that, too, is fact. S,ss-s
stYou amt eut out for farm hand, ,
said he, looking me over. "HOs"- dC
you expect to live on that?!'' with 4
| oOk at the land.
"Well, said L, ssyou see I have an
acre or two of grapes. and some young
orange trees, and hope in a few year
to have a fine fruit farm about me.
Making profit of an article tha
grows so 1uxurantly in this climate, i
an inexplacable mystery to the indigen
eous population. Corn. wild cattle
and H'yte sweet potatoes, with some
sugar cane or cotton, are the only real
tiles of life to them.
My friend was much moved, and he
said grayely, with troubled look, 81
am a poor man myself, and can't dc
much; but / think it might relieve
your mind. When the time does come
and he seized end rung my hands
i earnestly, "when the time does come,
sir, I'n come over and bury you de
Gently, myself, for nothing"
i With this outburst of sympathy he
, hurried from me to conceal emotions tC
deep for utterance.