Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-01-15
LEffkS IRON TIE CAPITAL
rao. OF. SPECIAL eonars,osDIsr.l
CARsoS, January 10 ISL

osck IA viz hassoAy Va INO-
vada Legislatures occurred to-day. A
page let his name 60 down to poster
ity-Meder is his cognomen-actually
resigned! The reasons for his resigna-
tlon we're that he had arrived at an
age whom he had no use for money,
and as he had been a page in the Leg
islature from time immemorial he
wanted to give some other boy q
chance. all OF which Is commendable,
mirabile diesu there was no difficulty
in filling his place. E.Au
Basiaess.
In the Senate to-day there was more
than the average amount Of business
transacted. The Chair appointed a
special committee % ~"centennial'' az
fairs. consisting OF the following SEN
ators: Eastman, Mccoy, uazlitt, Ste
venson. aud Wilson. Alsg1a
The report of the Committee on
WAYS and Means recommended the
printing Of 1900 copies OF the report
Of the State Controller, which was
adopted.
The Committee OH Elections, to
whom was referred the resolution to
indefinitely postpone action OH the
a of tho contested seats Of White
Pine county !; presented a majority re-
port. the points Of which were that
the Governor In his proclamation call
ing an election had not mentioned a
provision for the election Of any Sena-
tors from White Pine county. The
County Commissioners had entirely
ignored any knowledge OF a vacancy,
and that the County Conventions OF
neither party (Which | think irrelevant,
had made any nominations. The re-
port was also accompanied BY q
lengthy opinion of Judge r. s. Me.
sick, reciting the facts Of the case, and
giving It as his opinion that the pres
emit Senators-Cleveland and Mills
were entitled to serve a term Of four
wears. Mr.. Stevenson presented a MI
nority report (which was not readl
embodying q resolution to make the
whole subject matter the special order
for Thursday, the sd instant.
Mr.. Mccoy gave notice Of a bill to
encourage the development OF coal
mines In the State Of Nevada, abou,
which, all I have got to say, Is to refer
to the old recipe as to how to cook a
hare-frst find the coal mines and
then talk about development.
Mr.. McBeth gave notice of a bill to
| locate tho county seat Of Humboldt
county at Winnemucca, and to pro
vide for the location Of the State Unt
yersity at that point, which latter Il
throwing a sop to Cerebus," and to
the whole OF which the recipe men.
toned in the foregoing paragraph will
aptly apply.
Cassidy's Eureka county bill was in.
| troduced, read q second time by title,
rules suspended, and referred to Lam
der delegation. Havn't you got a
healthy b~eef-eater in Gold Hill that
would accept the office Of Superin.
tendeut of Public Instruction in the
new county, yet unprovided for?
Mr.. Walter introduced an Act,
amendatory Of an Act to provide rev.
enue for the support OF the State,
which fixes the salaries Of the County
| Treasurers OF the different counties oil
the State as follows: Lander, $4,000
Lyon. $1,000; Humboldt, 1000; Els
meralda. 81, 900; Ornsby, $1,000; Nye,
81, 900 Storey, $4,000; Douglas, $500
Washoe. 81. 900; Lincoln. $500; Ell
ko. g., 900; White Pine, $4,000.
Mr.. McC,inton introduced resolu'
tions of respect to the memory oil
Judge w. 5. Boring, who died during
his term OF office a. Senator from e.
meralda county, which were unani'
mously adopted, after which the SEN
ate adjourned. l..
In tho House, Speaker Bowman:
bill for the relief Of Brigham Young,
Jonathan Williams, ct al, was re
ferred to Committee on Claims.
Mr.. S%toldard's bill. for the removal
of the county seat OF Humboldt, wa;
read the second time and referred to
the Committees on Counties aud Coun'
ty Boundaries.
Mr.. Streets bill, for the repeal o.
the Stamp Act, was referred to the
Commute OH Ways and Means.
Mr.. Cole presented a bill for the
prevention of bribery at elections, and
to preserve the purity Of the ballot.
box, which also provides that !: shall
be a misdemeanor, punishable by
fine of $500, or six months imprison'
ment In the County Jail for any coun.
ty officer or his deputy, to accept a pass
or free ride from q railroad company,
II the law passes, there will be a heap
of people that will 70 afoot.
Mr.. Grey introduced u resolution to
| slick up the e Of the Speakers desk
with a canopy. Asa majority OF the
members think that DR.. Bowman look;
too pretty as it Is, the resolution wa:
lost.
Tho Receptlss.
The elite of Carson, Toby Green In
cluded, we're on the tiptoe of ex'
~pectation all day, In anticipation o.
the Governors reception this evening
The common folks dropped in early Ia
the evening, but us a~rlstocrats waited
until u later hour, and 10 o'clock saw
the parlors Of our hospitable Governor
crowded with the wit, the beauty ant
the fashion of the Capital city. Cigari
flowed In %profusion, and there were
boxes Of genuine old Bourbon, cognat
and otard placed at convenient dis
tances for the accommodation Of the
gentlemen. "Private cuvee" ant
Carte Dor were put up In packages Ia
the ladies' dressing rooms. and the
supper would have done credit Il
Peter Job. That old termagant, Leg
ate, got It up, and quit growing fol
once. Iguess he had been taking fla,
seed tea, and his hide had got a little
loose. Everybody seemed to enjoy
themselves ; who could help but dc
so with the genuine hearty welcome
extended by His Excellcncy and hi:
amiable and ladylike daughter, Mis-
Annie Bradley, whose aim seemed t
be to make all, stranger and acquaint
ance, feel ut home. Never, since
have been on the coast, have / seen 8
more sociable, more homelike enter
tainment, where all present were sc
unrestrained. and where mere conyen'
tionalities were 30 utterly thrown
aside.
Among the ladies present were Mrs
Hovornor .IohnaOn widow of tho Lars