The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-08
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PIxLEY RELIEF DnH.
Dl6oussaea in the Senate.
The above il . matter of essentially
local interest d the parties concerned in
the bill are Of Carson and as the prison
outbreak In which Mat. Pixley was
killed took place in our own neighbor.
hood: It may not be uninteresting tc
our cqmmunity to know how Senators
treated the question, yesterday, especial.
" to the widow whose deceased husband
was 50 highly spoken Of.
A notion was made by Mr.. Walter to
reduce the amount of the appropriation
to $l;5OO from 800. He said he
could not perceive in what respect the
State was under Obligations to the de-
ceased. Pixley had taken part in an in
surrettion and had lost his life in a
melee, in which, on the part of tile State,
there was no expectation that he would
participate. If he had survived the out
break, he would surely have made no
demand against the State for remunera-
ton. Now. then, anything given to his
widow through consideration for him
is nero charity. Under the circulnstan-
ces, however, he would not oppose a
moderate relief, but he thought 81. 500
too much-a small fortune, in fact.
Mr. Phelan spoke against the amend
ment. He said the act of Pixley, by
which he lost his life in endeavoring to
to serve his State, is worthy Of the high
est praise and of liberal remuneration.
Mr. Moore said that he had known the
young man for years; was familiar with
him at home; had always found him
enterprising, industrious and energetic.
He had done nobiy what many a good
man had done Voluntarily in the last
war, now sometimes called "the late I'M
pleasantness, and had surrendered his
life in the cause of his country. Con
gress encourages suck Gets of valor and
patriotic devotion BY relieving the rela-
tions of victims to their couIitry's cause.
Let the Legislature of Nevada emulate
the beneficence and kindness of the
General Government and extend a help
ing hand to brave man S widow who is
without the means of self-support.
mr. Moore was Colonel in the late var,
who fought we'll and has the reputation
of being afraid Of nothing under the
sun.-KEp.
Mr.. Thorn pson thought $500 TOO lit
tle-it wouldn't buy the widow an outfit
in case of second marriage.
Mr.. Davenport said the amount was
already reduced from 81 900 to $500,
aud he thought rather than make it any
less they had better kill the bill entirely.
If the Legislature undertake to do a
benevolent act, let that act be done
worthily and in the spirit of liberality,
becoming that body and masm.niu,ous
public.
Mr.. Cleveland said he did not often
favor relief bills. He would favor thi j,
however, because here comes man ana
loses his life III the voluntary service OF
the State. In private life such acts OF
disinterested bravery are sure Of their
reward, and what is the State but a col
lection Of individuals Let the State
also be mas,ranimous. The United
States Government acts, and SO let the
Senate OF Nevada act Let there be no re-
duction. A good man is worth at least
81. 500, and the widow in question is en-
titled to that amount from the State. II
worth less; he would not argue the con-
trary Of the proposition.
Mr.. Crawford spoke briefly and with
telling effect. He thought the facts of
The case had been appreciated at hardly
their value. He did not look upon the
bill as at all an enactment of charity.
He placed the behavior of Pixley upon
the broad ground of duty to the State.
He asked for the consideration of the cir
cumstances:' The Warden of the Prison
rusnes out and gives the alarm! The
deceased responded fearlessly and flew
to the aiP 81 the State then threatened
with 9he escape of MANY DANGEROUS con-
victs-hAving also IN view 10 protect
from the hands of outrage and death the
helpless ones in the power of desperate
men set free from their chains He
hoped that such valor and magnanimity
would meet with its recognition and re-
ward at the hands of an admiring and
grateful State.
The vote was then taken; the amend
hent voted down by every Senator
bresent except one; when the original
bill giving TIE widow of the deceased
81, 500 was passed, save one vote, unan-
imously., -
PHRsoNA1.EMr. Formulas; ore of the
Original movers in the enterprise of
botax mandatory in Churchill county,
put in an appearance here, yesterday.
He began 1ofR last February and has