Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-01-15
ASSEMBLY BILLS.

ALE. DOrEN, , , Editor and Proprietor.
ASSEMBLY BILLS.
We are pleased to recognize several
earnest, sensible workers among the
members of our new Legislature, men
who evidently desire to do their duty
the people of this State, and although
we may dissent from their views In
many things, we accord to them what
we also claim, the privilege Of express
ing and acting up to their own views,
advancing the views of Others.
Thus we are promptly forwarded
copies Of each bill introduced Into the
Legislature. This morning we re-
ceived Assembly Bills Nos.2 and 8.
No. Q. introduced by Mr.. Grey, read
and ordered printed, Is entitled can
Act to amend IN Act entitled an Act
concerning Crimes and Punishments,
approved November 26, 1851" Itsug-
gest, that section 18th of said Act shall
be amended so as to read as follows:
Malice shall be infer red when 10
considerable pr%oyocation appear, or
where all the circumstances Of the kill
ing show an abandoned aud malignant
heart all murder which shall be per-
petrated by means Of poison or by
lying IN wait; torture; or ny any otner
ta,"a t III or N sn o.,sm,n, 20 ner.
nstrats anY arson. rape. robbery or
burglary. shall be deemed murder Of
the first degree, and all other kinds OF
murder snall ~ oseu'e Gu. "u, .s y. one
,sSom ,u Ws nsrson indicted for mnrJer
shall be tried, shall. il they find such
person guilty thereof, designate BY
their verdict wne,aer IL oe : o,
nar.on sha,I hs convisteG IN Confession
in onan Court. the Court shall proceed
by examination OF witnesses to deter.
mine the degree OF the crime and give
sen.ense aseouunS.y .ha A. I ,ensaa
sb.,i hs nnnIshed nv confinement in
the State prison for life at hard labor,
and every person convicted OF mnrde,
IN tne seeonu uegseG ~ sa S.a, oe pSS or
osrn, no, more ,b,n 5O years nor less
than 10.
Now the amendment seems all we'll
enough except that it does not recog-
nize the propriety Of capital punish
ment. It might, perhaps, 10 well
enough in old settled countries where
the prisons are plenty and substantial,
but having resided in California ana
Nevada from their earliest settlement
own % the present time' we see no
good poi'ey In aoolasn'ns tue aea'n
penalty just yet ''no" 'n,s urea.
penalty unless summary p"n's'a'."'
were deals OUT on 'ne spot ., At 'ne
n'nus y. a.. a,0u''u "'u
p.op.e, .ne v =.
Sn....,
p'.u
NJ,
me.s ~ ,,.S 80
~nm.,t. Al poh na1,ron ,sr
d." as,' J. nmmorons n~r;sorsrs
~, 49, uho,...,.
So Poison 90 @eonsn,
- L., po,,.r
uu''"k ."' III"
alone induces some OF the prisoners 70
remain inside the flimsy walls when
they can escape inst as we'll as not, ex-
- -.
Pecs"'S " P"'uo" ''o"' ''"no
hearted or policy-studying Governor.
Willis. the incendiary, after escaping
4, Tho ,reot hreot of n vear aoo. re-
turheu 10 the prison. s'lnPiy oesa"
the weather was bad, and he got along
better i'm tho prison than he did out
III. pr, enough of THE Armand the
. "a
prisons, TIC paEuou'"S sySse'" """
similar points In the matter oeiore
you tamper with the law.
Assembly Bill No. d introduced oy
MIR. Crawiord' READ, re'erreu 70 tue
Committee on printing anu ofueiea
printed. Is designed 70 amehd the Aet
creating anu regulating inc o'i'e VI
State Printer, approved January H.
1855. The amendment Is as oiiows
Section l OF SAID ACT Is amenoea SO
a az ~ ,1" -, q" the General sleetion to be
held in the wear 1874. and every four
wears thereafter, by the qualified elect
ors Of the State. a State Printer, who
snail hoid ms ONCE lot ,o%f years. an
eIec,ed and qualified: and ali laws
and parts Of laws applicable I o the
election and commission OF other state
oiicerS' togetne. Win Tue ~n,;a"
oie 70 'ne I,e aama :" c.n he dona In ac,
coriance with the Constitution and
laws"
'rha i,,nortance and iustness of this