Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-15
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Ed. News: Senator Moore gave mo-
tice In the Senate to-day to abolish the
offices Of State Printer and Mineralo-
Sist. There has been . widespread
complaint throughout the session Of
the dilatoriness Of the State Printer In
completing and returning thu State
work. I6elieve that all Of the PAM
phlet work il sent to California for ex-
ecution, and as the printing offices OF
that State posssss ample facilities LOT
doing the work, the delay Is somewhat
uuaccountable. As TO the printing Of
bills, they arc executed here, where
the facilities are not OF % enlarged a
nature, and II 1t Is reasonable to ex-
pect some little delay, I believe It Is
the intention Of the bill which Mr..
| Moore proposes to Introduce to pro-
vide for letting the printing out By
contract to the lowest bidder. AS to
the olicc Of State M~ineralogist, It
seems to be the general opinion that
the tlme has not yet arrived Tor It's
| abolishment. In q mining State ike
| Nevada such an ofice-and conse-
ouently such IN officers unquestion-
ABLY Of utility. The report Of the
present State Mineralogist Is a docu.
ment, the perusal Of which cannot fall
| to bo of interest to our own citizens, as
we'll as to those Of many other locaii-
| ties, showing az, Is does the extent OF
our vast mineral resources, aud there
by attracting the attention OF that
which Is 70 urgently needed In many
parts of the State-capital.
Railroads.
There are now two railroad bills
before the Senate. One, introduced BY
Mr, Mills, 10 an amendment to the lawof
1877, providing for the encouragement
| of the construction Of q railroad from
| Elko-on the Central Pacific Railroad
Ito the town OF Hamilton In White
| Pine county. The other bill was In
troduced to-day by Mr.. Cassidy, n
authorizes the County Commissioners
| Of Lander county to subscribe to the
stock Of the Humboldt and Colorado
| Railroad Company, an incorporated
| company, but without q charter as yet.
| Eastern Nevada must have railroads.
Fuel Is becoming more scarce and dear
every year, and even now, nothing be-
low medium grade ores will pay for
| reduction. White Pine and Lander
counties contain enormous quantities
of low grade ores and their future
prosperity depends On the working Of
the same. II Cassidy Is IN earnest,
| Lander county will only be too will
ling to subscribe to stock or aid In the
construction Of q road that Will give
It communication with the Central Pa
cifc. 1 should like to see both bills
pass and both roads built, because |
inou that the building Of either or
both of them will inure to the pros
perity of the portion Of the State
through which they will pass by open
ing up and developing intrinsically
valuable mines, now valusless BY rea-
son Of high freights and costly fuel.
TLe Nevada Orphan Asyian.
In the Committee Of the Whole. In
the Senate, this afternoon, among 9TH
er bills considered was the n author
izing State aid to the Nevada Orphan
Asylum. When the Secretary read
tho section chat provides for the set
ting apart Of 5000 TO constitute a
fund to be known as the Nevada Or
phan Asylum Fudd, Mr. McClinton
moved to amend by striking ont five
thousand and inserting fifty thousand.
This brought Mr.. Phelan TO his feet
like . shot from q gun. He charged
that this amendment was made for the
purpose Of killing the bill, and he pro-
l ceeded In an earnest amer to deliver
a speech, which for eloquence and q
display Of earnest, deep feeling, sur
passes any yet delivered this session.
He disclsimed that the asylum wa In
any way a sectarian institution, and
eulogized the Sisters and their self-sac-
rifcfng devotion to the cause Of charity
aud humanity. He spoke for about
thirty minutes, and was listened to ut
tentively throughout, and the strong
est opponents Of the bill pronounced
his speech q model. Mr.. McClinton
replied In his usual calm and impress
sive manner, denying that he opposed
the bill from any feeling Of sectarian-
ism, or that he vas 0 sectarlan from
any point of view, but opposed the bill
on the ground that the State had built
an Orphan Asylum and made ample
provision for the support OF Its Or
phans. In spite Of Mr.. Phelan's elo-
~ouence the committee, when 1t arose,
reported against tho passage Of the
bill, but Jim Phelan Is one OF those
fellows that Is never dead till he's
kilt" and q lively time may be looked
for when the bill comes before the
Senate on final passage.
An Isfernal Machine.
There Is a wretch that cleans up the
Senate Chamber and he uses n Of
those internal sweeping machines that
make a racket like the falling Of a mill
lion of bricks, and in consequence l
have got to cut my letter short, as the
machine Il now Ia operation.
Rev. George b. Allen. Chaplain OF
the Senate, Intends to deliver his dis
course on the Sunday law, at the Epis-
copal Church, In Gold Hill, next Sum
day evening. All the Gold Hill folks
that can crowd In ought to 60 aud hear
1t, as it Is really worth listening to.
The Philadelphia Club has another
heightened blowout this evening, ad-
mission q so.
The Legislative Ball is all the talk,
and grand preparations are being made
for Il. Carriages, tickets, supper,
champagne, everything free. The Car
sonites refuse to attend unless the COM
mittco will allow them to pay, but the
legislators want to be reciprocal, and
Mi mo-, l;s,en IN snch a pronosition.