Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-07
LETTER FROM TIE CAPITAL
[yaox QUIZ SPECIAL coRnEsrospESr.l
CARSON, February G, 1873.
Senate.

Senate.
EDITOR News : At the morning ses.
sion, after the usual preliminarles In
the order Of business, prayer by the
Chaplain, reading journals and the
like, Mr.. McBeth moved to take from
the table the Assembly bill providing
for the removal Of the county seat OF
Humboldt county. Mr.. Varian OBJ
jected on tho ground that several Of
the Senators were absent on leave. and
he wanted the bill to be considered BY
a full Senate. A vote being taken, re-
suited In Mr.. McBeth's motion being
lost. Mr.. Walter introduced n bill
concerning State officers. As ] under.
stand 1t, it does away with official
bonds, and provides for the appoint.
ment OF an expert to examtne-at
stated times-the accounts Of the State
officers. Mr.. Hazlett introduced a bill
amending the Act authorizing n State
loan, an amendment to the Revenue
Act aud all Act making appropriations
for the 9th and 10th fiscal years. The
bill allowing ~convicts to testify against
other convicts came up on third read
Ing and final passage. Mr.. Mills of.
tered IN amendment that the provis-
ions Of the bill apply only to convicts
who have escaped from the State Pris.
on (; which was adopted, and the bill
passed as amended. Mr.. Cassidy's
Joint resolution in relation to postal
telegraph passed. 1t Is the general
expressed opinion In Carson that as
soon rs the Congress of the United
States learns that this resolution has
passed, 1t will at once pass tho Postal
Telegraph bill, and make Charcoal
Flat ltl,e capital of Eureka county,
the main office. The Act authorizing
the State Treasurer to employ q dep
uty also passed. Before the passage
Of this bill. the Treasurer was empow'
cred to employ n clerk, at q salary Of
5000 per mouth. This bill allows him
a deputy ut a salary of $3.50 per month,
and 1t Is claimed that the services rem
dered are fully worth the money, be-
sides which, the present clerk to the
Treasurer, and who, l suppose Is to be
the new deputy, Is in every way com
petent, and is acknowledged to BE- q
faithful and Trustworthy gentleman.
The afternoon session was a short
one, but the entire order Of bushes;
was gone through. The Senate con
current resolution relative to the cleo
tlon OF President, Vice President and
United States Senator, was laid OH the
table. The bill to regulate proceed
ings In civil cases In Courts of Justice,
was placed ut the bottom of the file,
1t provides for the publication Of no
tlce of Sheriffs' sales under execution,
It has been considered In Committee Of
the Whole. amendments added, and
will undoubtedly become a law.
A bill for the relief of Thomas A,
Waterman for time and money eX'
pended In the organization of Elkc
county, was ordered engrossed.
Mr.. Moore introduced, out of order,
a bill creating a Code Commission.
don't know whether or not this will
kill the Bonnifleld and lIealy combi.
nation, but 1t looks that way Ito a
man up a tree"
Mr.. Stevenson introduced q bill to
regulate the fees Of county officers fol
official services.
Tho order of business being ex-
hausted the Senate then adjourned.
Anew State Prison.
Mr.. Fox, Of Storey, is n very quiet
man ; Is very unobtrusive, don't intro
duce many bills. nor don't make any
speeches. When q man of this kind
introduces n bill, you u just com.
mence betting that it Is a good one.
Mr.. Fox, yesterday, introduced a
bill to provide for the erection Of n
State Prison. Aside from the fact that
rreadway claims the land OF which
the prison Is built, and for which he
wants the State to pay him ON 800
900. the prison buildings aud the 10.
callty are unsuited to the requirements
of an institution of that Kind. The
number Of convicts Is large and Is con-
stantly increasing, and the accommo.
dations of the present prison are en-
tirely inadequate. This bill provides
for the appropriation Of all moneys
that may be In what Is known as the
"Capitol Building Fund" after the
payment of all claims against 1t, which
Is to form the nucleus of q new fund,
to be known as the estate Building
Fund" The tax at present collected
as the State Capitol tax is to continue
for this purpose Of building q State
Prison, until tho fund amounts to
500, 600. The State Prison Commits
sioners are empowered to select a site,
erect buildings capable of accommo.
dating 800 prisoncrs-accommodatlons
for l25 to be completed the first year
and to use the labor Of the convlcts In
the erection Of the same.
The general feeling Of the Leglsla-
ture seems to DO that II Treadway owns
the land OH which the State Prison
stands, 1t would be a shame to keep
him out of his rights, and as they don't
want to pay the price asked, and don't
care to 90 to law, they will just tell
Treadway to take his little old potato
patch and all there Is on 1t, and will
hunt up some place, as a site, where
water power can be procured and
where the convict labor can be utilized
and the prison made a little nearer
self-supporting than 1t Is at present,
with nothing but a one-horse quarry
to afford any employment to the pris.
oners. l expect to see Mr. Fox's bill
pass, and II 10 don't, It ought to.
Mr.. Phelan's bill to incorporate the
Miners Union and Ancient Order Of
Hibcrnians has passed the Senate, and
will, l suppose, meet with no opposi-
ton in the House. The Masons. Odd
Fellows and other charitable societies
are incorporated, and as these assocla-
tions are also charitable societies, "a
ing for their sick and destitute men,
bers, burying the dead and assisting
the widow aud the orphan, 1t Is emf
right and proper that they
should be corporate bodies, with the
to hold property, receive be-
and donations, u and be sued,
etc. Senator Phelan has been unre-
hitting In his efforts in behalf OF the
bill. and If for nothing else, l am glad
The bill has passed, rs an encourage
ment to Jim's perseverance.
Amusement.
The Episcopal Church gave a social
1t Moore & Parker's Hall last even
.ng, which was largely attended, and
lid not belle its name, for 1t was a So
.ial In every sense Of the word, and
I'll who attended were loud In their
nf iks MANAGEMENT. A maOi-