The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-16
Preersse q the Sunday Law. 2

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Proer.se q me sunday Law
This bin concerning which there has
been so much talk lately in the family
circle, ON the streets, in saloons, and IN
the pulpits rs well, was finally passed
in the Senate, yesterday, and having re-
ceived the adoption Of the Assembly
and the approval Of the Gov ernor, which
may be taken for granted. it will become
the law o1 the land. It was changed
somewhat from its original form, and
very reasonably SO, as will be perceived
by perusal Of what the Senators had to
say about It.
Mr.. Stevenson said he represented the
wishes of the laboring people of Storey
in endeavoring to secure the passage Of
this Sunday law. He read a letter from
q gentleman in Virginia to himself on
the subject expressing the same senti-
ment, and averring that such is the feel
ing of the overworked population Of
that city. He (Mr. Stevenson) had
tried the experiment. of giving his min
ers the seventh day to rest, but they had
invariably come in to work late aud
drunk on Monday morning; SO that, he
had found it charity to keep them bust
" employed all the days of the week,
until the closing of dram shops and
other houses of dissipation to which the
workmen resort and get drunk on Sunday
should be effected for that day.
Mr.. Cleveland agreed with the gentle
man as regards whisky shops and hurdy
houses, but thought that stores and
work shops ought to be exempted from
the provisions of the bill, especially in
the eastern portion Of Nevada where men
from great distances travel sometimes
for six or seven days and more, to buy
their supplies in town aud have repairs
done at the shops. Such stoppage
would be attended with world Of troable
and vexatiOn.
Mr.. Clapp said that he was opposed
to anything like dead letter legislation.
The sentiment the people and law
making should walk hand IN hand
Such an enactment as a Sunday law
would be far outstripping his constitu-
ency (of Pioche) in the race of morals
and could not be enforced. Let the.
moral disposition of the people be edu-
Gated up to- progressive standards and
then legislation will keep pace Herewith.
Mr.. Cassidy was Of the same opinion
as Mr.. Clapp. He thought that not only.
saloons but also restaurants and hotels
should be forbidden to sell Intoxicating
liquors on Sunday, for if the former only
were shut down, the entire trade would
be simply transferred to the latter-an
unfair transaction to say the least.
Mr.. Lockwood (framer of the billy
said that during the last campaign he
had promised the laborers of his section
of the county to work for Sunday law.
He had been working in and about quartz
mills for twelve years and he had never
known q laborer who worked on Sunday
because he wished to. On the contrary,
they workea on Sundays because they
knew that was the only means to them
of keeping their job. Applicants for
work had refrained from taking this
Sunday JOB and had held off until forced
to it by Necessity. He had prepared the
law altogether as a sanitary measure.
One day of relaxation in seven is indis-
pensable in the economy Of the human
system. : With this. rest-relaxation-a
man will dO.as much work in the same
number of weeks, and live longer at the
work. .-'@
Mr.. Cleveland said he had been brought
up as the SON Of a ''hagi SHELF Baptist
Deacon! The Germans have the correct
notion of crest, on the Sabbath taking
it to mean recreation. Puritanism means
"poppY cock.'' The old man heard him
whistling one Sunday when le, was driv-
ing the cows to field, and went for him
when he got home. -,
Mr.. Mccoy liked the bill on general
principles, but thought that smelling
furnaces should be exempted from its
provisions; inasmuch as these furnaces
must be kept always at p certain hight of
and would be- ruined by
being shut down and. suffered to cool
weekly. ~ -
Mr.. Mills spoke to. the=sams effect and
offered the amendment to cover his oh,
lection. : -. a. -
This amendment-alIowing smelling
furnaces to, operate on 'Suhdays-and
that of Mr.. Cassidy's stopping the sale of
beverages i'm hotels and res
taurants as well as in. other places, On
were accepted by the Senate
and the bill was declared passed.
The legislative bali promises to be the.
affair of the season., The Honorable
gentlemen have spared no pains or e4z
pense in making Arrangements for
music, the dance, and supper. The best
in all respects has been procured for
everything, The bellies OF Carson have
been day and night worrying over their
dresses for the last eight or ten days and
will undoubtedly appear transporting.
Quite large number of ladies and gen
klemen are efpeeted to- come ffom Vir-
ginia and Gold Hill, and few also from
other places more distant Each mem
Der of the Legislature had four tickets,
one to keep and three to distribute.
These are gone already. Moore & Park
er's Hall promises to be crowded three
deep with the display of the most
gorgeous dress that Nevada can afford.
The prospects are that dancing, will be-
gin, with room to dance, at that hour
when number Of the moSe sedate have
gone away to bed, 49, v
F1cHr. of the class Of male
hoodlums, Jeremiah Driscol and George
mt into O f<Yhk A;rh& 1,of6.o