Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-11
FROM THE CAPITAL
[Ynox OUR SPECIAL ooRnrzroxDssr.l
CARSON, February 10, 1873.

The Senate To-day. i
EDITOR NEWS: At the morning ses-
sion Of to-day, Mr. McClinton offered
a resolution, that the special commit
tee appointed to examine Bonnifeld
and Healy's compilation Of the by
laws, be empowered to examine and
report on all or any other compilation
that might be offered, which was
adopted. This brings It down to a
sort Of competitive examination, aud
1 am satisfied, IL the State must pur-
chase such a work, that the selection
made will DO the best, whether 1t Is
Bonnifeld and Healy's or anybody
elses.
On Saturday last, the bill providing
for the publication Of notice Of Sher-
it's sale, under execution, was lost.
Mr.. Eastman gave notice Of reconsid-
Grafton, and to-day the vote, BY which
| the bill was lost, was reconsidered, and
| when the bill came up on 1t final pas
sage 1t was passed by a vote Of III to 0.
There has been considerable com-
plant In different parts OF the State,
that no effort has been made to stock
our waters with any foreign varieties
of fish. Nj. Moore, to-day, gave notice
OF a bill to encourage the propagation
of fish In the waters within the State;
which will undoubtedly pass. and the
pisciculturists will have q show to try
their hand.
The Committee on Supplies and Ex-
penditures reported OIL several bills
against the Contingent Fund Of the
Senate, among which was n for $60,
for water furnished the S~ergeant-at-
Arms office. As water Is an almost
unknown fluid In that portion OF the
Capitol building, the committee very
properly cut the bill down to $l0.
The special order for this forenoon was
the bill for the removal Of the county
seat Of Humboldt county, which, on
motion of Mr.. Varian, was postponed
until tomorrow. and Mr.. McBett
doubled on him by introducing a bill
to provide for the submission OF the
question Of removal to a vote OF the
people, at the next general election.
| Mr.. Lockwood offered a joint memo.
rial, which. when the Secretary startsd
to read 1t, had no title affixed. The
gentleman confessed that he did not
Know It's object, and leave was granted
him to withdraw 1t for the purpose oil
aGixing q title, and when 1t was again
presented complete, 1t was found to be
q memorial asking Congress to reini-
burse one E. Penrod, OF Carson City,
for supplies furnished the volunteers
in the Indian outbreak Of 1859. Maybe
Mr.. Penrod Is entitled to all that he
asks, but l can't get 1t out OF my head
that the thing bears q rather stale and
ancient look. Mr.. Stevenson says they
took a cream-colored horse from him.
and he'll be dod rotted If the memorial
shall pass II that equine ain't Included.
Maybe Penrod don't want any money
maybe he Just wants to show tho rest
of the Carsonites that he's pretty handy
himself at getting up a claim. IL
won't do any hurt for the Legislature
to pass 1t, rs 1t don't take a cent out Of
the State Treasury, and | expect that
Mr.. Penrod will find no difficulty In
getting it through Congress.
Mr.. Mills introduced an amendment
to the Act OF 1871, for the encourage.
ment of the construction Of q railroad
in Eastern Nevada. l believe 1t merely
provides for the extension Of the char
ter Of the Elko and Hamilton Rail-
road which has now got into the
hands of persons able aud anxious to
build the road.
The bill for the relief Of the widow
of Matthew Pixley passed by a vote OF
Is to 4. There can be no doubt that IN
the passage Of this bill the Constitu-
ton has been slightly stretched, but 1t
seems to be the prevailing sentiment
that it Il a case worthy Of cOnsidera-
ton, and susceptible of = point being
twisted in its favor. Mr.. Lockwood
has given notice Of reconsideration,
but / don't think 1t will amount to
anything.
Anernson.
At the afternoon session, the joint
memorial relative to the Central Pa
ciic Railroad Company obtaining pa
tents for lands owned by It in this
State came up, and on motion to re-
refer to the Committee on State
Affairs, created quite a discussion, Mr..
Moore favoring Its re-reference, and
Messrs. Small and Thompson oppos-
ing. The latter gentleman was not
entirely impersonal In his remarks
concerning gentlemen supposed to be
representing the interests of the rail-
road company at Carson, but the men,
beers generally excuse him OH the
ground OF his not having yet acquired
strict knowledge of parliamentary
law aud usage. Mr.. Hill offered a sub
stitute to the original amendment.
that the bill be referred to the Com
mittee OH Public Lands. with inssruc-
lions to report on Wednesday next
which. after being amended so rs 70
read Eat their earliest convenience,
was passed.
The Sunday law was up on its third
reading, aud created quite n discussion
and considerable mcrriment. Mr..
Mills moved to strike out section z,
which prohibits the opening Of stores
He wanted to see the stores kept open,
but the immoral places closed, as there
were frequently cases where men were
working in the country, and came to
town on Sunday to purchase their sup,
|. plies. Mr.. Lockwood lthe author o.
| the billy replied, that by the same rule
somebody might come to town or
/ Sunday and want to dance, and thai
t by the same reasoning you might ex'
: erlpt dSnce-houses from the operation:
| of the law. He wanted to see eve:
the mines and mills closed on Sunday.
not from a mere moral or religion;
point of view, but he believed that the
, giving of one day Of rest to man wa
!, a benefit in a sanitary point Of view,
and rs a measure of political economy,
He was not prepared to say that the
. unclvilized people of the outside coun'
. ties were opposed to the bill, but here
: In Carson where the people are moral,
! he thought it was n shame that even
the orphans on their way to church,
were obliged to witness-through open
doors-gambling and carouslng on the
Sabbath day. Mr.. Moore replied by
saying. that he admitted that the PEG.
pie Of the rural districts were not quite
a. regular in their habits as the more
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