Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-07
FROM THE CAPITAL
traox QUE SPECIAL coRn.,roSDxxr.l
cxasos, March Q, 1873.

The Cissing scsao.
ED. NEWS: 10 day is the last Day
of the session Of the Sixth Nevada
Legislature. The halls Of the Capitol,
which have for sixty days echoed the
busy tread Of the feet OF lobbyists and
legislator will soon be wrapped In dig
nifed silence. For sixty days have /
sat at my desk In the Senate chamber
and listened to the voice of Nevada's
assembled wisdom ; to the earnest
eloquence Of Phelan and Mills, the
witty oratory of Cleveland. the calm
clear headed argument Of McCllnton,
the mild platitudes Of Thompson, the
rabid vaporings Of Moore. the calcu-
lations and financial deductions Of
Hazlitt aud the courteous old school
mannerisms of Mayor Mccoy. Then
there is Lockwood the parliamentary
an. Clapp, the chairman OF the COM
mittee on public morals, ever on the
side Of morality ; but, ever on the
broad basis Of charity for human weak
nesses. Crawford with his qaick de-
clslve rulings. Cassidy and Varian,
young. full Of lie and vim, always on
the alert for traps and snares. McBeth
the rustler, Walter OF the imploring
voice, Stevenson with his practical
business like expeditions, big Jim
Small, towering like a mountain above
mole hills, Eastman the dreary, ia.
yenport, OF owl like gravity, and Hill
with his foreign accent aud decided
tone of voice when conceiving himself
as advocating the right. Then there
are the silent sones, Campbell, Fox,
Hobart and Wilson, always present at
roll call. always IN their seats, and
ever Watching the proceedings with
unflagging interest. These twenty
four men, who for these sixty days.
have quarreled. agreed, differed and
argued against each other IL day.
fighting side by side the next ; at ~
o'clock Of this night Of our Lord will
bid farewell to the scenes Of their Ia
bors; separate, depart to their homes.
and resume the regular business OF
their lives. I do not think that any
legislature which ever sat in Nevada
has presented = body Of as earnest, able
men as Is contained In the present
Senate, and | may add honest, for l
do, In all sincerity believe that the
majority, II not all, are honest men,
as God has given them to see the right.
Not having been thrown In rs close
contact with tho Assembly, aud that
body being so much larger than the
Senate, my opportunities for observing
the members OF that body have been
somewhat limited. In a legislative
assemblage of IS men you could not
expect to find all Webster's or Clay's,
but there Is no g~ainssying the fact that
the Assembly contains some able men.
There |, Cole, Grey and Bowman who
undoubtedly possess a degree OF ora
torical power, and, with humorous
Jim Crawford, evidently have an over
ordinary appreciation Of the require
ments Of legislation. Capt. Prague,
of Nye, cool and deliberate, not talk
ing much. but always to the point.
Judge Wallace, the devtl-may.care
dashing pet Of the ladies' with ever an
V single to the wants Of his constitu-
ents; and Horton, Of Lander, the
clearest-headed, hardest worker in the
House. Then there are the overrated
ones men who overrate themselves
and are overrated by others. For fear
Of being accused of prejudice. | won't
enumsrate them. Some OF this class
have the stuff Of good legislators In
them /; but flattery, giving birth to self
conccit, has spoiled them. Lastly,
there are the harmless ones ; those
who simply vote aye aud no, and
change their votes when ladies are
within the bar. All OF these. Senators
and Asssmblylnen alike have tonight
been stricken with a sudden deafness;
ears that for sixty days have been sub
jected to the appeals, tho arguments,
and the imploring lobbyists. tonight
are closed as with q seal. The noble
army yclept tho "lobby has ceased
its opportunities, and tonight are
gathered without the bars OF either
House. Within, the fair daughters OF
Carson. and the wives and daughters
of members are watching the monoton-
Gus course Of legislation ; waiting for
the last hour which shall usher In the
merriment when both Houses shall re-
solve themselves into a Third House,
until with joke and laugh, the hour Of
twelve shall drop the curtain on the
closing scene.
A sessatIsa.
At about Z o'clock this evening the
Inmates Of the Capital were startled
by a loud report, sounding through the
%rsvcrberating walls like that Of q can
non. There was a grand rush for the
stairs, and when I got there, l believe
Mr.. Crittsnden Thornton. Private Sec
rotary Of the Governor, was standing
In the hall with a mimic musket In his
hands. On inquiry, I learned that
Mike Purcell. Janitor Of the Capital
and Harris, Clerk Of the Senate Com
mi:tee on the judiciary, had an alter
cation, during which Purcell seized a
musket which Is usually kept In the
office Of the Attorney General. aud at
tempted to shoot Harris. The gun
was seized by Mr.. Thornton and John
Dennis, and in the attempt to wrest 1t
from Purcell, It was discharged-the
ball entering near the ceiling. The
| report of the gun created quite an ex-
| element for a short time, which soon
subsidized when 1t became known that
nobody was hurt.
A Presentntion.
At halfpast 10 o'clock this evening
Senator Moore arose in his place and
in an eloquent speech presented Sena-
tor Crawford-Presiden pro tem.-an
elegant gold watch and chain, present.
ed through Col. Moore BY citizens Of
Ormsby county, as a testimonial Of
their appreciation Of his iMr. Craw-
fori's) labors In their behalf. The al
fair was q complete surprise to Mr..
Crawford. who seemed to be much AZ
fected at this mark Of esteem, which
he accepted in a neat and feeling
speech. There Is no man In either
House on whom the compliment could
be more wortiily bestowed.
Col. Moore Of Elko, was also pre-
sented-by Mr.. Varian. on behalf Of
the citizens of the Great East-with an
elegant tin watch, with q seal cut from
a carrot.
The last hour Of the session was oc-