Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-25
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Carson, February a, 1873.
Clearing the Files.

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Carson, February a. 1873.
Clearing the Files.
ED. News: Both Houses are work
ing earnestly In the endeavor to get
the files cleared. In the Senate to-day,
more bills were acted on than on any
previous day .ince the commencement
OF the session. At the morning session
the special committee appointed to ex-
anime the various compilation Of the
laws Of the State, presented majority
and minority reports ; the former re-
commencing the purchase Of the work
Of a gentleman named Desty, aud the
latter, the work Of Messrs. Bonnifield
and Healy.
The Secretary Of State presented to
the Senate 4 memorial from the Ma.
tional Board Of Trade, in relation to
the passage Of laws affecting frelghts,
usury, stocks, Insurance. weighage and
other matters Of like import. The me-
mortal contains many suggestions Of
vast importance-especially n In re-
lation to the watering "of the stock
of Joint stock companies but as the
session Is rapidly drawing TO q close. II
Is hardly probable that any legislation
will be attempted In accordance With
| tba cuoUoaftnna continual "a .
Mr.. McClinton to-day introduced a
bill TO provide for the removal of the
county seat Of Esmeralda county. A
Government survey Is now In progress
for the establishment Of the boundary
line between Nevada .and California,
and a doubt exists as to whether said
survey will throw Aurora, the county
seat Of Esmeralda county, Into Califor-
mia, or leave It In Nevada, and this
bill Is Intended to cover the case, pro
vided Aurora shall be declared to be In
California. E
Mr.. Moore introduced his bill to day
to abolish tho office of State Printerj
The "gentleman from Elko" is ID
this, like he Is In everything else, ter.
ribly In earnest; notwithstanding
which, 1t Is hardly probable that the
bill will pass. There are, undoubtedly,
abuses In the office Of the State Printer,
but I think they will be remedled by
legislation, without the abolition Of
the Office.
The amendment to the Act concern.
ing Wills. has passed the Senate. II
provides that q married woman may
will or ~bequeathe her own separate
property, without the consent Of her
husband, which the present law pre-.
vents.
Mr.. Stevenson's bill, to provide fol
the maintalnence Of public schools, ha:
also passed the Senate, after being sub.
jected to q few amendments In minor
particulars. Mr.. Stevenson explained
the provisions Of the bill at some
length. it being a subject with which
he appears to Be thoroughly convers.
ant. One Of the provisions Of the bill
makes the Superintendent Of Public
Instruction, clerk. ex-oficlo OF the
land office. l made an error the othel
day when I stated that there was to b
. salary attached to this office. The
object Is simply that the Superinten'
dent, who Is naturally connected Will
the land office, may do the extra cler'
ical work, provided for BY appropria'
ton, but after quite al animated de-
bate, the section containing the provis'
ion, was struck out.
Tho Rhsades Bsadsnen.
As your readers are aware, the bill
for the relief of the "Rhoades Bonds
men" passed both houses. During thu
afternoon session Of the Senate, Crit
tcnden Thornton, Esq.,-the Privat,
Secretary to the Governor-appearet
and presented 4 message vetelng the
bill. The principal reason assigned
for this action by Governor Bradley
Is, "a sense Of duty" The message
reviews the case at length and handles
the bondsmen somewhat mercilessly,
The veto-though not entirely unex'
~pected-is a subject Of general talk
and the occasion OF quite a little ex
element; the question now being
shall the bill pass, Notwithstanding the
objections Of the Governor? Crhs
Legislators should by all means pass
it over his head, from n higher anc
more correct 'ssense of duty."-Ep
NEWS.
MIR. Stern has introduced a Vagranl
Act In the Assembly. 1t provides tha'
any person who shall for the space O
ten days remain out Of employment
and make no effort to obtain the same
or who shall live or lodge In houses o.
ill-famc, or sleep In sheds or out
houses without permission, shall bt
deemed a vagrant, aud on conviction,
shall be Imprisoned In the County Jai
for a period not to exceed 80 days.
The Sunday law got cooked in the
House to-day, and OH Its coming ~
on n third reading gave rise to a lively
debate. Mack, OF Lyon, wanted quartz
mills exempted. aud Mr.. Smith, o.
Storey, wanted to amend by inserting
"whisky mills" and Mr.. Shoaff asked
to have a clause inserted prohibiting
!. smoking and fishing" Mr.. Grey, o.
White Pine. opposed the bill with
great warmth; said he would rather
play billiards OH the Sabbath than e
to church. and did not believe in legis
lating to force them into morality,
This does not seem to be particularly
consistent, emanating from the gentle
man who Il the father and Trainer OIL
the prohibitory gambling Act. Dir,
Thompson also opposed the bill, anc
said he thought every man should be 6
/" Sunday law" to himself, and that he
.l l,,. nanl Tho laty In nifhAy