Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-27


one, Farley and Oulton taking strong
grounds against tho reasons assigned
In the veto, the latter especially
making n strong point against Hls Ex-
csllency, by drawing Ills own Sem
atorial record, aud commenting upon
the contrast between now and then.
Edgerton made an able speech In de-
fense Of tho veto, and was followed OH
the same side by Lalne OF Santa Clara,
and Finney OF San Mate0. Upon tn
king the vote fourteen Senators, who
originally voted for the bill, fell down,
and went for sustaining the veto, the
vste standing % ayes, to Is noes, the
former being two votes short OF the
required t%wo-thlrds majority. A num-
Der Of the r~ecusants had little bills In
the hands Of the Governor, and were
afraid Of running the risk Of Incur
rins his dlspleasure. Fer Instance,
the two Senators from Nevada county,
had q bill providing fer q railroad be-
tween Colfax, Nevada and Grass Val
ley, which the Executive had In
~chancery, which accounts for the milk
In the cocoa nuts, when they changed
front aud reversed their votes. The
Uaion, which cracked Its lash over the
heads Of the Senators. who, by an al.
most unanimous vote originally passed
the bill, IL Of course jubilant over the
result. The Legislative, judicial and
Executive Departments OF the Gov
crnment are undoubtedly supreme In
their varied capacities, but notwith-
standing. the sneers at "Bolemian-
ism," the Fourth Estate" 10 even
moro powerful aud oyerrides them all.
An Important Decision or she su.
prone Court.
Tho decision made by tho Supreme
Court on Saturday, declaring the law
creating tho State Board Of Equallza-
ton unconstitutional, thereby settling
aside all taxes levied during the past
two years, has taken everybody by sur
prise. aud unless the Legislature makes
provision for this u~nl00ked-for emer-
gency before Its adjournment on Men,
day next, the State Treasury Is In
danger Of becoming bankrupt, after
ns...n .sssIn. Ac,inr nndsr mi. Inn.
p"sSia,. m,as.n,s psns.ros.t of Mana
- In,,pan.ai Iii w .msnJ ,bs
iaw "nd s'ra ~. dasoct r,s,sd pnon
he ,hs snnren,s Cnnrt. "a nj nrsssnt
under discussion In the Senate, with
a fair prospect Of Its passage.
End OF tho Freights and Farcs Hill.
The Independent or Dolly Warden
majority In the Legislature having
been called Into existence and elected
upon al antl-railroad issue-llke all
now converts.thls mushroom poiitlcai
gae" y, ,,s.r.i"n, :, ~. Ua. ,ua
alter spending tho greater portion Of
the time Of tho session In tho discus
sion Of the matter OF frslghts and fares,
the whole subject has virtually been
consigned to a Legislative tomb, never
TO be rcsurrected, and the railroad las
won IL, flybt after nil, The Sen ate
Committee ON Corporations having
u~nanimously recommended the post
ponoment Of tho Freeman bill, which
passed the Assembly, when the matter
came up rs tho special order In tile
Senate, that bill was laid upon the ia
bio, and the u drawn by Senator IT.
win, the passage Of which was recon-
mended, after occupying the whole
day II, Its discussion and amendment,
vas eventually consigned to the same
fate, so that, so far as the California
Legislature is concerned, railroad mat
ters remain In stdtu quo, or as 1t was In
the beginning.
miscellaneous
.,
Inc pure anu u1aau''era'eu' or rs'h'
or uncontaminated members OF the As
sembly, have been exercised for some
d,v, mast ov.r n cbarcs of briberv and
uA's p.s - ""a
ar,s'ns on o. .ne P,e,es-
,oh, ~ quo 0.Isaes 4. Goa'eI'e, no.
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