Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-02-09
CARSON, February 0, 1875.

CARSON. February 0. 1875.
Busiacss.
En-. NEw. To-day has bean the
busiest and livsliest day Of the session.
both Houses sitting until nearly s
o'clock this afternoon, with an interval
Of a short recess. business" has
been the word. and n great deal Of II
has been transacted; 30 much, in fact.
that I will only bs ablo 10 touch upon
that portion OF II which Is the most i'm
portant.
over shs Veto.
The Battle Mountain and Austin Rail-
road bill was passed over the Governors
veto. during the afternoon session OF
the Senate. by a vote Of IL to O. The
veto was ON constitutional grounds
Especial legislation), but some pretty
able lawyers. both in aud out OF the
Legislature, consider tho Governors
point not vol taken.
Senator's Hobart's bill providing for
the mortgage Of personal property,
which passed tho Legislature In the ses-
sion Of 1873, and was vetoed by tho
G~ovcrnof. also passed over the veto.
..t Usder she Veto.
The hill for the csssion Of certain ter.
ritory in Elko county to Eureka county.
which also passed during the session Of
1919, came up ON the question Of pass
age. Notwithstanding tho objections OF
the Governor. and the veto was sus.
tainsd. Tho hill In in accordance with
all agreement made and entered into bo-
tween the Elko and Eureka delegations
a, tho last session Of tho Legislature,
whereby a certain piece Of territory in
Elko county-through which the Eureka
and Palisads Railroad now runs--iscoded
to Eureka county. The railroad Is being
built by Eureka county capital and for
Eureka trade alone. and has no more
connection with Elko than l have with
the Bank OF California. Still. In spite
Of the bargain made two years ago. the
present representatives Of E.lko want to
hog this territory now, just because It's
taxation will furnish revenue to their
county. II don't seem fair, but the veto
was sustained by n vote OF 10 to 0, be-
ing two less than tho necessary two
hiris vote to pass II over tho veto.
Senator Cassidy changed his vote before
the result was announced, and gave no.
tics Of n reconsideration. believe,
when tho question comes to DO fairly
undsrstood, tho vote will be roconsid-
cred and the hogging ~propensities OF
Elko county checked by the passage OF
the bill over the veto.
During the debate on the bill and
message, there was n very lively little
tilt between Senators Cassidy Of Eurcka,
and Cohn OF Elko, which came very
nearly verging ON the unparliamentary.
The gentleman from Elko produced
certain petitions, which the gentleman
from Eureka pronounced bogus, and
asserted that tho gentleman from Elko
k1,sV that hey were OF that character.
The gentleman from Elko called the
gentleman from Eureka 10 ordor. and
demanded that the language in reference
To tho petitions bc taken down; where
upon the gentleman from Eureka said
he was responsible for and was ready 10
s~ubs,aniiatc what ho had alleged. The
gentleman from Elko said something
about tho American flng floating over
Elko county. freedom, narrow gauge
railroads. tho State University, the
quackery bill and Elko county. and
subsidized without telling the gentleman
from Eureka that he threw the foul as-
persion in his teeth. and that he would
hear from him (thc gentleman from
Elko) gro to-morrow's sun gilded the
horizon; and the price Of powder and
lead still remains unchanged.
Diyorce Mads Easy
Was accomplished in the Senate to-day,
by the passage Of Senator wcscoatt's
bill regulating marriage and divorce. I
believe the only change from the pros
eni law il that one years desertion Ia
made TO constitute causo Of action. IN.
stcad Of two.
Ia the House
Nothing OF special Importance was trans
acted, beyond what was tolegraphed to
you this morning. The greater part Of
the afternoon session was takon up in
discussion of tho bill for the relief Of
John NJ. Thacker. formerly Sheriff Of
Humboldt county, to allow him pay
ment of certain rewards for the capture
of certain escaped prisoners. DIR. Berg
stein opposed the passage Of the bill;
and. consequently II passed.
Tones weIcbts and measure bill camo
within ons voto Of beinv passed. and mo-.
tiee Of reconsideration was given.
Miss Sidney Cowen gives an entertain
mont nj the Carson theatre, tonight, in
conjunction with Piper's Opera House
tronpo: and tho ladies of thu Presbyte-
r;.n Church piyo n festival nj Moore &
pa,lor's Hail I have NOT mado mn
nv Mind which ,how 10 attend; but INV
natural i-nslinations are towards church
Festivals.
To.morrow night the Ivy Social Club
Give, a ,hest and pillow case party at
Moo,s & parter's Iiall. don't exactly
Lno~ ,,ha, a .b.st and inflow caso party
n Isn't hays been informed that the CO.'S
tunes yorn consist of sheet and pillow