Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-14


| convention to canvass the ballot for
| United States Senator of the preceding
dav. Messrs, Wren and Dow Demo
crat, of Elko) were appointed as such
committee. The House then took re-
| cess of 10 minutes.
AFTER RECEss-JoINT CONVENTION.
After recess the Senate was announced
and invited to seats. The Secretary
called the roll of the Senate-all present.
The chief clerk then called the roll OF
the House-49 present. MCGEE Dem
absent on leave. The body was then
resolved into joint convection by the
President pro ten. of the Senate, who
sat on the right of the Speaker. The
Secretary of the Senate was ordered to
read the proceedings Of the ballot OF
that body for U. s. Senator yesterday;
after which the'chief clerk proceeded to
read the result of the ballot in the
House. The President pro tenn. then
arose and said, as the result of the BAL
lotting in both Houses showed major
ity for William Sharon, he, therefore
declared him duly elected L. S. Senator
from Nevada. to succeed the Hon. VIM.
NJ. Stewart after the 4th of March next.
COMMITTEE OF INVITATION.
On motion of Mr.. Wren, committee
of five-two Senators and three Assem-
blvmen-were appointed to wait on Mr..
Sharon, inform him of his election and
invite him on the floor of the conven-
ton. Senators Varian and Lockwood,
and Assemblymsn Wren, Buckingham
and Peyton (Dem.) were appointed as
such committee.
APPEARANCE OF MR.. SHARON.
After an absence of 10 minutes the
committee, in company with Dir. Sharon.
appeared at the bar and were admitted
by the Serceant-at-Arms. The chair
man, Mr. Lockwood. reported that the
committee had discharged their duties
and formally introduced Mr.. Sharon to
the President pro tenn, presiding. The
committee was then discharged. Mr..
Sharon then assembled the Speakers
stand and was introduced to the conven-
ton and assembled spectators amidst
rounds of applause. He then spoke as
follows:
GESTLEMEN-I take this occasion to
express my grateful acknowledge
ments to the people of Nevada through
you. for their choice of me as one OF
their representatives in the higher
branch of the Legislative Department
of the Government of the United
States. | will neither affect inditfer-
ence to the honor which tradition gives
to him who holds the Senatorial Office,
nor will | disguise the deep sense of
responsibility which waits upon my
pride. | experience both in no small
degree. But, if an honest desire and
an unaiterable determination to give
his best energies and powers to the
general service, to guard the interests
and develop the resources of his con-
stituents. can arm 4 citizen who goes
from private to public life Tor sue
cessful struggle with inevitable ditfi-
culties, then l am well prepared for
every emergency. i have know the
State of Nevada from its Territorial
infancy. | came to her in her season
of great trial, when unsuccessful eX-
pertinent had begotten almost univer-
sal doubt and almost universal deS-
pair of the extent and value of her
resources. Since then, and ever, /
have had a faith in her future which
has been mistaken III all her vici>Si-
tudes. / believe that | and those with
" HON | have been associated have
done our full share TO keep alive the
energies which to-day are making her
the wonder OF the world; which have
finally developed and utilized the
wealth that has lain dor
mant beneath her rugged bosom, and
opened her bounteous and exhaustless
treasure houses for the enrlcbIng of
her people. Ill have ever ialtered in
my confidence, it has been again and |
again renewed, until there is no longer |
room for doubt that she will continue, |
long after our generation has passed |
away. to challenge the admiration of
her sisters, and maintain her lawful !
right to be, as now. the crowned |
Queen Of Capital, whose throne is |
Silver and whose scepter is Gold.
In all of these years | have gathered |
which will. l hope, qualify |
me to judge Unseltishly Of proposed |
legislation which may affect her vital
interests. enable me to ward off pos
sible. if not threatened dangers, and |
suggest the cure for such evils as now |
exist or may come upon her as her
grows.
1t will certainly be one of my chief
to secure such national legis-
alton as will more strongly defend her
mining rights and prevent unjust and
taxation of her mines;
o do all in my power to develop her
educational and social interests, and to
weld the whole people of our State, by
he strong ties of Justice, to the beneti-