Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-01-12
WESTERN DISPATCHES
FROM CARSON CITY.
LEoIsLArIvE PRocEEpINss.


Commissioners Of Eiko.
Clapp. in accordance with notice Of
yesterday. introduced a bill for an Aei
to punish players Of three-card monte
and other confidence games, and for
selling prize packages on railroad trains.
II makes the former o felony and the
latter q misdsmsanor. and makes II the
duty Of conductors and employees 10 ar
rest and bystandsrs to assist. Referred
to Judiciary Committee.
COIN introduced u bill amending the
Act to regulate proceedings in civil cases.
Referred TO Judiciary Committee.
At ~ NJ. the Secretary read the law in
relation TO the election Of U. s. sena-
tors.
Edwards nominated William Sharon.
and Walter seconded the nomination.
Ross introduced q resolution that
wHEREAs, No person shall DO elected
Senator unless he be . resident Of the
State, and that II Is q notorious lac, ,na'
analoh anu lsn.y les -.
Resoired. That The Judiciary Commit.
nlittee be instructed and required to OF.
anime and report on the matter.
Speaking 10 the motion OF McClinton
to indefinitely postpone, Edwards said
the matter was ridiculous. Sharon had
been a resident Of the State . long time.
McClinton said the Legislature had no
power; the matter belonged TO the Com
mittee on Elections in the U. b. Senate.
The resolution was only intended to de-
lay the election Of Senator.
Ross denied that the object was to de-
lay.
McClinton said Sharon might DO an
inhabitant Of California and At the same
time q bonafde inhabitsnt OF Nevada,
and drew. as a comparison. the ease Of
Col. f. d. Baker, and considered II silly
to raise this question now.
Lockwood said II was one Of the Is
sues OF the campaign. discussed and set
tied. from the fact that a majority Of the
Senate was elected with this proposition
in view.
The resolution was indefinitely post
poned-lG to o.
Stevenson said II had been his ambi-
ton for years to place in nomination .
warm friend Of his. Mr.. belong, who
is not a candidate. Sharon had received
the endorsement OF his party at the last
election. His word is his bond. and he
would faithfully represent the interests Of
the people; therefore, he seconded the
nomination Of Mr.. Sharon.
Cassidy nominated II. X. Mitchell.
Cohen seconded the nomination. and
paid u eulogy to the character Of Mr..
Mitchell.
Ross nominated Thomas P. Hawlsy.
Edwards wanted 10 know II Hswlsy
authorized him to use his name.
The roll wss thon called. when Sharon
had II votes. Mitchell z, and Hawley
l. Thompson voting for Sharon.
Assembly.
Tone gave notice oil q bill to regulate
weights and measures.
Beck offered q resolution TO the effect
that IL is within the jurisdiction Of this
House to regulate freights and fares on
railroads.
Penrod gave notice OF . bill to legal
the bonds oil Elko county. issued 70
aid the construction OF the State UNI
versity.
j. r. Smith introduced q Dill 70 pro'ee.
domestic animals on railroad Tracks, ahu
provides that tracks snaii 10 ieneea anu
and provided with e~atlie-suafds.
johnson introduced a Dill Tor . s'res'
railroad from Carson to warm springs.
Mcdonald nominated Sharon. sse-
onded by Wren. Vanhagan nominated
Mitchell. seconded BY Dow.
On a motion to refer the citizenship
OF Sharon to the Judiciary Committee
Beck challenged Wren to show II Sharon
was a citizen OF the State. Wren replied
in a speech. and declared that shsron
is Italicized a. . citizen Of Nevada, there
can be no question that he did reside
here unth his WE became NICK. no
said: There 10 but one rule IN the
book. and that 10 after . domaeiis IL
once acquired, residence a not b lost
unless actually moved and with an eI'
pressed intention to permanently re-
move. A mans residence may DO in
one place and his family reside In
another. He cited an instance OF high
Democratic State officer whose family
at oakland, and II the rule would
hold, California at one time would have
been almost without qualified s~lsotorr.
Sharon having acquired his domicils,