Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-02-11

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CARsox. February 10. 1876.
s~hsss-LivsA rrisnph.
Ed. News Tho Elksitss gained .
victory in the Senate on Tuesday last,
but IL was short-lived. and the cup OF
triumph has been dashed from their lips
ere they had a chance to taste the favor
Of its contents. On that day the Gov
srnor's veto Of Senate bill 26l. csding
the territory in Elko county. through
which runs the Eureka and Palissds
Railroad to Eureka county. was sustained.
Cassidy. Of Eureka. gave notice of re-
consideration. and yesterday moved q
reconsideration, which was carried.
Senator Cohn raised q point 81 order
against the reconsideration. and backed
his argument by Jeffcrson's Manual, the
| Constitution, tho Declaration OF INDIE
psndeuce and webster's Dictionary; but
the Chair decided thu point Of order not
we'll taken, from which decision MIR.
Coin appealed. and on = vote being
taken the Chair was sustained. This
morning Senator Cassidy called up the
hill. MI. Coin entered his solemn pro-
test against further action in the prem
ises, Notwithstanding which the bill wal
passed over the veto by q vote OF IL TO
D, which was tho only business Of any
Importance transacted up to II o'clock,
when the Senate took q recess, and pro-
cceded in q body on q visit to tho
stRts orphans Home,
Situated a short distance out, on the
Warm Springs road. A thorough in
spection Of tho premises was made, and
the Senator's expressed themselves high
" pleased with the condition in which
they found the institution. Everything
about the building looked neat and fresh.
and the forty-three orphans looked hap
py, contented and healthy; all matters
connected with the institution denoting
good and careful management. It
should be q source OF pride to the pso-
plo Of the State hat its orphans arc SO
we'll taken caro- Of and provided for.
After returning to the Senate Chamber.
a subscription paper was circulated by
President Stevenson. for the purpose OF
purchasing q gift Of candies and toys for
the orphans, which was literally and
willingly subscribed to by the Senators
and attaches.
In shs Hsuse.
Mr.. Nichols introduced q bill for the
repeal Of the law known as the "Quack-
sry Act" OF course DIR. Berestoin. the
father OF tho law. kicked considerably,
and q lively debate ensued over tho
question Of reference OF the bill, which
was finally referred to tho Judiciary
Committee.
Thsre was 4 long discussion In Com
mittce Of the Whole, on Mr.. Dow's bill
regulating fares and ireights. Several
amendments were made, and on motion
Of Mr.. Wren, the bill was referred 10 a
special committee Of five. with instrue-
tons TO report on Monday next.
A joint resolution was introduced by
Mr.. Van Hagen. requesting our Sem
ators and Representative in Congress to
sndeavor to procure tho passage OF a
law providing for the payment OF PEN
sions to the surviving veterans OF the
Mexican war. / was under the impress
sion that the veterans OF the Mexican
wal were paid pensions by the Govern
ment. Il appears that thoy are not; but
thoy arc surely entitled TO pensions. and
II IL only right and just that they should
receive them.
The bill granting the right OF way for
the construction Of n railroad from the
mines Of tho Virginia City Coal Com
pany. in Lyon county. passed. Mr..
CARING endsavored TO have ths bill
amended 80 AZ to compel the road to be
built through tho town Of Dayton; but
tho amendment did not prevail.
war to the KNIFE,
Seems to have bosn declared between
Senators Cassidy Of Eurska, and Cohn
Of Eiko. During this aftsrnoon's sss-
sion. the bill to provide for the creation
Of q Current Expense Fund for Eureka
county, came up for final passage. Son
ator Coin opposed the passage, and
there was n lively little tilt between him
and Senator Cassidy. which was brought
to q close by Senator Cassidy's rising to
a point Of order. the point being that
the gentleman from Elko Ind already
spoken nineteen times to the question,
and tho chair decided the point vol
taken. A vote was then had. which re-
suited in the passage Of the bill, by q
vote OF nineteen TO ono-ths zone" bo-
ing the vote Of Senator Cohn.
state Mineralsgiss.
Bills for a~bolishing tho Office Of State
Minsralogist, wero introduced in both
Houses to-day. I know that there is n
strong feeling throughout the Stats that
the Office Of Minernlogist is useless ono.
I don't think II is. however. Tho bien.
NAL reports OF tho State Mincralogist
are valuable documents, and do much In
the dissemination OF information con.
corning the mineral resources OF the
State. Many Of the older States have
an officer known ~ State Gsologist; and
in . State like Nevada, whose only 70
sources OF moment consist OF mineral, i
think such an Office as Minsralogist
should eIist-even II II should verge q