Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-03-05

ooEp Mrrr~0znXr-lAlcH 8. is7s
rwO SESSIONS CLOSED.
The second session Of the forty-third
Congress and the seventh session Of the
Nevada Legislature expired BY hnita-
ton a II o'clock last night. Both
we're In majority Rspublican. and 70 hat
party bs,onss al credit for goodss viii a.
tach al discrsdit Cor erroneous lsgisla-
ton. In our humble judgment neither
have Ailsd the expectations Of their con.
s~titusats, although In this particular
our State Legislature stands head and
shoulders above tho National Congress.
Our Legislature went before the people
Of Nevada last Autumn upon political
platforms, plsdging both parties against
subsidies 70 railroads Of other corpora
tons. It's msmbsrs we're elected by
party votes ON party platforms. They
have not only violated thsir pledges in
this particular. but have done % against
the veto Of the States Executive. vsy
little legislation Of practical moment
has been accomplished, and We are
glad 10 odd that but little Of . hurtful
nature has succeeded. Several msas-
ures Of gresa importance have been de-
fsatsd. some BY the pettifogging action
Of the Governor. and others BY the In
srtnsss and and tardiness Of legislator.
We arc glad that the session has ended
without bloodshed.
Tho Congress OF the United States
Just ended has bean distinguished
chiefly for non-sction. II began several
Investigations. some Of which have been
concluded. but upon only n Of which
tho Arkansas m~atter-was any nnal
action taken. Its most notable political
snactmsnts are tho "Civil Rights Bill"
and what Ii styled the "Caucus Force
Bill" Tho first Is wholly just and
good. The last is. in our judgment. no,
only unnecessary but fraught with dan
ger 10 the liberties Of the people. Tho
frst had tho support and has tho APP
proval Of every friend Of constitutional
liberty and equal civil rights; tho last
; was opposed in Congress and 10 con-
dsmnsd BY every thoughtful citizsn
whose regard for the security Of personal
liberty is superior to his Zeal for party
supremacy. The Ant guarantees the
protection Of the Law. Tho second ~.
thosizss the Chief Executive Of this ma
ton TO suspend. at his discretion, the
noblsst writ In jurisprudsnce-that Of
Aabsds oovp~-snd thereby take from q
citizen the rights guaranteed him by our
fundamental law. The FIRST 10 in the
direction Of . government based upon
Law. the last, Of . Dictatorship based
upon power. and o willingness 70 use ID
70 subvert the rights Of frsemsn. The
ant il in direct accord with the national
Constitution. tho latter is. in our hum
bic Judgment. opposed thereto in letter
and in spirit. The first does credit to
the Republican majority and Congress,
the latter is = Disgrace to both.
With the termination OF the two sos
sions herein referred TO. our people have
no fault 10 and. The next State Lsgis-
iaturo has Jet TO b chosen. Tho polit-
icl and personal makrioi Of the Forty
fourth Congress arc already known.
For the nsIt two years the Republican
party will be responsible only for al
ministrativs action. the Legislative mn
jority being Democratic. For the first
time in fifteen years tho Republican
press can. without being charged with
boiling p~roclivitiss. essay tho role Of
the critic. For tho FIRST timo since 1860
the Republican party may assume a
policy Of n~egations and find fault with
. majority; may assume the Offensive
and have no spolosiess 10 make. During
the ns1t two years Democratic md In
dependent journala will realize the dh'
fsronco between The art OF cnaeiiins
evils and mai OF suggesting "usiae'o'y
remedies; " charges ana ae'eh's
thereirom; between tns role Oh spec
sator ana tnAs OF scsor. Ana 'ns no"
oeraue parry ~ih so''0~'ui' nna 'h"'
somefhing more IL necessary 70 gov
N q grest naiion tnan moro enuc'Sn'
dec,ssor.
We welcome tho change with feelings
nj rolisf. sIbsit MOI upmi.sd with c-ur;osi-