Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-02-19
C4asos. February IS. 1876.
Churchill Csanty.

Bait-fnrkfnson's View Nap.
CAnsos. February IS. 1876.
t ~ CAurcAiii ossasy. $50
Ed. News: The bill dividing the
territory now comprising Churchill
county between tho counties Of Lander
and Lyon. giving to the latter tho west-
srn portion. through which runs the
Central Pacific Railroad. and tho cast
portion to the former, passed the As
ssmbly this afternoon. by . vote Of "a
TO 10. The debate on the bill occupied
the entire afternoon. and was OF o worry
acrimonious character. II wa conduct.
cd principally by Msssrs. Wren and
Doyey. in favor Of the passage OF tho
bill and Messrs. Buckner. Dow. Hogan.
Allen (of Churohill) and Hubbard
against. A great deal Of o%Itraneous
matter was brought into the argument,
such as the colonization Of the county
by Sharon; that the Republicans want.
on to crafty spite, etc. At tho con-
clusiou Of the roll-call. the vote stood
Is to 81, by which tho bill wa lost.
Mr.. Bartlett. however, hadr not voted,
and DIR. Dow, one Of the oppouents OF
the bill called upon him to vote. lilo
responded by voting "ayo." which car
ricd tho bill. Mr.. Allen, OF Churchill,
then changed his vote. in order to give
notice Of q reconsideration. but before
no could get in his work. Mr.. Wren
moved an adjournment; and s a motion
to adjourn takes precedence and ia not
debatable. thu question was put on nd.
journment. and the motion was carried.
/ believe the bill will pass tho Senate,
though il will probably DO . hnrd fight;
but should It DO vetoed by the Governor.
I do not think II can be passed over the
veto. Following is the vote on the hill:
Aycs-Allen. OF White Pine; Az
drevs. Avcrill. Bartlett. Bergstsin. Blair.
Bibbins. Buckingham. CARING. Cram
dali, Gearhart, Gray. Haynis, Holm.
johnson, Jones. Laveaga. Lowery. Nor
rirl. Nichols. Ogg. +. X. Smith, J. 7.
Smith. Spencer, Wren. Speaker and Al
len. Of Churchill.
Noes-At, Atkinson, Beck, Case,
Comins, Dow, Ellison, Frank, Hogan,
Hubbard, Mcdonnell. Penrod, Poyton,
Reese, Sanford, Van Hagon. Van Sickle,
Watt and Wills.
1t will be seen from this that the vote
was not n strict party vote, some DEM
ocrats voting for tho bill, and some Re
publicans against It.
New Hills
Several important bills were intro
duced in tho Senate to-day, among
which the following are worthy Of men.
ton {; Mr.. Shepherd, Of Elko, intro
duced "A Bill for tho Protection OF
Stockholders in Mining Interpretations"
II provides that amy person holding
stock Of apar value Of 5000 shall have
liberty 10 enter tho mine pnd works Of
the company whose stock no holds, at
any time during working hours. I be-
licve II Il modelled Aftor q law now on
tho statute books Of tho State OF Califor-
MIA, aud is intended 10 prevent bonanzas
being hidden from the public gaze.
There appears to bo no opposition TO tho
passage Of tho hill. aud II time does not
prevent IL will probably become a law.
Mr.. Stevenson introduced n bill pro-
viding for taking u census Of the popu-
lation Of the State during tho present
year. ~ provided for in tho Constitu-
ton. The County Assessors Of tho va
rious counties are TO act NJ Census Mar
shals; but the amount Of compensation
they arc to receive IN left blank, 10 DO
determined 10y tho Senate when the bill
comes mp on itH final passage. by this
means the census can be taken at u small
cost, Ms the compensation allowed the
Assessors will probably not exceed two
or three dollars per diem.
Mr.. yarian introduced "a bill amend
ing the Act concerning Crimes and Pun
ishmonts." Its principal feature IL the
r~cmedying Of a defect in the present law
concerning the crimo Of arson. Az tho
law stands ut present. tho burning OF
wood-piles docs not constitute q felony,
but simply q misdemeanor. A cast In
point occusrcd In Lander county last
Summer. where a man set fro to and do
stroyed nearly 1000 cords OF wood bo-
longing TO tho Manhattan s. n. Co..
and though his guilt was clearly proven,
the utmost punishment which could he
inflicted under tho Law was six months
imprisonment In the County Jail and q
fno OF $500.
Intciligcnt Jurors.
Senator McClinton's Jury bill passed
the Senate this afternoon. II Ia an
amendment to tho present law. and by
its provisions men who may have rsad
tho particulars Of q criminal case In tho
newspapers, or heard them mentioned
in the streets, aro not disqualified from
sitting as jurors for its trial. This, In
my humble opinion. IL all excellent
measure. and does away with what 10
almost q relic Of barbarian. Under the
present law, q man 10 DO qualified for
jury duty In q criminal case. must DO
either deaf and blind. or 30 ignorant as
TO be unable TO read. tho result OF which
Is that in many cases tho best and most
intelligent citizens aro ruled out. or the
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scoundrels. II Judge McClinton's bill
becomes o law. . man who is considered
honest and intelligent may sit a. a juror
in a case, even II no has expressed oil
opinion. 0-J as
To %Cafifsrnia.
Assemblyman Ellison OF Eys, Il dis
gusted with tho way Nye county has
been slashod by the present Legislature,
and has given notice Of a bill to annex
Nyc county to the State Of California.
lie thinks IL it stays in Nevada 1t will
all DO absorbed by other counties and
ho wants to savo q piece Of II, oven II 1t
becomes a ragged edge Of California.
outside.
The citizens Of Carson havo rendered
n complimentary boneft 70 Mrs. L. Is.
Moore (Littlo Clara, tho performance
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