Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-22

all. Mathews combsted the proposition
that the insligibirity Of Watts made
non-elsction or the votes cast for an In
eligible candidate were void. He ais
quoted the English decisions which de
clarsd that q candidate who was sligibl,
but received . loss number Of votes thai
his ineligible opponent was elected
and ssid that this view had not bee,
adopted a. American.
Matthews closed with tho declaration
that he had appeared not as a counse
for any party. but in support Of a gres
constitutional principle. regardless o
any popular clamor that might DO OF
cited. For the Governor to take upor
himself executive. judicial and lssisla
tive powers. was to bring about a com
plication that would make the confusion
Of tho Government insxtricable.
Judge Strong said counsel had now
consumed twoShours each and still the
question Of admissibility Of tho evil.
dsnce was before the Commission. he
thought that 1t should be received now.
subject to the judgment OF the Com.
mission as to Its eject.
The proposition was adopted. but nsi.
thsr Of the papers called for in the sub
psna served upon the Postmaster Gen.
eral were at hand. nor were the Witness
ss present, and the commission took q
recess.
ArrER RECESS
Merrick offered a certified copy OF the
commission Of John W. Watts. rs Post
master. dated February IS. 1873.
Evarts objected to tho papers, as not
authenticated. but said that the Post.
master General was in attendance to
verify the papers from his Office.
Judgs Clifford sustained the objec-
ten. but said they had q right to have
them certified under the order OF the
commission.
Evarts waived his objection, and Mer-
rick next presented the commission Of
Henry Hill as Postmaster. dated Jauu-
airy a.1s77.
The Pacific Mail sabsidy.
NEW YORK. Feb. GA Times Wash.
ington special says: The Pacific Mail
steamship subsidy job was slid through
the Senate yesterday with an ease that
showed that oil danger OF opposition had
been carefully guarded against. The
Pacific Mail Is believed here to DO on
the verge Of bankruptcy. and II is under
stood that ON the continuance Of this
subsidy depends the Solvency Of ths
concern. So that the effort 10 get 1t
through Congress was really a fight
against death itself. The rival com.
pany. the Oriental and Occidental.
offered to carry the mails for sea postage
only, which will amount to only q few
thousand dollars a year. The bill which
provides this magnificent gift to a
sinking company. under the plea Of
sustaining American commerce. appro.
PIRATES only $3.50, 900 for the carriage Of
all mails between this country aud
China. Thus II appears that a monthly
service to China and Japan costs more
than double ns much on Nh almost daily
service to Europe. Among the lines
crossing the Atlantic Is q line Of Amsri.
can ships that might DO supposed to
have ms good a claim upon the Govern.
ment bounty for tho support Of COM.
merce rs the Pacific line. It's service is
performed in American built ships Of
over 1000 tons burden, but II receives
for its weekly trips merely al insignia.
cant sum in ocean hostages, amounting
only to q few thousand dollars a year.
The amendment will probably be ro-
jectsd by the House when the bill gets
to the conference committee. In the
last hours Of the session the asonts Of
the company will undoubtedly know Low
to have their job taken caro- Of. Ran.
dali said in relation TO this subsidy TO.
day that he strongly opposed Il.
A Worlds Washington special says II
ia reported that the Pacific Mail Com.
pany had ita agents quietly ut work here
all Winter, but kept under cover Of tho
excitement over the Presidential ques.
ton. The leading men in the Senate
voted for II on both sides Of the cham.
Der, and II Is protested that no lobby
urged It's passage, but n sound Of scan.
DIAL gives the new subsidy a very bad
prominence.
Erect OF she Arguments OF Reilly
and Mitchell.
NEw YoRx, Feb. PA Times WASH
ington special ON Kelly says he made
an incohsrsnt and laundering argument
against the counting Of the votes cast
by the Hayes electors, aud c%uriously
enough In visw Of his kilograms from
Oregon to Tilden and Pelton, talked 4
great deal about honesty. truth. justice.
etc. The principal, indeed the only
point made by him was. that each State
In the Union had the right to appoint Its
Presidential electors in its wi way and
according 10 It's own laws. When II Is
remembered that this very fact 10 fully
proved by the Republican counsel In
the Louisiana case. II will he seen that
Kelly's one point Is neither very orig.
inal nor q very important one.
Mitchell was the first speaker on the
part Of the Republicans. lie made q
very clear argument As 10 the facts Of
the case In question. and advanced sew
snl new and important points. The
Democratic counsel. as well as their
legal positions, change with every new
case. Msrrick IL the only N OF them
who has appeared In all their cases.