Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-10

CARSON, tsD. v, 1910.
Ed. NEWS: The question OF the War
dsnship is settled at last, and without
any approach to the fuss or furry that
il was expected the question Of who
should DO Warden would give rise to.
Baiterman has had the inside track from
the start, but there has been Kicking"
over the deputyship. First, there were
efforts to tie General Batterman up to
appointing this or that particular man /;
and after he had refused to be bulldossd
on the proposition as thus presented.
endeavors were made to get him to
promise that he would not appoint this
or that man. He stood irn as a rock,
however, and declined to listen to either
threats or entreatiss m to who he would
or would not name as his subordinates.
l like this trait Of obstinacy, some pee-
pls would call II. in General Batter
mans character; I am an admirer OF
obstinacy In anybody-even In a mule
and the why that he has "stood pat
ON every proposition where there has
been an attempt TO make him say or do
anything he did not want to do indicates
that he Is the proper man for Warden.
He will be Warden. too. A caucus OF
the Republicans OF the two houses was
held this morning to fix upon n candi-
date for Warden. and on the first ballot
General Batterman received thirty-one
votes, aud Buck Zabriskie ten. The
nomination Of Batterman was made nn-
animous by the caucus; and. N the Re-
publicans haven au ~ngstovsrable majority
in the Legislature. tho nomination is
equivalent TO an election. II now only
requires the election in joint convsn.
ton, which will 10 held next Monday,
to constitute General Batterman War.
den Of the Nevada State Prison.
THE BuLLioS FAX.
There wal an incursion Of BONANZA
kings, mining superintondents, mine
attorneys and agents and Storey County
Commissioners on Carson this morning.
The object Of their visit, as l under
stand 1t, was to endeavor to secure the
passage by the Legislature Of a CON-
promise bullion-tax law. The air has
for several days past been thick with
rumors that al effort fer compromise
between the mine owners and the State
and storey county was afoot. Even yet
II has achieved no tangible form beyond
that Of mere suggestion ; but i am In.
formed that q bill has been prepared
which II Is hoped will cover the case to
the mutual advantage OF all concerned.
The plan suggested is detailed in u pro-
posed amendment which ! find printed
In the Enterprise Of this morning. and
which l repeat herewith {:
IAN ores, tailings and mineral.bearing
materials OF whatever character shall he
assessed for purposes OF taxation for State
and county purposes In the following man
ner On all ores. tailings or mineral
bearing material, the gross yield or value
| Of which Is Si2 per ton or less, there shall
be deducted the sum Of % per csntum OF
such gross yield, return or value. On all
| ores, ETC.. the gross yisldo value nj which
Is over SO aud under $50 per ton. there
shall be deducted 80 per centun OF such
grsss yield, value or return. On all ores,
etc., tho gross yield or value Of which Is
| over $50 and less than 500 per ton. there
shall bo deducted from such gross yield,
| value or return, co per centum. On all
ores. etc.. over 800 per ton, there shall
BE- deducted 80 per ccntum OF such gross
| yield, value or return. The remainder
shall 10 deemed the net proceeds, and
shall be assessed aud taxed As provided for
in this Act"
Being neither a mining man in the
strict sense, o y political tinancier,
I do not know. u tho law amended IN
above would insure equal and exact jus.
tice TO all concerned in this much yeSed
and very important question. But l
do know that q settlement Of the exist
inc difficulty between the mine owner
and the State and county authorities
would be u very welcome relief to the
State Treasury. the treasury OF Storey
county and the taxpayers at large; and
I believe il to he for the best interests of
the people Of the State at large that u
point should be yielded TO the mine
owners, IL IL will secure the regular and
unrestricted payment Of the tax on the
proceeds OF mines. and avert nnd avoid
the revenue complications which now
.xist and which will exist so long rs
there is a hitch between the authorities
and the mining companies in regard to
the payment Of the tax.
REcoSsrDERED.
The agitation Of the subject treated
NJ ahova hal the effect of causing the