Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-27
At rAl CAPITAL.
THE coAPRoMIsE BILL IN THE
ASSEMBLY.

NIX
specinssns and TRANSACTIONS or leg
isiastve slang-A Deputy Janitor
Fleeing from Templates.
CAnsos, Feb. 20, 1877:
Ed. Nxws: Buzz ! Buzz! Buzz That's
what was the matter on the floor Of Abe As
sembly chamber and in tho Hobbies before
the meeting Of the Assembly this morning.
The buzz was about the bullion tar com.
promise bill. which II was known would
make Ia appearance In the Assembly to-
day. Tho buzzing was between the pre-
sumed mAjsrity-who are In favor Of the
billiard the known minority. who arc
against II. The object Of the buzzing was
10 endeavor TO effect . compromise, under
which the bill might DO brought squarely
before the House on Its merits rs soon as
possible. and 10 avoid the time-killing
process which was 90 fruitlessly practiced
by the minority In the Senate when the
bill was before that body. The buzz was
. success, and when the bill In the ordin-
AIRY course came up on its frst reading,
Harris-of the opposition-offered . reso.
luton that tho rules DO Suspended. the bill
be read 9 second time by title, and made
the special order for Tuesday, the 9th In
slant, at IL o'clock NJ; that the time for
debate on the bill DO limited TO from IL NJ.
TO 4 p. N. on that day. and that at the last.
named hour 1t DO placed on its final pas
sage. This resolution gave rise to consid-
cradle debate, which, however. was not
rancorous. a. the larger number Of those
who opposed It's adoption belong TO that
class OF orators whose speeches consist OF
'' aye" or "no." Colonel Moore and
likewise Brother Baily, ~intsrposed feeble
protests, and whom the roll was called the
vote stood IS for to Is against the adoption
Of the resolution. thus adopting II by the
two-thirds vote necessary for . suspension
Of tho rules. This action will bring
THE COMPROMISE
squarely before tho House tomorrow. In
the Senate the tactics Of tho minority on
this bill were to kill time. There was
nothing to DO gained by such . course, sx-
ccpt. perhaps, TO tiro and worry tho enemy
O little. But though tho minority had u
In their power TO fool away time and keep
the majority In their seats till they got
pale with hunger, they could not bulldose
them into an adjournment before the bill
was reached aud decisive action taken on
IL. I refer here 10 Fridays proceedings.
The minority acted more sensibly ON Bat
urday aud accepted tho inevitable with q
good grace; though by consenting to On
agreement which they did not fully CON-
prehend they shut themselves of from an
opportunity for reconsideration.
LEGISLATIVE SLANG.
There Ia slang that Is peculiarly legisla-
tive. Some Of II Is expressive. Here are
q few Of the terms
"Pell Down when o man has prom
iscd To vote 4 certain way, and when the
time comes he votes tho other way. or II
he yotes against the action or policy OF his
party, then ho T" fell down. or "fell down
on u.s."
"Cinch This used to he q very popu-
lar word. but Is becoming obsolete. When
the enemy are defeated. they arc cinched, |
and II you get the best Of anybody on any |
proposition, you have cinched him. IL
used to be applied In many different ways.
but has given way to tho new word bull
dose"
Bulldoso - When q member has been
forced. brow-beatcn or caleled into doing
something he did not before intend TO do,
hc has been bulldosed. II you get the best
OF somebody by smart or questionable
means, you have bulliosed him. II q
member IL lied 10 and the Ito succeeds In
inducing him 10 voto q certain way. then
again Is he bulldoscd. Tho applications Of
the word are varied and numerous, aud II
10 now the most popular word In the vo'
cabulary Of legislative slang.
"Caught With Coin when q member
has "fsil down. and his prestration ID
surmised to have been caused by his find.
ing a check on the bank In tho street, then
he has been ''canght with COIN"
Fillibustcring- When onc side Of q qucs.
ton tries 10 defeat or carry g measure by
tricks, by delays. by parliamentary tactics
or sharp practice then they arc ''fliihuS'
tering."
burning the Bridges"-when q men,
Der or lobbyist pursurs = course OF action
TO the gaining 81 his point, and
manages ~ that the enemy cannot take
Of any Of his strategic moves.
then no has " burned his bridges behind
"whipsawcd when an enemy suffers
total rout, Is defeated horse, foot and
lragoon. and all his artillery captured.
then he has been ''~whipsawed."
ALroSzo
Mike Purcell. the %janitor Of tho Capitol
building. has q deputy. Tho deputy's
name Is Mike, but in order u avoid con-
fusion. purccll has dubbed him AlfonzO,