Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-20

CAasos. January 10, 1877.
Enron News: / believe the present As
ssmbly IL tho most industrious n i have
evsr seen In Carson. The file was cleaned
up beth yestcrdsy and to-day. and by l
o'clock this afternoon every piece Of bust
ness that could properly be considered was
disposed Of. and the House adjourned over
to Monday. The only thing before the
House Of which ne disposition was mado
was the
REPORT OF TIE wARpxS OF TIE STATE
PRISON,
Which was transmitted 10 the Hsuss by
the Governor. through his Private Secrs-
tary. to-day. II is bulky document, Of l
don't know hsw many pages. and its APP
pearsncs on the Clerks desk struck terror
to the hearts Of the tired and hungry MEM
bars. The report contains altogether too
much matter 70 admit OF n man reading
IL on q single shift. The Clerk had forti.
ied himself with . dozen boxes Of broA-
shlal troches and . speaking trumpet. and
the members. In expectation OF o long
siege. lad procured . cold lunch OF whis-
~ and onions. AL was ready for the read
ing Of the report, and the members n
attaches had resigned themselves TO their
fate, when O happy thought struck one OF
the member tt didn't strike hard enough
70 hurt), who moved that action be post
ponsd on the report and tho reading DO
dispensed with for the present. Such was
the action Of the House. IL means that
the report IL 70 DO printed. no that all the
members may digest II at their leisure.
The question Of tho wardenship isin
stats qso; that IL 10 say. IL Is quiescsnt, BY
which term I mean " convey that II IL not
being agitated ~ much ~ It Was. Very
little IL said about II ON either side. for the
time being. both sides to the controversy
resting ON their arms. pending The report
Of the House Committee on State Prison,
on the hill providing for the election OF .
Warden by tho Legislature In jeint ses-
sion. The status Of the matter. As see 1t.
IL about this: II n man who Is knswn to
bs Of sound Republican principles. and Is
At tho same time known $50 far as such
things can be known) to be both honest
and capable. IL brought forward for the
position Of Warden. there IL o possibility
that the Assembly will pass the bill. Other.
wise Il will be beaten. which 10 tantamount
to saying that LYMAN will remain firm In
his position.
TIE BULLION TAX.
Tho utterance OF tho word ''bullion tax"
has about the same effect OIL the members
Of this Legislature as the display OF a red
rag has ON q wild Texas steer. They just
rear up and howl II anybody suggests ever
90 innocent an amendment TO the "Act
providing for the taxation Of the net pro-
cseds Of mines" commonly called the
''bulllon tax law" Mr.. Rockhill, OF White
Pine county, who 10 o prospector himself,
introduced an innocent little amendment
10 the law, which contemplated not even
an Intention to reduce or In any way mod.
ify the present tax, but Wa only intended
to remove certain unjust burdens under
which the bold prospector and industrious
ehlorider are laboring. But his bill was
msrcilessly squelched II touched tho bull.
lien tax law, and members are 20 scary OF
that law that they are ~ afraid to touch IL
a. n Il WAS . red.hot horss-shos or q skunk.
TO PROHIBIT GAMING.
Mr.. Coultsr's gambling bill. Is ! sur
missed. Is strictly prohibitOry In its nature.
II makes the dealing Of banking games 4
misdsmsanor. punishable by fine or Inn
prisonmcnt, and repeals the present law to
license banking. games. From = stand.
Of morality tho members seem TO DO
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