Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-11
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CARsox. January 10. 1871.
Enron Nxws: Tho frst nuttsr Of wind
that has disturbed the serenity Of the air
Of Carson during the year 1877 commenced
shaking up the dust in the Capitol square
ut precisely fifteen minutes past I o'clock
y. Y. to-day. Those who have made .
study Of meteorological indications In this
ssction-in other words. the weather
sharps-say that this 10 an indication Of
the near approach Of the nuch-vishsd.for
snow-stsrm. Other indications are also
favorable. The barometer In fox's store
fell 80 hard and 90 fast this afternoon that
II wa smashsd into smitherssns. and .
member with . weathsr-cern N the big
toe Of the nigh foot 10 90 lame that be can't
tell the truth without referring 10 Cush-
ing's Manual. The skies have not cloudsd
up yet. but 10 takes . Carson wind three or
four days 10 thoroughly darker the Carson
skies; and. - all the signs are 20 favor
able. We may reasonably expect rain or
snow before the week 10 over.
RAJ PRISON NArrERs.
l have not said much about the State
prison mudals yet. First because State
prisons are Institutions about which I
neither know nor desire 10 knew much I;
and. second because the various branches
Of the various questions involving the 70
rious complications connected with the
various phases Of the various parts OF State
prison matters to 10 brought TO the atten-
tioa Of the Legislature are simply 20 many
various muddles. 30 far. they are sim
ply muddles; they are going 10 be nuisan-
ces. A 10 we'll known. there 10 an ire
prcssibls conflict between the G%evernsr. ~
one member Of the Board Of Stats Prison
Commissioners. en- the one hand. and the
Attorney General aud Secretary al State,
a. the other members OF the Board. on tho
other hand. The bone Of contention 10 T..
c. Lyman. the Warden. The Governor
wants 10 got LYMAN out ; the other men,
bsrs Of the Beard want TO keep him In.
The Governor says Hyman Ii dishonest;
that he has robbed the State and misman-
aged the prison. The other members Of
the Board say Hymaa 10 honest and has
conducted the prison more successfully
and mere 10 the interests Of the State than
has any ether man who has had charge OF
the prison since ID has been . prison.
And the Legislature Is called upon 10 de-
eide between them. Various projects have
been suggested as . remedy and relief for
the existing conflict Of authority. The
Attorney General and Secretary Of State
constitute Q majority Of the Board. and
the Governor 10 In o powerlsss minority.
I sannot see that there 10 much politics Ia.
volved In 10 as vel. fer the Governor and
Attorney General are Democratic, the War.
dan Q Democrat. and the Secretary Of
State . Republican. Tho latest scheme
for solving tho difficulty 10 . bill intro
duced In the senate by General Edwards
yesterday. which provides for taking the
appointment Of Warden Of the State Pris-
on out VI the hands Of the Prison Commits
sion and putting II ints those Of the Lsgis-
laturs. aud providing that the Warden
shall Be- elected by the members Of both
branches VI the Legislature. In Joint con-
vention assembled. The TriJ1as OF this
town charges that this bill 10 one Of the
Governors Jobs to get Hyman out Of the
wardsnship. which may or may not be so;
but the bill Was introduced BY = Re-
publican. and. In the event Of its passage,
would result In the election of . Repub-
lican ~ Warden, fer the Republicans have
q majority Of tho Legislature on Joint bal
lot. while I have no desire to see Hyman
psrseeuted. or Sc hin deprived Of his
position by any undsrhsnd means, I can
not help thinking that the passage Of such
. bill. providing Il resulted In the election
10 the Office Of Warden Of some honest.
capable man. Of well-knswn sound Rspub-
lican principles, would net only offer q
means Of dissntangling the present mud
die and settling tho disgraceful contro-
v-rsy ~ long wagsd between ststs officers
high in authority, but would DO also-as
General Tom Williams wsuld rsmark-"a
sound measure Of political policy" on the
part Of the Republican majority.
This wardsnship business 10 only sns Of
the phases Of this svsrlAsting State Prison
matter. The question Of the removal OF
the State Prison from Carson TO Reno. at
which lattsr place . building intended for
. prisisn 10 now in curse VI construction.
10 also destined 10 cut q prominent. but
a~ggravating. figure during the present
session. Carson wants TO retain the prison
In its present locality I; Reno and ths Gov
srnor want 1t removed 10 Reno. II will
take . mint Of money to complies the Reno
prison. and a. the State 10 o afflicted
with q Z" p0or mouth" and will be Obliged
to borrow money to carry on tho govern
ment Of the State for the next year or two,
it Is hardly probable that . bill can DO got
through this Legislature appropriating tho
necessary money for its completion. The