Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-03-06
TIE CLOSING HOUR !!
The Rush and Riot of the
Last Day Of the SEES
sion.
THE HELTER SKELTER OF
BILLS on THE HOME
STRETCH.
Adjournment,

CA"A0SVSAAASN w viz USUAL WIN US
. of legislation in keeping with tt
time. Bills Of all description wei
, piled up on the clerks desk, an
then came the regular snow slid
of relief bills incidental to tn
hour, and there was game strug
gle on the part of everybody to &c
their bills under the wire befor
the adjournment There was yer
little parliamentary foolishnes
INDUCED in over the measures
Members seemed suddenly to real
ize that every time they talked i
cost the State fifty or sixty dollar.
and they cut it short,
Every man who had a bill still
tagging along the course. realized
that he must get it inside the fall
of the distance flag, and it seemed
suddenly to crawl over a good
many minds that about the easiest
way to get bill through, was to
allow other peoples bills to slide
through without any parliament
tary obstruction.
Things went skipping along at a
killing gait, and very few bills got
left. The relief bills all went
along smoothly and not one fell by
the way-side.
AN ASIN1NE LEGISLATURE.
The talk Of the lobby was the
asinine act Of a Republican House
abolishing one of the members of
the Asylum Board viz; Lieuten-
ant Governor.
The Board originally consisted
of three Democrats and three Re-
publicans, but Republican House
struck at the Lieutenant Governor,
and left the Democrats in control
When they were Informed by out
siders of the strong bid they had
made for place in the Lunatic
Asylum, they wanted to butt their
heads against the whited wall.
The Senate Strengthened it out by
refusing to concur.
ELECTING A REGENT.
After the noon recess, the House
and Senate met in joint convention
and proceeded to elect Regent of |
the University. DR.. e. Il. Harris,
OF Storey, sent in his resignation
the night before. and at once there
we're two candidates in the field,
Col. H. G. Shaw Of the Enterprise,
and C. G. Powning of the Journal.
Before the joint convention,
Powning gracefully withdrew and
Shaw was unanimously elected.
The selection was a merited trib
lte to his activity in educational
matters and after the election con-
were showered upon
lin from all sides,
THE RAID ON THE SAFE.
Along in the afternoon the raid
IN the Treasury safe began. Ali
'orts Of bills were hustled through
It lightning speed, allowing every
BODY something.
There was extra clerical labor,
porter fees, sweeping the hall, rails
ng the windows, shutting the west
loors when the wind blew. etc.
tc
Uncle George Tutly stood by in
loiy horror and finally went down
nd double-lock,ng his safe, stood ]
here in position of Ajax with a ;
ig club in his hand.
Hook Mason's land bill which !
as beaten the day before was !
ulled up on reconsideration and ,
ctual y passed. Under the rules {
the House it is not allowed to &
lake a motion to reconsider the 7
ay before adjournment, but the :
lie made no difference, and a two +
lirds majority was found to stand
q for Mason's little racket. r
DIR DAWSON BEFORE THE BAR.
Early in the evening DR.. Dawson a
as brought before the bar of the a
ouse and asked to state what he | d
cant by publishing card stating '
at the Board Of Asylum Investi- Il
'tion had been " fixed" He said '
had not come there under arrest L.
It Voluntarily. He would not o,
we submitted to the. indignity of Il
arrest. His language had been o.
sconstrued, and all he asked was o,
chance to prove what he had said. y
Allen of Washoe, said he could II
d no authority of law for bring -