White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-29
'O0|NGS IN LEG|SL AT|vE
HALLS At STATE CAPITAL
Many Bills Introduced and Much Work Accomplished
During Second Week of Session. Some of the
Speeches Made at Time Of NxOn'S Reelection

large bond that the treasurer will be
called upon to give later on.
Mayors introduced bill relating
to standard weights and measures.
George S. Nixon received the un-
omous vote of the assembly for Uni
ted States senator at II m, Tuesday.
The members of the two branches
of the Nevada Legislature met in the
assembly chamber at noon on jan
uary %, for the purpose of casting
the joint ballot for United States
senator. Governor Oddie was asked
to take seat on the speakers stand
and on ascending the steps, was the
recipient of enthusiastic applause
from the members of both political
parties. After the roll call of SEN
ators and assemblymen, In which all
present cast their vote for Senator
George S. Nixon, that gentleman was
declared the duly elected representa-
tive to the upper branch of the ma
tional legislature.
In the house Assemblyman Ayers
of Washoe, placed George S. Nixon
in nomination for United States SEN
ator with the following remarks:
Mr.. Speaker will crave your
indulgence at this time for a few
moments only. l am deeply sensible
of the fact that long speech at this
time would be inappropriate While
We are here now as provided by the
federal constitution in certain
sense to elect United States sena-
tor. in larger and broader sense he
has already been elected by that su-
preme power to which We owe alleg-
lance and from which the constitu-
ton itself derives its force, and to
that supreme power you and / must
bow. We are here simply to carry
out the will OF the people as express
ed by their ballots last November,
and that will shall triumph In other
] Legislative assemblies the will of the
people may be cast aside, but not
here,-for we of Nevada have each
and all of us given out word that the
peoples choice shall be our choice,
and in Nevada, thank God, a mans
word is his bond, and that bond Is as
binding as the DEGREES OF Heaven, as
immutable as the laws of nature, as
certain of performance even as are
the labors of the Angel of Death.
Those who so wish may draw back
the curtain of the future, may
penetrate the veil that obscures
this days proceedings with the
assurance and certainty of looking
'aloft to the highest heavens and there
see cleaning in the zenith the bright
star of Nevada's honor untarnished
and unbalanced. In electing Senator
Nixon to this high and exalted DO
sition We are honoring him as few
Nevadans ever can be honored, yet
is Nevada doubly honoring herself by
selecting so illustrious son to
represent her in the councils of this
nation. Great as is the honor that
Nevada bestows upon her honored
son. greater still is the honor which
his illustrious name reflects on his
mother state.
1t is with feelings of great elation
and pleasure that l now place in
nomination before this assembly for
the exalted position of United States
senator from the state of Nevada, the
Honorable George S. Nixon.
Then arose the stalwart Demo-
cratic war horse of Lincoln. Assem-
blyman Denton, and made the rous-
ing seconding speech of the after
noon as follows:
''Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of
the Assembly:-We arise for the
purpose of seconding the nomination
7l our distinguished citizen, who has
been chosen by the people of the SOW
ereign state of Nevada to represent
them in the highest Office in her gift.
While he belongs to the Republican
party and was their chosen candidate,
| wish to say to you, having been
born in Democratic house, rocked
in a Democratic cradle and fed on
Democratic milk, | second the nom-
ination with all my heart and with
all my soul in the name of the county
which | have the honor, in part. to
represent upon this floor; a county
which bears the immortal name of
the first Republican president of the
republic, the name of Lincoln"
also wish to second the nomination
in the name of the Democratic party
of the state of Nevada and the grand
old Democratic party OF the United
States; party that was born in the
morning of liberty and first to pro-
claim to the civilized nations of the
globe that the people must rule. We
hope our sister states will follow our
precept and emulate our great ex-
ample. Commencing at the Golden
Gate of the placid Pacific and extend
ing across the continent to the At
lantic ocean. where the wild waves
lash the shores. that the sons and
daughters of liberty, the anointed
children of education. demand that
the men who shall have the honor OF
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