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The same -- Attended session fully, it being last day -- lots of ladies present, and many men from the Comstock, Reno and elsewhere -- Very lively legislation -- I got a resolution through, giving me $60 to settle my extra help in engrossing, & a few dollars for myself -- Sargeant at arms sent wagon & got my table, and stove, & took them to the capitol for storage for the next Legislature, 2 yrs hence -- Evening the third House prevailed for a couple of hours in Senate chamber, lots of fun -- lots of ladies present -- Legislature adjourned sine die at midnight -- I was about for couple of hours & went to bed at 2 -- Out of my Job -- "Othello's occupations gone" -- The resolution which I wrote and passed through the Senate

My resolution Exodus from Carson

today was as follows: Resolved, -- That J W Powell, Chairman of the Engrossing Committee, be, and he is hereby allowed, out of the Legislative Fund the sum of sixty dollars, in full for extra Engrossing work during the present session of the Legislature And the State Controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrant on the State Treasurer for said amount, in favor of Mr Powell

Friday March 6

The same -- About town -- Over half the legislators, etc, left this day for their respective homes, and not a few of the outsiders went up to Va to attend Piper's big benefit ball tonight, at his new Opera House -- Big affair -- I settled my

Engrossing Payment Doc Hammond Telegram from Austin Gibson