Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-17
LEGIsLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
senate-Finh Day.
CARSON CITY, December Is, 1884

( CARSON CITY, December l6, 1884
The Senate met at 81 O'Clock, pursuant to
adjournment. IL =.
Prayer by the Chaplain. Rev. Mr.. Reilley:
Mr.. Sumner offered the following resolu-
tons:
Resolved, That the Sergeaut-at- Arms be
authorized and instructed to procure a desk
suitable for the use and convenience OF the
Secretary Of the Senate,
Resotped, That committee OF three be
appointed, Of which the President Of the Sen
ate shall be one, to direct as TO the particular
character Of the article Of furniture required
and herein ordered to be supplied for the
Senate chamber.
Adopted. Messrs. Sumner and Lockwood
were appointed.
The Clerk of the House came in and an.
nounced that he had been instructed to yer.
bally inform the Senate that the House would
be ready to meet them in joint session at 10
| o'clock.
Mr.. Slingerland wished to know if it was
necessary to notify the House that the Senate
would meet them at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Seely thought that all communications
should be in writing, that the idea Of Clerk
or Secretary Of the Assembly or Senate COM
municating the orders of their respective
Houses verbally was thing unheard Of. He
trusted the Senate would preserve its dignity
in this matter. Fl-.--....rrfa ,,I5.f,
Mr.. Slingerland concurred in the views OIL
the gentleman from Ormsby. ''N si..F"'. -
A resolution was then adopted that the
Secretary Of the Senate be instructed to no
tify the Assembly that it would meet them in
Joint Convention at 10 o'clock. o.. 90.
At 10 o'clock the Senate proceeded in !
body to the Assembly Chamber. for the pur.
pose Of going into Joint Convention for the
election of an United States Senator. ..-
AFTER THE CONVENTION
| The Senate was again called to order, anC
after the reference of the different portion!
of the Governors Message to the proper
| standing committees-and providing for {
sky-light in the west end of the Senate
Chamber-and providing for supply of sta
tionery aud newspapers, the Senate adjourn
ed until tomorrow morning at 10 AM
AsscmbIy-Fifth Day.
CARSON, Dec. 16, 1864.
The House met at 10 o'clock A. N. Hon
H. S. Parker, Speaker pro tenn, in the Chair
| At roll-call q members were present.
The journal Of yesterday was read and ap
proved. ....
Mr.. Cutter moved that the House take ,
recess until o'clock p. ". Lost.
! On motion of Mr.. Tozer the Clerk was di
rected to verbally inform the Senate that tn
House was ready to meet that body in Join
| Convention. -. ''.
AFTER JOINT CONVENTION. %.
| At ll:20 the House resumed bushes
again. ..........,.-...,r...... ....,r
The general order of business was gon
through with.
Mr.. Lee, from the select committee, com
prising Messrs. Lee, Bond, Cutter, Haskell
benson and the Speaker, reported series
standing rules for the government Of tn
of the California Assembly,. 1t fixes tn
regular hour Of converting each day at l
o'clock \. NJ, and requires two-third vot
Of the House to authorize the employment 0
a clerk for standing committee, and ais
requires the posting Of list OF bills read
for third reading, in the Assembly Cham
Der. ..-- ...
On motion Of Mr.. Cutter, the House wen
into Committee Of the Whole, Mr.. HasEe
| in the chair, for the consideration Of tn
Standing Rules Of the Assembly! Soon a
terward the Committee rose and the chan
man reported the rules back with som
amendments, and the report was agreed
and the rules adopted. ''
Mr.. Bolan offered the following:
Resofred, That special committee Of thre
be appointed to inquire into the necessity
procuring new set Of books for the Cler
Of this House, such committee to be appoin
ed By the Speaker. Adopted.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. BolaI
Hawkins and Beck as such committee.
On motion Of Mr.. Brown, the House At
iourned till 10 o'clock tomorrow.