Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-31
Prayer by Rev. Father Rubi.

The Journal of yesterday was read and
approved. a
that the congratulatory resolutions relating
to Sherman's glorious victory passed unani-
mously BY reclamation. After which Mr..
St. Clair, Of Churchill, the only Democrat
elected to the House, rose and stated that he
had voted in favor Of the adoption Of the
resolutions, and he desired to have 1t entered
on the Journal that he had so voted. twas
unanimously so ordered. -
The bill Yesterday introduced by Mr.. Cut.
ter affects city as well as county scrlp.-REP.
The special order OF the day was the con-
sideration of the Special Contract Act.
By leave, Mr.. Bishop withdrew his notice
of motion to reconsider the vote passing
the Assembly bill to legislate the election Of
q Tax Collector in Lander county.
Mr.. Cutter asked leave to introduce bill
without notice. The House evinced dispo-
sition to object, until the gentleman declared
that the bill provided facilities for members
getting their pay, when the House was unan-
fmous in granting leave. He then intro
duced bill entitled can Act in relation to
compensation Of members Of the Legislature
and State officers"
Read and committed to the Committee Of
the Whole for immediate consideration.
The bill provides for the payment of State
officers and members of the Legislature in
accordance with the provisions of the Con-
stitution.
In Communicable. Brown in the Chair.
A considerable debate was elected from the
economical members Of the House, on mo-
ton to insert an appropriation Of $50 to
members for stationery, which the Constitu-
ton fixes. Agreed to-. "
When the Committee rose the bill was re-
ported back to the House and its passage
recommended. Agreed to.
Mr.. Lee moved to recommit the bill to
select committee with instructions to amend
the same, by striking out the $50 provision.
Mr.. Hawkins moved TO lay the motion on
the table. Agreed to.
The bill was then considered engrossod.
Yeas, q; noes, 5.
Before the vote was announced, Mr.. Haw-
kins rose and hoped that, inasmuch as the
bill had been passed by so large vote, that
| no member would be factious enough to
delay legislation by giving notice of motion
to reconsider.
Mr.. Lee said he had voted in the affirmative
for the express purpose of giving such
notice, which he then gave.
Mr.. Cutter rose and said that he desired to
speak to privileged question. He merely
wished TO inform the gentleman Mr.. Leg
that his factious notices of motions to recon-
slider, given on every occasion when the
House refused to adopt or to reject some
trivial amendment favored by him, not only
delayed the final passage of necessary meas
ures, but cost the State, in the matter OF time
consumed in their consideration, large
amount of money.
Mr.. Bond moved that when the House ad-
journed to-day it meet again on Tuesday next
at II o'clock. Agreed to.
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole, Mr.. Bond in the Chair, for the
consideration Of the special order, the "Spe-
ciic Contract Act"
Mr.. Lee having the floor when the Com
mittee last rose, proceeded to speak upon the
question. During his remarks, the greater
| portion of the members were in the side
| rooms smoking, chatting and having good
time generally, totally indifferent TO the re-
marks of the Honorable gentleman from
Lyon, Mr.. Lee.
The motion made by him to strike out the
enacting clause Of the bill was then rejected.
Mr.. benson offered as a substitute for the
bill pending, another bill entitled an Act con-
corning Specific Contract Act.
Mr.. Bishop moved to lay the substitute on
the table, Lost.
The question being on the adoption Of the
substitute, Mr.. benson proceeded to debhte
at length.
At 2 o'clock the Committee was still con.
sidering Mr.. Denson's substitute.