Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-28

SVininie'ee vi Ihe Nnole Tor the conSluera-
ton Of an Act providing for the issuance and
payment Of Sl5O,OOO of State bonds. He
thought this was one of the bills that require
speedy action; il action was delayed, some
OF the members would be unable to remain
here for want Of money.
MIR. Larrowes motion prevailed, and he
was called to the Chair
acknowledgement Day.
The House met at II o'clock A. NJ, pursu-
ant to adjournment. Speaker in the Chair.
IWenty-slX members were present. Prayer
ooy hev. Father Rubi, who prefaced it by a
few appropriate remarks, winding up with a
Iaconic prayer in the following words:
Men are laying down their lives. do
not want you to lay down your lives. Iwant
you to do your duty. have been in the
army OF the United States. I was in the
Iwenty-hrst Regiment of Indiana, and the
FIRST regiment of Louisiana, and have been
fired at by the Confederates, and l am still
for the Union. Do what you can to make
good and wise laws, and on that condition l
will pray to Almighty God
THAT you may succeed, and that he will
grant to this body Of gentlemen aid to do
their duty, and do it well. This is what I
ask Almighty God to do for you."
Mr.. Hawkins, from the Enrolling Commit
tee, reported that he had delivered to the
Governor, for his approval, Joint Resolution
tn Congress relative to sale and taxation OF
Mining Lands, which was correctly enrolled.
NOTICE OF BILLS.
BY MIR. Mckeeby-An Act to provide pay
to the private Secretary of Governor Nye.
Mr.. Rosenblatt moved to reconsider the
vote by which the Fire Bill was passed on
Saturday last.
Mr.. Gutter moved to indefinitely postpone
the same. Agreed to.
Mr.. Rosenblatt said that inasmuch as the
Fire Department Bill had on Saturday occu-
pied the attention Of the Assembly he de-
sired to read a petition handed him by the
Secretary Of the Virginia Fire Department
tavorlng the passage of the bill appropriating
| $4,000 to the Fire Fund, which was signed
by persons representing million and hall
OF dollars worth OF property. By leave he
read it. He also read a letter from George
Vosburgh, the City Clerk, which set forth
that county scrip had already been issued fol
the sum of $4,000 in favor of the Fire De.
partment for those famous well gates and
hose.
Mr.. Cutter moved suspension of the order
Of business, in order that the Specific Con
tract might be passed.
Mr.. Walter was not in favor of considerne
that bill at present. 1t was very important
bill and would create great deal Of debate
on its consideration.
The rules were suspended and
| On motion of Mr.. Brown, the House wen
into Committee Of the Whole on the Specific
Contract Act. Mr.. Haskell in the Chair.
Mr.. Brown moved that the committee rist
and report progress. He said that very few
Of the members Of the House, outside Of thu
Judiciary Committee were well informed
| about it.
Speaker Tozer said it was bill in which
his constituents were very much interested
He thought that the gentleman from Hum
boldt was mistaken. This bill had been in
troduced in the Senate on the second day o
the session, and as he had taken pains to ap
prise himself Of its provision at an early
day, and he thought that others had read thu
bill. He was in favor of its passage at n!
early day as possible, and if possible it:
passage to-day.
Mr.. Brown said that he and others of thu
House had endeavored to secure a printed
copy Of the bill. He desired to con well ovel
it before its passage.
Mr.. Walter said that it was pretty wei
understood that the passage of Specific
! Contract Act was one Of the issues on which
this Assembly had been elected. He was il
favor Of the bill, but hoped the House wOulC
give time enough to it to secure considera
ton.
Mr.. benson also desired further time fol
consideration. He favored the bill, bu
thought it deserved mature consideration
The bill under consideration did not relate o.
refer to Specific Contracts, but included il
its provisions matters relating to civil actions
sheriffs' and other county actions. He de
sired to see bill passed having for its objec
the enforcement of Specific Contracts, ant
connected with nothing else. He said bu
four of the Judiciary Committee had consid
cred the bill in committee, and but very few
of the members. He himself had not beer
able to secure for perusal a copy of the bill
He wanted this bill to be retroactive in it
provisions, as it should be. A Specific Con
tract Act was a new thing and deserved dc
liberate consideration.
| Mr.. Hawkins raised to a point of order
| that a motion to rise was not debatable.
| Mr.. benson said that he was speaking b,
leave.
Mr., Bishop thought that personal consid
erations should be avoided by members of thu
House, and that the bill should be passed a
speedily as possible.
Mr.. Seely urged its immediate passage
the bill had been drawn up by the best lega
talent in the State. He had conversed will
the legal fraternity and found them unani
nous in their opinion as to its constitution
ality.
Mr.. Sine was astonished that the member
Of the House did not fully understand tn,
provisions Of the most important bill before
it, when the Sacramento Union and the PEG
pie outside Of the House were perfectly con
versant with its provisions.
Mr.. Patten said he was at loss to under
stand the position occupied by Mr.. benson
Chairman of the Judiciary Committee. H.
| had understood that the Judiciary COMMITTEE
were unanimous in their favorable report
He urged immediate action on the bill. Hi
constituents demanded and needed it. H
himself would have been better off had Their
been Specific Contract Act. The bill unde
consideration was one Of the most importan
to be considered by the Legislature. 1t was
he had learned, a verbatim copy of the Cali
fornia Practice Act, which had been CAREFUL
drawn by Judge Sanderson, of the Suprem
court, and there was no question as to it
| Constitutlonallty. The passage OF this Ac
by the California Legislature rendered tn
massage Of similar Act in this State neces
| sary.
Mr.. benson rose to speak again, when Nj
Lee insisted that the point Of order should b
restored and enforced. He himself desire
10 speak upon the merits of the bill, and gen
tlemen had all spoken contrary to rules. H
done it for self-preservation.
The committee then rose and reported pro
gress on the bill, asking leave to sit again
Leave was granted.
A motion was made to make the considera
ton of the bill the special order for Thursda
next, and ordering 100 printed copies.
Mr.. Patten thought 240 copies would be n
more than was needed. ..
Mr.. Bishop opposed the extravaganza Q
$40 copies. The bill had been printed in fu
in the papers. That ought to suffice.
Mr.. Walter favored making the bill tn
special order for as late day as possible.
Mr.. Rosenblatt favored making it the spe
cial order for the earliest possible day.
Mr.. McKeeby moved to recommit the bi
hack to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Hawkins said he was in favor of tn
massage of this bill to-day. 1t had bee
drawn up by twenty Of the best lawyers, an
the neople demanded it. 1t was not appa