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

| TIE Lax Collector OF Lander county, eIeCteu
in November" All the rules were suspend
ed and the bill read three several times and
passed. & 4. FL.
The following message was received from
the Governor by his private Secretary, Thos.
Wells, ESQ.,:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
CARSON CRY, Dec. Is, 1864.
To tie assembly of .Neuada:
A resolution which originated in the AS
samblp, relative to the taxation ana disposal
Of the mineral lands, and the taxation Of the
mines, or the proceeds thereof, by the Gen
eral Government, has been sent to me for
my action thereon. herewith return the
same without approval for objections, from
the fact that | do not conceive it necessary
or requisite. The Constitution, in plain
terms, requires all Acts to be approved by
the Executive before they shall have any
effect, but as to resolutions, is silent. Being
Simply an expression Of the sentiments or
wishes of the Legislature, no action on my
part could add to or detract from their force
and effect, unless so provided by the funda-
mental law.
The constitutional provision that Acts shall
DO approved, excludes the idea, by time
honored constitutional construction, that re-
solutions must be, unless so provided in the
organic law.
(Signed,) HENRY G. BLAsDEL.
Laid on the table.
MIR. Haskell, by leave, introduced bill en-
titled, An Act to authorize the Commits
sioncrs Of Esmeralda county to purchase
certain records Of the county Of Mono, Cali
furnia. Referredto the Esmeralda delega-
lion.
Mr.. Smith, by leave, introduced bill en-
titled, can Act to limit the first term of the
District Court OF the First Judicial District
STOREY county, Referred to the Storey
SSnty de!Ssation.
Mr.. Mayhugh, by leave, introduced a bill
entitled, San Act to provide for the disin-
corporation of cities and towns Incorporated
under the laws Of the Territory. Referred to
the Committee on Corporations.
| Mr.. benson, by leave, introduced bill
entitled IAN Act relative to current money
| in the State and the rate of interest to be
! charged thereon" Referred to Committee
on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Myrick, by leave, introduced bill
entitled IAN Act for the purchase and pre-
Servation of newspapers printed in the sew
eral counties of this State" Referred to
Committee on State Libraries.
Mr.. Dein rose to question Of privilege.
| He desired to ascertain what became Of all
the bills referred to committees. He thought
they were slumbering too long, and perhaps
would never see daylight again.
The Speaker proceeded to give the desired
information, and admonishedthe members OF
the Standing Committees that it would IA
cilitate the business Of the session if they
would report as speedily as possible on bills
referred to them.
| SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY.
The House was about to 60 into Committee
of the Whole on the special order of the day,
The Specific Contract Act" when Mr.:
Parker, moved that the bill be recommitted
to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Patten said that he WAS under the i'm.
preston that the Judiciary Committee had
already reported on the bill. He moved as
4 substitute that the bill be made the special
order for , o'clock, 2. NJ, on wednesday
next. and that 240 copies be ordered printed.
Mr.. Bishop moved to indefinitely postpone
both motions.
Mr.. Pa,ten said the reason for his motion
was that he had understood that large num-
Der OF members we're going to vote against
the bill because they had not been able TO
read it in printed form.
Mr., Parker said the reason for his motion
was that he had learned that the Judiciary
| Committee desired to have 1t recommItted for
further consideration.
Mr.. Bishop said the bill was Of SO vital
| Importance to the State that 1t should be
passed upon Immediately. He himself did
not desire to further consider 1t in Commit
tee. Ii Others Of the Committee desired to
| see it they could peruse it after it was print
| ed in the statutes. He moved to indefinitely
postpone the motion Of Mr.. Patten.
Mr.. Walter hoped the motion to re-commit
would prevail.
The motion was rejected by the following
votes:
AYEs-Mcssrs. Beck, Brown, Bolan, Bond,
Cary, benson, Hinckley, Myrick, Mayhugh,
| Nichols, Parker, Toombs, Walter and We'll
lington-l4
Nors-Messrs. Bearss, Bien, Bishop, Cut
Ter, Epstein, Greedy, Hawkins, Haskell, Lee,
| McKeeby, Patten, Rosenblatt, RiSoy, small,
Shackelford, Sine, Smith, Stellar, Young
and Mr.. Speaker-2O. :,
Mr.. Brown explained his vote. He said
he was in favor Of Specific Contract Act
but was unwilling to vote for bill any men,
Der might introduce and call Speclhc Con
tract Act. He wanted to satisfy himself that
when he voted for a bill it was what he IN
tended and desired to vote for. -.
self. and wanted the House to act intelligi'
bly. The Chairman Of the Judiciary Com
mittce was dissatisfied with it, and he (Den'
son) was a man eminently competent &c
Judge of the provisions OF the proposed bill
He wanted it printed.
Mr.. Sine was in favor of immediate actor
on the bill. Members of the House hac
pleaded ignorance of its provisions as rea
son for deferring its action thereon, anc
that, too, in open daylight with the document
before them. He insinuated that there vert
other reasons which he could not conceive.
| Mr.. Hawkins was in favor of immediate
action on the bill. 80, :.
Mr.. benson declared that the bill pending
was unconstitutional, and would, If passed
stand simply as a nullity. He had prepared
a substitute. He claimed no more than al
ordinary amount of legal ability. He ven
tured the assertion that the courts would de-
eide the law unconstitutional within three
months, He had prepared a substitute
which he thought would be acceptable:
Mr.. Lee said he desired to have the bill
considered this afternoon, for the purpose o
permitting substitutes for the Senate bill Il
be introduced and ordered printed. In hi
opinion that bill was unconstitutional.
Mr.. Bishop was not prepared to say
whether the bill proposed was uhcous'4tU
tional or not he was not prepared to say
even that this House was able to pass any
act which would be constitutional in any
event. The whole people of the State Of Ne
vada we're standing upon tip-tOe watching
and asking the Legislature to pass bill
which would loosen the purse-strings Of thu
capitalists. The passage Of the bill was ma
terial to the States interests. Should thu
passage Of this bill be delayed-should work
ing and prospecting the mines and other i'm
proyements must be delayed, for the reason
that certain members had failed to inform
themselves He hoped not. -.
Mr.. Patten again spoke. He alluded Il
the necessity of properly and carefully con
sidering the bill The other day when it wal
proposed to have the bill printed, his col
league, Mr.. Bishop, while laboring under al
| economical fit, had voted against printing tn
bill. He desired to have the bills printed.
The motion of Mr.. Patten was then lost b!
vote Of Is to 20
A message was received from the Senate
, stating that that body had appointed Sena
tors Clagett, Seeley and Slingerland as
committee on the bill authorizing the issu
ance of State bonds.
On motion, the Speaker, to accommodate