Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-23

which amendment was concurred in by q
unanimous vote, and the resolution ordered
enrolled.
NOTICES.
By Mr.. Bien-An Act to establish, regulate
and found general system of Common
Schools for State, and supplementary Act re-
lative to Storey county Common Schools.
BY Mr.. Wellington-An Act amending an
Act authorizing John Hawkins and aSsoci-
ates to construct 4 toll road.
BY Mr.. BOnd-An Act to construct rail-
road from Virginia to Truckee river.
BY Mr.. Sine-An Act to amend an Act
granting to Beebe and associates exclusive,
etc., "a Reese River toll road.)
BY Mr.. St. Clair-An Act for the protec-
ton of the Carson river and its tributaries in
Churchill county.
Mr.. Smith gave notice that he would at
some future day ask leave to introduce bill
entitled, AN Act requiring Superintendent
and Secretaries of mining companies to pub
lish, under oath, quarterly statements OF the
receipts from assessments, expenditures ana
yield of their respective mines, and prescrlo-
ing the form thereof" Also, bill entitled,
Gan Act fixing the salaries of certain oiti-
GERS in Storey county, their respective dep9-
ties and their compensation, and to provide
for the payment Of all fees received by them
into the treasury OF said county"
Mr.. Young reported rs correctly engrossed
the House bill entitled, can Act fixing the
number and pay of attaches of the LeBlsla-
ture."
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS,
By Mr.. Lee-An Act to PROVIDE Tor the
maintenance of Common Schools.
The Clerk was proceeding to read the bill
first time, when member moved TO sus'
pend the further reading.
The Speaker asked if it was the disposition
of two-thirds of the House to suspend the
rules, in order that the bill might be read
second time by title.
Mr.. benson said that he would hereafter
object to 4 suspension of the rules, where tne
reading of bills was concerned. lie should
favor the reading of bill introduced, moi
only because it was Constitutional proyis'
ion that a bill should be read by sections on
three several days, but for the purpose o.
avoiding any question which might be raised
as to the legality of the proceedings Of the
House; and further that he preferred to heal
bills read through the first time for his OWL
information.
Messrs. Cutter and Patten favored The
usual suspension of the rules.
The Speaker stated that he had heretofore
ruled that the rules should be suspended ST
as to permit the first and second reading o
bills introduced in one day, for the purpose
of facilitating or cxpediting the business o
the House, and had invariably secured two
| third, if not the unanimous, consent to tina
order of proceeding, and should cause al
bills to be read twice on the same day the!
were introduced, unless the House otherwise
ordered.
BY Mr.. Cutter-An Act to tax and regulate
| foreign insurance companies doing bushes
in this State.
Read twice. and referred to Committee oil
WAYS and Means and on motion l4O copies
Of the bill were ordered printed for the use
| the House.
By Mr.. Denson-An Act fixing the term
of the Courts of Justice Of the State of Ne
vada. Referred to Committee on Judiciary
THIRD READING.
The House bill entitled dan Act fixin!
the number and salary of the employees q
the Senate and Assembly. Read thirt
| time.
Mr.. Patten moved to re-commit the bill Il
a Select Committee, with instructions Il
amend the same so as to allow the Sergeant
alarms ten instead of eight dollars per diem
Mr.. Brown opposed the motion, for tn
reason that any number of men could b
| found to fill the position of Scrgeant-at-Arm
| at the per diem fixed in the bill.
| Mr.. Hawkins moved to amend Mr.. Patten'
motion to re-commit, by further inStructinI
the committee to amend the bill so as L
allow the Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms eigh
instead of six dollars per diem, which wa
! accented by Mr.. Patten.
Mr. Parker asked if it would be proper, a
this stage of the proceeding, to move to re
commit the bill to the Committee of tn
| Whole.
The Speaker ruled that it would not.
Mr.. Bond moved to amend Mr.. Patten'
motion by further instructing the select Com
mittee to amend so as to allow the Chic
| Clerk fifteen instead of ten dollars per day
Mr.. Bishop moved that Mr.. Bonds motion
be indefnitel ~ postponed. Agreed to.
Mr.. Brown moved to indefinitely postpone
! the motion OF Mr.. Patten. Agreed to-ayes
26; noes, s.
The bill was ther passed by the following
votc-aycs, so; noes, 4.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Cutter moved to take from the tablt
| the concurrent resolution offered by his col
league, Mr.. Smith, calling for the appoint
ment Of a Joint Committee OF the two House:
! to investigate into the title and generel con
diton of the State Prison.
Mr.. Bishop said that he had been informed
that it was actually necessary that the titlC
of the State to the Prison should be inyesti
gated. He had been informed that the ttlt
was imperfect.
Mr.. Rosenblatt said that the question hat
been taken into consideration in the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, and it had beer
agreed thai the title Of the State in and t
the Prison and grounds should be looked
into; accordingly, in behalf of that commit
tee, he recommended the adoption of thu
resolution offered BY Mr.. Smith.
Mr.. Parker moved to refer the resolution Il
the Standing Committee on Public Buildings
Mr.. Patten was in favor Of referring thu
investigation to standing committee.
Mr.. Roseublatt claimed that if the resolu'
ton should be referred to any standing com
mittee, the proper committee was that or
Ways and Means, ofwhich he was a member
Mr.. Bond favored the adoption of the orig
inal resolution, for select committee, for thu
reason that there were members Of the House
who had paid particular attention to tina
question since their arrival in the city. A
select was the best committee to which thu
matter could be DECENTRALIZATION.