Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-03
Nevada ~LEGIsLATURE.
second Session
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SENATE.
CARSON CRY, Feb. @, 1866.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY.
George r. Almond, Chief Secretary OF
the Senate, announced to tho Senate that
that he had appointed John R. Eardley to
succeed Silas Conkins as Assistant Secre-
tary of the Senate, who was duly sworn in.
LlNcoLN's BIRTHDAY.
A communication was received from
Warren WATSON, chairman of the commit
tee of arrangements for the celebration Of
the 18th inst, inviting the Senate and at
tachees to participate in the celebration on
that occasion.
NOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Sumner, that tho resolution OF
Mr.. Doran relative to printing 500 copies
of the report of Committee on State AT.
fairs on Senate bill-An Act appropriating
money to the Orphans Asylum of Vir-
ginia City, be taken from the table, and
ordered printed. Agreed to. ssge DO
GENERAL PILE.
Senate bill-An Act defining the duties
Of the State Controller of the State Of Ne
vada. Passed.
Assembly bill-An Act to allow any
person or persons to direct the waters OF
any river or stream, and run the same
through any ditch or fume, and to pro-
vide for the right Of way through the lands
Of others.
The Senate resolved itself into Commit
tee Of the Whole for the consideration Of
the bill.
The committee rose and reported the
bill back with the recommendation that
the bill be printed with amendments pro.
posed by Senate Committee on Internal
Improvements. Agreed to.
Senate bill-An Act supplementary to
and amendatory of An Act to provide for
the maintenance and supervision ofPublic
Schools. approved March 2, 1865.
The bill was made the special order for
the thirty. seventh day. 1923
Assembly bill-An Act to amend an
Act entitled An Act concerning the Courts
Of Justice Of this State and Judicial OFF,
GERS, approved January &c. 1866.
Mr.. Seely said that this was a bill
amending the Act relative to the jurisdic-
ton Of the District Court, giving that
Court jurisdiction over mechanics liens
where the amount involved was less than
$500. .. "s..
Passed unanimously.
Senate bill-An Act 10 provide for the
sale of the tenth and thirty-sixth sections
of the public lands donated by the United
States to the State Of Nevada for school
purposes, and also to provide for the Sc
lection Of other lands in lieu Of those to
which the right Of pre-emption had at.
tached.
Senate bill-An Act to prohibit the
carrying Of concealed weapons.
Mr.. Seely said he desired to made an
explanation before the bill was disposed
Of. When the bill was before the Senate
some days ago. he made some remarks
that had been so reported as to reflect Sc.
verely on the entire police force OF Viz
ginia. Such was not the purport OF hit
remarks. He at the time stated that his
remarks were founded on general report
not upon personal knowledge. That al
the time he exonerated from such imputa.
ton the Chief of Police. Mr.. Birdsally
Captain Perry and George Downey. and
endorsed them as good officers and honest
men. Also said they were undoubtedly
equally worthy, but he had but few &C.
ouaintances in the police department. He
regretted it il his remarks had injured any
one in any particular.
Ordered engrossed. Adjourned.
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