Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-01-17
NEVADA ~LRGIsLAfURE.
Second Bession.

Assembly Dill NO. ~ cnltltu III @ASs
authorizing the issuance and sale of GER
tain bonds, and leyying q tax to provide
means for the payment thereof, would re-
s~pectfully report that they have had the
bill under advisement, and would report
the following amendments, to-wit: In
section Ave, line seven, strike out the
word "on," between the words "interest'
and an,".and in last line Of section six
insert the word "of" before the word
"the'' and after the word Constitution"
and recommend its passage as amended.
... w. W. HOBART,
c. LAMBERT,
L. DoRAN,
n. w. WIHToN.
Mr.. Thompson reported that the Stand
ing Committee on Engrossment have care
fully compared the following resolution
with the original and find the same cor
rectly ~engrossed, viz: Senate Concurrent
Resolution asking the President OF the
United States to bring Jeff. Davis to q
speedy trial, and that he be punished it
found guilty. All Of which is respect
fully submitted.
Mr.. President: Your Committee on
Mines and Mining, to whom was referred
Memorial to Congress against the sale OF
mineral lands, beg leave to report the same
back to the Senate without amendment,
and recommend its passage. We have
also had under consideration Senate Con-
current Resolutions relative to mineral
lands claimed by the Central Pacific Rail-
road Company, and recommend the fol-
lowing amendments: Strike out Us fol-
lows: "And whereas Concurrent Reso-
lutions have passed both branches Of the
Legislature asking tho donation by Con-
gress of lands in aid of the construction OF
a railroad over what is known as the
Placerville route, passing through a Sec
ton of country very similar IN character
to the land on the line Of tho Central Pa
cifc Railroad, and which therefore is sub
iect to tho same legislative restrictions in
regard to the mineral lands on the line Of
said proposed railroad as asked for on the
line of the Central Pacific road" and in
sert in tho Resolution, after the word
"Company' in tho eighth line, the words
"or any other railroad company which
may hereafter receive donations of land
by Congress-"
The Committee on Supplies and Expen-
ditures have examined the bills Of E. w.
| Keyes s Co., D. Wolf & Co., E. B. Rail,
Amiraux & Bowie, for supplies, and find
they are correct.
c. LAMBERT, Chairman.
Report Of Committee on Memorial to
| Congress in relation to the sale of mineral
lands. Adopted, and Memorial ordered
engrossed.
Report of Committee on Senate Reso-
buttons relative to mineral lands claimed
by the Central Pacific Railroad. Laid on
table.
Mr.. Kellogg moved that it be taken
from the table and referred to a Committee
of Three. Adopted. ,
On motion of Mr.. James it was referred
back 10 Committee on Federal Relations.
On motion of Mr.. Kellogg, the Senate
adjourned until tomorrow at IL o'clock.
ASSEMBLY.
Mr.. Williams moved to adjourn to hear
the argument before the Supreme Court.
Lost.
Mr.. SPEAKER: The Committee on Cor
porations, to whom was referred Assem-
Div Bill No. &C, entitled "An Act to pro-
| vide for the constructing and maintaining
telegraph linoa in tho State of Nevada"
beg leave to report that they have duly
| considered the same, havo come to a IA
vorable conclusion therein, and recon-
mend its passage without amendments.
A. B. ELLIOT, Chairman.
Mr.. Muncton offered the following res
olution:
Resolved, That the Currency Question
is a question Of vital importance, and IN
view thereof, therefore,
Resolved, That a committee of three be
| appointed to wait on Justice Beatty and
| request him at his earliest convenience to
come before this body, at an evening SEES
sion appointed for that purpose, to lecture
on the Currency Question.
The resolution was lost.
Senate Concurrent Railroad Resolution
No. l, and Assembly Resolution No. s,
being the special order, came up, and on
motion was made the special order for I
P. n. to-day.
BY Mr.. Fisher. Assembly Concurrent
| Resolution, No. =, relative to Robert
Lyon, County Assessor Of Douglas u
| ty, read frs. time and laid over n day,
under the rules.
Mr.. Munckton gave notice that he
would, at some future day, ask leave to
introduce a bill entitled An Act to organ
ize a new county to be called Stewart
county, leaving it to tho voters OF the pro-
posed territory.
Mr., Clemens introduced Assembly Bill
No. 6s. entitled An Act concerning Min
ing Location. ..
Read first time, rules suspended, read
second time by title, and referred to the
Committee on Mines and Mining In
terests. ,
Mr.. Bearss moved that Assembly Bill
No. 6S be printed. Carried.
Mr.. Banks introduced Assembly Bill
NO. rs, entitled An Act concerning the
powers Of Corporations.
Read first time, rules suspended, read
second time by title, and referred to Com
mittee on Corporations.
Mr.. Wood moved to suspend the rules,
and that Assembly Bill No. "A be ordered
printed. Carried. gr .-a.ft.
. Assembly Bill No. rs, entitled An Act
to amend an Act entitled An Act concern
ing Conyeyances, approved Nov. s, 1851.
Rules suspended, read first and second
times BY title, and referred to Committee
on Judiciary.
On motion Of Mr.. Hayden. at ! o'clock,
the House took q recess until 2 o'clock.
Mr.. Ingham moved to suspend the rules
and take up Assembly Bill No. SO, rela.
tive to Telegraphs. Carried and the bill
was ordered engrossed. gs4
Mr.. James introduced Assembly Bill
No. so, An Act concerning C~onyeyances.
Rules suspended, read first and second
times by title, and referred to Committee
on Judiciary. .g'S1E g.
Assembly Bill No. 4S, relative 70 bitches
and fumes, wal considered by the House
and ordered engrossed. s's
Substitute for Assembly Concurrent
Resolution No. 3, in regard to Mail Ser
vice from Wellington Station. Esmeralda
county, to Austin, Lander county, read
third time and passed.
Assembly Bill No. II, An Act to pro-
vide for the changing Of the anne OF per-
sons, read third time and passed unani-
mously.
Assembly Bill No. IL, relative to the
employment of Clerk blythe State Treas