Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-01-24

ACT TO amend an ACT cntltleu An ACT W
create the office Of State Printer, define
the Duties thereof, and provide for the
Time and Manner Of Election. were con-
CURED in by the Senate.
ASSEMBLY.
CARSON, January %, 1866.
REPORTS.
By Mr.. Mayhugh, from Committee on
Mines and Mining, reported favorably
Senate bill, An Act to protect the wages
of labor. Ordered on file.
By Mr.. Elliott, from Committee on Cor
porations, reported favorably, with smend-
ments, Assembly bill, An Act to amend
an Act to provide for the disincorporation
of towns and villages.
By Mr.. Clemens, from Committee on
Ways and Means, reported Senate bill,
An Act defining the duties oil the State
Treasurer.
Also, adverse to the passage of Assem-
bly, bill to amend the Revenue Act.
Mr.. Mason, from Committee on Federal
Relations. reported favorably Mr.. May
hugh's concurrent resolutions relative to
the Monroe Doctrine.
Also, favorably, Senate concurrent reso-
luton asking the establishment of mail
service between Aurora and Crystal Peak.
Mr.. Fisher, from select committee, re-
ported favorably, with amendments, AS
sembly bill-An Act to provide for the
care and maintenance of the INDECENT Sick
and Insane Of the State.
By Mr.. James, from committee on free
conference-On bill to amend Act relative
to State Pilnter, reported differences be-
tween two Houses settled. Adopted.
By Mr.. Beck, from the minority Of the
committee. recommended the indefinite
postponement Of the Assembly bill-"A An
Act to provide for the care and mainten-
ance Of the Sick and Insane within the
State for the reason that the $4,000
proposed to be appropriated is too little
for the purpose of caring for the sick and
too great an amount to be taken from the
State Treasury, in its present depleted
condition.
Mr.. Beck reported ms correctly engross-
ed-An Act to prescribe rules and regu-
lations for the execution of the trust
arising under the Act for the relief OF citi-
zens Of towns upon the lands Of the
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stances.
NOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Edwards:
WHEREAS, 1t is q matter Of much i'm
portance that the agricultural and horti-
| cultural interests Of this State shall be
properly understood and fostered; there
fore,
Resolved. BY the Assembly, the Senate
concurring, That the Controller Of State
be, and is hereby requested, to address to
each County Assessor in this State a cir
cular letter, calling upon them to investi-
gate. during the time Of assessing property
this year, and as soon as practicable there
after, to report to the Governor, as nearly
as may be, tho following facts:
First-The number of acres of land in
each county adapted to either, or both,
| agriculture and horticulture.
Second-The number of acres adapted
to the growth Of the grape.
Third-The number Of acres adapted to
the growth of fruit generally, or Of any
kind particularly.
Fourth-The number Of acres in actual
cultivation, stating the character of pro-
ducts. the amount, the humber OF bushels
of grain. etc., produced per acre; and the
total number Of grape vines and fruit
trees planted; and the number OF acres
which can probably be rendered remuner-
atively productive by irrigation 4; and all
other information pertinent to these ques:
tons, which can DO obtained.
Adopted. s.s.
Mr.. Cutter moved that the special order
of the day-the bills relating to corpora
tons be postponed until tomorrow
evening a. I o'clock. Agreed to.
MESSAGES.
From the Senate, advising the House Of
its concurrence in House amendments to
Senate concurrent resolution relative to
Joint investigation Of State Prison affairs
BY committees Of the two Houses.
Also, transmitting Senate concurrent
resolutions and memorial to Major-Gen.
Halleck, Commander Of Pacific Military
Department, relative TO Indian depreda-
tons in Humboldt county.
On motion Of Mr.. Ingham, the rules
were suspended. and the resolutions con-
sidered.
Mr.. Haskell moved to refer to the Com
mit,ee on Military and Indian Affairs.
Msssrs. Cutter, Ingham and Grey OPP
posed the motion.
Mr.. Cutter said that the memorial sim
ply asked for the subjugation or scalping
Of the Indians, and he was in favor Of
pursuing either course. rr
The motion was lost. '.'... l.''
Mr.. Fisher moved to amend by striking
out the words "or ex~terminate." He re.
garded those words a. indicative Of inhu.
manity.
Mr.. Ingham said "exterminate" was
the word ; there was none more explicit
and clear in its meaning to be found in the
dictionary. AL who desired safety for
the;fesidents in the eastern section Of the
State would approve of that word. The
time for treaties with, and the distribution
Of presents to the Indians, had passed.
Mr.. Grey drew Webster" on the
House for its information. and said that
the definition did not give the word a
bloodthirsty character. raar5-.
Mr.. Cutter said that his Interpretation
Of the word "exterminate" was to scalp.
and he liked 1t with that meaning. He
did not approve Of the singular moving Of
the bowels Of compassion of the members
from the inner and well settled counties
when the safety Of the settlers Of the bor-
der counties was concerned. -gaIr
MI, Wood said that the word "subju-
l.