Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-08
AT THE CAPITAL

Governor, ana 10 tna' fious9
session.
A bill has passed the Senate, reported
from the Committee on Public Lands,
providing for the location and disposal
of the 30, 900 acres Of public lands do
mated US by Congress for educational
purposes. The bill was carefully pre-
pared by General Edwards, Chairman
of the Committee on Public Lands, who,
from his long connection with the Land
Office, in Carson, is especially com
petent to frame such an Act. It will
probably pass the Assembly without
amendment.
A bill to allow the Governor to offer
rewards for nearly every State Prison
otfense-instead of combining his power
and discretion in this respect to crimes
involving the death penalty-has been
discussed in the Senate. 1t does not
seem likely to pass. The idea Of offer
ing rewards for the capture Of every
person who may commit a felony in this
| State is too threatening on the General
Fund to meet with general appreciation.
The habit now existing, somewhere, OF
waiting until rewards are offered, before
going after a murderer, gives a hint OF
| the expectation that would retard the
pursuit of other classes of criminals il
they might be made subject of special
| bid from the Executive. We understand
| that Mr.. Edwards made q very able and
pungent speech against the measure, on
Yesterday. The bill was introduced by
Mr.. Welty.
Mr.. welty, also introduced a bill,
providing for taking a census OF the
| State, this year. This bill was, on
yesterday, indefinitely postponed by the
Senate, on motion of Mr.. Proctor. As
the United States Government takes a
census in 1870, and because u State
Treasury could i'll afford to respond to
the cost of an enumeration, mot abso-
lutely needed by the State or in its be-
half.) The motion received a nearly
unanimous vote.
The Assembly bill to provide for the
care of the INDECENT insane Of this State
has been so amended in the Senate as to
provide q fund Of ten thousand dollars,
instead Of six thousand, and requiring
the certificates to be signed by "two
practicing, licensed physicians" instead
of "two respectable physicians"-as DR..
Mason said it might be impracticable to
find two respectable physicians conven-
lent to the examining judge.
A delegation is now down at Carson,
from Virginia city, to urge the passage
of certain desirable amendments to the
| School Bill.
Senator Sumner has introduced a bill
to fund the public debt Of Virginia city.
The first, second and last (sth) sections
read as follows: .
SECTION /. For the purpose Of liquid
ating, funding and paying the claims
against the city Of Virginia, hereinafter
specified, the Treasurer shall cause to
be prepared suitable bonds Of the city
of Virginia, not exceeding the sum Of
S27O,ooo, bearing interest at the rate Of
ten per cent. per annum, from the first
day of April; one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty-seven, and payable at
the office of the Treasurer. Said claims
shall be funded in the order of their re-
ception; shall, in the order of reception,
be entitled to the shortest time; and
one-fourth of the whole amoun made
payable on the first day Of April, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy
seven; one-fourth on the FIRST of April,
| one thousand eight hundred and eighty
! three; one-fourth on the first Of April,
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
eight; and the balance Of the first Of
April, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-two. The interest on said bonds
shall be made payable at the office of
the Treasurer, on the first of April Of
each year. Said bonds shall be signed
BY the Mayor Of the city, countersigned
BY the City Clerk, and endorsed by the
Treasurer, and shall have the seal Of
the city affixed thereto. Coupons for
the interest shall be attached to each
bond, so that they may be removed
without injury to Tho bond; said cou-
pons, c~ousecutively numbered, shall be
signed by the Treasurer. It shall be
the duty of the City Clerk, and the
Treasurer, each, to keep q separate re-
cord Of all bonds issued, showing the
number, date, and amount Of each bond,
to whom issued, upon what claim, and
its amount; and none Of the claims
herein specified shall be liquidated or
paid, except in the manner provided.
All legal debts and liabilities against
the city Of Virginia shall be received
and funded, under the provisions of this
Act.
Sec. 2. All the revenue derived from
the city for municipal purposes, when
paid into the treasury. shall be set apart
and appropriated as follows Sixty per
cent. to an Interest and Sinking Fund,
which shall be applied to the payment
Of the annual interest, and the final re-
demption Of bonds issued for city in
debtedness, in accordance with the pro-
visions Of this Act fifteen per cent. to
a Salary Fund, and the balance, twenty
five per cent, to a fund to be used for
all such necessary municipal expenses
as are not otherwise provided for in this