Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-01-13
NEVADA
Ninth ~Day-Senafe.
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INTRODUCTION or RILLs.

CARSON, January IL, 1869.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Grey-An Act to provide for
fostering and supporting the Nevada
Orphan Asylum, u duly incorporated
benevolent institution, located at vir-
GINA City, Storey County. Referred to
Committee on State Affairs and ordered
printed. 1.-THE bill appropriates Sc, OO0.1
By Mr.. Masou-An Act to transfer
certain surplus moneys from the Indi-
gent Sick Fund of Esmeralda County to
the Treasurer's Salary Fund. Referred
to Esmeralda delegation.
By Mr.. Welty-An Act to provide for
the selection, sale and reclamation OF
the swamp and overAowed lands belong
ing to this State. Referred to the Com
mittes on Public Lands and ordered
printed.
Also, an Act to create Legislative
funds. [~Appropristes $50, oOO.] Re.
ferred to Committee on Ways and
Means.
Mr.. Brown moved that the bill be Or
dered printed. He was in favor OF
printing all bills Of a general character.
Mr.. Grey hoped the bill would not DO
ordered printed. The printing bill OF
the first session was S24,0 900, and for
las. session Sic, 900 in gold, and if all
the bills Of the present session we're to
be printed the cost would be SAC, 900.
Mr.. Welty likewise hoped the bill
would not be ordered printed. 1t was
short, and could be read for informa-
ton.
Mr.. Hall wished to be able to act in
diligently upon such measures as come
up, and thought the bill should be Or
dsred printed, or read, so that it might
be understood. He was opposed to the
constant suspension of the rules and
| reference Of bills without reading,
which had been the practice thus far.
After some further discussion on the
subject and it being ascsrtained that the
bill is a copy of the Acts heretofore
passed upon the subject and could be
found in the statutes Of 1867, the mo-
ton to print was lost.
By Mr.. Tritle-An Act to confer upon
Curtis A. Lindley, a minor, the powers,
privileges and responsibilities OF an
adult. Referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
On motion Of Mr.. Linn a recess was
takon until IL n.
A. the expiration of the recess the
Senate reassembled.
ELECTION OF UNITED STATES SENATOR.
The President: Senators-We meet
here ut this hour by virtue Of the law
of Congress for the purpose OF selecting
a United States Senator from this State
to represent US in the upper branch OF
the National Legislature. We meet
here for the purpose Of voting for the
different candidates that may be named
by Senators upon this floor. Any can
didate having a majority will be decided
the nominee of this body, and on to-
morrow at noon we meet the other
House in joint convention and complete
the selection made. Nominations are
now in order.
Mr.. Edwards nominated William NJ.
Stewart, which was seconded by Mr..
Haines.
Mr. Bonnifeld nominated Thomas H.
Williams, which was seconded by Mr..
Monroe.
Mr.. welty followed in an eloquent
eulogy Of Senator Stewart, after which
the nominations were declared closed,
and the roll called with the following
result
STANDARDIZATION, Brown, Eastman,
Edwards, Grey, Hsines, Hall, Hastings,
Hurd, Linn, Mason, Shamp, Stevenson,
Tritle, Welty-l5.
williams-Bouuifsld, Hazard, Mon
roe, Nullan, Wilson,.
Mr.. Stewart having received a major
ity Of all the votes cast, was declared
the nominee Of the Senate for United
States Senator.
Senate then adjourned.