Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-01-07
NEVADA L~EGIs1.xrURE.
Third D~ay-senate.
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The Secretary announced the follow.

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CARSON, January 8, 1869.
The Secretary announced the follow
ing appointments
! Assistant Clerk, W. D. Mason ; Jour-
nal Clerk, George W. Turneyi Copying
Clerk, Samuel A. Matthews.
On motion Of Mr.. Welty, the official
oath and that of secrecy were admins
tered to the attaches, and the oath of
secrecy to the new Senators.
Mr.. Linn, from the Committee on
Mileage, reported the mileage due.
Adopted.
Mr.. Monroe, from the Committee on
Rules and Joint Rules, reported, recon-
msnding the adoption of the rules Of
last session, with the following ad-
dition w ~
"Ths announcement of the result Of
any vote shall not be postponed"
Adopted and 500 copies ordered to be.
printed.
Mr.. Hastings, from the Committee on
Elections, made a report in favor Of the
admission of the Senator elect from
Lincoln.
Mr.. Linn moved the adoption Of the
report.
Mr.. Wslty moved that the subject
matter be made the special order for
Thursday at IL v.
Mr.. Haines favored the motion. With
his present views Of the Constitutional
requirements, be would be compelled to
vote against the adoption Of the report.
Mr.. Hastings had no objection, except
that the President could not form the
committees, and the Senate be fully or
ganized, until this matter was settled.
Messrs. Monroe, Grey and Brown OPP
posed the motion.
Mr.. Welty withdrew the motion.
Mr.. Bonnifcld thought the argument
advanced by the committee unanswera-
BILE. He thought the question was
whether the number twenty exceeds
one-half of thirty-nine, units only being
taken into consideration. The con-
structiou he claimed for the Constitu-
tional provision, was the same that had
been placed upon it by the last Lsgisla-
ture in the passage Of the Lincoln
County Bill, and he could see no reason
| why that should now DO reversed.
Mr.. Hall, in reply to what be consid-
cred an intimation of Mr.. Bonnifield
that partisan feeling had influence, said
that if the claimant had belonged to
the party in power he would be reject
cd at tho start, so far as he was con-
cerned /; for the very reason that Mr..
Hazard was a Democrat, he desired if
possible, conscientiously, to allow him
his seat. He regretted that any such
intimation should have boon thrown
out by Mr.. Bonniield.
Mr.. Bonniield disclaimed any intcn-
ton to reflect upon any Senator.
Mr.. Tritle said the ratio in the mem
bership of the two Houses had been
very carefully kept up until the passage
of the Lincoln County Act, which
seemed to him unconstitutional in this
particular. Still he would like further
time to examine the matter, and moved
that the consideration of the subject DO
postponed until Thursday, at IL N. Car
ried.
BY Mr.. Grey-Resolved, Tint w. NJ.
Cutter be aud is hereby appointed off.
cial reporter.of the Senate. Adopted.
By Mr.. Haines-Resolved, That n
Committee Of Three be appointed by the
Chairman, whose duty it shall be to pro-
pose such amendments to the State Con-
stitution as they may on consideration
deem proper and necessary.
Amended, on motion Of Mr.. Grey, by
increasing the Committee to FIVE, and
adopted.
Mr. Bonnifeld gave notice Of a joint
resolution relative to tho annexation to
the State of Nevada Of all that portion
of the Territory Of Idaho lying south of
Snake River, and extending easterly
from the eastern boundary of the State
of Oregon to the eastern boundary OF
the State Of Nevada.
Mr.. Grey gave notice of a bill for an
Act to redistrict tho State into Judicial
districts; for on Act to repeal the Stamp
Act for an Act to provide for the care
and maintenance of the INDECENT or
phans OF the State.