The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-01-30

upon.
! Your Committee perceiyes that Select
Committee Constitutional Amendments
has been appointed in the House. Whatever
amendments the Legislature may see fit TO
adopt can be submitted to the people at the
same time that the question of calling "a
| Constitutional Convention is submitted.
| If the people in their wisdom think that
the proposed amendments cover all Il .
grounds that the pnbic necessities require,
then they will vote down the proposition for
a convention. If not they will vote down tie
amendments, and if they think proper will
vote for IL convention.
| In the opinion of your Committee both
propositions should be acted upon by this
Legislature. SO that the people may at the
next general election decide for themselves
the propriety Of adopting either of the pro-
posed amendments to the Constitution, or
calling a convention for the revision of that
instrument.
BY Mr.. King-From Committee on En-
rollment, correctly enrolled, Assembly
bill, an Act to provide for the transfer of
money from the INDECENT Sick Fund, to the
Redemption and Salary Funds of Esmeralda
county, and that the same had been
handed to the Governor.
STATE CAPITOL BUILDING.
Mr.. Moulton, from the Committee On State
Institutions, submitted the following:
Your Committee to whom was referred |
Assembly bill, an Act to provide for the
erection of State Capitol.
Respectfully submit, that owing to the |
great Importance Of the bill, your Committee |
have endeavored 10 obtain such facts and re- |
liable data as they deem valid and worthy OF
your consideration. The trainers of our |
State Constitution saw proper to engrait |
therein a provision that = the seat Of govern |
ment shall be at Carso. City" That Con-
stitution was voted upon by the people, and |
was adopted BY an almost unanimous vote.
The Capital thus permanently located can
not be removed save by an amendment OF
the organic law
Over four years have now passed, and the
fourth regular session Of the Legislature is |
now being held since we began a State
government, and during that time no effort
of any note has been made to change or re-
move it.
Therefore. it is the opinion Of your Conn
mittee, that no great portion of the people
desire 1t should be changed from its present
location.
When we take into consideration the
adaptahility of any given point and of all /
points in the State for the location Of the
Capital, we cannot differ with the trainers Of
the Constitution, who, as we think, wisely
gave Carson City the preference. 1t is beau
tifully and eligibly situated in the middle
one OF succession of fertile valleys, well
watered, and easy of access at all seasons of
the year, more SO, perhaps, than any other
place OF note in Nevada.
1t is more dependant upon agriculture and
the mechanical art, and less dependant upon
mines and mining for Its growth and support
than any other place in the State, where it
has been even suggested the Capitol might
be located 1t is the locale of the L S
Branch Mint, now nearly completed, and
soon to be in operation.
The State Prison is also located in the i'm
mediate vicinity, having in its enclosure a
most excellent quarry of the finest stone for
building purposes, which is owned oy the
State.
These facts and circumstances prove that
Carson City, as far as relates to stability,
as place of importance, its permanaucv Of
population, in our opinion, holds pre-emi-
nence over all other points in the State.
The State has been, ever since its organi-
cation, paying, and must continue to pay,
heavy rents annually far unsuitable buildings
and apartments, for the use of Legislators
Supreme Court, and State officials The
money paid annually for rent, would aid
in the erection Of State Capitol
Building.
This renting should cease at the earliest
possible period.
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it should be built upon land to which the
State has clear and indisputable title. Ne
vada owns the lot of land IN Carson on
which the bill now under consideration, pro-
vides for the erection of Capitol. Your
Committee believe that such building AZ !
the State needs, and as we understand it is
proposed by the bill to have erected, can be
completed at this place for one-half and per :
hapS for one-third of what it would cost at
any other point.
To determine this fact we need but allude
% facilities of lumber and good and superior
building stone easy to prepare for the build 4
srs' use.
That there are now and likely to be twsn- Z
y-six or more convicts in the Prison, nearly
Ill of whom can quarry and cut such stone
or the building at great saving to the State.
Finally your Committee would add that in >,
rev of the foregoing, and of the fact that .
'ther State institutions must ere long be in
ugQrated, among them University includ- =
ng departments for agriculture, the me-
hanical arts, mining and other necessary
ranches, and that these will most probably
re placed near the present seat of govern
nenr. We therefore unhesitatingly recon-
nend the passage Of the following substitute 7
Bill.
On motion of MIR. Mayhugh the Bill was r
,ade the special order for next Wednesday
t II o'clock N. n
REPORTS. !
Mr.. Hillyer from the Judiciary Commit % .,
sc, in accordance with instructions. reported V
revised Bill to prohibit the carrying Of CON-
nalad weapons.
Filed.
By Mr.. Anderson from Special Committee,
lvOrably with amendments Assembly BiI