The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-02-12

Fl Senate met; the PRESIDENT IN tn
chair. Roll called; quorum present. Pra,e
by the Chaplain; Journal of yesterday wa
read and approved.
REPORTS.
By Mr.. Hastings-From the Commits
on Engrossment-Th That Senate Bills No
5 and los had been found correctly engrossed
By MIR. Abraham-From the Commute
on Enrollment-That Senate Bills No. o.
An Act supplemental to the Mechanics Lier
Law, and No. 65-An Act amendatory of the
Civil Practice Act, had been found correctly
enrolled.
By Mr.. Eastman-From the Committee OF
Corpora tions-rhat Senate Bill No. l09-Ar
Act TO amend an Act for the incorporation
of Protestant Episcopal Churches be passed
and returning Senate Bill No. l07-An Act
to grant the right of way to certain parties 10
lay down a railway track in the streets OF
Hamilton and Treasure City, without recon-
mendation.
BY Mr.. Welty-From the Judiciary Com
mittee-That a ajority recommend the pas
sage of a substitute for Senate Bill No. IS
An Act to provide for the publication of a
general index of the laws of this State.
By Mr.. Tritle-From the Committee on
Acknowledgement that the Senate
recede from their amendment to Senate Bill
No. l6, the Curtis Fl. Lindley Act.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Hall Resolved, That all standing
! or select committees to whom any bill or
Joint or concurrent resolution Of the Senate
shall be referred be and they are HEREBY
authorized and instructed to correct all errors
! in orthograp ply and syntax that may be found
therein, without making any report thereof
| to the Senate.
! Mr.. Weltv-I am opposed to one feature
Of that, though am in favor Of the resolu-
ton il properly amended. | would like TO
hear a report of any such amendments for
the reason that it nj ght occur that in the
opinion Of committee syntax equlred the
change Of a word to some other that would
entirely al:"r the bill.
Mr.. HalI-Thc resolution was drawn BY
me at the suggestion Of members of expert
ence, both clerical and otherwise. A good
deal Of time is occupied at present in the
Senate by reports Of corrections of this kind.
and it strikes ne that the time can be saved
to the Senate and that amount If worthless
matter not placed on the journals. So far as
the risk is concerned i'll changing the syntaX
It seems to me that where committee sim
ply make sentence read smoothly and
grammaticallv, without changing the sense
at all, it is not necessary that our journals
should be numbered up with report Of their
action any more than in the ease of change
incurred whatever. Had I thought there was
any of course l would not have wordcd the
resolution. I had it at my tongues end to
cite an example where a change Of the syntax |
would have materially changed the appear |
aEce OF bill without at all altering she sense. |
It was sufficient perhaps to say that those
instances frequently occur. We wish to |
avoid that waste of time now taken up by the |
report and not have our journals numbered. |
liz,
affected by this resolution; and on several |
occasions they aave had to occupy the time
Of the Senate with reports on matters Of this
kind, acting under sense Of duty. In my
Judgment those reports should never have
come into the Senate at all, but the Com
1nittee considered themselves obliged to make
them. This resolution proposes to remove
that duty from their shoulders and at the
same time all errors are corrected. l think
the resolution is better as it is.
The resolution was adopted.
bills INTRODUCED.
By Mr. Hall-An Act to amend Section %
OF the Revenue Law. Reduces the poll tax
to ST
Referred to COMMITTEE on Ways and
Means.
Also, An Act to provide for the gstration
Of the names of electors.
ordered printed.
By Nj. Mullan-An Act to provide for th,
care. management and support of the insane
IF this State.
Referred to Committee on State Affairs.
Also, An Act to provide for the payment OF
he outstanding Indebtedness Of Nye County.
Placed Oh file.
RErOI;T. y
By Nix Tritle-From Committee or Ways :.
md Means-That Senate Bill No. lIZ-An /
Act to amend Section ST of the Revenue Law +
10 pass !; and that Senate Bill No. S3-Au a
,ct supplemental to the Coin Basis Act pass 4
With amendments. +,
GENERAL FILE. n
Senate Bill No l0S-An Act to relinquish o
, the United States jurisdiction over the
ranch MiI.t site.
Passed.
Senate Bill No. G3-An Act to provide for
le taxation of the net proceeds of mines. r
Referred to Committee on Ways and y
leans. "
SPECIAL ORDER. ~
Assembly Bill No ll3-An Act to amend
lie County Commissioners Act.
Considered in Committee Of the Whsle, OF
r.. Bonnifeld in the Chair. al
Mr.. Welty moved 70 strike ont forty cents la
nd inser. twenty, as the mileage allowed. It
ouid be in coin, and had been no greater a
men in currency. pl
Mr. Monroe hoped no amendmrn. would pa
Offered, for the reason that he had no idea d
at the bib would become a law. eli
Mr.. We!ty withdrew his motion. CO