The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-01-19

vices as Seiectmau and .or printing CoHe uy
Colonel Williams one Of the publishers Of the
Enterprise in early days.
Referred to Committee on Claims.
/ GENERAL FILE.
Assembly Bill-An Act 70 provide for a
commission 70 determine the claims OF citi-
zensof Humboldt county for damages done bv
Indian depredations in the years 1857 and
1858.
Ordered engrossed.
Assembly memorial to Congress, asking
that the State be rein bursed for the amount
OF Territorial indebtness assumed by il.
| Passed
! Assembly concurrent resolution-For es-
| Enlistment OF semi-weekiy mail service
from Belmont in Nye county, via San Anto-
Mo, Fish Lake and Silver Peak to Aurora,
! IN Esme ralds county.
| Passed.
The RAILROAD BOND BILL
| Being the special order, tie House went
Z INTO Committee of the " hole. N.. Tenant:
/ in the Chair.
Mr.. Potter offered as an amendment to
Section 0ae-A provision requiring the rail
| road company to file its bonds i'll the penal
sum OF double thu amount Of the bonds pro-
posed to be issued by Storey county. N the
Secretary Of States Office, when approved by
| the Governor, Secretary OF State AID At;or
ney General-prior to the Issue Of the coun-
| ~ bondS-as guarantee that the road
| should be completed to and form junction
with the Central Pacific, from Carson via
| WaShoe Valley, within three years after
reaching Carson from Virginia.
| Mr.. Potter said tina. the object Of the
amendment was to require the railroad com
pany to complete the road to the Central Pa
| citic railroad, and carry out the representa-
tions made by it.
Mr.. Welch said he had recently visited
and consulted with his constituencies, and
found that they were nearly al IL favor OF
the bill. He should vote for the bill as j:
was introduced.
Mr.. Hillyer aid that the amendment was,
if it prevailed, equivalent To a defeat Of the
bill, as the company would refuse 70 meet It's
requirements. He supposed that was its
object.
Mr.. Brown opposed the amendment He
was satisfied that there had been no revolu-
ton Of public sentiment in his county on
this subject. He had expected To see a for
mldable remonstrance this morning, but the
one that was presented was not formidable.
Opposition was to be expected, in all COM
rlunIties it is to be found, it had been found
against railroads, steamboats,, and Christian,
isy. He was i'll favor of the Till as il stood
as rejecting the wishes Of his constituents
road, but wanted guarantees that the wishes
Of the people should be carried out as rep
resented to them. He was opposed 70 the
donation OF $500, 600 BY Storey county 10 the
Combination Mill and Mining Com pany-
towards helping i: build is own road to Car
son, without some security for its compile !
ton to the Central Pacific Railroad.
Mr.. Hillyer said the remonstrance that
was presented this morning, did not exceed |
- ~
petitions for the railroad represented up !
wards of four millions.
Mr.. Burlingame said he vas in favor o:the |
amendment proposed, and that the great ma |
jor:tv Of the taxpayers Of Storey county sup |
posed that the friends of this bill were in IA
ror of the amendment: proposed, and they e1-
pected some guarantee from the company
that they would build the road 10 the True
kee. He mad seen a large number Of his
taX-paying constituents since the last ses-
sion, and found them opposed 10 the bill
without this amendment.
Speaker Addison said that the construc-
ZION Of this railroad was great necessity 10
the county of Storey, the prosperity Of the
county depended upon it. Without it the
ores Of the mines could not be worked, tic
cos: Of transportation and reduction being
SO great as not 10 warrant il. He asserted
that not one Taxpayer in forty was opposed
4
Mr.. Potter here read a Telegram, from s.
Mercer, II, II. F!agg. John Lambert and
Tucker, taxpayers and mining Superinten- /
tents @. Gold Hill, asking delay in action on s
the bill until they could send down re.1on-
STRANGE.
Mr.. Anderson opposed .he amendment on .
he ground that he thought that he would be
representing the best interests OF his con-
s.ituency.
Mr.. Clearelard said he wa. in favor Of the
ill with the amendment, j, would prove good
aIth on their part il the friends Of the bill
would also favor il. He said the determined
Of the p:oprosed road affected the I
interests Of "ashoe county materially. II /
t could only be guaranteed tina: the road
would eventually be built through Washoe
ouEty, the delegation from Washoe would :
'ote for two roads fro:a Virginia to Carson. a
The amendment was rejected, ayes 6
Toes Is.
Dir. Burlingame offered .n amendment
'roy.ding FOX a special election in Storey
o'.nty, within thirty days after passage OF
he bills to determine BY a ,wo-third vote
whether the $4,000 aid should be donated
II not. Rejected.
The Committee rose and reported the bill
ack without amendment, and recommended
IS passage. The rules were suspended and
onsidered engrossed by t.o-third vote :
nd the bill passed by the following vote,
yes "a, noes 5.
M. Potter gave notice Of motion to re- e
onsidcr.
Adjourned.