The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-26

The Speaker explained that both
points tLockwood's and Burlingame'sl
We're the same in substance. and ruled
Burlingame's point not well taken.
Bowman asked TO which point Of
order Williams was speaking?
Williams explained that he wished
T. speak 10 the general question in
VOWED, and proceeded 10 10 50, when
Tenant interrupted with the remark
that the main question must lie put,
and that then the motion Of Mr.. say
age would bc III order.
Williams proceeded.
Lockwood Interrupted ana explained
that when the question bal been stat
ed by the Chair, any motion would be
in order.
Williams accepted.
The Speaker stated the question::
Shall the bill. become "a law notwith-
siandin" the objections of the Cover
nor2
savage renewed his motion to make
the subject matter the special order
Tor u o'clock noon, the frs. Monday
IN February.
Bowman renewed his motion to con-
slider Immediately.
Tcnnaut rails the point of order
that the mOtioa OF Mr.. Savage was not
made rs an amendment. and that
therefore the original question was the
only question up for consideration.
Lockwood SAID THAI Mr.. Bowman's
amendment could not bc entertained,
aS the vote on the motion OF Mr.. Saw
age virtually decided both.
Bowman withdrew his motion.
Lockwood thought this was all Skin
mi>hing, and wanted il settled. This
was the same Iill as that OF last SeS-
sion, everybody understood IL, and il
needed no further consideration; let
II come up now; il was creating Il fc-
Ncrish excitement among the attaches.
hash houses ami whisky shops. and he
didn't know but ii might create a riot.
lie appealed 10 members who voted
for it before 10 come right up and vote
FOR il again.
Tenant, wmau, Burlinganlc and
Smith moved the previous question.
lockwood stated that ii Adopted in
this, and S1vage'S amendment WAS de
fca;el. the previous question would
apply tolhc original and cut Oh de
bate. ITs hoped il would not prevail.
A. he wished To- hear the question
discussed by General Williams and
amy others who might have light to
throw upon the matter.
Tenant and Smith Withdrew the
previous question.
The motion of Mr.. Savage was then
put and lost: ayes, IT.; noes, -; an
sent. | ll;oucyl.
Honey appeared and took his seat.
The main question OF the passage al
the bill over the veto then cumiug up.
Williams took the floor and addressed
the House for twenty minutes. saying
that he indiS iduaily had been made
the mark at which all the shafts in
tended for this bill had been hurled;
he had heCa told in his own county
that lac had lost all influence with the
members of this House; even more.
that i. was considered unsafe to en-
trust to his care or advocacy any inn
porlant measures: he cared a. little
about the result of the vote upon this
bill - any member in this House, hu,
he asked members To look Jo thcii
own cou>cienrcs and their own iulg
meut. Iicupposcd this bill ON it, fiual
passage becat;>c he believed il To bi
wrong, because he believed it would
wrong the people OF the state; hcaskcl
no member against Il 10 follow him
or vote a. he should vote, unless h,
should produce somc east To con
vince such member that the bill ough.
not To pass. Members knew whef
elected tina, they would have 10 tax,
their pay in deprecated paper; they
knew that during the last campaign
this very kind OF legislative action hal
been denounced before the peopi,
from one cud 81 the state to the other
Each member was responsible for hi
OWN action, for each had taken tn.
oath on his own hook. What j. thi
Z 20 NIrA s.fFL.s -. - H... l-aH - .aas.rL
into the hands q the Sergeant at-.Aru
for? For ilicgitiinate purposes AN
doubtcdiy. Tie read "a series Of gt.>u
lutiouS passed during the last days q
tho last session, appropriating, by WA.
of extra compensation To attaches an.
others, the las, dollar Of the IeEisia
tive Contingent Fund created by
similar bill. lie thought this Hons
might follow that example, and thi
| 5000 might thus bc thrown away
some one, 20 effect the passage of TIL
bill, had even charged (which Il
thought = GOOD iokcI that he was try
Ing or desired To- yet the scrip down I
a Low figure - that he could buy
up: he did not have the money To q
50, for he had hurs:ed himself once q
twice by lending and should do :
. again If ucccSSary-aui besides, he wa
not in the scrip business.
Lockwood said the veto mcSSag
: contained nothing new; heo.ly puir
/ made IN the message was that the bi
WAS unconstitutional. The Govern
7 mcnt was composed of three co-ord
: nate branches; one of these, the Leg
iSlature, had decided that the bill ";
! constitutional, by passing it, and I'll
u supreme Court. another branch, Ia
decided the same, and now. here com,
u one OF the three branches, in a sing
individual, and says the bill is uncoi
= slitutionai. With all due respect
Governor, upon whom he did not wis
= TO east any reflections, he thought !
Z was wrong, although he believed !
{ intended 10 do right. lie abidcd
. the decision of the Supreme Court.
NilliamS-Somc years ago u -
preme Court decided the Specific Coz
{ tract Act 10 be constitutional and afte
= ward the same Court decided the san
u Act To be unconstitutional ; would Il
gentleman Lockwood have follow,
the Court III its ground and lofty tur
u blings
= LOCKWOOD always hold 10 Il
last decision rendered. aughtei
= He did not believe that the ScrgcaF