The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-21
NEVADA
FIFTH sEssIoN-ioth Day.
SENATE.

Denver in
the chair.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Mr..
Allen.
Journal Of yesterday read and APP
proved.
Fox, Crawford, Hazard and Hopkins
were granted leave of absence for the
day.
The President announced the APP
pointment of III. j. Ferguson as porter
Of the nj Chamber for the balance
Of the session.
I'm Act to create Legislative funds
was reported aS correctly c~ngrossed.
Half called for the reading and ac-
ton OF the senate on tile motion 10 re-
peal See. II Of the standing rule of the
Senate.
The rule reads: '.Rule II, \ substi-
tute shall he deemed and held to be an
amendment and treated in all respects
as SUCH
\ discussion ensued between Sena-
tors Brown. Cleveland, Hastings, Me
Coy and Mills relative to the operation
OF the rule.
The motion TO abolish the rule was
adopted: ayes, 10; noes >.
Hazard Introduced a bill without
prev pta> llpltfB ~ iiiitfti az ENtA dt-
timing the Judicial Districts of the
State, ETC., approved Nov. 9, 1851.
Rules suspended, read second time by
title, and referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
GENERAL FILE.
Senate Bill No. I2-An Act to pre-
vent the destruction Of fish in the wa
tiers of Nevada. third reading of the
bill, passed. ayes. Is; noes, none.
I'm Act 10 provide for certain indebt-
cdness of Humboldt county, on mo
ton of Bonnifield, bill placed ut foot
of file.
Senate Bill No. 6-.Nn Act supple
mentary TO and amendatory of an Act
entitled an Act To amend an Act of the
| Legislative Assembly Of the Territory
OF Nevada, entitled an Act 10 crcate
counties and establish the boundaries
thereof. approved Nov. -, 1851, APP
proved Feb. -, 1859.
Bonniiield made an explanation oi
the history of the matter, growing out
of an agreement made with Senator
Monroe. Of Churchill, at the las; ses-
sion of the Legislature, relative To- the
distance of the railroad in Churchill
county. He said the Humboldt county
delegation are divided. \ petition has
been presented against the passage 81
the hill. He thought they did not
understand tho bill nor the facts. The
way the matter stands, and knowing
the Justice Of the bill. ne would vot,
for il ii every man. woman and chile
in the county opposed 1T.
McBeth said his colleague took +;
different line of argument to-day from
that of a few days ago. lie though
the humboldt delegation of the Ia
session had little To- do to propose I,
give Sl5,nnO tor forty-two miles OF rail
road. AS for the people of Humboldt
county, they don't know anythin.
about such an arrangement, never in
dor>ed il. and don't vet. The senate
then introduced and had read tire,
petitions from humboldt county-on.
from Inionville. one from Goicond.
- signer>l and one from Winncmucc
- Signer>). lie said the proportion
of signer> L. these petitions r~eprcsente,
about the proportion of the people VIII.
were opposed to this bill. The peti
ton from Unionville might have bee
enlarged one or W. hundred more,
a little additional time had. been grant
ed. Ii was the same way with a mum
ber of other precincts.
2 Bonnifield replied to McBeth's re
, marks, and Insisted that the agree
, Incut Of two Years ago was made j
good faith, and was made for the ad
vantage of Humboldt county. As 10
these petitions | could go into Hum
, boldt county, aS my colleague die
, and get 500 of these men 10 sign a pe
= tition asking for the passage of tn.
bill. IL j. for the Senate 10 decide til
question of justice outside of Hum
4 boldi county exclusively.
iliil urged the passage of the bill
He said Churchill county was poo
70 financially, and il was with great iii
! ticulty they could keep up a count
organization. our indebtedness
y about Sll.G0O. Ii we have 10 pay
Humboldt county $500, yearly, "
7 never would get out of debt. Til
more than equals the assessment c
the railroad in the county, which
c about - miles. II relieved from n
@ liability TO Humboldt county we ca
pay OF our county debt ut the rate
$1,000 annually. As for justice of Il
case, Il i with Churchill. 1t was Il
V agreement, and We ask that ii be ia
Y flied. While il will not material
iujure Humboldt county, il will NAL
u "A great difference 10 Churchill. ~
asks il rs n right in compliance wi
i the contract.
Mclieth denied that the remark
his colleague, about going TO Hun
boldt and getting up these petition
10 was correct. lie had nothing 10
10 with getting mp the petitions. Was
Golconda, but saw only one of the
> signers there. As for the alleg
d agreement between members "
A. years ago, he had conversed with
N number of representatives here II
4 years ago, and they knew nothi
N about it. Woodworth was one of {
members from Humboldt county.
knew nothing of any such agreemei
We have lost twenty miles of railw;
lp anyway.
~ Shamp said he recollected the c
IN cumstances of the understanding !
tween Monroe and Bonniiield. Ii "
re 10 the effect that if the extent Of {
railroad fell short of foriy-two mil
Bonnifield would introduce "A bill
this session. This agreement "
rs made in my presence.
IN Brown said there was an und
IS standing between Senators at the
be session for the benefit Of Humbo
he county. There was an understand