The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-19
NEVADA
FIFTH SEssIoa--4sth Day.
SENATE.

Journal oI yesterday read anu ap-
proved
REPORTS.
Committee on State Affairs reported
senate joint resolution No. log, asking
the State of California to cede the ter
ritory EAST of the summit of Sierra Me-
vada To the State of Nevada, with rec
ommeudation.
Small reported Senate Bill No. $50,
relative To organizing the militia, cor
rectly engroSscd.
Ifazlett. from Ways and Means Com
mittee. repoted iavorably on the pas
sage of the bill to compensate ~. I.
Ellis for legal services.
HISTORICAL PAINTINGS.
The select committee appointed to
select subjects for the two oil paint
ings to he provided by Senate ELL No.
1876, reported that after consultation
they unanimously recommended that
the subjects for said paintings he Kit
Carson, surrounded BY characteristic
encrv representing him with his
companions al the time of the discoN-
cry OF the valley that bears his natne;
and Major w. VI. Ormsby, with
emery emblematic of the Indian wal
in which he lost his lite in the early
DAYS of the Territory of Nevada.
MESSAGE FROM THE
a message from the Governor vas
| received announcing the approval of
senate bill No. i03, requiring State
officers to prepare and transmit To the
senate duplicate copies of all reports
intended for publication; also, Senate
Bill No. IL, an Act To provide for the
payment Of certain Indebtedness OF
Humboldt county: also, Senate Bill
No. I'll. 10 change the county seat of
Nashoe county.
ASSEMBLY MESSAGES.
| have the honor 10 return Senate
Bill Ne. -. To prevent the destruction
of fish III the waters of Nevada, the
same having passed the Assembly;
also. Senai concurrent resolution No.
III. relative To turning over certain
desks to the School Superintendent,
the Assembly refusing 10 concur; also,
I Assembly concurrent resolution No.
Is, relative to joint convention 10
meet iu Assembly Chamber, Feb. 2l.
NJ II o'clock m, for the purpose of
elecling a Board of Regents. the same
having passed the Assembly; also.
resolution relative IN iustruciinc Con-
gresSmcn to induce the General Gov
crEpieut To- list over the lands Of the
Central Pacific Railroad, The same
having passed: also, =. nate Bill No.
-, To- provide for fostering the Nevada
Orphan Asylum, with amendments.
Brown moved to reconsider the vote
by which Senate Bill No. % was
passed. relative to Carrying concealed
weapons.
The motion was indefinitely post
poucd.
same action on the railroad incorpo-
ration.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Assembly concurrent resolution No.
=, relative to joint convention TO elect
Board of Regents. was laid tempora-
rily on the table.
Assembly concurrent resolution,
relative To i~nstructing our representa-
tive~ in Congress 10 use all mean tC
have the lands belonging to the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad listed over TO thi,
State.
An Act relative TO the removal o.
the county seat of Lncoln county
authorizes the county Commissioner.
within ten days after the passage o.
this Act to call an election TO submit
the question OF the location OF the
county seat, a majority OF legal votes
decidinal.
Question-Shall the bill pass? Ayes
p; noes, o..
HUMBOLDT CoCSrY SEAT.
Bonniheld. on leave. introduced NJ
Act TO change the county seat Of Hum
boldt county locates the county sea
at Winnemucca on the LIST of April
He moved TO refer the bill 10 tho
Judiciary Committee.
McBcth-Ihis j. something new (,
me; don't like a snap Judgment in tina
way: / like % he consulted a little OF
n measure affecting my county. Tn
gentleman who makes this motion j
chairman Of that committee. / NOV,
that the bill he referred u the Hum
boldt county delegation.
, Brown moved to refer the bill to the
Lander county delegation, remarkin,
that ~ Bonnitieli Is the senior mem
Der from Humboldt. he would there
fore he chairman OF that delegation.
Hail moved a substitute, that tn
= bill be referred to the Storey count.
delegation.
: Bonniiield accepted the amendment
. of his colleague.
[ Hopkins moved to amend, to refer /
the Committee OH Counties and Coun
~ Boundaries.
! McBc:h then withdrew his motion
: and seconded Hopkins motion.
o Several amendments were propose
but ruled out at order by the Chair.
Z Shamp moved as n substitute, I
: amend the motion of Hall SO as to il
clude the Argenta delegation 10 ii
Storey delegation.
:, BORING moved to lay the bill on til
table. Lost.
McBeth favored the reference to q
Committee on Counties and Count
" Boundaries; he said lie was willing
3 state why; he was a member of TIL
st committee, and though we have
a clerk. paving him 81. we have had oil
ly four or five bills before us, Al
" havn't used our committee room We
Of he could not see any use for a comm
tee on counties if we do not refer bill
= relating To that subject, t. it.
" Brown moved the previous que
te ton.
Ie Hall moved to lay the whole subje
e matter on the table.
ut The Chair decided that this latt
. motion and Boring's are not equiv
N lent.
w Hall then withdrew the motion.
sc Question was then called for on {
v. previous question.