The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-07

Assembly Bill No. 7O-An Act to
provide for the preservation of manu-
script laws. Referred 10 Committee
on State Library.
Assembly Bill No. An Act to
repeal chapter IS of the laws OF 1859.
Referred 10 Judiciary Committee.
TuIRD READING OF BILLS.
An Act amendatory of and concern
ing crimes and punishments, passed.
AYES, IA; noes, 4.
$50 legalize certain orders of Board
of County Commissioners of Elko
county, allowing j. y. Williams GER
tain moneys"
Bonnifield moved 10 place the bill at
the foot of the file, the senator from
EIko being absent. Carried.
Assembly Bill No. 19-Io amend an
Act to incorporate Treasure Hill, etc.
on motion OF Mills, vas placed at
the foot Of the file.
Senate Bill No. 6S-To legalize the
last viii of Henry Sticknoth.
Brown moved 10 place the bill ut the
loot of the file.
Hall said if the bill amounted to
any. hing il must be acted on N once.
We have only to the 9th OF this month.
He moved to take up the bill now.
Brown Withdrew his motion.
On motion OF Hall the Senate went
into Committee of the Whole for the
consideration of the bill.
Mills in the chair.
Brown moved that when the COM
mittee rise it report the bill back and
recommend that il bc indefinitely post
poned. He said the bill was bctorcthc
last session and was indefinitely post
poned. This Sticknoth died apparent
liz inteState, and afterwards a paper
was found making a disposition Of Ger
| tain property, but without any attest
ing Witnesses. A motion was made
on certain aiiidayitS to have the mat
ter admitted To probate, they showing
the intention Of the interstate TO have
/ been in accordance with this paper.
The circumstance arc peculiar. He
believed the document To hea forgery.
ana such was the general beliefin that
| nei-hborhood. lie believed if we
pass this bill il will leave no option
with the Court. Under the wording of
this bill the persons who claim that
they can contest the validity OF the bill
will b. shut ont. He argued If any
exception i to he made in this ease.
we had better strike out the general
INV itAhhAA- Wills W w "tAtNt'h -
Witnesses.
Hastings said it is his understand
ing that il this hill passes il does not
preclude an examination OF the merits.
Hall said there seemed % Toe cou>id-
eratle feeling about the ma,ier.l ii
something is not done within the next
three days the money Will eS'hclE To
tae state; a~ for fraud aud forgery,
many or the best uIcu in the Cpu1mu-
nifty acquainted with the ftr;S.
think the fraud i on the other side.
He thought the bill should bc passed.
IT Il fraud has been committed, It will
furnish the means TO vcnti,ate il in
court.
Eouniic!d said in his opinion the
only effect of the bill i 20 allow the
parties To 90 into court and show az
the ease according u the facts. As iOi
the allegations publicly made, We
know uothing about them. bur desire
the passage 81 the bill that the subject
can be investigated.
lie moved 10 recommend the bill &c
the Senate and place it on it final pas.
sage. Adopted.
IN SENATE.
Report adopted.
ON motion Of Bonnifield bill consid
cred eu.ro>scd and placed on il
final passage.
The bill was referred to a committe,
of one To strike u the words "val!J
and"
Brown claimed if the bill aS amend
ell pass, it will stand in Court on jus
the same footing n though il had beer
attcSted.
Bonniield sail that even though
signed by atte~tinE witnesses it couls
DE- attacked i'm Court and shown to %.
a fraud. The bill simply places tn.
bill where i, can be examined.
Mills said lie was DESTROYS of placin,
- the Will in Court, but not passing no,
on lis validity.
I Several amendments Were submit
70 ted and argued
The bill passed; ayes -; noes, >.
Brown changed his vote from no &
aye and gave notice Of recouSiderati0.
tomorrow.
Brown moved to change the title {
the bill.
Recess 10 IL o'clock.