The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-25

Il bill has gone through all these forms
and transmitted to the other House,
Tor my part, | do not approve OF any
resolution recalling it.
Boring said there are authorities for
the resolution. \ resolution RESPECT
fully asking an other House to return
Il bill is frequently passed, and proper
enough. lie cited Jeilerson's Manual.
Brown thought the resolution could
accomplish nothing, and secondly, We
have not time 10 throw away on this
matter. The senator suggested that
the Humboldt Senator make his fight
ia the Assembly.
McIBeth asked leave 10 Withdraw
the resolution.
Crawford said when this bill came
up yesterday he asked that the bill hc
deferred until to-day in compliance
with a promise made Mclicth. He
made the statement that Mele;h may
know that he had acquitted his por-
ton Of the agreement.
REPORTS.
Boring. from Committee OH Public
Lands, reported favorably on bill for
the relief Of john w. Averill, and As
Scnb.y Bill for the selection of state
lands.
Moore presented a petition from the
citizens of Lander county regarding
the boundary line OF Elko county.
Shamp, from Committee om Corpo-
rationS reported Assembly Bill grant
ing Hill Beachev and associates right
Of way for a railroad from Virginia To
Reno, with a proviso.
The White Pine delegation recon-
mcnded Assembly Bill amending the
Act incorporating Treasure City, and
also one incorporating the town of
Hamilton.
\ committee of free conference was
appointed on Senate Bill No. -, con
sisting OF Hall, Mullen and MCoy.
Eastman introduced an Act To re-
district the State of Nevada. Referred
To Judiciary Committee.
COMPETENCY oF JURORS.
McCoy introduced an Net amending
the Civil Practice Act, and to repeal all
Acts relating thereto. Read first,
second and third time and placed on
it, final passage.
Boring explained that il only al
iected the section which disqualified
4 Juror because Of his reading news
paper accounts uI Il transaction. The
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"A change is needed in lhiS respect.
Bounitcld and Mccoy explained The
hill more fully.
Mills said lawyers generally want Ia
yet men on the jury who cannot read
aud know nothing about anything.
lie urged that if Il man living i'm ANY
town don't read of the events trtn>plr.
iug in his own locality. where lac la,
a newspaper to tell about them. is nu'
tit for a iuryman.
Hall said il il hard enough To- iInl
IN unbiased jury now, n which j.
not put up for eoIn Fire compauic,
and braS--buttoned officials arc nov
exempted. Ii Won now add To thi,
number everybody who reads Il news
paper. what have YOU left2 In nay
opinion this hill changes the Law ii
tie wrong direction.
Bounincld said the way the Law
stands now, the juror may have a lie.
ridel opinion and 4 strong bias, hut
he has received this opinion through
: newspaper, he is not exempt. lie mai
: answer tina he Is biased, but If he ha
received that bias through "A ncwSpa
| per, hc c:lnuot he excused. Now W,
=: ask that if the juror Is biased, fron
whatever source. he may be disquaii
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/ who j. biased i'll favor of one or thO
{ other of the parties. Vet III present b,
| cmnot be excused by the court il h,
r has made up his mind from %readin.
newspapers.
Mills asked If / 20 into court an
- there admit that | am biased, though
p that bias is obtained from ucwspapc
g reports, cannot / De excused?
liounificld and Boring said mo-
g Boring read the section and pro
g cecded To illustrate the workings q
= the present system by citing the de
e filtration case in court.
McCoy advocated the passage of tin
hill. Because Il man reads Il ncwSp;l
c per he is not necessarily intelliger
or preiudiced.
: Mills offered 4 proyiso, and move
J. that the bill be referrcdto Il eommitte
/ of one, to he amended with the follow
ing. provided that nothing shall b
construed To prohibit Chinese an
. MougolianS."
y: Hall moved to amend and, Il In
n proviso lac stricken out, To insert tina
c reading newspaper reports shall he
l. necessarily exclude the juror III
II said that the salient point of boil eli
e tors and reporters il that they fail I
1t tell the truth nine times out of ten (?
II Question Oh the passage of the bi
= repeating the present Act. Passed
. ayes, 10; noes, i.
a Bonniiield introduced a bill withoI
notice a Act To authorize the Alto.
ney General To- appoint a deputy al
ii provide for his compensation" II
Or ferred To Committee on State Affairs.
" Hall called up the matter of the a
pointment of a joint committee To I
~ district tine State and make a new a
L. portionment of members oil the Leg
le lature. The resolution was read M
N the Senate concurred in the AssembI
A. amendment fixing the basis nj sixteI
Of in the Senate and thirty-two in the \
IN .cmb!v. hv a vote Of IL 10 :.
Chair appointed Hall, Mills al
Brown.
te Hopkins introduced an Act amend
he tory OF the school law. Referred
Committee on Education.
n: Boring introduced, on leave, an !
II. amending the school law, providing
he penalty for forcing negro and Mon-
ms liam children into the public schoo
ne Referred to Committee of the Who
Recess to > o'clock.
lie -
III AFTERNOON SESSION.
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on CARSON FENCES AND PROMISES.