The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-29
NEVADA
FIFTH sEssIoN--asth pay
SENATE.

SATURDAY, Jan. 2Sth.
President pro tenn. Hastings in the
Chair.
Roll called.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Mr..
Allen.
Journal Of yesterday read and APP
proved.
REPoRTsoF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. President: Your Committee on
State Affairs. to whom was referred
the report of the Clerk ofthe supreme
Court, beg leave 10 report that they
have examined the items contained IN
said Clerks report. and find them cor
re {. JAS. PHELAN, Chairman.
Phelan, Chairman of the committee
10 visit the orphan Asylum-2i0 copies
ordered printed in pamphlet form.
Hazieit. Chairman Of Committee on
Ways aud Means, reported senate
Bill No. -, eXempting active fiTcinen
from the payment of poll taxes, and
recommended its passage.
The message from the Secretary Of
State was taken up.tranSulitting certain
claims AGAINST the state. which had
been approved 10y the Beard of Exam
iners. rs Just and equitable claims, but
Tor the payment of which no appro-
pr~iation has bee made: :. ID. King
Tor Si2; John Day, $40; T. J. I'd
wards, sl45 80. Referred to Commit
tee on Claims: also the following:
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
IL have the honor herewith to refer
TO your honorable body a proposed
amendment 10 the Constitution of the
state Of Nevada which passed the
senate and Assembly atthe last session
OF the Legislature. Respectfully,
:. ID. MINOR, Secretary 81 Estate
The senate. tie Assembly concur
ring, hereby propose that section l OF
Article >, at the Constitution OF the
state OF Nevada. be amended by strik-
ing The word ..whitc'i thercfrom,
wherever it occurs therein.
BY iiazlett:
Resolved. that l.JQ0 copies OF Tho
repOr.s of the Surveyor General ant
Register of the Land Office be printed
to bc distributed 10 the Senate, As
semhiy, Representatives in Congress
? and the respective officers.
Adopted.
Hall raised the point whether. a
this i a concurrent resolution, i
not necessary to call the roll, shat III.
other House may know by what vot,
the resolution passed.
Crawford moved 10 reconsider tn.
Z vote.
Bonnifield raised the point OF orde
1 that the vote could not; be recCnsidcre.
today except by unanimous conscn;
under the Senste rules.
u The Chair sustained the point Of OF
i der. and ruled the resolution passed
r but remarked that he would avoid al
questions on the subiec: by requirin
I the roll TO be called or oncurrent re,
o olutions hCrcaf cr. q,
e Eastman introduced Bill No. =
amending the Act relative to crime
and punIshmcnts, approved Nov. =
c 1863.
Cleveland introduced n bill to amen
an Act Incorporating Treasure tit
approved 1853. Referred TO Whit
r" Pine delegation.
Hall introduced an Act to inca
porite the ~ of Gold Hill. whic
', was referred 10 the Storey county dc
> e2atiou.
y Bonniiield moved 10 take up II
10 two bills reported from the Commit.
on Ways and Means. Senate Bills Va
66 and ~, TO fund the deb: of Il
=, State and place il on i cash has
ID Adopted.
10 ON motion Of Hall. the Senate we
into Committee Of the Whole for Il
y consideration of said Funding bills.
Hall in the chair.
pr The two bills. Nos. 66 and 81. we
- then considered. some verbal amen
: men made to the printed copies. III
nj the same reported back and cngro,
mcnt recommended. TIE princiy
a amendment at Bill No. e.. was in :,
:. ton 1, line ,. substituting the wor.
IL Registered warrants in place Of q
Of printed words che iloa;ing inicbtc
ness" and also adding AZ the end
section 4. the following:
u Provided that no warrant shall
10 drawn in satisfaction of any claim M
DIT outstanding AGAINST the STATE. and
which no warrant i NOW drawn. an
said claim shall nave been passed ii
H. on by the Legislature. aud some d
.al preparation made therefor"
1t IN
ve The report OF the committee "
adopted.
rs Recess to2iz o'clock.
ArTrESaDN SESSION