The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-21
NEVADA LEGISLATURE
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SENATE.

MONDAY. Feb. 20.
Senate met pursuant To Adjournment
in the Chair.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Journal of yesterday read and APP
proved
Small, from the Com mittec on Agri-
culture, reported the bill relative To
the destruction of certain obnoxious
animals: and also of certain Stock run
ming at ~large-both with reconmenda-
ton.
Boring, from the Committee on Pub
lie Lands, reported bill relative to the
lands belonging TO the G.. i. X. X.
in this State, itNorably.
HOPKINS, from Committee on Edu-
cation. reported bill relative to public
schools favorahly.
Hall reported from select committee
TO which was referred the bill relative
to the indebtedness of Storey county,
reported the sans with Recommended
ton.
Ilazlett introduced n resolution au-
thoriZing the codiiicatiou OF the laws
relative TO revenue, and the printing
of the same in pamphlet form.
Bonnifield introduced a resolution
authorizing the Controller TO exchange
$40, cancelled for uncancelled stamps
erased by mistake by the G.. L. x. X.
Company.
Bonniiield said that the railroad
company SAYS that there were 500
worth of stamps cancelled by mistake,
and he wished the MATTER may 60 be-
fore n committee for examination.
ON motion of Cleveland. the reSolu-
ton was referred TO the Committee on
Ways and Means.
Mills gave notice of n bill providing
for a fire department mt Hamilton.
McBeth, ON leave, introduced n bill
TO amend an Act to provide for '
nne for the State. [i}ill provides for
the commencement of tax suits III the
townships where the property is Sit
uated, when the amount sued for il
within the jurisdiction Of the Justice
Court. saving the costs in n great
measure TO which delinquents are Q
subject.
McBeth. an Act fixing the time for
holding the terms ofthc District Court
of the Fourth Judicial District. .chaug-
cs terms to secondsNiondavs OF April.
August and December.
Read three times and passed uuani-
mouSly.
Cleveland introduced, on leave, act
10 amend AIT Ac; concerning County
Recorders.
The introdueer said the bill! simply
authorized Recorders 10 take acEn0wl-
edgementS. Rules suspended. aud
hill placed on It's final passagc-ayes,
Il; noes, L..
Bounificld introduced an Act 10 aid
the Nevada benevolent Society. amt
provide means for the erection of an
Insane Asylum. Provides FOR @itt
| entertainments for The raising OF
fund~.l Referred tn Judiciary Com
mittec.
Bonnihpid introduced an Act To
change tine county seat OF humboldt
county. Referred 10 the Humboldt
! delegation: bill changes the county
seat from | knoxville To Ninuemucca
on the first of April
Brown moved To reconsider the vote
| bv which Senate 1911 We. lSl, reia-
! tive to Janitor al Capitol building, was
lost on Saturday last.
Hall urged the reconsideration.
Mills could see no use for the Office
of Janitor. He moved 10 lay the mo-
ton on the table.
Mullen inquired whether We can
take it up at any future time, il the
motion prevails.
The Chair answered 10y a two-thirds
vote. such being the rule of the L.
:. senate.
Mullen thought we are rs much
prepared now 10 decide the question
A. ~ any period. lie thought many
Senators hai made up their minds
that il is "A useless office, and that we
had better not create the office.
TfNa t,Na+FsR 80 1aN~ IN hn ~ t1a ss=al
withdrawn, and a motion made by
Mills to indefinitely postpone the mo-
ton to reconsider.
Brown urged that as the Committee
on Ways and Means have under con
,idcra,ion the appropriation bill, which
partially = this case, we had bet
ter not place the matter where we can.
not get nj IL. He moved To lay the
motion to indefinitely postpone OH the
table.
The noes had il.
Question on the indefinite postpone,
ment-ayes. IL; noes, .. The mattel
was indefinitely postponed.
Assembly bill. on Act relative to tn,
indebtedness of White Pine county
Referred To White Pine delegation.
An Act to provide for the transfer O
moneys from the INDECENT anC
Sick Fund to the General Fund o
Churchill county.
Hill explained the object of TIL
bill, simply to make a transfer q
funds, So, 900, from the INDECENT an,
Sick Funds 10 the General Fund of tn,
county.
Mciieth thought the County Com
7 missioners had the power TO do thi
without this Act. Other counties ii
, this.
Hill thought there is no such law.
Boring said there is no such genera
law.
' Crawford said it was by special Act
There is no general Act authorizin:
u counties to make the transfer.
F; The bill passed unanimously.
Senate Bill, an Act in relation TO eel
tain papers III process, etc. [relatiye [
: mechanics liensl. Passed unani
mously.
Senate Bill No. 153, an Act relativ
10 the salary of the Judge of til
Fourth Judicial District. Bill passe
unanimously.
T. Senate Bill No. 1879, relative to I'll
organization of the militia of the Stat,
Hall opposed the passage of tue bill
- The expense OF the militia is sun