The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-24
NEVADA
sEssIUN--a2d Day.
SENATE.
MONDAY, Jan. 23d.

1 luipbIitiiftbN |
the chair.
PRAYER by the Chaplain, Rev. Mr..
Journal Of yesterday read and APP
proved.
mit.ee. To which was referred Senate
Bill No. 20, report h same back and
recommend its passage. The bill IS an
Act requiring compensation for a
ing death by wrongful act, neglect or
default.
BY Eastman:
Resolved, That the Standing Com
mittees on Claims be authorized TO
administer oaths and to send for per-
sons and papers whenever in their
transaction of the business coming be
fore them they may consider it neces-
sary 50 to do.
Adopted.
Rv Bonnitield-Givcs notice that ut
some future day he will introduce a
bill To require foreign insurance com
panies. doing business i'm this State, TO
deposit $4,000 in State bonds, or other
approved securities with the State
Treasurer.
by Crawford-Ofa bill future day,
TO amend an Act entitled AN Act to
consolidate and pay certain indebted
ness Of the county of Ormsby," APP
proved March II. 1865.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
by Bonnifield, on leave. AN Act to
amend nm Act TO regulate proceedings
in the criminal cases in the courts of
justice in the Territory of Nevada"
approved November 26. 1861.
Read first time, second time by title,
- -. - I.l..,- 49,. 49,
and 100 copies ordered printed.
The Senate went into Committee Of
the Whole to consider general file
Hall in the Chair.
Senate Bill No. 20, reported from Jul
dietary Committee, this morning, AN
Act requiring compensation for caus-
ing death by wrongful act, neglect or
default" Was read and considered by
the committee.
The committee recommend hat the
bill lie ~engroSsed.
AN Act To provide for the indebt-
edness of Humboldt county"
BonnitiCld explained the bill.
This bill il to provide for payment
of certain orders by the court in favor
OF certain witnesses. The County Urea
surer refused to pay the same. In
other counties, when witnesses are
! poor. the Judges issue orders for them.
other counties pay them. humboldt
j. very particular, and has not paid
, these Two for 1872. One of these wit
I neS>es had his feet frozen. was laid up
/ for six weeks, and the cour made an
order for the sum. This bill j. to au-
1 thorizc the payment.
: Boring thought that the process j.
\ by mandamus 10y the witnesses. II
\ legal ii is the duty of the court To issue
the orders, and of the county to pay
them. They should pursue their le-
a gal remedy.
: McBcth called a,tentionto the fee bill
o in regard to witnesses. Those parties
were on the care Of the county for
several months. The Act of 1851 and
q 1865 says all demands must be pre-
h sented To- the Board of County Com.
=, miSsioners and allowed 10y them. Tw,
different Boards acted on these hill'
/" and refused to pay them. The las
n session OF the Legislature acted oil
his. and the Act OF 1853 provided tina
Courts could issue orders for this pur
i pose. The order was bought up b,
some one on speculation. nobody be
lieving that it would be paid, and tn,
D. Senator was opposed to the payment
"A, BOnnifield replied that this orde
was not required To be acted on by tn,
l. Commissioners, but by the Court. am,
rs stood on an equal footing with a count.
order. For the purpose OF avoidin
:. protracted legal proceedings-to avoi'
III a lawsuit and expense to the county
At this bill * o introduced. The orde
- was made by a court which understood
all the facts Of the ease, but the Urea
IL surer was afraid to pay it. not bein
to authorized. The Board of Commits
n sioners could not act upon it, Tor it di
- H. III
y came under their jurisdiction. Til
AT bill Will save costs to the county. \
r. for the order, it was sold, as all othe
warrants were, at - cents. and ougl
to be paid like any other warrant.
McBeth said there were two of thes
bills. They were sold, and the ownel
did not get 10 cents on the dollar, ne
al half Of IL.
II Bonnifield said they did, and rea
N the rider.
T. Boring said the order was insult
To cient on its face, as il does not state f
what ii was issued. He was not su
., prised that the Treasurer refused
pay il. The proper process is by ma
dainus, and not by this Act.
it, Bonnifield moved that when Il
he committee rise it report the bill bac
"a recommending it TO be e~ngrossed.
ordered.
At, Committee then rose.
IN SENATE
Hastings in the chair.
ng Recommendations of Committee
the Whole were adopted.
SPECIAL RIDER.
The special order being on Brown
oe resolution relative to alleged vaca
ifi- cies in the Senate.
or. Bonnifield offered the following SUI
stitute:
Resolved, That in the opinion
Or this Senate n motion or resolution
or claring the seat of any Senate vacaI
q ;s where no question is raised as to {
legality of his election, and such Sci
irn tor is present discharging the duties
it his office. is equivalent to a motion
resolution to expel.
Brown accepted the substitute.
Mills could not imagine any ben,
to be derived from the adoption of
nus. resolution, and proceeded to point
ion some defects in the resolution.
AZ. Hall urged the adoption of the re