The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-10
Nevada LEGISLATURE.
FIFTH ACKNOWLEDGMENT DAY.
SENATE.
MONDAY, Jan. s, ISL.

80 80 ANEfHAAAAhst
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assem-
bly, concurring, That a committee Of
three. 10 be composed of II from the
senate and two from the Assembly, hc
appointed to wait upon the Governor
and Lieutenant Governor cleo. To as
certain their pleasure in reference to
their installation III office. AMI tina
said committee make all necessary
arrangements on the part Of the two
houses pertaining TO said installation.
Adopted.
III CONTESTED ELECTION.
Mr.. Hall, from Committee on Flee
tons, submitted the following report,
on leave, and also a resolution con
corning the same:
To the Honorable the Senate OF Ne
Vaaa:
The Committee on Elections lie.
leave respectfully 10 report: Tina. they
Ine; for Inc consideration of the con
test OF Hon. 4. y. No exare OF the sea.
now held by Hon. -. II. Brown. o.
Ormsby county, on the 81 day OF Jan
uary, 1871. a :. ii O'Clock a. IN. and CON
tinuad - to mee. from day TO day an il
The parties completed their ties imOnv,
all OF which i herewith supm.ttcl,
July filed and arranged.
At The close of the testimony in the
case the committee adopted the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That the testimony he en-
crossed and referred. together with
he papers on file and the Chairman
report of the proceedings. 10 the sen
4 e, without any findings by the com
mittee, aai with 4 recommendation
that the further consideration OF the
whole suojec. matter be had by the
Senate.
In accordance with tho fore-oin.
resolution, the evidence and paper,
submitted hy the parties to the contest
are herewith presented TO the Senate.
The commit ee recommend TIA. the
hearing ii the evidence by the Senate
BE- made the special order for Wednas
lay, January llth, 4. she hour of one
o'clock, and that tne legal coun~cl 81
The parties be allowed to argue the
case within the bar OF the Senate.
Respectfully submitted:
". y. Hall, Chairman; ID. l.. Hast
in-S, l.. 7. Fox, a. e. Cleveland,
Robert Mullen.
Senae Chamber, Carson City, Janu-
AIRY 8, 1871.
Adopted.
GENERAL BUSINESS.
Mr.. Mccoy, on leave, introduced the
foiloNlnE solution:
Resolved, tts- the >erEeau. al ATm~
ne and lie = hereby instructed On pro.
care for the Use OF the >enI G u copy OF
Hollis map OF the state OF Nevada.
Adopted.
By MIR. Hall Resolved, That the
>ergeaut-at-Arms bc and he i, hereby
authorized and instructed To draw his
warrant on the safe Legislative Fund
i'm payment Of the salary OF n! com.
mIt;ee clerks allowed by rc-olutIon q.
the Scua-e. on presentation of tleiI
bills. when lndorsgd correct " 10y thu
Chairman OF the committee for whom
the services were rendered.
Adopted.
MEMORIAL ny SIT. MILLS.
Mr.. Mills introduced memorial anG
concurrent resolution RELATIVE oquiek.
silver. Read first and second time
and referred to Committee on Fedora
Relations:
To the Honorable the Sena.e ant
! House OF Representative Of The Unite,
/, states in Congress assembled.
3 Your mCmUTIaiist> the Legislator,
Of the state OF Nevada. would respect
fully represent that the leading indus
Try Of this State Is mining for the pre-
cious meals, aud To- the production o
such metals, and the successful work
y iuE OF the mines of silver aud gold, tin
capitalists must look for wealth an
= the labOrer for employment. You
, memorigli.tS named further repreScn
i that in the reduction OF the ores fouu,
: in this Stale, quicksilver l. ab>oiuiei,
: required Tor the purpose OF amalga
Z Z fFEs4frrsW mud fHaH EfLFa = a. a g#arsHtr
= loss OF quicksilver in the working G
said ores of oue and a half pounds
e the ton of ore reduced.
II j further represented that tn
price of quicksilver had advanced j
this State from tfty-fivc cents pe
pound in the year l>62. TO ninety cent
its present price; and that in cOns1
> queuce OF the increased price OF sal
" metal vast quantities of low grade orr
a and tailiu-~ ann NOW be worked
70, that the product of all the quick>ilNt
. mines in the United States i i'm Oh
It. hands and under the control or a Il.
gle corporation or association, and To-
& lnE 50 controlled there j. uo compel
tiau either in the working OF sue
of mines or sale of that product.
Your mcmorialists would fUrth,
represent tina. there j. produced on II
I'LL idchhc 'oiSi auudlitN 90 ~QulcN>ttTt
Il much larger than the consumption
,u the whole United States, and thereto
i'm the Government derive no henpI
he from the duty imposed upon the 70
,- eign product.
80 Your memorialiSts further pray tn
inc all laws imposing any duty whaiev
er upon quicksilver imported from 10
a. eign countries he repealed.
hc Mr.. Boring gave notice that at sol
future day he will introduce a bill /
an Act To- amend an Act entitled an \
to provide rcveEue for the support
ed the Government OF the State of \
,e vada, approved March g. $3.50.
Mr.. Bonnifield introduced the f
VI lowing resolutions;
an Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Ari
III. be instructed to procure ore doz
extra chairs Tor the accommodation
=" visitors.
ng Adopted.
oil NOTICE OF BILLS.
~ by Mr.. Cleveland. that n some
res turc day he will introduce 4 Till
IA quiringcompensation for causing dea
10y wrongful act, neglect or default.
'f' BY Mr.. Mccoy, that at some futr
sc, day he will Introduce a bill 10 ere.