The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-01

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THE CAvANN UGH RELIEF BILL.
The Committees on Judiciary and
Claims reported the Capitol appr0-
priat.oH bill with recommendation.
Moore wished To know If amy of
those poor people" referred to in the
report are Mongoli,us.
Bounificld replied that ne thought
there wcr" none trom E3ko county.
Hail said. though his maine appears
recommending the bill. he j. uucom-
mit.el and does not know how he
shal! vote on the bill finally. II de
ponds On the showing.
In reply 10 a question by Cleveland,
Bonniic!d SAID that they had moi time
10 determine exactly the amOuu OF
the claims, for the reason that all the
claims do rot belong to persons in
tU"u.
Cleveland said the explanation i
not satisfactory. They ought to report
the amount, uut .'about that AMOUNT
lie could see no reason why they
could not ascertain the exact amount.
Bonniheld said it makes no differ
ence. for these claims have To 30 be
fore NC boards for examination. and
though it might appropriate S2O0.aUu,
perhaps $500 might not be paid.
Claimants must prove their claims.
On motion @. Brown, thc senate
went into Committee OF the Whole for
the consideration OF the bin.
Brown presented "a memorial from
the Board OF Capitol commissioners,
recommending the passage of the bill.
lie also presented the original contract
entered into between the state and
Peter C~avanaugh; also, supplemental
contract between am parties.
10 gcJ a motion before the House,
Shanp moved 20 strike ont lines > and
Is of Section !, and insert $1,000.
Brown suggested that the proper
way TO get az the object Of the motion,
t. would he better lO make "a motion
which would go To the merits Of the
entire bill.
Mct'oy said me wished 90 understand
the whole matter before acting.
Abraham moved THAI the committee
! rise and report the bill back unani-
mouslv recommending its passage.
Crawl ford then addressed the Senate
in favor %; the motion. lie stated the
terms Of the original contract. vt the
| time this contract WAS originally made
IL was supposed The value Of the priS-
on labor on the stone provided for
I NtlA4ahA sht4ifltlltt 10 FNN'rbfHf- i04 TAAlAE
reason the stone was not furnished.
Some II or - of these prisoners were
classcl - excellent workers OF stone,
whose labor would be available in get
ting out the stone. Many Of them
had long been in prison, originally
from Lander and White Pine. In
stead OF there being y or II, there was
not one who was able to do a days
work In getting out the rock. CaVa-
naugh, in place of receiving the aid OF
material from the State, has had mel
hard at work and paid them out o.
his own pocket. The labor and costs
j. i'm dressing up the stone-not in the
rough material. He could not get
material fat enough 10 complete the
building i'm the time called for by tn,
contract. He had to open "A new quarry
himself, and was even compelled 4
pay $500 for the privilege of emptyinl
the refuse. Ii was wise and judiciou'
to do this. In transportation OF tn,
stone ron the now quarry he had e
pay tolls amounting to - cents pc.
load for the privilege. The contrac
provided for a foundation three fee
wide, in a trench two feet deep. TIL,
Commissioners found that when dow
two feet, owing to the nature of III,
soil, 1t was not safe TO erect a buildiu.
of that size on a foundation of tha
depth. The Board thought money ex
pended on that foundation would b
money thrown away, a the buildin,
would be liable to sink. They sal,
20 clown TO a safe bottom for the foun
dation. That was also widened &
nearly eight feet. Even the walls q
This room are wider than the specifi
cations by IL inches. Every intelli
gent gentleman who is acquainteO
with the cost OF construction in Cali
] fornia. with whom he had conversed