The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-15
AISLE NBr.Y.

SATURDAY, Jan. IA. 1871.
Assembly convened az ii:iO n. IN.
Speaker Lowerv in the Chair.
Roll called. Absent, Mcssrs. Owen,
Potter. Savage and Burlincame.
PRAYER by Rev. J.. ID. Hammond.
Chaplain.
Journal read and approved.
The Speaker announced the follow
ing Joint Committees:
On STATE Pr,sOa-WiiliIms, Lock
wood and Sm..h.
on STATE Pr"nerty-Bowman and
savage.
On capitol Grounds and Buildings
-bpNey and Greenhal-h.
On the Treasury nefalcation-Sav-
age. Williams, Tenant and Hay.
Mr.. Tennan. iii the Chair.
journal read ana approved.
REPORTS.
Patchen. from the Enurossin- Com
mittoc, reppr. ci c. CORRECTLY engro~Scd
Assembly 9jH No. :. relative To- the
funding and paying of the oUtstand-
ing indebtedness oil Treasure City. and
Assembly cuucErrcu. resolution No.
=. granting leave OF absence To the
county Recorder OF Lincoln county.
GENERAL FILE.
Assembly Bill No. Q. concerning
compensate 10 Jurors, Ha~ taken up.
history read and rccommittrl to the
judiciary Committee, aS recommend
/ "a by the Committee on WAYS and
Means.
Assembly concurrent resolution No.
p. calling upon tine people e vote for
or against calling a Constitutional Con-
vcatiau n the next general election.
~aS taken up and read.
y lengthy discussion followed.
Williams delivered Il brief but lugi-
cal argument i'm favor OF the adoption
Of the resolution for a Constitutional
Convention: pointing cut many defects
4- .s9 .:i-tt Imrnt which ought & he
~rClae8stt.
Beck argued against the resolution
at some length: stating that the former
Constitutional Convention was claimed
e. have been composed chiefly ~ law
yerS. and thai another woul 1 probably
tie similarly composed, anil therefore
bat little change or IMPROVEMENT
could be hoped FOR.
Williams replied that there We're ten
lawyers SPECIALIZED in the last cOuVcu-
ton: that the larger number OF il
members were lumber dcalcrs-aud
hence the character OF the instrument.
Mos. OF the members from the gentle
mans county WashOCJ were pa. down
a. lumher dealers.
The ChGtr-Nerc they .'heavy lGm-
ber2''
Williams think no;; they were
of the l5-htcst kind of Wgshoc pine.
The reS tuition was finally made the
Special order for l. O'Clock on S1tUr-
day. the 2ist inst.
a.. ,usas.r. - NJ William g. .yn
o'clock ON Monday next was sc; aS the
hour IT which % speaker pro tenn.
should Toe elected iar the session.
Senate concurrent resolution No. -.
relative To printing the report of the
Superintendent Of Public Instruction,
was taken up, read third time, and
passe.l-aye~. fJ: absent ..
Assembly Bill IA. d.. conra:Hu-
compensation u jurors. ~ iss request
oftiIc Chairman II tho Judiciary Com
mitsee. w1> rtcommittcd without i'll
s.rue.ions.
Assembly Bill No. 4. amandatory o;
the civil practice Act, WAS also recon-
mitted 10 the Judiciary.
Assembly Bill No. :. providing for
the PAYMENT of the outstanding in
~deb.cdness Of Treasure City, was read
third time and paSsed-aycs, 20: alb
sent, >.
Burlingame was granted leave ol
absence for one day, on count OF ILL
mes.
Hatch was granted leave Of absence
for the balance If the day.
y message was received from the
Senate transmitting Senate Bill No. y,
alnendatorv of an Act establishing and
defining the boundary line between
the counties OF Nye, Churchill and
Esmeraida. Rules suspended, bill
read second TIME by little and referred
- joint delegations from those couu-
ties, with Bowman rs Chairman. Also,
Senate's concurrence in Assembly
Concurrent Resolution No. 81, relative
to printing monographs chart. Also
Senate's coacurrence in Assembly
Concurrent Resolution No. -, calling
!, on the Board ofStatc Capitol Commits.
Sioncrs for q report.
\. discussion ensued as to whcthcl
Sunday was legislative day William,
!, taking the affirmative and the Chail
the negative, and as TO whether 4 sim
: PIE motion 10 adjourn would carry tG,
Assembly oyer until Monday. L. nd
ing Al appeal FROM the decision OF til,
Chair, . motion was madeT.nd carried
and a. i:25 the Assembly adjourncC
until the regular hour on Monday.