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

cited the last session a. precedent 4
which was corroborated by Mr.. last
ings.
MIR. Thompson then notified the
Senate of the appointment of Mr.. u.
ID. Moves n assistant Sergeant at
Arms.
MIR. Bicknell appointed the following
officers: L. Butler. Assistant Secre-
tary; Vim. ID. Mason, Minute Clerk;
y. J. SAVERS, Journal Clerk; Sam. \.
Mathews, Copying Clerk.
These officers were hen sworn in.
Mr.. Crawford then moved an adj
iournment for one hour. Mr.. Bonni-
iicld thought this a debatablc motion.
aud urged the completion of the or
r%anizaiion before adjournment.
Mr.. Hail moved the appointment of
Il committee of three to wait on the
Governor and inform himthat the Sen
ate is duly organized and prepared FOR
the transaction oi any business lac may
have 10 submit. Adopted.
The President appointed Messrs.
Hall, Mullen and Crawford ~ said
committee.
ON motion the rules and joint rules
Of the last session were adopted as the
rules of this Senate until further or
dered.
Mr.. Phelan introduced the following
resolution:
That all appointments by the PrcSi-
dent be considered temporary. or until
such time as the newly elected Lieu
tenant Governor shall be inauguratcd.
Ayes, y; may, / tatii4.
\ recess OF one hour was then or
dcrei.
The Senate met pursuant to resolu-
ton.
\ message was received from the
Assembly announcing the %organiza-
ton of that body.
Mr.. Moore rose to make a motion.
but was interrupted 10y an alarm Of
fire. The Senat took a recess Of tif-
teen minutes.
ON rcas>cmbling, Mr.. Moore renewed
his motion TO reconsider the rc>olu-
lion Formerly adopted relative to the
appointment Of temporary officers. TO
The effect that all appointments he
considered temporary. The motion
was adopted and tie resolution laid on
;he table.
The Chair appointed MesSis. Hall.
Fox. Cleveland aud Hastings a. Il
Committee of Elections.
The Chair appointed Frank Lat
mcister of Elko, Messenger. and L..
Medcr OF Carson. and WIN. IL. Lam
bert OF Gold Hill, Page; Portcr-u.
IL. Parker.
Mr.. Bonniicld presented the crcicn-
tiIlS oi &. y. Notcwarc. cpntcSling the
sen, OF l.. II. Brown. Application and
affidavit read.
Mr. NIcCoy moved that the further
reading be dispensed with. and a fur
thcr examination bc deferred 90 We'd
ncsdav the Ilth.
Brown desired to have the matter
decided H. soon aS possible, and moved
To refer the papers Ia the Committee
on Elections. and let them report the
evidence to the senate.
Message from Assembly received.
Mr.. Brown desired a committee t.
investigate his case. tina, the commit
tee or the Senate might conclude
whether NotcWare was entitled 10 his
sea-.
lie moved 20 amend. that it be re-
terrcd To- the Committee ou Elections,
To ascertain all the facts.
MIR. Mulleu-Nuuld like to see the
matter settled: don't see that the mat.
! ter can hc hurried up 10y rctcrrm~T-,
the Committee on Elections.
Mr.. Brown then asked Tor imme
date actIou-to-morrow, ii ucccs
sary. He presumed that Mr.. Note
ware would appear before the Com
mittce with counsel. and would him
, self. lie urged the adoption of tin
, amendment.
MIR. Hastings said il would expedite
matters by referring ii To the Commit
!, the on Elections, aS was done twl
years ago. lie would vote for IN
] amendment, and moved THAI Tie roi
Ice called.
Icl,-Abraham. Brown. Cleveland
Crawford, Eastman, Hall, Hastings
T. IIazlcts. Hopkins, Moore. Phclail
Shamp, Small-l3.
Nop>-6pnniIirld. Boring. Fox, IIar
ard. Hill. MeBc b., Mccoy, Mills, Nui
len, SPcnccr-lU.
!, adopted.
/, The following Committee on Mild
:, age WIS then appointed by the Chan
Mc,sis. Spencer, Eastman and Sma.I
The following concurrent rc>olUtio
:, was received from the Assembly:
Resolved. Bv the Assembly, Il
Senate concurriug, that the two houSs
q of the Legislature or Nevada NEE.
ioiEt convention a the hour of
O'Clock, Jan. "a, for the purpose Ola.
;. ministcriug the oath TO the Govern,
, and Lieutenant Governor elect of I'll
u State.
Mr.. E0nnifcld moved 20 concur
81 the resolution.
Mr.. Hall asked for information III
,. der what law the Assembly had act,
r, in adopting this resolution.
10 Nr. Bouuificld said there is a In
which requires the Governor an
Lieutenant Governor, in joint sossiC
of the Legislature. ON the day prccca
II, ing the first Tuesday after the iir
Monday 10 take the oath of Ollie
This question does not necessarily i
z. clu6e the question OF the date of Il
Y, installation of those officers.
Mr.. Mills was understood to say th
Il. he also SO understood the law.
n Mr.. hall read from the statu Is
ak 1862, and proceeded TO argue thai
n those officers qualified to-day, tie
IL. terms of Office voul commence I
IL day. This question of the officer,
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