The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-02
NEVADA LEGISLATURE.
SIX TIL SIC = SO
Observation-Disclosures Day.
CARSON CRY, March l, 1873.
MORNING SESSION

sENATE---Fify-nf. Day.
CARSON CRY, March l, 1873.
MORNING SESSION.
President pro TEN. Crawford in the
chair
Mr. Phelan presented petition from
the Good Templars OF Virginia City, ia
voring the passage of the Gambling bill
ana Sunday law.
REPORTS.
Mr.. Phelan, from the Committee on
Claims. favorably, reported the claim OF
A. ID. Treadway.
Mr.. Cassidy, from the Committee on
Printing, without recommendation, the
bill to provide for printing the laws OF
the Sixth Session of the Legislature.
Mr. Hobart. from the Committee on
State Affairs, favorably, the Act to de-
fine the duties of the Lieutenant Cover
nor.
NOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Mills
be authorized to drew his warrant for
$500 in favor of Sam Hight. for services
in drawing up the report of the Warden
of the State Prison. Referred to Com
mittee on Claims.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Treadway's claim referred to Commit
tee of the Whole.
Assembly bill, an Act to prevent cru
eltv to adimals Referred to Committee
on Public Morals.
Assembly bill, an Act to furnish the
town of Elko with water for the extin-
enlistment of fire, etc. Referred to
Elko delegation.
Vagrancy Act, referred to Committee
on Public Morals.
Act to adorn the grounds of the Or
phans' Home with trees. Referred to
Committee on State Affairs.
Bill to place the finances of Lyon
county on a permanent cash basis. Re-
ferred to Lyon delegation.
GENERAL FILE.
An Act to regulate the sale OF drugs
and medicines. Ordered engrossed.
Act to encourage pisicultnre. Passed.
Act to legalize certain Acts of the Lin
coin County Commissioners. Passed.
Act to provide for the support of the
public schools in Eureka county. Passed.
Act to amend an Act to create a Board
of County Commissioners and to define
their powers and duties.
The aim of the bill is to legalize set
Element entered into between the Central
Pacific Railroad and the County Com
missionsrs of Washoe county in a ce,-
tain tax suit.
In the course Of discussion it was
charged By Thompson that money had
been received from tho Railroad Com
pany and divided between the members
Of the Board. In reply to question
from Eastman. he said he did not know
the amount. but knew money had been
received and divided
Eastman explained that, the settle
ment being made. six or seven bits re-
NAMED over and the Commissioners
spent the same for a drink.
Thomson said he did not care to state
the amount but would now do so. 1t
was 500.
The bill passad-veas. 20; noes, Cas-
sidy. Thompson and Small Not voting,
Major Mccoy.
Amendment of Assembly to bill for
the relief of Jno. B. Helm concurred in.
Appropriation reduced to 81, 100.
Recess.
An Act to replenish tn. contin2en.
fund of the Senate and Assembly,
Passed.
Phelan from the Committee on Claims
reported favorably on the bill of Sam
Hyatt, for services in preparing the re-
mort of the Warden of the State Prison,
with resolution ordering its payment.
Stevenson objected to its passage. The
law allowed State officers pay for max
ing duplicate reports. He had seen no
duplicate Of the Warden's report, and he
should oppose paving one cent for re-
port that hal been presented within four
DAYS Of the adjournment.
Further consideration OF the resoiu :
ton was interrupted by the special order.
An Act to amend the Criminal Practice
Act, which being lengthy, and having
been reported favsrably by the Judiciary
Committee, was ordered to engrossment
with reading.
An Act to authorize Lincoln county to
subscribe to capital stock of the Hum
bOldt and Colorado Railroad was amend
cd and passed.
Out OF order, Varian introduced an
Act to restrict gaming, which was read
first and second time and ordered to en-
grosament under a suspension of the
rules.
The amendments suggested by the
committee to the deficiency bill, when
80 o'clock arriving, the Senate. under
resolution was declared adjourned.