The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1873-01-21
NEVADA LEGISLATURE.
SIX TIL = r. = = 10 N.
SENATE---Fifteenth Day.

Carson CRY, January 20, 1873
MORNING SESSION.
Senate called to order at IL o'clock
President in the chair.
Rolled called. Quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. G. B
Allen.
journal read. and approved.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Lockwood, From Committee on En-.
rollment reported that Concurrent Reso-
luton No. l had been correctly enrolled.
Crawford, from Committee on Enyross-
ment reported the Act for the creation
and organization of Eureka county cor
rectly engrossed. Also, An Act to Gre
ate the county of White Pine and provil,
for its organization.
McClinton, from the Committee on tn
Judiciary, concerning official bonds OF
Justices of the Peace, reported unfavor
ably and offered substitute. Adopted,
By Moore: A memoir Il and Joint rrso
luton for the purpose of securing tn
appropriation to the State Fund Of a9ri
cultural land in lieu of the land now ap
portioned by the United States by certall
sections. Adopted.
By Clapp:
Resolced, That the Judiciary Commit
tee be instructed to inquire if an 4 i
entitled ''Forcible Entries and Unlawiu
Detainers' be now enforced, and if So
whether the same should be amended
Adopted.
BY Campbell:
ResOired, That to encourage the devel-
opment of our soda and saline lands thai
our representatives in Congress be re-
quested to secure the pass ,ge of law
oy which the above land, will be divided
IN acre. Referred to Committee on
Public Lands.
By McClinton:
Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms
be instructed to procure an appropriate
desk for the Presidents stand. Adopted
By Walter:
Resolred, That the Committee on Pub
lie Lands be allowed clerk. Mr. Wal
tiers remarked that this committee needed
a clerk of peculiar ability and familiarity
with the land laws of the State
Mr.. Small wished to know if that clerk
should be employed on that committee
alone.
Mr.. Walters replied that if a clerk
otherwise employed could discharge the
duties of the clerkship which he desired.
an appointment for, he would not object
to said clerk doing the writing Of Com
mittee on Public Lands.
Resolution adopted-16 to z.
President pro tenn in the chair.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
McClinton introduced bill for the re-
lief Of Jno. B. Helm, Sheriff of Esmer-
aida county, providing that $3.50 be paid
him for capturing convicts. Referred to
Committee ON Claims.
McClinton introduced Senate bill No.
80, concerning juries. Referred to Com
mittee on the Judiciary.
Mccoy moved that the Sergeant-at-
Arms be instructed to procure diction-
airy from the library for the use of the
Senate. Carried.
Senate bill No. 10, can Act to tax
Foreign Insurance Companies doing
business in this State''-bill put on its
third reading and passed.
By McBeth: can Act to exempt the
of the Improved Order Of Red
Men from taxation" Ordered engrossed.
By Mccoy: can Act to define the du-
ties of the Attorney General. Referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
Senate went into the Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. Stevenson in the chair, for
the consideration of Senate bill No. Is
An Act to provide for the reduction OF
the salaries of certain officers in Nye,
Lincoln and Churchill counties.
Cleveland moved to amend by fixing
The salary of the Treasurer of White |
Pine at 81, 500. Bill SO amended.
Thompson moved to amend SO that the |
salary of the Treasurer Of Washoe be |
liked at 81 200. So amended.
Committee of the Whole report back |
he bill and recommend its adoption.
Bill ordered engrossed.