The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-05
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Day.
CARSON CRY, March !, 1878.
MORNING SESSION.

be noticed as acted upon.
Resolution by Nj Morrison, to pay
.hc E.l.russin5 Clerks :s72 each.
Tn- following nntn1rosset bills were
ordered taken mp:
Act providing for election Of a Board
of Regents Ordered en9rosse;l.
Act to tax ale and beer manufactured
out of the State and sold in The State.
Ordered engrossed.
Act creating State Board oi Equaliza-
ton.
House in Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Hart opposed the provision Civ
ing the Board power to override the
County Boards.
Mr.. Grey took the same view, and
said it would give railroad corporations
a chance to escape taxation.
Mr.. Savage favored the bill.
Mr.. Mack explained that the bill was
to equalize taxes all over the State, and
had worked we'll in California.
Mr. Crawford supported the bill, and
said the railroads of the State were as
sessed at different values, greatly dispro-
portionate.
Committee of the Whole rose and rec
commended that the Act be indefinitely
postponed.
Report adopted and bill indefinitely
postponed.
Act concerning the Irreducible School
Funds. Ordered engrossed.
Act to define the boundary of Lincoln
county. The Act gives strip of Nye
to Lincoln. The latter claims geograph-
icaily it should be attached. The former
resists, OF protests and petitions OF the
residents.
The Act was discussed by Messrs.
Wallace, Bowman, Prague, Grey, Ely,
Shoatf,, Cole and Drummer. Bill PASSED.
The Assembly took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Under cali of the House, Messrs Nc
Call. Price. Bowman, Hart, Lyman,
Tobriner. and Morrison We're arrested.
brought to the bar of the Housa. and
tined 81 each
Act to provide for payment of enroll
ing the laws considered in Committee of
the Whole and reported back favorably.
\ majority of the Judiciary Commit
tee reported in favor of purchasing the
Bonn:ield & Healv Code Il minority
reporting against. Referred to Commit
tee of the Whole.
Majority and minority reports on the
Act to enable Lincoln county to aid the
construction of the Palisiade Railroad,
We're filed
House then considered certain Contin-
gent Expense bills.
Act authorizing issue of bonds by a
certain school dis,ric. of Washoe county.
Passed
Act to regulate the practice of phar-
macy, and an Act for the relief of X. W.
Bollcn. and an Act to protect the stock
holders in mines. Ordered engrossed.
Act to authorize tax in Virginia City
Tor fire purposes. Referred to that del
cSatlon.
Act to restrict gaming. Ordered en-
crossed.
Senate State Prison bill. Referred to
Committee of the Whole.
Act defining the duties of tn" Lieuten-
ant Governor. Referred to Committee
on State Institutions.
Act concerning allotment Of Senators.
Passed.
Act concerning compensation OF Coun
ty' 'r,nissioners Lost
- ;.tion by Mr.. Horton, that the
Sc. Ne requested to transmit to the
Hous,, the report of the Warden of the
State Prison. Adopted.
Act concerning boundary Of Lyon and
Washoc counties. Passed.
Act concerning fees of officers. Lost.
Assembly took a recess.
EVENING SESSION
Act amending Criminal Practice Act
concerning the manner of forming the
jnry, of pleas Of insanity, OF practice,
etc. etc.
MIR. Cole explained this important
bill In murder cases, insanity is very
common plea. That plea is now under
the plea of not guilty. The verdict, then,
must be not guilty. This bill provides,
if pleaded, insanity must be the plea on
which the defendant is tried. That fact
being found, the defendant is sentenced
to the Insane Asylum for life, or to the
State Prison if there be no Insane Asy-
lum.
The question of unqualified opinion
is created. This bill does away with
Jurors disqualifcations as to opinions.
When the panel is full, thirt-six are Sc
lected; both parties then alternately ex-
cuse till twenty-four are excused. and the
remainder must try the case. In lesser
felonies, twenty-four are called and six
excused by each. The panel is exam
ined, and the thirty-six or twenty-six are
selected on all questions Of qualinca-
ton or disqualification. except as to
what is called unqualified opinion; that
is excluded. Appeal is allowed, but it
must be taken within ten days. The |
bill was drawn by Judge Beatty.
Mr.. Grey opposed the bill and de-
clared it monstrous. 1t is bill to con-
Wet whether guilty or not. 1t holds up
the tempting plea of insanity, and then
convictS a man.
Mr.. Cole replied sharply.
Mr.. Morrison said he had sound legal
advice, and would favor. He framed
bill to make convictions easy.
Mr.. Savage opposed some features of
the bill. Why should the defendant be
compelled to appeal in ten days Why |
limit the defendant, whose life is at |
stake, to six witnesses from out the |
county? He believed the law mons |
trOuS.
The bill was put on its passage and
passed.
Act concerning location of county |
seats. Provides for the safety of the |
county seat of Esmeralda, should Cali |