The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1873-03-04


by Committee on Elections.
Recess taken.
ASsEMELY---Fifty Day.
CARSON CRY, March 8, 1873.
MORNING SESSION.
Mr.. Street introduceda bill to prohibit
females appearing in male attire on the
public streets or at public places. Or
dered engrossed and placed on file.
Mr.. Cole introduced & b. 70 punish
for entry upon railroad cars with intent
to steal or commit any crime. Ordered
ergrcssed
House in Committee of the Whole.
Act to print Nevada Reports. Passage
recommended.
Act for relief of r. W. BolIen. Pas
sage recommended.
The committee rose and reported Act
concerning the statistics and reports OF
railroad companies. Ordered engrossed.
Act concerning trespassing OF stock.
Referred.
Act concerning salaries of District At
torneys. On passage-lost.
Act to redistrict the State. Amended
and passed.
Act amending Crimes and Punishment
Act Passed.
Act amending Act concerning Sheriffs.
Passed.
Act concerning school matters and is
suing bonds i'll Storey county for educa-
tional purposes.
Mr.. Stern opposed the measure as I'M
called for and unnecessary. He pre-
e,rr,,1 a Sr..i,1 fay
Mr. Smith and NJ. Arnold also OPP
posed it. and Mr. Wilson said the people
favored it.
Mr.. Andrews opposed it, while Mr..
Randall supported it, as did Mr.. Owen.
Mr.. Derby said the people favored it.
It'd, Storey delegation was very much
divided on the measure.
the bill passed.
Recess taken.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Resolution by Mr.. S.od4ara, allow
ing the Speaker pro tenn. 81 per diem
eatra.
Resolution by Mr.. Grey, relative to
deposit of the Contingent Fund.
Act relative to the schools of Nevada
and their government The bill is a
complete amendment of the School law
in many important particulars. Amend
ed and passed.
Act defining the rights of husband and
wife. [Sets aside the separate property
of each, with individual control over the
Mr.. Cole made an eloquent appeal in
favor of tho proposed law. Passed.
Mr.. Savage gave notice of a reconsid-
(, aLion.
Act abolishing capital punishment.
Mr.. Owen moved to indefinitely post
psne the bill.
Mr.. Grey (author of the billy support
ed the bill. He considered tho question
one of great public interest and moral
one. While the age has advanced. We
cling to the barbarous customs OF dis.
tant period. We regret our want OF
space prevents full report OF the elo-
quent and logical remarks OF the speak
or He took tho ground that the OBJ
ject of punishment is not to svenge
wrongs, but to protect society. Punish
ment needs, then, only to fully protect
society to be adequate; and imprison-
ment, secure and fixed, will accomplish
this
Mr.. Street opposed the measure. He
believed it one of a damnable brood OF
humanitarian ideas of the nineteenth Gen.
fury, that was doing much to weaken
the guards Of society. Human life is
sacred; to preserve it we must resort to
the most stringent measures.
Mr.. Bruner would like to see the pc
Rod when the penalty could be abol-
ished, but thought the time had not
come.
Mr.. Owen opposed the bill. and
thought the Mosaic law good one for
Nevada. Men don't fear the prison as
they do hemp.
Mr.. Grey responded briefly. He cited
the success of the proposed law in differ
ent parts of the world.
Mr.. Ely wanted the bill to go to en-
grossment, that members might think
upon the subject.
Mr.. Morrison thought the people not
ready for the law. The State is not
ready for it, either with prisoners or
otherwise yet Mr. Morrison thought
it made little difference for he knew OF
but one or two exceptions under the law
as it is 1t is about a dead letter on the
law, vet he thought reform was needed
in the present way of dealing with Grim
mails.
The bill was indefinitely postponed by
81 to IL.
Act relative to boundaries of Washoe
and Lyon counties. introduced by Mr..
Hart.
Act supplementary to an Act relative
to State stamps. Passed.
Resolution by Mr.. Hoppin that no one
speak during the remainder of the sas-
.;n,, mora than five Y,inufeS
House refused to recede from its
amendments to the Act making appro-
priations for the support of the Civil
Government, and committee of con-
ference was appointed.
Deficiency bill-Senate amendments
agreed to.