Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-03
Senats-1hirtieth Day.
Morning Session.

Carson CITY, February ,, 1875.
Morning Session.
The Senate met at | A. N.
President pro tenn. Stevenson in the
Chair.
Prayer by the Rev Mr.. Woods.
NOTICES OF Bills.
By Walter: Creating a new county
with the poet:cal and highly euphonious
name of Murphy.
By Davenport: Concerning Coroners.
1t empowers Justices of the Peace to
hold lnqnests at remote distances from
the county seat; also, regulates their
fees and increases their power over Off
GERS serving papers.
IMPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Hobart from the Committee on State
Af.irS. reported substitute for the sew
eral bills relative to the improvement
aud Identification OF the Capitol grounds.
SENSIBLE SUCCESSION.
Senator Davenport, who has hi,
weather eye ever peeled, for purely
little local bills" of dubious nature,
this morning suggested the propriety
and convenience OF committees embOdy-
ing the title of bills in their reports. as
il was very difficult to recollect the pnr-
polt of a bin by the mere mention OF Its
number
SPECIAL ORDERS.
Senator Ross bill reducing State taxa
ton, WAS made the special order FOR
Thursday 1t reduces the State taxation
to 30 cents on the 500 of taxable prop
erty.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY McCluton: Eepcaling a law reIa-
tive to redistrict.ng the State. Il simply
repeals one of two similar Laws on the
same subject.
BY Cassidy: Regulating the measure
ment OF charcoal. The bill was bnally
tai. mp and passed. 1t establishes the
United States standard Of measurement.
AID makes a violation subject TO PEI
ally Of $500. The County Surveyor
stamps the measures and receives fee
OF 50.
THE CAPITD- ROUNDS.
SeLatur Hobart. Of the Committee Of
SITE Affairs. reported sutstitste for
the several bills providing for the I'M
provement and identification If the State
Capitol grounds. The substitute pro
viles for building around the Capitol an
non fence three feet high Gu a stone
foundation Is inches in hti- ht. so, 900
is arportion,d- 81. 900 Of Which l. for
pa.util. and repalrIn tie Capitol. 1Ae
Lieutenant Governor, Controller and
secretary OF state. are constituted
i;n.rd Of State Capitol Commissioners.
tn Substitute is similar, III minor de
tu,.S. T. the orieinal-a synopsis of which
has Lrel. o,UU,hed III the APPEAL.
BILLS rAssED.
: rais lii detachiug part Of Nye
c. .iv and adding it TO Iiucoln.
Sena.e Bill proridhg ior the execution
q criminals il private.
CoyvIcTs AND INSANE.
The biii providing for the State pay
IL, tas expense OF The transportation OF
insane persons aud criminals. CANT, up
or liz tinal passage. %rveral members
from the Great L, showed as clear
Is mud the injustice of counties paving
for the Transformation ut their own Grim
inaiS That 1t COS, those counties S2oO
or ! 300 to %. a convict i3M n L"ra while
it would MOI cost S.,t-l over $50. and
srt 'LlE g.. ints - tLf.lflSN me y iltIr
State. it was not tGulty that any one
comfy should b-.r he whole expense.
After Ibis, the hili rs passed. Officers
transporting prisoners are allowed s.
Pc day and actual travelling expenses,
III sad Of mileage as under the present
laS
&.. No CHAIN Gang.
&c hill authorizing the working of
CT ,h.4ais on pnblie works was reported
h. 4. EofAyorAhly. 1t was then taken
W aud lost by an Unanimous vote.
EILLs SIGNED.
Ene CaE,suur to-day s. ned Senator
EPaans Till prohibiting 'rhlte-card'
Nm. t" and other confidence games.
Recess for one hour.
AFTER RECESS.
TEIIEF BII-Ls.
The Senate hill tor d. relief Of b. II.
Neder. - he sum Of 800 fox lumber
furnished the Capitol, WAS passed. Also,
that for the relief of Matt. Rlnckel in
the sum Of Sl,226. for meat furnished !