Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-22

| MORNING SESSION.
| The Senate met at II An.
Prayer by tho Chaplain.
President pro tenn. Stevenson in the
Chair.
By Dickinson of White Pine-FrOm
the citizens of Nye, asking to 10 an
nexed to White Pine county.
By Farrell, from the Committee on
Printing on increasing the
printing of the usual number of public
documents from 100 to 240.
RECONSIDERATION.
In accordance with previous notice,
Mr.. Hickey moved that the vote Of yes
terday by which the Carson Street Rail
road bill was lost, be now reconsidered,
which was done.
Reports OF COMMITTEES.
On Judiciary on a bill re-
dstricting the STATE.
On Federal kelations-Favorulle on
the bill for the removal of Camp Nc
Dermitt. in Elko county, to Carllu.
On Eng:ossment-Fav on con-
current resolution for the preservation
Of fish from sawdust in the Truckee
river.
State Affairs Submitting substitute
for Assembly concurrent resolution rela-
tive to visiting the Insane Asylum at
Woodbridge. California. 1t appoints
one from the Senate and two from the
Assembly for such committee.
Ormshv Deiegation-Unfavorably on
the bill allowing w. H. Doane John d.
kersey and others to construct street
railroad from Carson to the Warm
Springs.
Lyon Deiegation-Favorably ON the
bill relative to the bill for relief of resi-
dents Of towns located on government
lands.
By Mr.. Sheppard Authorizing the
payment of $50 each to the assistant
Secretary, Minute Clerk and journal
Clerk, for stationery.
McClinton wanted to know what the
Journal Clerk wanted with stationery
he needed nothing but the journal in
which to record the daily proceedings,
and book for that purpose was already
furnished
Lockwood moved to amend by adding
the four committee clerks.
Davenport moved to further amend by
adding the pages ard porters and re-
porters.
Hickey moved still further amend
ment by allowing the porter $50 worth |
OF stationery, saying that it was not fair |
to leave him ont IN the cold.
Clapp moved to allow the $50 to all |
the attaches, or $50 if they wanted it,
and allow them to spendit for stationery
or whatever else their high literary
tastes might suggest.
On motion of Mr.. Ross the whole
matter was indefinitely postponed.
By Cohn of Eiko-AuthOrizin. the
Sers eant-at-Arms to furnish the neces-
sary stationery and postage stamps to
clerks, etc. Lost.
A concurrent resolution authorizing
he printing of 10 copies of the report
Of the State Prison Warden
TIE WHITE PINE CONTEST CASE.
The Judiciary Committee recon-
ne nded the indefinite postpoucment of
he matter of the drawing for the
ong and short terms Of the two White
Pine Senators.
Senator Cassidy, from the same com
nittee. made a minority report to the
feet that under the law, in the election I
t two Senators, when their Term of
flee is not stated that it was in accord
nee with the Constitution that they
hould draw lots for the long aud short
erm: and that II was not intended by s
be Constitution that both Senators 5
houla hold for term OF four years. t
lie Cassidy thought the matter
hould be settled now The same Gues- I
on as to which should hold for four
ears and which for two years, or t
neither both should hold for the full t
lrm. came up and was discussed at Q
myth at the last session. Now we are :
Ding over the same ground. ard as far {
ON a settlement OF the dilemma as We C
ere then. 5
McClintou argued that we should con- Il
der the question, not as we might wish II
to remain, but as it now stood in all
8 legal bearings. The Act of 1866 fl
eating White Pine county is clearly o
in reference to the cleo
Oh of Senators from that county The
onstitution provides that when two or .,
ore Senators are elected from a county i,
ey shall be elected for four years each, e.
I'd shall draw lots for long and short a,
rms, SO as to make one-half of the in
embers of the Senate elected every m