Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-16
Senate-Fiftecnth Day.

Called to order at II A. N. with Lieut.
Governor Adams in the Chair.
After roll call prayer was offered b,
Rev. II. L. Foote.
Journal Of preceding day read ant
approved.
King moved to take up, out of order
the Governors message transmittin:
veto of Senate Bill No. 8, entitled an Ac
to legalize certain contracts made will
the city of Virginia aud the Virginia ant
Gold Hill Water Works Company ane
for the issuance of bonds for the pay
ment thereof. On the question of pass
ing the bill over the veto the vote was ir
the negative.
The papers in reference to the con
tested case between Cohn and Stone were
transmitted to the proper committee
that on Elections.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Engrossment Committee reported as
properly engrossed Senate Bill No. II
also Senate Bill No. 20; also Senate Bill
No. 81; also Senate Bill No. %; also
Senate Bill No. 81; also Senate Bill
No. 81.
Committee on Agriculture reported
favoraby ON Senate Bill No. 10 and re.
commended its passage.
Committee on Claims reported favor.
ably on the resolution in reference to
paying for duplicate copy Of the Sur
veyor Generals report.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
Message transmitting the reports of
State Controller, also that of s. 2. Kelly.
Resolution bv Comins that the report
OF Committee on State Affairs relative to
Controllers report be re-referrel to that
committee. Carried.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
A motion to reconsider the vote of
Senate Bill No. II was lost.
Farrell introduced Senate Concurrent
Resolution No. 6 in relation to forward
ing to J. P. Jones copies Of the statutes
containing the law in relation to the tax.
alton of the net proceeds of mines.
Carried.
Concurrent Resolution No. z, relative
to certain duties being imposed on the
Governor, was carried.
Stewart introduced Senate Concurrent
Resolution No. s, relative to testimony
mines in the State.
Cassidy moved to amend by inserting
that all the cattle dealers Of the State be
invited to confer with the Committee on
Agriculture. Withdrawn.
Cresswell moved to amend that the
saloon keepers be invited to confer with
the committee relative to their tax.
The resolution indefinitely
postponed.
Resolution by Stampley for paying for
the duplicate copy of the Surveyor Gen
erals report. Carried.
MESSAGES FROM THE ASSEMBLY.
Assembly Joint Concurrent Resolution
No. u passed the Assembly; also SUBJ
st:tute Assembly Joint Concurrent Reso-
luton No. 4; also Assembly Joint and
Concurrent Resolution No. IA.
A statement transmitted by Clerk of |
Supreme Court in reference to fees re-.
,eived. Referred TO Committee on
Ways and Means.
Assembly Substitute for Joint Concur.
'ent Resolution in reference to Chinese |
emigration. Referred to Committee on
Federal Relations.
Assembly Joint Resolution No. II,
an amendment to the Consti.
ution of the State of Nevada. Placed
,pon it's third reading and final passage.
Shepherd moved to amend by striking
he word "male" from the resolution
wherever it occurred. Amendment lost
y twenty votes in the negative and
hree in tho affirmative. The original
esolution was passed by twenty.one
otes in the Affirmative.
Special order Of the day was laid over
nth 10 o'clock next Monday.