Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-20
NEVADA LEGlSLATCRE.
Monday, February ~, 1871.

ffayeI uy the SuoPioAos
Journal read aud approved.
The Chair appointed as committee
oil one from each county on Assembly
Bill No. l2O. Allen. Powers. Moore.
Sargent, Atkinson, Howard. Rocker,
Moore, Wright, Caldwell. Parker. Shu-
maker. Grey and Bsbcock.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Committee on Engrossment reported
several bills properly engrossed.
SELECT COMMUTERS.
Lincoln county delegation reported
favorably on the bill to create current
expense fund for Lincoln county.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Trousdale. to grant the Assembly
Chamber to General Il. NJ. Clarke on
Wednesday evening for lecture in OPP
position to the bullion tax bill. Laid
on the table.
b. Bailey. that recess be not taken
in the middle of tue session without .
two thirds vote. Withdrawn.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE.
Transmitting Senate Bill No. 1l6,
amendatory of the civil practice Act;
also Senate Bill No. 50, to remove GER
tain disabilities from Lewis Cook; also
Senate Bill No. 43, to provide for the
republication and stereotyping of Ger
tain volumes OF the reports OF the de-
cisions of the Supreme Court; also Sen
ate Bill No. 100. appropriatlng money
for the payment Of certain claims against
the State: also Senate Bill No. III, to
create q current expense fund for White
Pine county; also Senate Bill No. ~.
nmendatory of the Act concerning estray
animals; also Substitute Senate Bill No.
10. amendatory of the Act relative to the
fire department of the city of Virginia; ;
also Senate Bill No. l29. to authorize
the Commissioners of Esmeralda county
to issue bonds for certain purposes !;
also Assembly Concurrent Resolution
No. &c. relative to granting leave of ab-
sence to Treasurer of Humboldt coun-
tv; also Assembly Joint Memorial No.
%. relative to public lands; also Assem-
Div Concurrent Resolution No. ~, grant
ing leave of absence to clerk of Washoe
county: also Senate Bill No. Ill, amend
atory Of the fish Act; also Assembly
Concurrent Resolution No. %, to print
the report of the Committee on the To-
sane ASYLUM: also Senate Bill No. 81,
relative to the claim of P. Cavanaugh;
also Assembly Bill No. 70,
amendatory of the lien Act; also
Assembly Bill No. IS, amendatory of
the Act 10 incorporate Gold Hill; also the
rejection of Assembly Bill No. 81, amen.
darory Of the lien Act; also passage Of
Assembly Bill No. 81. to prohibit fast
driving over bridges; also rejection OF As
sembly Bill No. rs. to enforce the pay
ment of 9 per cent of toll road receipts to
the School fund; also passage of Assem-
bly, Bill No. 40, amendatory OF the Act
to preserve wild game; also Assembly
Bill No. 81. to place finances OF Lyon
county on q cash basis; also Assembly
Bill No. Ill, to create q current expense
fund for Nye county; also Assembly Bill
No, 40, amendstOry of the civil practice
Act; Assembly Joint Memorial No. 20.
relative to Walker River reservation; also
the rejection of Assembly Bill No. 1O3,
amendatory Of the Gold Hill incorpora-
ton Act; also passage of Assembly Bill
No. 16, amendatory of the crime and
punishment Act; also Assembly Bill No.
So. the Territorial bond bill; also Assem-
bly, Bill No. ~. the deficiency bill in the
llth and 18th fiscal years; also the con-
currence in Assembly amendments to
Assembly Bill No. As, the County Com
missioner bill.
Committee on Enrolment reported
several bills enrolled.
Committee on Judiciary reported
amendments to, and recommended the
passage of Senate Bill No. 60, ameuds-
tory OF the lien law.
FIRST READING OF BILLS.
By Shumaker, to prohibit the sale of
ardent spirits to Indians. Referred to
Committee on Indian Affairs.
Senate Bill No. 11G, amendatory OF the
civil practice Act, was referred to judIcl-
AIRY Committee.
Senate Bill No. so, to remove certain
disabilities from Lewis Cook, was re-
ferred to White Pine delegation.
Senate Bill No. 43. to republish the
Supreme Court decisions, was referred to
Judiciary Committee.
Senate Bill No. 100. for the payment
Of certain claims against the State, was
referred to Committee on Claims.
Senate Bill No. 12l, to create a current
expense fund for White Pine county, was
referred to White Pine delegation.
Senate Bill No. 129, the Esmeralda
bond bill, was referred to Esmeralda del
egation.
Senate Bill No. %, amendatory of the
estray animal Act. was referred to Com
mittee on Agriculture.
Substitute tor Senate Bill No. 70, rela-
tive to Virginia Fire Department.. was
referred to Storey county delegation.
Senate Bill No. Ill, amendasory of the
fish Act, was. under a suspension of the
rules, passed upon its final passage.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Senate Bill No. u, and Assembly Bill
No. 81, the gambling bills, were the
special order for this time. A motion to
postpone the special order, and another
to refer to Committee on Public Morals,
we're both lost.
A motion to indefinitely postpone As
sembly Bill No. 81, to prohibit gambling,
was lost by vote of II to 20. On the
final passage the bill was lost by vote
Of 81 to %. The following is the vote:
Ayes-Bowmer, Brann, Caldwell,
Cleaver, Coulter, Edison, Gladding, Grey,
Howard of Humboldt, Howard of Storey,
Kennedy. Lowrey, Moore of Elko, Mich
OILS. Powers, Rockill. Rocker. Shakes