Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-30
NEVADA LEGISLATCRE.
Monday, January 30, 1877.


Speaker in the Chair.
Roll called and quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Journal read and approved.
Leave of absence asked for Parker and
Everett.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Committee on Judiciary reported un.
favorably on Assembly Bill No. %, de.
6uing the time of commencing civil
actions; favorably on Assembly Bill No.
Is, to secure liens to mechanics and
others; favorably on Senate Bill No. 10.
the bill to pay the clerk of the State III
brary unfsvorsbly on Assembly Bill No.
81. relative to civil cases in the courts;
unfavorably on petition relative to pen
sion for Alva Gould.
Committee on Corporations reported
fsvorably on Assembly Bill No. rs. to
enforce the payment of 2 per cent. on
all proceeds of toll roads for the school
fund.
Engrossment Committee reported sew
erai bills properly engrossed..
Committee on enrolment reported cor
rectly enrolled certain bills.
SELECT COMMITTEES.
Conference Committee on the Church
i'll bill reported q substitute for the
same.
Conference Committee on the Presi-
Dental contest recommended the adop-
ton of Senate Concurrent Resolution
No. IA.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
BIZ Edison, that q room 6e procured
for the enrolling clerk Of the House.
Adopted.
By Moore of Elko. relative to a COM
mittee on the salaries Of State officers.
Adopted.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE.
Transmitting Senate Bill No. Z, the
Storey county claim bill; also announc-
Churchill bill; and the passage of SEN
ate Bill No. AZ, relative to the payment
of the accounts of persons employed to
bring back fu2itives from justice; also
the passage of Assembly Bill No. 60, the
Nye county bill; also the rejection of
Assembly Bill No. SO; also adopting the
bill relative TO granting leave of absence
to r. L. Chase of Eureka.
FIRST READING OF BILLS.
Substitute for Senate Bill No. 3. the
Churchill bill.
By Botsford. relative to the inspection
OF gas meters. Ordered printed and re-
ferred to Committee on Corporations.
By Branp. relative to the incOrpora-
ton of Gold Hill. Referred to Com
mittee on Corporations.
Resolution by Edison. relative to the
procural of suitable room for the copy
ing clerk of the Assembly. The resolu-
ton lost, and Braun, Grey and Edison
appointed a committee of investigation. .
A bill by Howard of Storey. to prevent
determinations in railroad charges. Re-
ferred to Committee on Corporations
and the usual number of copies ordered
printed.
Resolution out OF order by Howard of
Storey, relative to committee reports. 1t
implies that each member of the COM
mittee must have his name added to the
report. The resolution WAS lost.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 16,
relative to the printing of the Adjutant
Generals report was adopted.
Senate Bill No. Z, the Storey county
claim bill. was placed on general file.
Moved by Allen that the substitute on
the Churchill bill be adopted. The
motion adopted.
Senate Bill No. A.. tho fugitive bill,
was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
GENERAL FILE AND THIRD READING OF
BILLS.
Assembly Bill No. so. to create a
Board of County Commissioners in the
several counties of the State was passed
BY vote of 20 to IL.
Assembly Bill No. So. relative to the
construction Of toll roads and bridges
in the State. This is amendatofy Of the
Law on the subject in question. This bill
had no enacting clause. A committee Of
one, Harris. was moved to insert this