Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-04
NEVADA LEGISLATURE.
Saturday, February 3, 1877


ASSembly-Th1rty. 1Ourtn D0ys
Called to order at IL A. NJ, with the
| Speaker in the Chair.
Roll called and quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
journal read and approved.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
State Prison Committee in conjunc-
ton with the Select Committee reported
nothing in the Warden's report except
some old lasts had been overestimated.
The estimates in the report are in gen.
eral lower than the stock on hand.
Committee on Corporations reported
favorably on the Gold Hill incorporation
| bill.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Cobourn, granting leave of absence
to Williams of White Pine county for
six months. Carried.
BY Grey. that the Chairman of the
Senate Committee on the State Prison
be requested to furnish the testimony
taken two years ago relative to the man
agement of the Prison. Carried.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE.
Transmitting Assembly Concurrent
time to the committee on the case of the
insane and deaf and dumb to report;
also Substitute Assembly Concurrent
Resolution No. 3. appointing a COM
mittee to visit the State University at
Elko. Blair is the committee from the
Senate. The rejection of Assembly Bill
Ne. SO, relating to the non payment OF
taxes in certain cases after suit; the
adoption of the Utah resolution; the re.
lection of Assembly Bill No. 60, giving
liens to mechanics and others; the adop-
ton Of Assembly Bill No. 43. relative to
licentious advertisements in the papers;
the adoption of Assembly Bill No. SO,
the toll road and bridge bill; the adop-
ton Of Assembly Bill No. %. the opium
bill; the rejection of Assembly Bill No.
81. concerning crimes and punishments.
Rule was appointed as q Committee Of
Conference on this bill.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Hammand, relative to the regula-
ton of cases in the courts of justice.
FIRST READING OF BILLS.
By Cleaver, concerning public roads
and highways. Ordered printed and re-
ferred to Committee on Agriculture.
Bv Babcock, relative to the payment
of the counsel in the several suits rel
alive to the tax on the proceeds OF
mines. Referred to Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Botsfori. amendatory of the act to
create the Virginia City Gas Company.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.
By Cavanaugh. relative to the payment
of the claims of T. o. German and VIM.
H. Long, by the Commissioners Of Eu-
reka county. Referred to Eureka coun-
ty delegation.
GENERAL FILE AND THIRD READING OF
BILLS.
Senate Bill No. 81, to extend the time
of Isaac G. Bateman to supply the town
of Austin with water was passed.
Assembly Bill No. 2. imposing certain
duties on the Governor of the State, was
laid on the table.
Assembly Bill No. II, relative to the
estates of deceased persons, was ordered
engrossed.
Assembly Bill No. IS. to incorporate
Gold Hill, was on motion considered en-
crossed and placed on its final passage.
Stewart asked leave, out of order, to
.
the Secretary of State to furnish certain
evidence in the State Brison case. The
time for the special order being now at
hand. Moore of Elko demanded that it
should be taken up.
The Speaker decided that Stewart had
the floor. An appeal taken. and the de-
cision of the Chair was sustained.
The special order of the day was post
poned for five minutes.
Stewards resolution was adopted.
Senate Bill No. II, the Warden bill,
was now taken up. and placed on its
final passage. Certain minor amend
ments relative to the numbering of the
sections were agreed to.
Harris moved that if any testimony is
to be read, it be read before the debating
ofsthe bill. The motion was lost.
Harris said he had supposed something
would have been first said in favor of
the bill. It had excited considerable
feeling, and had been we'll considered by
the members. The history of the bill
was given. Four years ago the Lieut..
Governor was the Warden, afterwards q
change was made and the present War
den was appointed. Certain charges
were made against the same, but of the |
truth of these the speaker was not aware.
He refuted the assertion that the oppos- |
ers of the bill required time for corrupt
purposes. He knew of no money being
used against the bill. The project Of |
electing a Warden every two years by |
the Legislature. was not good one. but |
conducive of the greatest evils in its ulti-
mate results. The committee appointed |
had reported favorably relative to the
Warden's report, and everything at the |
nrieon wae in uoo6 order The passage