Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-24

Senate Bill No. 80, amendatOry OF tn
jury Act. was passed.
Adjourned.
Senate-FiGty.fourth Day.
Senate called to order at 1890 A. N
! with Lieut.. Governor in the Chair.
Roll called, and afterwards prayer b
the Chaplain.
Journal read and approved.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Committee on Printing reporte,
amendments to Assembly Bill No. 116
to abolish the office of State Printer, an,
recommended the passage.
Committee on Public Morals reported
favorably on Assembly Bill No. 81.
Committee on Education reported
without recommendation Senate Bill No
13l, to appropriate money for the relic
of the several Orphan Asylums in tn,
State.
Committee on Elections reported
favorably on Assembly Bill No. -, rel
alive to frauds at elections.
Committee on Public Morals reported
favorsbly on Senate Bill No. 113, te
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orderly houses and inns.
SELECT COMMITTEES.
Storey county delegation reported
favorably on Senate Bill No. 100, the
Brickell claim bill.
| MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
Approving Senate Bill No. 60. to pre-
vent cruelty to women; also Senate Bill
No. AZ, relative to maintenance OF
bridges; also Senate Bill No. 10; the bill
to protect the rights of the owners
of stock shares; also Senate Bill No. 81,
amendatory of the County Commissioner
Act.
Committee on Enrolment reported
Senate Bill No. Sc. amendatory of the
fee and compensation Act. properly en-
rolled and presented to the Governor.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Cassidy, that the Judiciary Com.
mittee be required to report Senate Bill
No. 126. the bullion tax bill. back to the
Senate Immediately after recess to-day,
and that said committee have the re,
mainder of the day in which to report
on all other bills in their possession. A
motion to indefinitely postpone the res
olution was lost. The resolution itself
was passed by a vote of IA to IL.
Senate Bill No. 1873, introduced by
Garrard, out of order, amendatory of
the revenue Act. was referred to Com
mittee on Ways and Means.
Recess taken.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Call of the Senate ordered
The following protest from the Judic-
iary Committee was presented The un-
dersigned, members of the Judiciary
Committee of the Senate, hereby protest
against the action of a majority of this
body in compelling them arbitrarily to
report on Senate Bill No. 1876, before
they had given it the consideration the
merits of the bill require. Said action is
unwise and dangerous to the best inter
ests of the State. We hereby request
that this be entered at length upon the
Journal of the Senate. Signed, Baker,
Boardman, Cresswell and Stewart.
The majority of the Judiciary Com
mittee, according to resolution passed |
this morning. reported Senate Bill No. !
126, the compromise bill. The report |
was signed by Baker, Ciesswell, Stewart |
and Boardman, and was adverse to the |
passage of the bill. The report in short
claimed that the bill was unconstitu-
tional. A minority report signed by Ed
wards. was presented recommending the
passage of the bill without amendments.
Senate Bill No. 10, was taken from
the table and referred to Committee of
he Whole.
Resolution, by Stsmpley, in favor OF
10 Co /
he reports of Mineralogist and Secretary
If State in the appendix of the Journal.
By Comins, fixing the rate of State
Referred to Committee Cd
Ways and Means.
BY Hickey, amendatory of the revenue
Act, was referred to the Judiciary Com
nittee.
Assembly Bill No. 1913, the Supreme
court bill, was referred to Judiciary
Committee.
Assembly Bill No. lis, the Lincoln
ounty fund bill, was referred to Lincoln
delegation.
Assembly Bill No. 1919, the Lincoln
Dan bill. referred to Lincoln delegation.
Joint resolution No. 80, the Truckee
ish resolution. was laid on the table.
Senate Bill No. 103, amendatory of the
evenue Act. was laid on the table. A
notion to reconsider the vote Was lost
The work of the afternoon session con-
isted principally in the calling of the
oil, on motions to adjourn, aud on ap-
calls from the decisions of the chair. On
lese various points the roll was called
t least twenty times. and no business
any importance was done. The entire
me was consumed in sparring and .
on points relative to the a
ullion tax bill. Each motion to adjourn c
as enthusiastically voted down, and :
ne Senator declared his intention to
imp in the Senate Chamber, and fight :
out on the same line, even if it took 4
! summer. A large number of the
her Senators concurred. The conclus.
n of the matter was that the amend
ents reported by the Judiciary Com |
ittee were rejected, the bill was ordered !
CROSSED and made special order for i
day ut II NJ. o.
AT 7:15 P. M. Senate adjourned.