Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-19
NEVADA LEGISLATURE.
Thursday. January Is. 1877 .

Journal read and approved.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Engrossmert Committee reported
favorably on Assembly Bills No. 10
and %.
Judiciary Committee reported on Sen
ate Bill No. % favorabiy; Assembly Bill
No. Al favorsbly; Assembly Bill No. AZ
favorably; Senate Bill No. 90 unfavor.
ably; Assembly Bill No. As favorably
Assembly Bill No. 81 unfavorably.
REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES.
Select Committee on Senate Bill No
"a. referring to revenues Of Eureka
| county. reported favorably.
Committee on Senate Bill No. 70,
tain to Austin, reported favorably.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Resolution by Trousdale to grant
Buckner Of Humboldt leave of absence
| for six months.
Resolution by Bailey to suspend the
rules and act on Senate Bill No. y.
Motion withdrawn.
NOTICES Or BILLS.
BY Shumaker, q bill for penalty for
non payment of taxes; also one in refer
ence to providing revenue for support of
State.
FIRST READING OF BILLS.
By Babcock, Bill No. So, to create a
Board of County Commissioners in the
several counties of the State. Referred
to Judiciary Committee. This bill
especially refers to Storey county.
By Stewart, Bill No. 81, in reference
to securing liens for mechanics. Took
the usual course.
BY Trousdale, Bill No. 50, to abolish
County Superintendent of Public
Schools to be ex-officio Public Admin.
istrators. Referred to Judiciary Gem
mittee.
By Trousdale, Bill No. SO, in refer.
ence to elections. Directed against the
furnishing of liquors on election days.
Referred to Judiciary Committee.
BY Atchison. Bill No. 81, imposing
certain duties ON the Governor of the
State. Directed against persons robbing
or obstructinG railroad trains or stage
coaches. Referred to Committee on
Corporations.
BUSINESS on THIRD READING AND GENERAL
Communication from Controller. A
list of claims reported az deficiency
claims. Referred to Committee on
Ways and Means.
Substitute Senate Bill No: s, acted on.
It was in reference to the better keeping
Of the Sabbath. The bill lost.
Substitute for Assembly Bills 25 and
26 was unanimously passed. This bill
was in reference to criminal cases in the
courts.
Substitute Assembly Bill No. 81, in
reference to comforting additional powers
on Justices of the Peace. Unanimously
passed.
Senate Bill 81. to regulate criminal
proceedings III courts Of justice. Passed.
Senate Bill No. II. in reference to the
encouragement Of mineral exhibits. The
bill exempts the same from tax. The
vote was in the negative, and the bill
vas lost.
Leave OF absence asked for Griswold.
Assembly Bill "a, in reference to crimes
and prnishments. This bill is in refer.
ence to clipping the pistails Of China
men when criminals. A motion to in
definitely postpone was lost. Bill laid
on table.
Motion to take o recess for one hour.
Lost. Motion to adjourn also lost.
Assembly Bill q. q bill to pay attor
nsys in certain cases. House refused to
engross.
Assembly Dill 10, defining the time OF
civil actions. House re-
fused to eDgrOss.
Assembly Bill No. 4. in reference to
the employees and attaches of the House. |
The House ordered the bill engrossed.
A recess for one hour moved and lost. |
A motion to adjourn lost.
Assembly Bill lis of the seventh ses.
sion of the Legislature was read. This
bill vetoed by the Governor. On the
question of passing the same notwith-
standing the veto, the vote was in the
negative.
A motion to adjourn was lost
Assembly Bill No. 10, to prevent the
of fish in the waters Of Ne
,ada, was passed.
Assembly Bill No. %, ia reference to
he sale of opium, was referred back to
he Committee on Engrossment.
Senate Bill No. q, in reference to the
will of Rufus Adams was passed.
Assembly Bill No. Al. to provide rev.
niue for the support of the government.
ordered engrossed.
Assembly Bill No. 43. to prohibit licen-
ious advertisements. Ordered engrossed.
Senate Bill No. 20, relative to the reg
llation of criminal cases in courts. This
ill had passed the Senate. The House
judiciary Committee reported unfavor-
bly,, and the bill was lost.
Assembly Bill No. As, relative to the
publication of Nevada reports. The bill
engrsssed.
Senate Bill 81, authorizing the Con-
,issioners of Eureka county to change
be apportionment Of certain money, was
assed.
Senate Bill 25, relative to the railroad /.
ON Battle Mountain to Austin, was !
assed. Sawtelle was excused from l
citing on the above bill. and Moore, of t
lko, and Rockill, of White Pine, voted
! the negative.
Adjourned at 2:O5 Pm
Standardization Day.
Cal1ed f0 order at II A. NJ with T,iaut |