Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-14
NEVADA LEGISI.ATCRE.
Tuesday. February l3, 1877.


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 COMMUTERS.
Committee on Public Morals reported
favorably on Senate Bill No. =. to pre-
vent cruelty to women; also without
recommendation on Senate Bill No. 70.
relative to crimes and punishments.
Committee on Education reported
without recommendation on the me-
Moral of the National Board of Trade.
REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES.
White Pine delegation reported un-
favorablv on Senate Bill No. 20, relative
to the relief Of Frank Johnson.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
Approving Assembly Bill No. %. the
opium bill.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Trousdale, granting leave of alb
sence to A. j. Shepherd, Treasurer OF
Humboldt county, for six months.
Adopted.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE.
Transmitting Senate Bill No. los, to
create current expense for Esmeralda
county; also Senate Concurrent Resolu-
ton No. 81, relative to visit to the Or.
phans' Home by the Legislature; also
the rejection of Assembly Bill No. As to
provide for the publication of Nevada
reports; also the passage OF Assembly
20 on,1ch fnr mis- ovE nf
stock.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Beer. relative to the practice OF
medicine and surgery in the State.
FIRST READING OF BILLS.
By Stewart, to establish an Insane
Asylum in the State. Referred to Com
mittee on State Institutions.
Committee on Enrolment reported
several bills properly enrolled and pre-
scented to the Governor.
By Caldwell to provide current ex-
pense fund for Nye county. Referred to
Nye county delegation.
By Moore of E!ko. to regulate and
make effectual the power of the Gov
ernor, the Attorney General and the
of fines and granting of pardons. Re-
ferred to Committee on Judiciary.
Senate Bill No. los. to create cur
rent expense fund for Esmeralda county.
Assembly Bill No. 81, to punish for
mism arking stock. was read. The Sen
ate amendments to the title were con-
CURED in; also the other amendments
were received.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Assembly Bill No. II, the free pass
bill, was refused engrossnent by the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes-Baily. Bell. Bowmer, Brann,
Caldwell, Cavanaugh, Cleaver, Everett,
Gladding, Grey, Harris. Howard of
Humboldt, Howard of Storey. Kennedy
Lowery. Parker, Rockhill. Rule, Sar-
gent, Shumaker, Steele, Stewart, Trous-
dale. and Speaker-25.
Noes-Allen, Atkinson. Babcock.
Beer, Botsford. Buckingham, Coburn,
Coulter, Edison, Griswold, Hawkes.,
Mcintosh, Mills. Moore of Elko,
Nichols. Powers, Rocker, Sawtelle.
Shakespeare, Smith of Eureka, Smith of
Storey, Tolley. Tomb and Wright-24.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 81,
relative to visiting the State Orphans
Home was lost.
House took recess for one hour
AFTERNOON ACKNOWLEDGMENT FILE.
Assembly Bill No. IS, to admit to
probate certain paper purporting to be
Sheehan, was passed.
Senate Bill No. 40. relative to roads
and bridges, was passed.
Assembly Bill No. SO, to provide for
the purchase of supplies for State
officers and attaches of the Legislature,
was passed.
Moore of Elko gave notice of motion
to reconsider.
Resolution, out of order, by Shu-
maker. granting leave of absence to 2.
p. Comsiock OF Washoe county for six
months. Adopted.
Resolution by Stewart, relative to the
Bowers ranch in Washoe county. The
resolution favored the appointment of
committee to investigate the cost of pur-
chase. Lost.
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 2. rel
alive to the silver question. was referred
to Committee on Education.
Senate Bill No. 63, to prevent cruelty
to women, was passed by vote Of 81
to IA.
Senate Bill No. 70, for the relief of
Frank johnson of White Pine county,
was indefinitely postponed.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 2, rel
alive to the boring of artesian wells, was
lost.
Assembly Bill No. 80. relative to fees
and compensations, was refused en-
grossment.
Assembly Bill No. SO. to provide rev.
enne for the State, WIS ordered en-
CROSSED.
Assembly Bill No, SO, relative to the
tax on the net proceeds of the mines.
was ordered engrossed.
Assembly Bill No. SO, relative to
crimes and punishments, was ordered
engrossed.
Substitute for Assembly Bill No. 43.
relative to the registration of the names
of electors and to prevent frauds was
adopted, and the bill being considered
was placed on its final pas
sage.
Assembly Joint Memorial No. %. rel
alive to Walker River reservation, was
ordered engrossed.
Assembly Bill No. 104. relative to pay
ment of certain claims, was ordered en-