Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-27
NEVADA LEGISLATURE.
Friday. January 2e, 1877

Friday, January 70, 1870.
Assembiy-Twenty Day.
Called 10 order at II A. NJ, with the
Speaker in the Chair.
R,il called and quorum present.
Pr.yer by the Chaplain.
Journal read and approved.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS.
Presented by Sawtelle and signed by
1903 numes. asking that part of Reese
River valley in Nye county. be attached
TO Lander. This section includes within
its limits lone, Knickerbocker and Union
mines. The Inhabitants of this part OF
Nye county are unanimous in favor OF
the change. The petition was referred to
Committee on Counties and County
Boundaries.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Committee on Claims made minority
report on Senate Bill No. %, relative to
the relief of Jacob Klein. A majority
report was presented on Wednesday
against tho payment of this claim.
Committee on Corporations reported
| fsyorably GU Assembly Bill No. IS, the
toll road bill.
Committee on Ways and Means re-
ported favorably on Assembly Bill No.
6S; also favorabIy on Assembly Bill No
10; also favorsbly on Assembly Bill 40.
ell amended aud passage recommended.
Committee on Claims reported favor
ably on Assembly Bill No. 81. the apPrs-
priation bill; also reported on Senate
Bill No. Is. to pay the clerk ia the State
Library, and recommended that the
claim be referred to the Judiciary Com
! Iaittee.
Judiciary Committee reported on AS.
sembly Bill No. SO, and recommended
the passage. ,
Committee on Public Morals reported
favorably on Bill No. I'll. the prize fight
| ing bill; also favorably on Assembly Bill
No. So, the capital punishment bill, and
after amendment recommended the pas.
sage.
Committee on Engrossmcnt reported
correctly engrossed Bills No. l6, 43
and IS.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Grey, notice given yesterday. to re-
consider the vote by which the State
Prison bill was yesterday postponed
| until next Friday.
l.
against this motion. The rule upon
which this point o. order was taken Is Il 8
follows: On the day succeeding that on
which g. final vote on any bill or resoln-
ton has been taken, said vote may be
reconsidered on the motion OF any men,
Der; provided, notice of intention to
move such reconsideration shall have
been given on the day on which such
final vote was taken. by q member
voting with the ma jority; aud II shall not
be in order for any member to move
reconsideration on the day on which
such final vote was taken. Said motion
of reconsideration shall have precedence
over every other motion. except motion
to adjourn. No notice of reconsider
alton shall be in order on the day pre-
cedinc the last day of the session. But
there shall be no reconsideration of
vote on q motion to indefinitely post
pone. This point of order was discussed
ut length, and the House de-
cliued to vote it well taken.
taken. To sustain the point OF order
sixteen members voted 10 the affirmative
and twenty nine in the negative. The
motion to reconsider was DOW put and
on the ayes and noes being called the
vote was thirty-two in the affirmative and
fourteen in the negative.
1t WAS now moved BY Harris that this
bill be made special order for next
Wednes lay at II o'clock.
Moore opposed the postponement. and
affirmed that one man had been offered
500 TO be absent on the day Of the
vote. An amendment 10 make the day
Tuesday instead of Wednesday was &C
cepted. The postponement was made
by the u ouse.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Kennedy, to prohibit the driving
of animals over toll bridges at q gal.
faster than o walk.
FIRST READING OF BILLS.
By Kennedy, bill to prohibit the COL
lection of accounts or demands for liquor
sold at retail. Ordered printed aud re-
fer1ed to Committee on Public Morals.
By Sawtelle, repeating the bill author
izing the Secretary OF State to employ
clerk in the State Library and Adintant
Generals Office. Referred TO Committee
on Ways and Me ms.
Rule gave notice, out Of order, of q
gambling bill.
kOcklll introduced Dill IeiaIVe 10
securing liens to mechanics and others.
Referred 10 judiciary Committee.
BUSINESS ON THIRD READING AND GENERAL.
FILE.
Senate Bill No. 26, the bill for the re-
lief of Jacob Klein, was taken up. A
long discussion eusued between Moore,
of Eiko, aud Grey, Mishels and Edison.
too former gentleman opposing the bill
and the latter favoriDg it. The bill was
referred to y Committee of the Whole.
The House resolved itself into the Com
mittee of the Whole on motion OF Moore.
The Committee rose and reported back
the bill favorabIy to the House. On the
final passage of the bill the vote was In
the affirmative, and the bill was declared
passed.
A motion to adjourn was lost
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 16, to
annex part Of Southern Utah to Nevada.
This resolution is one of recomm-nda-
lion to our representatives in Washing,
ton. The resolution was passed.
Motion to take recess was lost.
Assembly Bill No. 48. authorizing Dis.
trict Judges to appoint Court Commits
:u... .,oo ouondo1 ond paSsed