Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-03
NEVADA LEGISLATrRE.
Friday, February 2, 1877.
Asscmbly-Thirt Day.

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.
Committee on Public Morals reported
relative to the bill on gambling, and
recommended that q committee be APP
pointed to draw q substitute for all the
bills presented on the same subject. The
recommendations adopted.
The Judiciary Committee reported
favorably on Assembly Bill No. II, rel.
alive to the estates of deceased persons
REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES.
The Washoe delegation reported
favorably on Senate Bill relative to the
building of a bridge at Reno.
Lander delegation reported favorably
on Senate Bill No. 81.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
Approving Assembly Bill No. 80, the
Harville relief bill; also Assembly Bill
No. 30; also Assembly Bill No. 60, the
Nye county bill; also Assembly Bill No.
20, the Nevada Artillery bill.
| MOIlONS AMI hESOLC IlONSs
BY Bowmer, granting six months
leave of absence to Thompson Campbell
of Lincoln county. Adopted:
Harris moved to reconsider the vote
by which Assembly Bill No. 40, defining
the time of commencing civil actions.
was passed. This is the limitation bill.
The motion was lost.
Stewart repeated his resolution of yes
terday relative to the appointment of
committee to locate the proposed House
of Reform School. The resolution ruled
out of order.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Hammond, relative to the convey
| ances of mining locations and claims by
miners.
FIRST READING OF BILLS.
By Everett, an act to purchas certain
supplies for attaches and State officers.
Ordered printed and referred to Com
mittee on Ways and Means.
GENERAL FILE AND THIRD READING OF
BILLS.
Assembly Bill No. 76, relative to en-
forcing the payment of 2 per cent. of the
net proceeds of toll roads to the school
fund, was passed.
The Chair announced Coulter, Cald-
we'll and Edison as the committee to act
in conjunction with the Committee on
Public Morals relative to the bills on
gambling.
Senate Bill No. IL, the Reno bridge
bill, was unanimously passed.
SPECIAL ORDERS.
The Eureka and Elko county boundary
bill was now taken up. This was the
time for the final passage of the bill, it
having already been considered in the
Senate.
In support of this bill Mr.. Smith of
Eureka. said that he would like to make
q plain statement of the merits of the
bill. The Eureka and Palisades railroad
has developed the land in dispute, and
as such it belongs to Eureka. The citizens
of this strip desire the change proposed.
and their wishes should be respected.
The bill should be passed for the inter
ests of those citizens, and Eureka
county asks nothing but what rightfully
belongs to her.
Tolley read a speech in opposition to
the bill. He thought it unwise to COM
mence cutting and hacking at boundary
lines at this time. The rubbish thrown
around this bill would seem to mislead.
He said that charges have been made
against the Elko delegation of four years
ago, relative to the unwise disposal Of
this strip. He had heard that Eureka
gave the State University to Elko in re-
turn for this strip. But it was the State
and not the county of Eureka which gave
the University to be such an honor to
Elko county. He submitted protest
from some of the citizens on the strip in
question against the bill. Their sym.
pathies were in favor of Elko. The pro-
test was signed by 80 names. These
were said to be nearly all of the bona
fide residents in that country, except the
men in the employ of the railroad. No
compromise WAS ever agreed upon by the |
Elko delegation in this matter.
Bailey said this was o local fight, yet |
all the members were conversant with |
the same. He produced a map in order |
that he might better explain the bill. In |
1871 there was tacit agreement that the |
strip. 36 miles long, 5% broad at the |
broadest end, should be coded from Lam |
der to Eureka. At this time Elko got |
1000 square miles, and Elko was not to |
ask for this Mineral Hill strip. The bill
passed for the railroad. but the territory
was given to Elko. The speaker said he
could prove that an agreement had been
made to the concession whereby Elko
was not then to oppose the bill. There
was q mistake in the enrolment of the
bill, and consequently it did not become
a law. A petition offered signed by %
names, also another signed by AZ names
in favor of Eureka. He said that the
protest presented in favor of Elko, was
signed by the signers under the opinion
hat it was job Of Eureka to get more
lax for the building Of q court house.