The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-10-23
GARD TO THE PUBLIC.
The Course of the Bonanza Bill i'm
the Assembly,.
PARADISE VALLEY, Oct. 81, 1878.


of those who do not know, desire
through your paper to place square up
on the issue both the friends and foes
of the people upon the bullion tax law,
and to trace the bill from its first ap.
pearance in the lower branch of the
Legislature. to lis final passage.
Senate bill No. 126--An Act amenda-
tory Of, and supplementary to an Act
providing for the taxation OF the net
proceeds OF mines.
Approved Feb. 28th, 1871. Read
first time.
Mr.. Harris offered the following reso-
luton out of order:
Resolved That Senate bill No. 1875 be
read the second time by title under u
suspension of the rules. and that it be
made the special order for Tuesday, the
9th instant at IL clock NJ, aud fur.
thef, that from IL o clock NJ. until 5
O'Clock p. NJ. OF said day be allowed for
debate If desired. at which time the
said bill shall be placed upon its final
passage.
Mr.. Baily moved to amend by strik-
ing out all after the words "12 O'Clock
M"
Messrs. Babcock. Tomb and Batsford
called for the ayes and noes on the
adoption of the resolution. Roll called
aud resolution adopted by the following
vote:
feas--Messrs. Allen, Babcock. Beer,
BatsIord, Bowner, Brown, Bucslug-
ham. Caldwell, Coulter, Elson, Everett.
Grey. Griswoid. Harris. Hawkes.,
H1sard Of storey, Lowery. Mcintosh.
Miils, Moore of Lincoln, Nichols.
Parker, Powers, kockhill, Rocker
Rdie. Sargent, Sawteil. Shaks care,
omith of Eureka, Smith OF Storey,
Stewart, Tomb. Wright, aud Mr..
Speaker ii. Il Mighels. 80.
Nays Messrs. Atkinson, B4ily,
Bell, Cavenaugh, Cleaver, CoDnrn,
Uladding, Hammond, Howard of Hum.
boldt, Kennedy, Moore of Elko. Shoe
maker, steel, ITousdale and Tolley-- 10.
The rules Were suspended and Sen.
ate bill No. l26read the second time by
title. aud referred to the Committee on
Ways aud Means. That Committee
was composediof the following gentle.
men: Nichols, Beer, Parker and
Tonbs. They reported favorably.
On Tuesday. Feb. 81, 1877. the
@ i.i Or6ar L "a
Bonauza- Bill $50 called) from II M.
to P. NJ, was given to debate. The
bill was then read the third time aud
passed by the following vote:
Yeas--Messrs. Allen, Atkinson, Bah
cock, Beer, Batsford. Bowmer, Brown.
Buckingham, Cavanaugh. Coburn,
Coulton, Edison. Griswo.d, Hawkes..
Howard OF Storey, Mcintosh, Mills.
Moore OF Lincoln, Parker, Powers,
Rule, Sargent, smith of Storey, Stew
art, Tomb. Wright, and Mr. Speaker -27.
Nays--Messrs. Bally, Bell. Caldwell,
Cleaver, Everett, uladdIug. Grey,
Hammond, Harris, Howard OF Hum.
boidt, Kennedy, Lowery. Moore OF
Elko. Nichols, kockhili, Rocker, Saw
tell, Shakespeare. Shoemaker, omith OF
Eureka. Steele, IrOusdale and TOT
ey.--23.
/ have the Journals of both the up
per and lower branch Of the Legislature,
ana they are at the service of any ono
who desires to Inspect them, and If
they fail to tud what l have written
above to be true, then will give them
permission to tell lies on me; not'other-
wise. My letter To the SILVER STATE
dated abont March Sd, 1877, showing
to the people What would have been
the effect upon the farmers aud stock
men, aud ia fact all kinds of industries
had 1T not been Tor the veto of Governor
Bradley. and my condemnation of the
entire bill ought to DO sufficient 80 far
as Lam concerned. gave my pledge
to the people. aud by the Eternal, /
kept 1T. W. III. Howard.
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