Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-01-15
NEVADA LEGISLATU RE NINTH
SESSION.
Senate-Ninth Day.
CARSON CITY, January Ia, 1879

Prayer by Rev. Mr.. McLan. Minutes
Of previous day read and approved,
Chair appointed as joint committee to visit
the Insane, from the Senate, Messrs. Dayton
and Westerfeld
| MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Boardman, concurrent resolution that
: joint committee be appointed to inquire in
to the expediency of establishing State
Bureau of Labor. Adopted. Boardman,
Wheeler and Doolin appointed such commit
tee.
Message from the Governor transmitting
the report of the State Mineralogist.
Westerfeld moved that the resolution laid
on the table yesterday be taken up. Which
motion authorizes the Secretary to procure
clerical aid to copy the annual reports of the
State officers into the appendix,
Mr. Meder thought it the duty of the copy
! ing clerks to do the copying as provided by
the rules.
! Mr. King thought the Secretary would be
| likely to work tle clerks as far as possible and
tlat they could not do all the work Reso-
| luton lost.
| MESSAGES FROM ASSEMBLY.
Transmitting a concurrent resolution au-
thorizing the appointment of a committee to
investigate the affairs of the State Orphans
Home. Adopted
Also concurrent resolution authorizing the
printing of 200 copies of the Senate mem
orial relative to the inter State commerce.
Adopted under suspension of rules
NOTICE OF BILLS.
BY Martin of an Act to abolish the office of
County Superintendent of Schools.
By King of bill to repeal the Act known
as the drummer law.
By Dayton to amend the Act to provide
for the maintenance and supervision of pub
lie schools
Assembly concurrent resolution regarding
the appointment of committee to Stockton
laid on the table, similar resolution having |
already been adopted.
Comins moved, out of order, to consider |
the report of State Mineralogist, motion car
ried and report referred to Committee OH
Pablo Printing.
Report of Clerk Supreme Court referred in
same manner
Secretary of State submitted the proposed
amendments to the constitution of the State
passed at the last session of the Legislature,
known as the Mighels amendment, and the
amendment concerning school moneys for
sectarian purposes, both of which have been
published in most of the Nevada State pa
pers and are familiar to the people.
Mr. Cassidy moved that the amendments
be put upon their final passage under sus-
pension of the rules.
Mr. King desired the reading of the article
Of the constitution relative to such amend
nents Roll called and bill passed unani-
mously.
At u M the Senate pr ceedei to take up
the special order 10 vote for United States
Senator.
Previous to the vote Mr. Cassidy stated &
hat the resolutions relative to fares and |
reights had never been forwarded through
some neglect oversight. He thought that
10 vote should be taken upon this important I
point until some evidence had been had that Ii
Zones would regard the wishes of the people IL
s expressed in those resolutions, and advo- a
ated delay in voting until Mr. Jones could St
,e heard from. Il
Mr. Comins stated that the law required II
hat vote should be taken this day, and that
he people of this State demanded i'll voice c.
hat could not be mistaken that Hon. John y
}. Jones should be returned to represent :;
hem III the Senate Of the United States.
Mr. Cresswell believed that the people had
ontdence in their representatives and that il
nev would be satisfied with whatever action al
heir representatives thought proper Ito take B
pom this subject that all the people of both fir
artes desired that some action should be te
.ken upon the railroad question, and that no iC
ian should cast vote for John P. Jones I'M Il
| he had expressed himself upon this mo- N
entous question. 1t did not seem quite the II
ling that the Hon John p. Jones when he
ent to Washington conveyed in Dl- dc
,ctor's car, and he doubted the sincerity of ar
ohm p Jones in his speech made during the 4
lmpaign. He here read an extract from fl,
[r Jones speech relative to inter national ia
.i!roads which Mr. Cresswell denounced as
and vague as words could make
and feared he would vote ''No" on the
ending railroad question, and proposed the ii,
enate vote in such manner that no choice