The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-02-26
THE NEVADA LEeIsL AZURE.

| citizens of Winnemucc4 aad members
of the Republican and Democratic Cen.
trail Committees of Humooldt county.
praying the passage OF the WOODBURY.
and Lewis bills.a v0krf 81 n
A message was received from the
Governor with his approval of bill
relative to boiidins n courthouse in
Eureka; also of bill relating to legisla
tive expenses.
"A message vas received from the As
sem oily asking that Assembly bill 81 be
returned for correction.
The folio wing bills were introduced:
By Stewart 70 repeal the ACT rela-
tive to taxation of the bullion products
of small mines, and to encourage mining.
BY Pownins-To compel railroad
companies 90 deliver freight to con.
signors without extra charge.
By Powniug--Gonceruiog the insane
of Nevata; (proviies for an appropria.
ton of $4,000 for the purpose of cult
waiting land }
By Glb5on--ro amend section rs of
an Act to regulate proceedings in civil
Cases.
By Dtyton--ro am snd an Act rela.
tive to public schools.
By Boardmau--Rs atiug to railroads
bavins termioi ia this State
Cresswe!l presented petitions from
citIzens of Nye county az .inst being an.
nexed to White Pine.
Powning's bill regulating the salaries
of county Officers, passed.
Senate bill lis. relating to County
Commissioners. passed
Senate bill l27, relating to high ways,
was lost.
Assembly bill No Q. to secure liens
to mechanics, passed..
Assembly bill :. to secure liens to
mechanics, was lost
Assembly bill 50, to regulate proceed
ings 10 civil cases, passed.
Assembly bill 70. to prevent breaches
of the peace. was indefinitely post.
poned.
In the Assembly. Allen from Com
mittee of Fourteen reported back the
Woodburn bill with reco nm 40 iation
that it do not pass.
Williams from same COMMITTEES made
minority report. favoring the bill.
Allen moved the majority report be
adopted.
Melarkey moved as an amendment
that the minority report be adopted.
The majority report against the pas.
sage of the bill was adopted by the fol.
loving vote: Ayes Allen of Lincoln.
Allen OF Storey. Andrews, Crawford.
EIdrei, Flanuery. Fulton. Gibson.
Hag4r. Howe. Irvine. Kennedy. Lamb,
Lane. Lawson. Patton, Plummer. Price.
Prisk. Robinson. Shakespeare, Sharp.
Smith Of Eureka. Smith Of LYON.
Smith OF Storey. Taylor, Underwood.
V,nsickle, Wilson. N.ys-Bsard, Fisk.
Foniks. Fraser, Ferguson. Green,
Hanna. Harlow. Lyons. Lyon. May
hugh. Mslarksy. Morrison. Powell,
Smyth of Laoder. Williams and Mr..
Speaker.
Taylor gave notice of bill regulating
fares aud freigbts.
Lyons inttoducsd bill relsting to
railroads (hxes fares at cents per mile
ADD freights at 10 cents per ton per
mile).
Plummer "A bill to amend the jury
law.
Mayhugh, a bill defining the powers
aud duties of County Com nisslouers.
Morrison presented paiition from
citizens of Humboldt county, praying
that members. particularly those from
Humboldt. keep their pledges 50 far as
reducing fares aud freights is concerned.
The Lewis fare aud freight bill was
discussed aud amended by inserting
four cents instead of six as the maximum
rate per toa per mile for freight on rail
roads in the State. and the bill passed
by unanimous vote.
TIE Dunker5, who settled in Penn.
sylvania 100 years ago. no longer hold