Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-26
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TENTH Observation-Disclosures DAT.


Senate met 1t II o'clock.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
On misunderstanding the pas
sage Of Senate Bill No. IS. for the re-
Lief OF Kimball and Swallow; alss IN
Act providing for the payment OF the
claim Of James Buckner for enrolling
State militia.
MESSAGES FRoN AssENBLY.
The following Assembly messages were
received:
An Act concerning the allowance OF
certain claims against certain counties Of
the State. and the barring Of certain
others.
Co,currsnt Resolution No. IS, 10 ap-
point . committee to investigate the Or
phans' Home.
Concurrent Resolution No. 8. grant
ing leave Of absence to George T. Cor.
man.
Concurrent resolution relative to the
printing OF the report OF the Board Of
Directors OF the Orphans Home.
Substitute for Assembly Bill No. 6, to
prevent the unauthorized expenditure Of
State money.
Senate Bill No. 8. amending an ACT
relating TO elections was returned. II
having failed to pass the Hsuss.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
By Gallagher-A bill to amend an Act
concerning crimes and punishments
also, an Act enabling defendants to tes-
tiiy a. Witnesses in criminal cases ; also.
. bill to regulate proceedings in civil
cases also. . bill to regulate proceed
ings in criminal cases.
INTRODUCTION AND IRIS READING.
By Brumsey-A bill to amend an Act
for the relief OF solvent debtors and pro-
lection OF creditors. Referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
By Hainss-An Act to prohibit the
carrying Of concealed weapons. Re
fsrred to the Committee on Public Nor
ais.
Assembly Bill No. 20. relative to the
payment OF claims against certain coun-
ties. Referred to the Committee ON
Ways and Means.
Substitute for Assembly Bill No. 6, to
prevent the Unauthorized expenditure OF
State moneys. Referred to the Com
mittes on Ways and Means.
Assembly Concurrent Resolution Ne.
-, to appoint . committee to invssti-
gate the State Orphans Home. Adopted.
The Chair appointed Schooling on the
Senate Committee.
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No.
8, granting leave Of absence to George
T. German. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee, with instructions to zee II q
general Law could not be found 10 gov.
srn sach cases.
oESElAL FIX.
Assembly Bill No. 10 to pay James
Bucknsr $3.50 for enrolling militia. Re-
ferred to the Committee OF the Whole.
Relief bill fer Kimball and Swallow.
Referred to the Committee Of the Whole.
COMMITTEE OF TEE WHOLE.
An Act to provide for the payment OF
James Bucknsr for enrolling the militia
in Humboldt county. Claim amounts
to $3.50. Passage recommended.
An Act for the relief OF Kimbali and
Swallow. The claim Wal for $500 for
furnishing forage. etc., to the State
troops during the White Pine Indian
var. A long discussion followed. in
which Doolin. Rockhill. Mcconnell.
Powping aud Haines took part.
Roekhill said that Pownipg. who
claimed to be the watchdog Of the Treas
ury, wasn't much OF . Watchdog when
be wanted to lug $75. 900 down to Reno
and then kicked at a claim Of $500. He
wouldn't be afraid to walk right up to
such Q Watchdog. because be couldn't
bite much with . $4,000 muzzls on.
Laughter
Pownipg replied that he had always
voted against snch claims. and always
would, and made . spirited speech.
Doolin thought Il was q grab. and that
not $40 worth Of grain was destroyed.
Haises made q long speech in defense
Of the claim.
Motion recommending the passage Of
the bill carried.
The bills recommended by the Com
miitee we're then passed ~ introduced.
The Governors Private Secretary an
nounced the endorsement by the Gov.
ernor OF Senate Bill No. 20. providing
for the deficiencies Of the fifteenth and
sixteenth fiscal years.
Adjourned.
The House convened at IL 4. n.
Mckenzie ard Ballinger were granted
leave Of absence.
Barrett made . motion. out Of order,
that Assembly Bill No. 23 be snsrosssd.
Carried.
Ernst, Of the Committee on Public
Lands. recommended the passage OF the
Assembly concurrent resolution relative
to the sinking Of artssisn wells.
Richards, Of the Committee on Enroll.
ment, reported the bill to refund the
bonded debt Of Elko county correctly
enerossed.
Bell, OF the Committee on Ways and
Means, submitted q substitute for As
sembly Bill No. Is. to prohibit County
Commissioners from making provisions
for INDECENT sick, with Q recommends
ton that the substitute pass.
Bill No. 8. creating . Board OF Exam
iners In the several counties, was unfs.
vorably reported on. - the committee
lad acted on and reported back Bill No.
2, which covers the body Of the bill.
Organ moved to reconsider the vote
by which Bill No. IS. relative to the
State Prison, was lest.
The motion wss carried BY . vote Of
"a to l6.
DreIlsr offered . resolution that the