Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-04
Assembly.

Inc Assembly met ~ ~ cioeks
Irvine offered . resolution that Ed.
ward McF.ddsn be paid $50 for Extra
clerical services. Referred 70 the CON-
mittes on Claims.
A resolution to pay John Brady $s6
for extra clerical hire was referred 70 the
Committee on Claims.
A resolution to pay q. @. Street, Com
mitt.s Clerk. $50 of~ineidental expenses,
Was referred to the same committee.
A message wa received from the Gov
ernor transmitting the following bills
No. 6S. to provide Tor . certain claim
against the State; No. 90. to amend an
Act defining the rights Of husband and
wife; No. 104. to prevent minors from
gambling.
The joint committee reported having
prepared an amendment to the Constitu.
ton. providing women with the rights OF
suffrage.
The ayes and noes were called for on .
motion to adopt the report. and the mo-
ton was lost.
Senate Bill No. Ill. to amend the Act
to provide for the government OF the
State Prison. was Indefinitely postponed.
Senate Bill No. 81. to prohibit the
employment Of fighters In the mines, was
lost.
Mckenzie, OF the Committee on Mines
and Mining. reported %unfavorably to
bills Nos. 1875 and l17, to tax the net
proceeds Of mines.
Ernst reported having amended See.
ton 8 OF Senate Bill No. 90. and recon-
mended the bill % amended. relative to
public lands. The amendment was
adopted and the bill passed.
Dr@Iler, Of the Committee on Contin-
gent Expenses, reported unfsvorsbly to
Bill No. 1877, TO prevent the unauthorized
expenditure OF moneys.
Senate Bill No. "a, to create Q State
Board OF Equalization, was made the
special(ordsr Tor I O'Clock.
On motion Of Smyth. the House went
into Committee Of the Whole TO consider
Bill No. SO, to appropriate money for the
payment Of certain claims.
The committee arose and reported the
bill without recommendation.
The bill was lost.
johnson, OF the COMMITTEES on Internal
improvements, reported ~unfavorably to
Assembly Bill No. 40. to amend the Act
relative to highways.
Assembly Bill No. 1876. to tax the net
proceeds OF mines. was lost by . vote OF
Sc to @.
Recess taken for one hour.
ArrEn RECESS.
The Assembly convened ct I p. N.
Senate bill No. "a, to create . State
Board OF Equalization, came up accord.
ing to special order.
Tusks made q strong speech In oppo-
sition 10 the bill a. IL came from the
Senate. He did not believe In motions
indefinitely postponine bills. They
should pass or be defeated. The Assem-
bly, wero unanimous In passing this bill.
II went to the Senate, aud after remain.
ing for weeks In their hands. IL 10 re-
turned to tho House completely changed
on the very last dsy-ths very last hours
OF the session. In fact II IL . substitute.
introduced by the Senate Judiciary Com.
mittre-ths Constitutional lawyers Of
this LeRislature-and brought to ~ ct
the last minute with the fall expectation
that the House, tho inferior body, will
pass It on no better recommendation
than that the Constitutional lawyers Of
the Senate have introduced 10. This
substitute from the Senate 10 the pearl
set before the swine. The Assembly had
never passed o bill that did net return 10
the House with some Senate amend.
ments tackled on. Even the printed bill
was different from the written bill. II
wal q bad measure and hs would
oppose It.
Waldorf moved that Stephen Gage
constitute q Board OF Equalization.
Coffin. Bell and Ernst spoke against
the bill. and q substitute for Senate Bill
No. "a was introduced BY Mr.. Tuska.
Adopted and passed.
The Board consists OF the Governor,
the Lieutenant Governor. State Con.
t%rollrr, Surveyor General aud Superin-
tsndent OF Public Instruction.
A resolution TO pay $50 to Edward
McFaddsn for extra clerical work was
adopted.
The resolution TO pay John Brady $s5
for extra clerical services was adopted.
Resolution 10 ply to d. @. Street $l6l
for incidental expenses was referred 10
the COMMITTEES on Claims.
Senate concurrent memorial resolu-
ton, relative to State lands, passed.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 20,
relative to public lands, was indefinitely
postponed.
Senate Bill No. 81. to provide for .
new compilation Of the laws, was
amended.
COMMITTEE OF TIE WHOLE.
On motion Of Ernst, tho House went
into Committee Of the Whole 10 con.
slider the bill.
The committee arose and recommend
ed the passage OF the bill - amended.
The bill was lost.
Senate Bill No. 1874. to amend the Act
fixing the salaries Of county officers, wal
passed.
Plank introduced q resolution 10 au-
thori1e the Secretary Of Slate to furnish
the Sup-rintrnd. nj Of State Printing Q
copy Of the Constitution. with the
amendments. to bs bound With tho
Statutes.
At 3:25 o'clock the House took . re-
csaa mill a o,clock D n