Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-01-29
ROUSE PROCEEDINGS.

= FRIDAY January %.
Assembly convened at II O'Clock NJ.
Leave of absence was granted to Messrs Shep
herd, Coffin and Knight
Soule. of the committee on Engrossment. re-
ported Assembly bill No 10, to insure the SAFE
delivery of baggage by common carriers. cor
recty eDgrossed; Assembly bill No %. to create
Boards Of Equalization, and Assembly bill NJ
50. TO pay the claim of j. C. Powell, correctly
engrossed.
Duffy, of the committee of Printing reported
i'll favor Of the passage of Senate concurren,
resolution No II, relative to printing copies Of
the report of tie Secretary Of St,te.
4 motion by Bell that the substitute for bill
No Is. relative to granting aid to INDECENT sick,
be held until Monday for reconsideration was
lost.
A motion by Bell to reconsider this morning
the vote by which Assembly bill No IS passed
was lost by vote Of 16 to %.
Messages were received from the Senate trans
mitting Senate joint resolution relative to the
reapportionment of Senator's and Assemblymen:
| Senate bill No 26, to amend the act relative to
| the burial of the dead; Senate bill No 10 rel l.
tive to crimes and punishments; Senate bill n o
| 81, for the relief Of kimble and Swallow
| Moriarity gave notice that he would intro
| duce bill to amend the act relative to the i'm
poration and sale of opium.
Organ gave notice that he would introduce a
bill to build the State Capitol at Reno, to re-
move the State Prison to Phoebe and the
Orphans Home to Tuscarora
Copeland gave notice that he would introduce
bill to amend the act relative to proceedings in
civil cases.
Tuska introduced bill for the relief of in
solvent debtors and the protection of creditors
which was referred to the committees on Judic
iary and Trades and Manufactures.
Assembly bill No 10, to insure the safe deliv-
cry of baggage by common carriers, passed by
a vote of ~.
Senate concurrent resolution No. Is, relative
to printing copies of Secretary of States report,
passed by vote of 43.
Bradshaw introduced, out of order, a resolu-
ton that the Governor be requested to return to
the House Assembly bill No 8, relative to the
criminal practice act for the correction of
slight error. The resolution was adopted
On motion of Smyth of half an hour
was taken.
AFTER RECESS.
The Assembly was called to order at o clock
Senate bill No 2G, to amend the act relative |
to the burial Of the dead, was referred to the |
Judiciary committee.
Senate bill No. 43. supplementary to the act |
concerning crimes and punshments, re- |
ferred to the committee on Public Morals.
Senate bill No So, for the relief of Kimble and |
Swallow was referred to the committee on
claims
At 2:15 o'clock P. NJ the House went into
Committee OF the Who'll, Dallinger in the chair,
to consider Assembly bill No %, to create
State Board of Equalization. [Appoints the
lieutenant Governor, the Attorney General and
the Surveyor General Board
Ernst objected to the bill on the ground that
it made the Board virtually the assessors of all
the property in the State.
Tuska advocated the pas sage of the bill, and
thatits object was to equalize the tax
alton of property situated in different counties,
and to prevent the assessor of one county from
valuing a piece Of property at so much, while
a similar and contiguous piece in another coun-
ty is valued at higher or lower rate.
On motion of Soule section l of the bill was
amended so that the Board consist of the Lieu
tenant Governor, the Surveyor General and the
State Comptroller, rs the Surveyor General, by
the provisions of the bill, is the attorney for the
Board, and Can not therefore be member Of
The Board.
Merrill moved that when the committee arise
It report favorably to the passage of the bill,
The motion was carried.
Assembly bill No IS to pay the claim of ]. c.
Powell $500 came up according to special order.
Green made motion to amend the bill by re-
lucing the sum to $50, |;
Ernst moved to make it 500.
Bradshaw offered to substitute 1925, making
It equal to Buckner's claim.
Merrill moved that the committee arise and
:eport unfavorably on the bill. Carried
At $50 the committee arose and reported in
avor of the passage of Assembly bill No % to
create State Board of Equalization, and re-
ported unfavorably on the claim of ]. c. Powell.
On motion of Plank, Assembly bill IS to pay
The claim of J. c. Powell was laid on the table.