Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-02-10
SENATE PROCEEnINGs.
WEDNESDAY, January 9.

ty and, adding it to Eureka county, recon-
mended its passage.
The committee on Military and Indian AT
fairs recommended the passage of joint resolu
ton No l.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Powning Relative to the building of q
District and Circuit Court ;n,Carson City.
Meder moved that the congressional appro
priation of 100000 be made $50, 600. Resolu
ton passed by unanimous vote.
| On motion of King, the vote whereby Senate
bill No 81 was lost, recon,idered.
| MESSAGES.
| The Clerk of the ASST bly, announced tha.
the act concerning interpretations and the bank
ing business had passed the Assembly by vote
of 40 to O.
| SECOND READING.
Senate bill No SO, act to appropriate money
for the payment of certain claims against Ne
yada. Referred to the committee Claims.
Assembly bill No D. an act concerning cor
poratons. Referred to the committee Cor
portions.
By Westerfeld-S Senate bill No 80, act to
provide for the selection and sale of lands Re
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| BY Wheeler-An act amending the act pro-
| vding for the government of the States Prison.
Referred to the committee on State Affairs.
GENERAL FILE.
| Senate bill No a. an act for the relief or
W. NJ Little Placed on file.
| Substitute for Assembly bill No 2S an act in
relation to the State Library. On motion of
! Hobart. made special order for one O'Clock,
THE WILLIAMS RESOLUTION.
| The Williams resolution came up on special
order.
Perley moved that a com mttee of one be ap
pointed to strike out the preamble.
Seconded by King.
Haines spoke against the passage of the reso-
luton and hoped that it would not pass until
the Senate had more light. He believed that
the Regain bill would destroy the agricultural
interests of the State, although he admitted he
did not understand the provisions of the bill.
Mcconnell answered Hanes's remarks on ag-
riculture and showed that he had misstated the
price of grain and the freight tariffs in Hum
boldt county.
Hanes-Don't you know that every farm in |
Humboldt county is mortgaged?
McConnel-WiIl the high freights on grain |
help to lift those mortgages?
Per!ey rose to point of order, holding that
the Senators we're not talking to the ISSUE
Shepherd said that he understood that a pc
tltlon was being circulated against the Williams
memorial. He wanted a dispatch read from
Elko county.
The clerk read as follows:
To Senator Shepherd. Petitions are being
circulated against the Williams resolution
The farmers are dead against it.
Williams held that his statements had not
been contradicted The petitions coming in
from Elko were of the same character as came
in two years ago, and the people feared that the
c. P. would punish them for the votes of their
Shepherd moved to lay the memorial on the
table until he could hear from his constituents.
King called for a point of order, holding the
motion not debateable.
The vote to table was tie. The Chair voted
in the negative.
Motion to amend lost.
Resolution passed by vote of Is to 9.
Recess taken for one hour.
AFTER RECESS.
The Senate met at 80 committee of the |
whole, with King in the chair. a
Sergeant at Arms brought Rockhill to the bar .
By vote Of the Senate he fined one dollar.
Westerfeld, Powning and Perley were also d
ihed dollar. Hobart. who was the last duck, ;
was fined two dollars by vote of 10 to l.
Hobart moved that the double fine be reduced
o one-half. Lost.
Rockhil! moved to have the fines rescnded,
The Chair refused to entertain the motion
Hobart moved that fine of two dollars BE- d
collected from Senator Schooling, who was al u
he bar. Carried, II
Wheeler was then brought to the bar and V
,ad one dollar.
On motion of Doolin further proceedings t;
Inder the call were disposed with. a
THE MCCONNELL RAILROAD BILL. p
McConnell's railroad bill prohibiting any d
abroad passing through the State from charg
no more that 4 cents mile for the Transports
ion of passengers, came up
Hanes moved that the bill be tabled and at q
ampted to debate the question. Ruled out of Il
rider. o'
Motion lost by vote of IL to l.. OIL
Powning took the floor ana held that Con-
ress alone could regulate the reights and fares
n the c. p. r r. n
The amount of money paid by the people of
,e State to the c. P road for fares amounted tb
, about $66, 600. To cut down the rates one sc