Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-02-02
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

factories amended Senate bill No 80 and
recommended its passage.
The committee on Federal Relations re-
fares and freights on Interstate railroads,
with a Recommendation for the passage Of a
substitute.
The standing committee on Ways and
Means recommended the passage of the bill
authorizing Boards of County Commission
ers to transfer surplus funds from one in
corporate town TO another
The committee on Enrolment reported
the bill providing for the claim Of Z. S.
Eldridge correctly enrolled.
| MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
On motion of Fox, the Chair appointed
Meder to act in the place of Hammond
| (gone to New York on the Joint Commits
sion on insane matters.
! Resolved, That the members of the third
house have the use Of the Senate Chamber
on Wednesday evenings Adopted
| BY King-That the vote on Assembly
bill No 81 be reconsi3ered. Carried.
ASSEMBLY MESSAGES
The clerk of the Assembly reported tie
passage Of an act concerning conveyances.
BILLS
BY Haines-An act imposing tax on
the selling of wiue and spirituous liquors.
Referred to the committee on Ways and
Means
By Powning-A bill fixing the salaries of
various county officers. Referred to the
judiciary committee.
Assembly bill No. As, an act to regulate
pawnbrokers, was referred to the Judi
ciary committee.
Assembly bill No 81, an act to restore
lost records, was referred 10 the Judiciary
committee.
Assembly bill No so, an act to prevent
frauds in elections, was referred to the com
mittee on Elections.
Senate bill No 81, an act regulating the
construction of barbed wire fences, was
amended to provide that the fences be built
by white labor, and OF United States iron,
referred to the Judiciary committee.
Recess taken until lbs.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon the States Prison bill |
came up on a special order.
A lively debate ensued, and the Senate
Chamber was packed with spectators.
The bill was introduced by Westerfeld,
and appropriated $4,000 for the erection
of a States Prison at Reno.
Haipes was the first to get on his feet,
,1ol 10 4lak E.
could be made profitable by Nevada convict
labor when competing with California con-
vict labor.
Meder thought the bill would simply re-
suit in a large expenditure Of money to no
purpose. He believed it would be just as .
well to board the prisoners at the Palace s
Hotel
Westsrfielo held that two years ago 49, {
900 acres of land had been appropriated for
.he present State Prison. and now it was |
B2S, 600 in debt. {
Gibson said that nine-tenths of his con-
;tituents were opposed to the bill, and the {
present depleted condition of the Treasury I
warranted retcenchment. /
spOAO 0oa1Lob tAc JILL liz Do- |
ieved that the people wanted expenses cut ,
Town. No public building had ever been
put up for the original appropriation.
Furthermore, $50 900 would not build the t
Reno prison. The saving, if any, would
1ot compensate for the large additional ex- l
oense. The cost of running the State '
Prison was only $4,000 year. Only
title while ago this project had been looked
lpon as only the vagary OF the insane +
member from Washoe. @
Here the speaker begged the pardon of il
senator Pewning, amid general merriment
Meder, Haines and Farrell spoke against il
he bill and general oratorical raid was O
nade upon it. p
Senator Powning took the floor to reply 0
nd spoke at length for the scheme, defend L
ng all points with vigor and determination
lie promised that Washoe county would a
i've free water rights to the State Prison or C
insane Asylum if either Of these institu-
ions were located there. He denied that o
here was anything behind the scenes in the o
latter or that it was being done to perpet-
ate the memory of Governor Bradley. tt
Farrell corrected some of Westerfeld's 3
nancial statements and said that when he
lated that the bill bore the ear marks of c.
"a 1ol1,r H. IA ~,o4 ;,4o,J 10 ,oaoot ,no, | NJ