The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-01-25
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through. however, without its eonsits-
9ienality being challenged By several
member Win the roll Sss called tie
rol- Aiood: Ayes-Anss~ Dangberg.
Fish. Foley. Gallagher, Kaiser, Lv-.H n.
Parker, Pierce, Poljtde. smyth, ThoDa,
6e4erfcid and Williams. Nays-Den-
MS. Marker. Maute and Powell
wssIerfeid introduced a bill to en-
eenNge the sinking OF SrtesiAn wells.
Referred to the Committee on Pubic
Lands
A hill was iutroi=e 4 10y Dennis, ard
1eteEned to the Committee on Education.
making a Diploma issued by the Boasi Of
Regents the equivalent Of n tc4eher's
6rst-2rade certificate. Ia other words, c
graduate Of that institution, under the
operation o: the proposed Law. will not
be required to hold a certificate to author
ize him TO teach in the pubic schools;
also. a bill by Dennis to amend the Flee
tau Law. 50 as 10 require from each
els the making Of an oath that he
has a~ecep;ssi no bibe, was reported I'M
favo ably by the judiciary Committee
1t v. j tabled by motion OF Dennis, who
stated that he had offered the bill by re-
quest.
The Assembly passed a bill Ruthoriz-
ing Lander county to issue six per cent.
bonds in redemption Of its Indebtedness;
also, F~ianuigham offered sn amendment
TO the Constitution, the effect Of which
is to strike put the duel clause in the
oath OF Office required to be taken by
the Legislature and all State officers.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The feast Of eulogy and aow Of speech
which attended the balloting ia the two
houses, on the choice for the next United
States Senator, broke loose in the at
tempt to do justice to the many good
qualities o. Jones and Heating.
The Assembly proceeded 10 ballot at
noon.
Allen, rising. placed in nomination the
Hon. John y. Jones. Mr.. Fassett, Of
Eureka, seconded the nomination. Mr.
F~lnnuingham, of Storey, next seconded
the nomination. Mr.. Archer. OF Hum
boIdt, in a half dozen wogds, placed Il.
p. Heating in nomination. In secoRding
the nomination Of Heating, Pike OF
Churchill, waxed eloquent. The roll
Wis called, all the Republicans (32) vot-
ing for Jones. aud ell the Democrats (S)
voting for Heating. At l p. II. the Sen
ate proceeded to vote for United States
Senator. Foley, in u few words nomi-
mated Jones. Parker Of Ornsby, sec
onded the nomination. Poujade of Lin
coin next seconded the nomination.
Smyth of Lander, placed in nomination
Heating Of Storey. Briggs, the silver
tongued orator Of White Pine, seconded
EeSting's nomination. The roll was
then called, and the thirteen Rupubli-
cans, including D~angberg, voted for
Jones, and the five Democrats for Keat-
ing. Boyle and Taylor were absent.
Jones reelection as United States
Senator was confirmed on q joint ballot.
FRIDAY, January 16. 1885.
In the Senate a bill was introduced by
Gallagher, proposing to pay Il. l..
Thomas aud Geo. NJ. Morrison $4,000
TO compile the laws of Nevada.
A bill to repeal the Act consolidating
the debt OF White Pine county. passed
also a bill approprinting $4,000 TO build
or rent a Courthouse for White Pine
county, was passed.
Two committees were appointed, one
TO draft a bill amending the law taxing
the net proceeds of mines; the other to
call q silver convention at Carson, Janu-
AIRY 3lst. A motion that the convention
be held as above stated and that each
county send five delegates. was carried
In the Assembly. the Act limiting the
Legislative sessions to forty days, was
referred. The bill providing for dele
gates to the Denver Convention, was also
referred.
Substitute for Pixies bill providing
for fees Of jurors, was ordered engrossed
and placed on general file.
An Act referring to highways, referred
and ordered printed.
An Act to regulate the compensation
OF County Clerks, was referred to the
Lander and Humboldt delegation.
Lidd!e's bill relative to liquidating the
Indebtedness Of White Pine county, was
passed.
SATURDAY, Jan. 18th.
Three Of the five amendments TO the
Constitution. proposed by the Legisls-
ture last session. were adopted by the
Senate. The first one, changing the
time OF meeting Of the Legislature to
the first Monday in February, was de.
feated.
The amendment respecting the right
OF SUFFRAGE was adopted. n%otwithstand-
opposition. 1t strikes out the word
white" and requires adopted citizens
70 have been residents Of the State six
months before having n right to vote.
1t extends the term Of residence for one
year, and DISTINGUISHES the voter for
selling his vote. Tine section amending
the section providing for the manner of
amending the Constitution was adopted
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