Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-02-26
NEvAD ~LEGIsLArURE-
Proceedings I'm Both Houses les
terdAy.

Proceedings I'm Bosh Houses fes-
serday.
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CAssoS, Feb. 25.-The Assembly having
settled down to business in earnest man
ages TO dispose Of . great many bills eaen
DAY. Last night they remained in session
until sIo o'clock. having between 2 o'clock
and that hour debated and voted on 10 OF
the ~ amendments to the Constitution
proposed BY the Senate A substitute was
offered by Fassett to the Senate amend
msnt providing for the consolidation OF
county offices, so As to leave that subject
entirely within the discretion OF the Leg
islature. Tonight the Assembly viii hold
another session to act on the remainder OF
the amendments. At the session to-day
the Assembly passed bills Of It's ewn 70
regulate the fees Of justices and Consts-
bles: in relation to highways, to punish
persons ~obssructing peace officers, regulat-
ing the purchase OF supplies for stase
oficers. and to provide for the appointment
OF State detectives. The General ApPro-
| ~priasion bill was made the special order for
tomorrow evening.
The following Senate bills were passed
| by the Assembly: Acts TO encourage the
| propagation Of Bob White quail, fixing the
compensation OF the Recorder Of White
| Pine county, TO provide for meteorological
| reports, 10 prove Indian war claims. and
for the publication Of bills allowed By
County Commissioners; also the Senate
| Joint memorial for the establishment OF 9
| mail route between Austin and Bernice
| district, Churchill county.
The Assembly Committee on Contingent
| Expenses reported having examined the &C
| counts Of several pablo departments, and
having noticed the expenditure Of moneys
| paid for articles that could well have been
| dispensed with, and 81 ex.rsvagAnt prices
| for the same, although in conformity with
the Law. the committee recommends that
in ease of the statutes Of Nevada being
| completed that the Law be 30 enacted Is 10
have the State Printer do that printing IS
an econimical measure. The State owning
| the books will sell . sufficient number 70
| pay the entire cost Of the revision and
| printing, with . profit besides. The Sen
ate, on . reconsideration Of the same,
passed . bill TO authorize the making Of
chastel mortgages. but amended il so as
prohibit the making Of any such mortgages
for any sum less than $3.50.
The bill fixing the election Of . Prison
Warden on the second Wednesday in jan
uary was also passed.
The White Pine bond bill passed the
Senate after being discussed at great
length. II was passed BY the Senate at 2
o'clock, the hour for consideration.
As special order. the Senate proceeded to
reconsider Senate blu No. so, . bill i'm
posing an oath Of allegiance upon mem
bers of the militia. the same having been
vetoed by the Governor. Parker moved
tol postpone tho special order until /
o'clock Monday next. Smyth objected.
and asserted . motion 10 postpone she
special order required unanimous con-
sent. The Lieutenant Governor ruled
the point OF order not veil taken. Den
mis- favored the motion. because be was in
communication with many Of his constit-
uents. for whose Judgment he had great
respect. . whose opinions be had sought
Their replies vo1ld largely influence his
action. BE spoke not IS . friend Of the
bill. but - . friend Of justice. Smyth
replied that there were many important
bills yet TO act upon in relation to reform
matters and consolidation Of Offices, and
il was not right TO take up the whole time
OF the session with an unimportans
Militia bill or = Governors veto. Pouiade
answered that no more important bill had
come before the Senate this session than
this bill. "It involves . great principle,
and o Of the most serious questions
that had ever come before the people of
Nevada, Smyfhs who had called
for the yeas and nays, withdrew
the call. ~whereupon several Senators
insisted upon the yeas sc says. smyth
again protested against p~ossponing the sus-
cial order. and asserted that the bill h.s
, been rushed through the Senate on il on.
} iginal passage. PoujAde denied that the bill
} had been rushed through the Senate. Tbs
reason it had been passed % promptly wss
because there was not . single argument
advanced against 10 On the floor Of ths So.
ate. In fact, during Ill the time vsssea
upon this bill in the Assembly not . ain
: gle argument had been presented sesinst
the bill In that body. We nov vsnt n
: md out how many people Of Nevada srs
interested in this measure. It has hesn
said that only some $50 we're interested
senator Dennis remarked that be WA On
the committee that fAvorshly reported a.
= bill. He heard no opposition TO any q H.
= features until after 1t was reported. He
then moved 10 refer the bill TO The Corr
: mites on Military Affairs. That gave a.
Senator from Lander . chance to cfsr -
. objections. Not = word was said sesirss
y II since that time. The class Of men ~
Q had his fullest sympathy and Who ceservss
70 Be heard on the subiecs had opposed -
oil. He bad. IS he had before said. wis.
! ven for opinions on tbs bill and desirss
Y more time 70 hear from his Constituent.
p smysh insisted that II there we're any p~si.
lions In regard TO this bill the Clsrki. 49,
' was the proper ulaca far thar qR-.