Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-02-26
NEVADA LEGISLATURE.
Twelfth Session
SENATE.
SENATE.

ve,oing, at request of friends If
bill, S. B. 60, relative to Notaries.
| Veto sus aimed.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
By D.ngberg-S. B. 126. Rela-
tive to Pub!ic Schools. Referred to
Committee on Education.
By Pa,ker-S. B. 127, providing
for compiling laws of Stale JUDI
ciary Committee. David E. Bailey
and John D. Hammond named as
compilers.
A. g. 72-For better pr preservation
of highways. Committee on Agr;-
culture.
A. 3. 76 Relative to elections.
Committee on Elections.
A. B. 61-Authorizing point
ment of State detectives. Judiciary
Committee.
By Parker-S. B. 1874, for preser-
| Walton of fish in waters Of State.
Rules suspended and passed.
By Galla.her-S. B. 1875, to
provide revenue for State. Judiciary
Committee.
a. Is. 7S-To regulate fees and
compensation of officials. Com-
mittee on Ways & Means.
A. b. 90 Relative to highways.
Committee on Roads and Bridges.
A. B. $50 punish persons OBJ
structing peace officers in making
arrests. Judiciary Committee.
A. b. 94-Provid,ng for purchas-
ing supplies for State officers. Com
mittee of Whole.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
On motion If Dennis S. B.. lib
was reconsidered. Bill made
special order for Thursday at 2P. NJ.
GENERAL FILE.
A Substitute for A. b. 62, con-
corning crimes and punishments.
Passed.
A. 3. 6S-To regulate proceed
ings in certain criminal cases.
Passed.
A. B. 7O-An Act to amend GER
tain Acts in relation to opium
smoking. Passed.
Recess till o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
S. B. No. SS-An Act regarding
the consolidation of county Offices
Ordered engrossed with instruc-
tions to report as soon as possible.
s. B. No. GAN Act to make
Sheriffs ex-oficio Assessors, etc.
Ordered engrossed.
S. B. No. 70-An Act to provide
for the selection and sales of land,
came up and was the subject OF
considerable discussion.
Dennis offered an amendment
which allowed only citizens to take
up lands. Adopted.
Dennis then moved to amend so
as to allow the taking up Of the
smallest legal subdivision instead
of quarter section.
Parker, the author Of the bill op-
posed this, and in his speech ex-
hibited number Of township maps
with the lands sold marked in red
ink. He showed scores Of these
where men had gone in and located
land in forty acre blocks for the
purpose of getting control of the
springs which they fenced in and
rendered the rest of the township
valaeless as cattle range. He
then exhibited map several yards
long, of the Quinn river with the
forties marked in red ink. All
along the river on both sides for
forty miles it looked like the bloody
trail Of an immense serpent. Way-
ing this map over his head he de-
nounced the policy Of the State
that had allowed few rapacioas
land owners to wall up the water
courses of the State and shut cut
every man who was quarter OF 4
mile away from the river. His
idea was to make locators locate
100 acres instead of 40, and the re-
suit would be that for each 40 so
located there would be 16O and that
much more money would 20 to the
school fund.
An amendment was offered to
make the locations as low as 40.
but it failed.
The bill was finally amended and
ordered engrossed.
S. B. 114-Bill relating to county
Dnfn,.nJ koo a0r,