Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-01-29
THE STATE LEeIsLATURE.
Rroce sdings I'm Both Houses Yes.
terday.
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ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
CARSON, Jan. 28.-State Prison matters
somewhat broke the Legislature calm to.
DAY. The committees report in the
Assembly and q breezy talk in the Senate
were considered the surface indications Of
q disturbance in the under. current.
In the Assembly the Committee on State
Prison, consisting Of Williamson, Hawkes.
and Pike, submitted a report in writing,
which Pike read at the Chief Clerks desk.
The committee reported having made q
thorough investigation, and having found
both dicipline and management good.
The shoe industry, it was claimed, could
never be made POTABLE, though it should
De continued 30 long as the prison re-
NAMED 10 its present location. Some rec
o~mendations were made in respect TO con-
verting the part used for female quarters
the lce-house into q hospital, and that
new cells be built for the accommodation
OF female convicts. Two hundred aud
nifty copies Of the report were ordered
printed.
In the Senate Boyle moved that the
Committee on State Prison and Insane
Asylum be directed to report Immediately
q bill introduced by him. providing for
the appointment OF q Warden by the
Board Of State Prison Commissioners.
Parker opposed the motion on the ground
that the committee had no time to fully
discuss the bill. Poujsde pointed out the
Importance Of immediate action on the
/ Dill. II IL Wna IN aarva any una6 nnrpnaa
Fish stigmatized the motion as an out
rage on the committee; il was, besides,
the duty Of the Legislature TO elect the
Warden as people had elected them, TO
discharge that duty in connection with
their other work. Marker said, as Chair
man, he was ready to report, but his COM
fnitiee had refused to discuss the matter.
Finally, on motion Of Dennis, the commit
tee were directed to report q bill at 2 P. M.
When the Senate took O recess, the
State Prison Committee went into session,
when il met st 1880. Marker arose, and
submitted majority and minority reports.
The former was signed by Parker, and
recommended that the bill do not pass.
The latter was signed by Marker, who
recommended its passage.
The first ield-dsy Of the session prsc-
ticaliy opened, when q bill came up for
discussion. The Senate Chamber rapidly
filled up with a deeply interested audience
Of Assemblymen and candidates for
Wardenship, their friends, and all those
who like to hear 9 spicy debate. After a
little preliminary sk~irmishing, the bill
was read by sections. Fish moved to
strike out the section giving the appoint
nent TO the Commissioners, and leaving
tue election in the hands Of the Legisla-
lure. but requiring them to elect Warden
on the second Wednesday in January.
Fish warmly advocated his amendment,
while Westerield and Poujade. with equal
yigor, opposed it. Parker and Powell
also espoused the amendment, and
Dennis spoke against it. 1t was
defeated by six yeas TO thirteen nays,
| as follows: Yeas, Fish, Gallagher, Kaiser,
Parker, Powell, Williams; nays, Boyle,
Briggs, Dangberg, Dennis. Foley, Lyman,
| Marker, Maute, Pierce, Poujade, Smyth,
| Thoma and Westerfeld. Tue bill, how
ever, to the surprise of its friends, was de-
feAted on its final passage by ten to nine,
AS follows: Yeas. Boyle, Briggs, Dennis.
Foley, Marker. Maute, Pierce, Poujade and
| Thoma; nays, Danberg, Fish, Gallagher,
Kaiser, Lyman, Parker Powell, Smyth,
Westerheld aud Williams. Parker, who
had voted yea, with the object Of moving
a reconsideration, seeing the bill was des-
| tined TO defeat, as he desired, changed his
| vote TO ave. Westerfeld, who had voted
| ave, changed his vote to nay, in order to
move a vote OF reconsideration, OF which
he gave notice. After holding the Assem-
| bly concurrent resolution, providing for
an adjournment within 40 days, under
| Amusement for three weeks, the Senate
| Committee OF Claims reported 1t back to
| the Senate. There was q majority and MI
nority report. The majority report was
| signed by Gallagher, Republican, and
smvth. Democrat.) 1t recommended that
| the Assembly Forty-day resolution be
amended by adding, after figures 1885,
"proyided that OF that date, the general
appropriation and deficiency bills shall
have become lava, and that said resolution,
as amended, do pass"
The minority report WAS signed by Ly-
man, Republican,. and recommends that
| the Assembly resolution do pass as origin
| allv introduced. No action was taken on
| either reports.
The Senate passed a bill for the proteo-
| ton of jewellers and watchmakers. boyle
| and LYMAN alone voted against II.
Fish's bill to allow surety companies TO
transact business in this State also passed.
after being amended 30 as to include Ger
tain provisions contained in the Assembly
bill on the same subject.
The Assembly met at IL A. M, and ad-
journed at noon.
The Senate was in session from ii A. NJ.
| N 1918 p. NJ, and from 1870 to $3.50 P. NJ.
/, is given out that the Republican eau
Gus will be held TODAY to name a kepuon-
| can candidate for Warden OF the STATE
Prison.