The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-02-09

Synopsis Of the Weeks Proceedings.
The following Legislative proceed
ings are culed from our Carson ex-
changes
Senate bill No. 2S-An Act relating
tn public schools. Amended and fur
Their consideration postponed.
Senate bill No. 80. authorizing Ne.
vada Penitentiary to employ convict
labor for building soldiers monument.
Passed unanimously.
Assembly bill No. SO, for the re-
liet OF Y. B. Cross. Considered in
Committee of the Whole. Reported
with the recommendation that it pass.
This approprlates $1,000 for Mr..
Cross, v ho WAS injured Ivy u. fall from
deiet tive scaffpld while cleaning
walls of the State House. Bill ordered
engrossed.
Assembly Joint Resolution No. 8,
Home Rule Resolution, taken up and
passed.
Assembly hill M. 6, taken up on
reconsideration, received 90 votrs-
nne less than the Constitution major
iiy This WAS the electric light bill.
Assembly bill M 3l--by BIakeslee
requiring foreign corporations To
name and keep IN agent IN each
county IN the State, upon whnm legal
service may he made. Passed.
Military Committee reported favor
ably Assembly bill M. "a, approving
Indian war claims.
Senate hill M. 54-by Mlllett--for
fnrmaii n of Agricultural Districts.
Ordered en2rnssed.
ASSEMBLY
Message from the Governor, calling
attention IN sundry Acts passed 10y
previous Legislatures. 81 that they
may appear in proper manner an the
statutes ut the State Refers particu-
larry In Revenue affairs.
On motion of Cheney. a committee
"f three. consisiin. of Messrs Cheney,
Langan aud Coilin. were appointed Il"
consider the message aud attend to
the titles at Acts.
An Act to create the office of Road
Supervisor in the several counties oil
this Stats. Read and passed.
sTCD-HoRsE POKER
An Act supplemental tn an Act Ia
restrict gaming. Makes the carrying
az at siud-h"rse poker and hockey
pokey criminal act Read aud
passed.
Allen spoke in favor of his hill,
giving lucid description of sud-
horse poker and his own experience,
aud said: From my own experience,
there is mighty little silow for AN out
slider tn WIN. The drawer rakes in
most Of the money and | think il ough HI
To hc abolished.
Poujade said il Was impossible to
stop such games. and prohibition
would merely have the effect of dris-
ing ihrm into privacy.
Dickson SAID il did not take much
capi,y tn start the game and this bill
would thrown many an enterprising
young man out If employment.
Allen said, LOTTERY WAS gentle
mans game 'longside stud. Guess
I've hal rs much experience in il as
any man in the House"
Cheney said If it was hogginc
game Re should move that the whole
matter he referred 10 the Committee
on Agriculture.
Beck expressed himself pleased with
the conviction and confession of Mr..
Allen. lie took the ground few
LAY ago I'm the Lottery scheme) that
gambling could not he stopped. and
now he turns round and brings III this
bill. There are numerous styles {
gambling. and if all could be sup.
pressed, one after another shou d.
The vote stood = ayes, 90; noes, is;
absent, 2.
A message from the Governor. an
n"uncing his approval of Assembly
bill M. l3, Ia exempt certain persons
frnnA inrv Iufv I'm an uCo..nnf az ana