Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-02-14
THE NEVADA LEeIsLAFURE.
Report Of the Canvassfng Gem
mttsee ON constitutional Conven.


Report OF the Canvassing Com
mttsee ON constitutional Conven.
tion.
On the 5th instant. in The Nevada Legis-
Isture, the joint special COMMITTEES on
eAnvAssing ihe vote on Constitutionsl
Convention Al the last general election
reported as follows:
Mr.. President: The joint eommiisss
appointed 10 examine the mstter Of can
wasting The vote On Constitutions Conven-
ton respectfully submit the following re-
port:
Upon examination We fnd that the
last Legislature made no provision for
printing ballots. or for authorizing the
Judges or Inspectors Of election Al the
diferen, polls In the State TO count and
make returns Of the votes cast for or
against the election, or for returning the
abstracts thereof TO any State officers, and
that they failed TO authorize the State
csnvsssing Board or any State officer 10
canvass such vote.
In examination Of abstracts Of votes cast
in the several counties st present in the
office of the Secretary Of State we find 90
follows: Churchill county cast 81 votes;
Douglas, 10; EsmerAlds, 219; Elko, 1884;
Humboldt, 7O2; Lander, ISL; Nye 80;
ormsby, 1872; Storey. 1908; Wsshoe, LAO;
White Pine, 50; total, 5,432.
Eureka Aannty cast S57 votes for
" change Of Constitutions" Lyon county
cast SIG votes for "change Of Consiitu-
tion."
Lincoln county makes no return as 70
vote on Constitutional Convention or
amendment.
The total vote Of the State, based on the
vote cast for the Superintendent Of Public
Instruction, we ind to be IL. 40S.
We find that the vote on Constitutional
Convention 10 Churchill, Elko, Lander.
Nye and Storey counties was certified to
BY the County Clerks Of the respective
counties.
In Douglas, Esmerslda, Humboldt.
Lyon, Ormsby, Washoe and White Pine
counties no mention was made OF the
Constitutional Convention in the Clerks
certificates to the Secretary Of State.
We have consulted with many OF the
leading attorneys Of the State, of both politi-
cal parties, nearly all Of whom advise that
the question Of calling q Constitutional
Convention has not been legally sub
mitted 20 the people, or the returns legally
made.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
sR.s h5;I 1an,nrr, Assembly.
W. N. McGML.
H. A. CoNuSs,
At. STEARNs, Senate.
A. b. MILEEr
After some discussion the repor, Of the
transmitted TO the Assembly. One thous-
aud copies were subsequently ordered
printed.
DEBATE ON THE REPORT.
Secretary Of State Grey came before the
Ssnate with the official returns Of the sew
eral counties Of the State and piled them
up on the reporters desks in front OF the
clerks.
Senator Foley moved 10 count the votes
for and against.
Comins held that il was necessary to
carry such 3 question By 9 clear majority
OF all votes cast, and ell blank votes be-
ing necessarily against, 10 would waste
time.
La Grave held that Comins was correct,
but as q matter OF information q complete
count should be made.
Williamson held that according to the
cammittaa's saP~.A, .A-~s Li.A@ ~s-~.~s
had been cast, and these votes should be
| segregated.
Foley urged that the Senate wanted all
the information possible, and he wanted
10 know just how many votes had been re-
corded for and against. The motion pre-
vailed.
The reading of the returns then pro-
| ceeded, and each OF the returns were then
| passed over to Tellers hickey and Sawyer,
who sc~rutinized them with great care, Mr..
| Hickey using his gold-rimmed goggles
whenever he struck bad chirography.
When Eureka WAS reached the Secretary
OF State read, Yes 357, No 7.
Senator Williams rose and said that the
Committee report showed Q difference Of
z votes from this record. The error Was
shown TO be q clerical one. The count
then proceeded.
When Lincoln was reached the Secre-
tary Of State read that through 9 mistake
Of the firm Of Carlyle 4 Co.,, San Fran
cisco printers, the tickets contained no
clause relative to the Constitutional Con-
gention and no votes we're cast either
way, when IL was discovered IL was TOO
late to remedy the omission.
II thus appears that Lincoln, which was
strongly for the Constitute on. was unable
to vote on the subject. The habit county
officials have Of sending outside the State
TOR printing, caused all the trouble. A
bill is being prepared TO prevent any
future recurrence Of this trouble.
Some Of the returns were q garbled
mess Of bad grammar and misiniormation
and scarcely any certified to in the proper
i form