The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1891-02-14
NEVADA LEGISLATURE.
Synopsis Of Its Proceedings for the
Week ending February 7.
SENATE.

nS IEeseub appoihtCN o"aiS5"~A3
Foley and Mcdonnell on Joint Com
mittee on Constitutional Amendments.
Message from the Assembly an
nounced the passage of Assembly bill
3, (Murphy's) relative to time ofopen-
ing and closing saloons.
BY Foley, Senate bill 22-To author
ize the payment to Frank Bell OF
$1,1f1 for services as acting Governor
while Governor Stevenson was sick.
Committee on Claims.
Foley introduced Senate bill 23, to
repeal the Act establishing State
Printing Office and creating office OF
superintendent of State Printing
Office. judiciary Committee.
Assembly bill 3 murphy y, to
amend the Act lclative to open ing and
closing saloons, was referred to Com
mi;tee ON Public Morals.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
There was lively debate over the
question of Constitutional Conyen-
ton.
Sawyer introduced resolution call
ing on the joint committee on the can
vassing of the constitutional conven-
ton vote to report at once. He made
u hot speech and intimated there was
a disposition to smother the report.
Emmitt moved an amendment to
have the committee report Wednes-
day at 3 O'Clock.
Comins Zone of the committee) said
the committee was doing its best TO
get evidence, and was about TO call
several important witnesses. He want
ed TO make il special order for
Thursday.
Sawyer in reply said the committee
WAS exceeding the scope of its pow
ers, and il was not necessary To call
witnesses from all over the State tn
protract the business. All the COM
mittee had to do Was To go to the
Secretary oil States office aud find uut
what the vote was. The people had
spoken, and everybody knew what the
vote was; it WAS simple matter and
he wanted the report at once.
Williams held that the committee
was doing its whole duty honestly and
conscientiously, aud if il was not do
ing its duty he wanted it discharged.
He had endeavored to discharge his
duty under his official oath. II it
could be shown that the people of the
State desire a convention, aud the re-
turns were properly certified, he would
vote for convention. He wanted the
committee to have ample time or else
be discharged.
All the resolutions were voted down
and the matters come up in the usual
manner Tomorrow.
Assembly Concurrent Resolution,
amending Constitution so rs to tax
patented mines. Read third time and
passed. Ayes, 10; noes, /.
ASSEMBLY.
Petition received from Virginia City
of 400 signatures, including saloon
keepers, for the non-repeal of the 12
o'cock law; also one from Reno with
375 names.
Wager introduced an Act to create
District Judges, providing for election
of District Judges therein and fixing
salaries. each District to elect its
own Judge.
Folsom (by leave) introduced As
nembly bill IS, an Act requiring liz
cense for compensated stallion service.
Gignoux-Assembly bill 10, an Act
to regulate fees and compensation for
officials and other services in the State
and to repeal all other Acts in rela-
tion thereto. Judiciary Committee.
Senate bill, relative to marriages,
(second cousins may marry passed by
vote of 81 to 5. Those dissenting
were Allen, johnson. Mcclellan, Van