The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1891-02-07
NEVADA LEGISLATURE.
Synopsis of Its Proceedings for the
Week ending January 81.
SENATE.


troller and Surveyor General. Re-
ferred to Committee on Ways and
Means.
Senate went into caucus on question
of electing additional attaches. On
reassembling in the afternoon, the
motion to indefinitely postpone action
on electing additional attaches was
carried.
Kaiser introduced Senate bill 10, to
repeal an Act to prevent tresspass
upon real estate by live stock and
other matters relating thereto. Re
ferred to Committee on Agriculture.
Williamson introduced "a bill to
provide for the payment of taxes by
semi-annual installments.
Gallagher = That the Senate meet
at 12 NJ. to-day for the purpose of
voting for U. s. Senator to succeed
John =. Jones.
The Secretary read the law upon
the election of United States Senator.
John p. Jones was nominated by
Senator Comins of White Pine. Will
hanson and Dunlop each made a
second.
Senator La Grave nominated Theo-
dofe Winters and Senator Sawyer
seconded the same.
A standing vote being taken, re-
suited IN Is votes for Jones and two
for Winters. Jones was declared the
nominee of the Senate.
Sproule introduced Senate bill Is,
an Act reducing and regulating salar-
les aud compensation of certain State
officers. The salaries to be Governor.
$1,000; Secretary of State, Controller
and Treasurer, 81, 400 each; Supt. Of
Public Instruction, $l,S00; Surveyor
General, $4,000; Lieutenant Governor,
ex-oifieio State Librarian, Adiutant
General and Commissioner for the
case of the Insane. 81 500: Governors
Private Sec, $500; Dep. Sec State.
$500; Dep. Controller, $1,000 Dep.
Treasurer, $500; Senators and Assem-
blymen 81 per diem, and ten cents
per mile for distance travelled in com
ing to or going from Carson by the
the nearest route, and not to exceed
$40 for postage, stationery, etc.
ASSEMBLY.
Murphy, from the Judiciary Com
mittee reported favorably on Assem-.
bly, Concurrent Resolution 4, with
amendments.
Menary gave notice of bill repeal
ing the Act relative to the government
of towns.
Assembly bill 2 providing for in
vesting School Funds in U. S. Bonds,
Nevada or other State bonds). Passed.
Assembly Concurrest Resolution 1,
relative to taxing patented mines, was
reported from the committee and or
dered engrossed.
Gignoux-B Bill to enact a law con-
cernlng chattel mortgages. Bill to
authorize assignments for the benefit
of creditors. Bill to amend an Act
entitled IAN Act to secure liens to
mechanics and Others, and to repeal
all other Acts in relation thereto,n
approved March ?, 1876.
By Farrington-A bill To provide
for printing and distributing ballots
ut the public expense, and to regulate
voting at general and special elections.
BY Murphy Assembly bill 3. An
Act to amend an Act to fix the time
for opeoing and closing saloons and
gaming houses. Referred to Judicis
AIRY Committee. Imposes fine of $500
or six months Imprisonment, or both,
for each offense; employees subject to
same fine as principals.)
BY Menary-Assembly bill 8. An
Act to provide for the registration of
names of electors. Referred to Com
mittee ON Elections.
Clerk read the law relative to the
election of U. S. Senator.
Menary nominated j. p. Jones and
Tremb bath seconded the same. Gig
noux nominated Theodore Winter and
Allen seconded same. Jones received
30 votes and Winters A. Jones was
declared the nominee.
McGil gave notice of a bill to
amend the present law in reference to
mis-marking and mis-branding live
stock.
The Senate and Assembly held Joint