The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1891-02-28
NEVADA LEGISLATURE.
Synopsis of Its Proceedings for the
Week ending February q.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Sawyer introduced Senate bill 4S,
an Act to amend an Act in relation to
reclamation and storage of water. Re-
ferred to Committee on Public Lands.
BY Williams (of Ormsby)-Senate
bill 49--An Act creating State Board
of Assessors and Equalization. Re-
fcrred to Committee on Ways and
Means.
BY Sawyer : Senate bill 10 An
Act to encourage mining. Referred to
Mining Committee.
By Stearns--Senate Resolution 3
Relative to printing copies of the
official list of the water supply of the
Truckee and other rivers. Carried.
Motion to reconsider vote on As
sembly bill 10, carried.
Senate bill 40, granting aid to Ag-
ricultural Associations, was referred
to Committee on Agriculture.
Committee on Ways and Means re-
ported back communication from
Washoe mass meeting. Committee
also reported that matter contained
therein was now receiving due cons d.
Grafton by the Legislature and that
the Committee was in full accord with
the same.
MONDAYS SENATE SESSION.
Williamson introduced Senate bill
So, to amend the Act providing for
the sale of public land aud reducing
the interest on deferred payments.
BY Rickey-Senate bill 81, making
the Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton Clerk of the Supreme Court and
Librarian at a salary OF $4,000 per
annum.
Hickey Also intpoduced resolution
to amend the Constitution in relation
to the election of State officers and
pubic lands.
La Graves Senate bill |, providing
for the Australian ballot system, was
made special order for the afternoon.
B $50 P. M-The Australian ballot
bill passed the Senate, Boyle, Stearns
and Gallagher dissenting, and Forbes
absent.
ASSEMBLY,.
Assembly bill %, exempting home
stead and other property from forced
sale. Changes the amount of exempt
ed property from s., 900 to $4,000. A
motion was made to slightly amend
the bill, and Assemblyman Allen was
appointed committee of one to make
such amendment.
Assemblvman Groves was granted
permission to introduce the following
resolution tout of order):
Resolved, by the Assembly, That
the sympathies of this body are here
by extended to our worthy colleague,
T. j. Bell, and his family, in conse-
quence of the death of his youngest
child.
And it is further resolved, That a
copy of this resolution be handed to
Assemblyman Bell, and that the same
be spread upon the Journal of this
Assembly.
INTRODUCTION OF FILLS.
BY Murphy-Consolidating county
offices in White Pine county and reg
ulating compensation thereof.
Groves (by leave)-Assembly bill
90, relating to county printing. All
printing required by law for any
County officers, Board of County Com
missioners. or Election Board of any
county of this State, shall be ordered
from some printing office doing bust
ness in the county where such print
ing is required, if there is printing
office in said county. and If there be
none, then such work shall be order
ed done in some printing Office doing
business in the State of Nevada. Any
officer or Board of officers violating this
Act shall be deemed guilty of IA mis-
demeanor, aud upon conviction there
of, shall he fined in sum not less
than fifty dollars nor more than two
hundred dollars.
BY Allen-A bill prhibiting gamb-
ling. dice aud other games. Referred
to Committee on Public Morals.
By George-Assembly bill 41-Al-
lowing railroad companies to place
passenger coaches any place in train.
Passed, ayes, 30; noes, Z. Gignoux
gave notice he would move to re-
consider
BY Gignoux Assembly bill 40,
eompels companies to publish stock
assessments in counties where works
are located. Passed