The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-03-11
The Legislature

tunnel sites, manner of recording claims,
etc. Mines and Mining.
A. B. 1913, Patterson--to regulate set
tlement of estates of deceased persons.
Judiciary.
s. G. R. No. IL, to amend the consti-
tuition; A. B. 81, Washoe county reser-
voir sites, and A. B. 25, to repeal the
purity OF elections Law, were all placed
at bottom of the file.
s. B. 43, Flanigan-To provide for the
purchase of land for the Agricultural
Experiment Station established at Reno,
to be paid for by the taxpayers OF
Washoe county. Passed all.
S. b. 29-To define and preserve ex-
isting water rights, provide for the stor-
age of water and regulate the mode of
using and acquiring the use OF water in
the future. Passed all.
S. B. 53, Hardesty-Providing for ap-
pointnlent OF state livestock inspector,
defining duties and fixing compensation.
Passed, IL TO 8.
A. G. r. II, Denton Amendatory of
the State constitution. Sectione l of
Article VIII: The Legislature shall pass
no special act in any matter relating to
corporate powers, except where authori-
ty therefor is expressly granted by the
constitution, and for municipal pur-
poses; but corporations may be formed
under general laws, and all such laws
may from time to time be altered or re-
pealed. Passed 10'to A.
A. b. 79-The general appropriation
bill. Considered again in Committee OF
the Whole and finally passed unani-
mously.
s. B. rs, Comins-Recomme the
electors OF this State to provide for call
ing a constitutional convention to revise
the State constitution. Passed.
The evening session OF Monday was
devoted to the consideration of the reso-
luton amending the Constitution strik-
ing therefrom the word "male." On
roll call it was lost by vote of ii to 10.
Mr. fremont moved to take a substi-
tnte for s. b. No. %, known as the land
bill and calls for the reduction of inter-
est on public lands, from the table.
Mr.. Kirman moved That the motion
be laid on the table.
The yeas and nays were called for
amid great excitement and the motion
to take from the table was laid on the
table by vote of Is to 10.
Mr.. Coryell moved that conference
committee be appointed on S. b. No. Al,
relating to the election OF United States
Senator. Carried.
A. b. No. l29, relating to width of
wagon tires to be used Oh public high
ways. Passed.
S. C. R.. IL, Relating to State lottery.
Passed.
S. G. R. l3, relating to the discharge
of Nevada Volunteer Cavalry at the
Philippines. Passed.
A. B. 125, increasing the salaries OF
deputies in State offices. Tabled.
A. B. 12l-An act to readjust the
boundary lines between Waehoe, Orms-
by, Storey and Lyon counties. Tsbied.
A. B. 100, relating to the advertising
of State supplies for stationery. Lost.
In the Senate: S. B. 43, by Flanni-
gan-To provide for the purchase of lard
for the Agricultural Experiment Station
established at Reno, to be paid for by
the taxpayers OF Washoe county. Pass
ed.
S. B. ITO define and preserve exist
ing water rights, provide for the storage
OF water and regulate the mode of using
and acquiring the use of water in the
future. Passed.
S. B. 3, Hardesty-Providing for APP
pointment of a State livestock inspector,
defining duties and fixing compensation.
Passed.
Assembly Concurrent Resolution
Amenditory to the State Constitution
Section | OF Article VIII. The Legis-
lature shall pass no special act in any
matter relating to corporate p covers, ex-
cept where authority therefor is ex-
pressly granted ly the Constitution, and
for municipal purposes; but corpora
tions u,ay be turned under general laws
and all such laws may he from time to
time altered or repealed. Passed.
A. y. 70--The general appropr ion
bill Considered again IN Committee OF
the Whole aud inally passed unani-
nously