Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-04-03
THE CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION BILL.
Its History as Shown by the Enrolled
Bill Proves 1t Would Have Been a
Valid Law if the Governor Had
Signed It.

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constitutional convention hill. is still
the subject Of discussion in the press
Of the State. In this discussion the
history OF the bill on which the
Governor based his veto is the lead
feat nre. In order that the people
may know what that is the INDEPEN-
DENT has gone to the troub'e Of pro-
curing the history OF the measure as
shown by the enrolled bill on file in
the Secretary of States office. On
the back Of the hill is the following:
"Sen tie Bill No 76 Introduced
by Mr.. Comins. March 6, 1899. An act
recommending to the electors OF this
State to vote upon the QUESTION OF
OF calling Constitutional Conven
ton to revise the Constitution of the
State. Mar 6 90. Rules suspended
-Reading had considered first read
ing. Rules further suspended. Read
second time by title and referred ID
committee OH judiciary. liar. 7, 80,
reported from committee with recon-
mendation that it pass. Mar. 7, 80.
considered engrossed. Read third
time and passed yeas II, nays 9 alb
sent ,. Mar. 7. transmitted to the
Assembly. r. G. Folsom. Asst. Sec,y
Senate. Mar :, received in the AS
sembly-comsidere read the first
time rules suspended-read second
time by title and referred to COM
mittee on Judiciary, Mar. 8. report
ed favorably with recommendation
that it do pass. March 9th, read
third [timel and lost by the following
vote: Yens 10, Nays IL, Absent 3.
March 9th, returned to the Senate.
w. Il. Virgin. Asst. Clerk Assembly.
March 9th, returned from the Senate
on recall. placed
on third reading and final passage
read third time and passed by the
following vote: Yeas 81. Nays 5.
Absent 4. March 9th, returned to
the Senate.W. Z. Virgin, Asst. Clerk
Assembly. Mar. 8, 90. Received in
Senate and sent to enrolment"
On the face of the bill following
the last secSiCn is the following:
James Z. Judge,
'"Pre sident of The Senate.
ar. j. Osburn,
"Secreatry of the Senate.
IL. a lien.
Speaker of the Assembly.
"Nate w. Rolf,
"Chief Clerk Of the Assembly"
Governor Sadler in vetorng this
bill said.
any objections to the bill are
founded mainly Oh the history Of the
passage of this measure as Shown by
the Legislative officers. If the said
history is correct rs enrolled on the
bill, the procedure in the Legislature
ls 80 Irregular rs to create in my
mind serious doubt rs respecting the
actual enactment Of a bill in a con-
stitutiOnal manner. The financial
condi tlon Of the State is such that
procedure under the doubtful au-
thority of the history which reads as
follows: March 9Th read the third
time and lost, ayes Is, nays II, absent
3. March 9th returned to Senate.
March Ooh returned from Senate to
Assembly on recall. Recon5i fere !,
placed on third reading and final
pussage. Read third time and passed
by the following vote: lcas 81, nays
8, absent IT, cannot be considered rs
correct"
1t will be seen from this history as
given by the Governor III his veto
message us published in the Carson
Appeal, that the vote by which the
bill passed the Assembly was rs fol
lows: "Yeas 81, nays s, absent IL"
This is evidently an error, either O.
the Governor or the Appeal, since'
no such vote appears on the enrolled
bill. The vote by which it passed