Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-02-07
TIE LEGISLATURE.
18th Day Of the Twentieth
Session.
ASSEMBLY,.

Speaker Van Duzer called the As
sembly 10 order yesterday.
About the first business was the re-
ception Of message from the Senate
containing Concurrent Resolutions 4
and 5. No. 4 provides for the appoint
ment OF a committee to consist Of three
members of the Senate and one from
the Assembly to confer with the proper
officials of the Southern Pacific rail- !
road. regarding freights and fares, and
such other matters as are of interest to
Nevada and to report to the present
session at least ten days prior to ad
journment. The resolution was in
troduccd by Mr. Prudential in the
Senate and later on passed the As
serbly also after an amendment had
been offered making the Speaker OF
the House member Of the committee
No. s had been introduced in the SEN
ate by Mr.. Livingston and crowded for
another committee of the SAME di,nen-
sions to prepare a bin revising the rev
enue laws Of the State and submit the
same to the legislature This reso,u
tion was also adopted in the Assembly.
Mr.. Van Duer gave notice that at
some future time he would introduce
bill relating to the apportionment OF
moneys to be used in connection with
the geological survey concerning the
gathering of information regarding
reservoir sites for irrigation.
Mr.. Van Duzer also gave notice OF a
bill to amend an act relating to gaming
and regulating the license. When in
troduced this bill will provide that gam
ing licenses shall be taken out yearly
in advance. and not by the month and
quarter as under the present law A
! certain number of games will be named
which it is proposed to license and the
proprietor of any gambling institution
may take out license to conduct any
| three of them at a certain sum accord
ing to the population OF the place
in which he resides For example in
town OF 1880 inhabitants or over i,
will cost him $500 for the year in ad
! vance. When there are over 1000 anC
less than $500. SI,2oo and SO on. The
object OF this bill is to prevent Califor
mans and other outsiders from coming
into Nevada towns during fair time o.
other prosperous and busy season, ant
running their skin games for week O.
two
A. B. q, introduced by Graham o
Elko-This bill prohibits the herdin,
or grazing OF sheep within three mile
of the postoffice of any village or tow
in Nevada with population of so PEG
pie OF over and makes violation Q
this act misdemeanor punishable b.
fine ranging between $50 and SEQ
and to imprisonment from IS days t
100 days or both. Referred to the com
mittee Of agriculture
4. B. "a, introduced by Webster Z
Washoe-Prohibits the playing or con
Quoting OF nickel-in -the-slot machine
where the reward is money, cigar!
drinks, checks, etc. A man who is
the game as owner, in charge or play
such machine must dig up $50 to SIC
fine or imprisonment or both. TIL
district attorney win get $50 for inform
ing and prosecution providing the cas-
{ produces that sum. all surplus to &
into the State treasury Referred I
the committee on public morals.
: S. b. 7, introduced by Pitt-Creatin
a State Board OF Pharmacy. Referre
to the committee on judiciary.
A. B. No. 3-Authorizing Miss Ha
. re Foley to copy the Assembly journ
j, Tor $3.50 was called up and it looked Z
!, though at last this bill was going to /
acted upon, but It was mistake
was found that it would have to De Sc,
to the committee for engrossment.
S. c. R. No. I-Petitioning Congre.
. to establish mail route between Silv,
Peak and San Antoine. New Passe
unanimously.
A. B. No. S by Peckham OF Washe
-Rc-apportioning legislative represe,
i tation was brought up. The commi
2 tee to whom it was referred reporte
\ uniavorably with minority report
r favor of it. Mr. Holmes OF Store
,. moved to indefinitely postpone the BIZ