Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-01-25
NEVADA LEGISLATURE.
SECOND DAY.
SENlTE-

Tie Senate net a. IL a N Hol
CALI Pare- by The Chaplain
jos rn2l read and zpprred-
Senator Livingston ssp notice
h.i ks soald- II N eA;iy date. intro
dua a bill To regulate o~orPOranons
INNING eoapxris and banking tnSi-
iaauos u = foreign State dong bust
ness With this State
LsSsre from the Governor sub
! hitting his seo,ad biennial repor;
receirea-
Stkre ing ronrnittees o beng
appointed. the report vas laii aside
until such COMMITTEES we're ap-
pointed
Senate adjourned until II = IN to-
DorroE-
ASSEMBLY.
II de Assembly This nOToIrs NJ.
Wilson. % Ekn, introduced the !oI-
0zIpE 1so'ution:
Whereas. 4 public ruuor which
has reached the National legislative
halls exists 10 the effect that the
t~entie;h on Of the legislature OF
the State Of Nevada intends passing
an auaen5ment To the CONSTITUTION 81
the STATE establishing z lottery In the
State. whereby the State shall pay
ticipate 10 :hs spells, plqrterei from
the people;
Where's. Such uno is unjust TO
oar people, Injurious TO the State and
a direct reflection upon q honor
and Upon the Fidelity Of ourselves Ia
the pledges taken by Us as set .or;h
IL the platforms Of all the political
parties IN the State;
Where's. Such rumoT Is calculated
great! Ia ruiQrs he chances Of pend
ing legislation in Congress 0! special
interest TO the State and Is further
calculated tn invite National action
depriving Nevada Of statehood by
furnishing = cas- therefor;
Whereas. The present session Of
Congress viii soou be adjourned and
1t Is necessary that the attitude OF
this Legislature on the propos ed
Constitutional amendment should be
brought speedily before Congress
And Whereas. We. as members OF
the Assembly are firmly opposed to
the passage Of any amendment to the
Constitution OF this State. There
fore be it
Resolved, That a joint Committee
81 the Legislature Of the State OF
Nevada IN consist Of two members Of
the Senate and three from the AZ
semhly be appointed to draft a suit
able memorial 10 Congress embody.
ing tie vIew7 Of the present session
OF this Legislature upon the pro,
posed lottery amendment.
Mr. P!att moved to lay it on the
table.
Mr.. Wil.oD spoke in favor OF the
resolution. and alleged that no con,
siderable number Of people were il
favor u the proposed lottery amend.
ments.
Mr.. Platt submitted that the CUES
tiun had not yet been brought before
the House, and that when it was il
was OF importance enough 10 be
openly discussed and argued upon.
He thought every member had a
right TO be heard.
Dir. Jacobs. OF Washoe, read some
remarks about the evil OF lotteries.
winch Mr.. Allen insisted we're on: Of
order, as the question Was upon the
resolution aud not upon the merits OF
a lottery i'll any form. Speaker Van
Duzer ruled that Mr. jacobs was in
order.
MIR. SweeDy OF Ormsby made an
argument that the allegations made
by advocates OF tile resolution were
not all true,
The motion to lay it on the table
was lost by a vote Of 81 to G..
Argument was made that the as.
sembly could not dictate the size Of
the Senate committee.
Mr.. Pis,t inquired Of Mr.. Wilson
what he called his resolution-a
Concurrent or Joint resolution. or
what.
Mr.. Wilson evidently did not know
as he merely replied that it was a
resolution in the form Of a memorial
to Congress.
The adoption OF the resolution car.
ried with but three votes against it
the Ormsby delegation.
After receiving the Governors
message the Assembly adjourned.
THIRD DAY.