The Speaker appointed on the part of the House Messrs. Bowman and Cowen. STATE OF NEVADA, SENATE CHAMBER, } To the Honorable the Assembly: I have the honor herewith to transmit for the consideration of your honorable body Senate Bill No. 257, "An Act for the relief of Matt. Rinckle," the same having this day passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 12; nays, 10. Senate Bill No. 257, as per message, read first time; rules suspended; read second time by title, and referred to Committee on Ways and Means. To the Honorable the Assembly: STATE OF NEVADA, SENATE CHAMBER, I have the honor herewith to return to your honorable body, Assembly Bill No. 232: an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act relating to Attorneys and Counselors at Law," approved October 31st, 1861, the same having passed the Senate this day, by the following vote: Yeas, 18; nays, 2. Respectfully, Assistant Secretary of Senate. STATE } To the Honorable the Assembly: CARSON CITY, March 2d, 1871. I have the honor herewith to return to your honorable body, Assembly substitute for Senate Bill No. 68: "An Act to admit to probate a certain paper purporting to be the last will and testament of Henry Sticknoth," the same having this day passed the Senate, by the following vote; Yeas, 21; nays, 0. To the Honorable the Assembly : Respectfully, Assistant Secretary of Senate. STATE OF NEVADA, SENATE CHAMBER, I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Senate has this day concurred in Assembly amendments to Senate Bill No. 112: “An Act to provide for the protection of timbered lands." Respectfully, F. BUTLER, Assistant Secretary of Senate. On motion, the House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole for the purpose of considering Senate Bill No. 247. Mr. Lockwood in the chair. In time committee rose and reported as follows: Mr. Speaker: The Committee of the Whole have had under consideration Senate Bil No. 247: "An Act making appropriation for deficiencies for the fifth and sixth fiscal years," reported back, with recommendation that it be placed upon its third reading and final passage. Report adopted. Senate Bill No. 247, read the third time and passed by the following vote: YEAS-Messrs. Barber, Bowman, Buckingham, Burlingame, Brown, Cowen, Dovey, Ellyson, Fuller, Greenhalgh, Hatch, Hay, Jones, Likens, Lockwood, Murphy, Organ, Patchen, Potter, Rogers, Roney, Savage, Smith, Trousdale, Wagner-25. NAYS-Messrs. Beck, Canavan, Child, Dangberg, Delano, Gray, Harris, Hogan, Lawson, Manning, McClelan, McLeod, Owen, Saville, Simpson, Tennant, Mr. Speaker-17. Senate Bill No. 138: "An Act to provide for the incorporation of tramway companies." Read the third time, and passed by the following vote: YEAS-Messrs. Beck, Buckingham, Burlingame, Brown, Canavan, Child, Dangberg, Ellyson, Gray, Hatch, Hay, Hogan, Manning, McClelan, Patchen, Potter, Rogers, Roney, Saville, Smith, Tennant, Trousdale, Wagner, Williams-24. NAYS-Messrs. Barber, Bowman, Cowen, Fuller, Harris, Lawson, Likens, Savage, Simpson-9. Senate Bill No. 161: "An Act to authorize the payment of certain claims against Storey County." Read the third time, and passed by the following vote: YEAS-Messrs. Barber, Beck, Buckingham, Burlingame, Brown, Child, Cowen, Dangberg, Delano, Ellyson, Fuller, Harris, Hatch, Hay, Hogan, Jones, Lawson, Likens, Manning, McClelan, McLeod, Murphy, Owen, Patchen, Piper, Potter, Rogers, Roney, Savage, Saville, Simpson, Smith, Tennant, Trousdale-34. NAYS--Messrs. Bowman, Dovey, Gray, Wagner, Mr. Speaker-5. Resolved, That the journal clerk of the Assembly be allowed ten days additional compensation after the adjournment of the Legislature, for writing up and completing the Journal, payable out of the contingent fund of the Assembly. Adopted. By Mr. Lockwood: Resolved, That the Sergeants-at-Arms each be allowed five days pay for posting up books, and taking an inventory of the property belonging to the State in and about this chamber, and turning the same over to the proper authorities. The Controller is hereby authorized and required to draw his warrant on the contingent fund of the Assembly, for the sum of fifty dollars in favor of David Weaver, and for forty dollars in favor of H. P. Burnham. Adopted. By Mr. Tennant: Resolved, That John I. Ginn be, and he is, hereby declared to be the reporting clerk of the Assembly of the fifth session of the Nevada Legislature, from January 2d, 1871, to March 2d, 1871, inclusive. Indefinitely postponed. Mr. Speaker: Your committee appointed to wait upon His Excellency the Governor, respectfully report that they have discharged the duty for which they were appointed, and that His Excellency the Governor instructed them to report to this honorable body that he has no further communications to make in relation to the business of the present session. Mr. Speaker: JOHN BOWMAN, Chairman. Your Standing Committee on Enrollment have had under consideration Assembly Bill No. 131: An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to authorize the County Commissioners of the several counties of this State to build or purchase buildings suitable for county purposes," approved March 10th, 1865. Also, Assembly Bill No. 296: An Act to repeal section thirteen of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the registration of the names of electors, and to prevent fraud at elections," and found them correctly enrolled. Also, Assembly Bill No. 248: entitled "An Act to provide for payment of the outstanding indebtedness of Churchill County," and find the same correctly enrolled, and have this day presented the same to the Governor for his approval. Mr. Speaker: Respectfully, H. A. WILLARD, Chairman. Your Standing Committee on Enrollment beg leave to report that they have had under consideration Assembly Bill No. 275: entitled An Act to repeal section thirteen of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the registration of voters. Also, Assembly Bill No. 201: entitled "An Act providing for the better enforcement of the revenue laws." Also, Assembly Substitute for Senate Bill No. 68: entitled "An Act to admit to probate a certain paper, purporting to be the last will and testament of Henry Sticknoth.' Also, Assembly Bill No. 220: entitled "An Act to provide for the properly taking care of the indigent insane of the State of Nevada," and have this day presented the same to the Governor for his approval. Mr. Speaker: Respectfully, etc., H. A. WILLARD, Chairman. Your Standing Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred Senate Bill No, 257: entitled "An Act for the relief of Matt Rinckle," have had the same under consideration, and report the same back without recommendation. Respectfully, J. A. SAVAGE, By Mr. Potter: Chairman. Resolved, That the thanks of this House are hereby tendered to the Hon. R. E. Lowery, Speaker of the Assembly of the State of Nevada, for his gentlemanly and courteous deportment toward members of the House, and for his efficient and impartial conduct as presiding officer of the same. Resolved, That the thanks of this House be, and are hereby, tendered to Hon. T. J. Tennant, the Speaker pro tem., for the able and courteous manner in which he has discharged his duties in such capacity. Resolved, That the thanks of this House be, and are hereby, tendered to the chief clerk, assistant and other clerks, for the efficient and able manner in which they have discharged their duties; also to the attaches of this House for their courteous deportment and manifest attention to all the duties pertaining to their several positions. Unanimously adopted. Mr. Speaker: Your Standing Committee on Enrollment beg leave to report that they have had under consideration Assembly Bill No. 232, entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act relative to Attorneys and Counselors at Law." Also, Assembly Bill No. 223, entitled "An Act to authorize and empower the County Commissioners of White Pine County to provide for the re-indexing of certain records of said county." Also, Assembly Bill No. 69, entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide revenue for the support of the government of the State of Nevada," and find the same to be correctly enrolled, and have this day presented the same to the Governor for his approval. To the Honorable the Assembly : H. A. WILLARD, Chairman. STATE OF NEVADA, SENATE CHAMBER, I have the honor herewith to return to your honorable body, Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 269, relative to the establishment of a weekly mail service from Elko to Tuscarora, Nevada, the same having this day been concurred in by the Senate, by the following vote: Yeas, 19; nays, 0. Also, to inform your honorable body that Senators Hill and Phelan have been appointed a committee in compliance with concurrent resolution relative to joint committee, to wait on his Excellency the Governor. Also, to return to your honorable body, Assembly Bill No. 226: an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to create counties and establish the boundaries thereof," approved November 25th, 1861, which was this day indefinitely postponed by the Senate, by the following vote: Yeas, 12; nays, 11. Also, to return to your honorable body, Assembly Bill No. 229: an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide revenue for the support of the government of the State of Nevada," the same having this day passed the Senate, by the following vote: Yeas, 12; nays, 5. Also, to return to your honorable body, Assembly Bill No. 223: “An Act to authorize the County Commissioners of White Pine County to provide for the re-indexing of certain records of said county," which has this day passed the Senate, by the following vote: Yeas, 19; nays, 4. Respectfully, Assistant Secretary Senate. On motion of Mr. Potter, the House took a recess for twenty minutes. Roll called. Quorum present. To the Honorable the Assembly: STATE OF NEVADA, SENATE CHAMBER, } I have the honor herewith to return to your honorable body Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 277: "Relative to granting leave of absence to J. A. Curtis, Assessor of Lincoln County," the same having been concurred in by the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 16; nays, 0. Respectfully, F. BUTLER, Assistant Secretary Senate. On motion of Mr. Tennant the Sergeant-at-Arms was instructed to take charge of the Assembly Chamber until 12 o'clock, March 4th. Mr. Speaker: The Standing Committee on Enrollment have had under consideration the following Assembly Bills: Nos. 23, 269, 187, 253, report the same back, as being correctly enrolled. By Mr. Owen : H. A. WILLARD, Chairman. Resolved, That a vote of thanks be tendered to the people of Carson for the very hospitable manner they have treated the Legislature. Adopted. By Mr. Tennant : Resolved, That a vote of thanks be tendered to the Rev. J. D. Hammond for his short, but impressive, prayers. Adopted. At 12 o'clock, midnight, the Speaker announced that the House adjourned sine die. Attest: GEO. W. CASSIDY, Clerk Assembly. ROBERT E. LOWERY, |