Page 166: “STATE OF NEVADA. Mr. ASHLEY also introduced a bill to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and State government, and for their admission into the Union on an equal footing with the original States; which was read a first and second time, and referred to the Committee on Territories.”
Page 885: “STATE OF NEVADA. Mr. ASHLEY, from the same committee, reported back House bill No. 627, to enable the people of the Territory of Nevada to form a constitution of State government, and for their admission into the Union on an equal footing with the original States; which was ordered to be printed, and recommended to the same committee.”
Page 905: “BILLS INTRODUCED. Mr. LANE, of Kansas, … also asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to introduce a bill (S. No. 524) to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States; which was read twice by its title, and referred to the Committee on Territories.”
Page 914: “ADMISSION OF STATES. MR. ASHLEY. I ask leave to report back sundry bills from the committee, and ask that Saturday week be set aside for their consideration. The bills were read by their titles, as follows: A bill (H.R. No. 627) to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of said State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States…
Page 915: “STATE GOVERNMENT FOR NEVADA. Mr ASHLEY, from the same committee [The Committee on Territories], reported back, with a recommendation that it do pass, a bill to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of said State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States; which was read, and recommended to the Committee on Territories.”
Page 521: “BILLS INTRODUCED. Mr. DOOLITTLE asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to introduce a bill (S. No. 96) to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States; which was read twice by its title, and referred to the Committee on Territories.”
Page 693: “Mr. WADE, from the Committee on Territories, to whom was referred a bill (S. No. 96) to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States, reported it without amendment.”
Page 787: “The motion was agreed to; and the Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, proceeded to consider the bill (S. No. 96) to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States. The bill authorizes the inhabitants of that portion of the Territory of Nevada … to form for themselves …a State government, which State, when formed, is to be admitted into the Union upon an equal footing with the original States in all respects whatsoever.…
“When formed, the new constitution is to be submitted to the people for their ratification or rejection … and … if a majority of legal votes shall be cast for the constitution, will be certified to the President of the United States … and thereupon it is to be the duty of the President of the United States to issue his proclamation declaring the State admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States, without any further action whatever on the part of Congress.”
Page 811: “MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. Here the committee informally rose, and a message was received from the Senate, by Mr. FORTNEY, its Secretary, notifying the House that that body had passed bills of the following titles, in which he was directed to ask the concurrence of the House:
“An act (No. 96) to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States…”
Page 1510: “The motion [to take up the bill for the admission of Nevada into the Union] was agreed to; and the bill (S. No. 524) to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States, was considered as in Committee of the Whole.
“The inhabitants of that portion of the Territory of Nevada included in the boundaries designated are by the bill authorized to form for themselves a State government, which State, when formed, is to be admitted into the union upon an equal footing with the original States in all respects whatsoever…
“In case a constitution and State government shall be formed for the people of the Territory of Nevada … it shall be the duty of the President of the United States to issue his proclamation declaring the State admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States….”
Page 1044: “STATE OF NEVADA. An act (S. No. 96) to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States, was taken from the Speaker’s table, and read a first and second time.
Page 1162: “MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE…The message further announced that the House of Representatives had passed the following bills of the Senate: A bill (No. 96) to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States…”
Page 1166: “STATE OF NEVADA. The SPEAKER stated the first business in order to be the consideration of Senate bill No. 96, to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States, the consideration of which has been postponed to this day…”
Page 1195: “ENROLLED BILLS. Mr. COBB, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, reported as truly enrolled bills of the following titles; when the Speaker signed the same: … An act (S. No. 96) to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States.”
Page 1209: “ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED. The message also announced that the Speaker of the House of Representatives had signed the following enrolled bills; which were thereupon signed by the Vice President: A bill (S. No. 96) to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States; …
Page 1228: “BILLS BECOME LAWS. A message from the President of the United States, by Mr. Nicolay, his Secretary, announced that the President had yesterday approved and signed the following acts: … An act (No. 96) to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States…”
Page 2118: “ADMISSION OF NEVADA. Mr. WADE. The Committee on Territories … have directed me to report … the bill (S. No. 267) to amend an act entitled ‘An act to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States;’ was read twice by its title, and considered as in Committee of the While.”
Page 2139: “MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. A message from the Senate, by Mr. FORNEY, their Secretary, informed the House that the Senate had passed a bill (S. No. 267) entitled ‘An act to amend an act entitled “An act to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States;”’ in which the concurrence of the House was requested.”
Page 2344: “MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE… The message further announced that the House of Representatives had passed the bill of the Senate (No. 267) to amend an act entitled ‘An act to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States.’”
Page 2358: “STATE GOVERNMENT FOR NEVADA. Mr. McBRIDE. I ask the unanimous consent of the House to take from the Speaker’s table Senate Bill No. 267, to amend an act entitled ‘An act to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States.’”
Page 2372: “ENROLLED BILL SIGNED. The message further announced that the Speaker of the House of Representatives had signed an enrolled bill (S. No. 267) to amend an act entitled ‘An act to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States;’”
Page 2405: “BILL BECOME [sic] A LAW. A message from the President of the United States, by Mr. Nicolay, his Secretary, announcing that the President had yesterday approved and signed on the 21st instant an act (S. No. 267) to amend an act entitled ‘An act to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States.’”