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$4 -- Senator Flanigan's bill No 9 to repeal our Nevada prize fight law was lost this PM in the Senate by a vote of 10 to 3 --

26 -- Very cold -- 8° below Zero -- My Own Patent Stove
$10 From Journal -- President Stubbs Gets in
Hon old Steve Gage

Tuesday Feb 12

Fair and cold -- 8° below zero at 7 o'clock this morning -- As before remarked it being "Lincoln Day," there was no session of the Legislature -- no other observance -- Bed at 12 -- 12° above zero by Arlington thermometer -- Utilized my own patent lamp stove this noon on a warmed up breakfast --

Wednesday Feb 13

Cloudy & warmer -- thawy with a few light spurts of rain hail and snow in PM -- Thermometer 9° above zero this morning, a difference of 17° from yesterday morning -- The noted Nevada lottery bill, or amendment to the State constitution, passed at last session, two years ago was to have come up on a special order in the Senate at 2 PM but was postponed till same hour tomorrow by reason of President Stubbs of the State University having to address on University matters, which he did after adjournment, at 3 PM, speaking little over an hour -- I sent brief synopsis of his talk to the Journal -- Rec'd $10 from the Journal for my last 2 weeks reporting -- Bed 12 -- cloudy and thawy -- A few light spurts of rain hail or snow during the PM. Hon Steve T. Gage from California, passed up to