Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-01-24
Proceed ngs Of the Legislature.
SMITH SESSION.
Seaa e-Fif.-~nth Day.
CARSON, January 20.
MORNING SESSION.
REpoRr OF COMMITTEES.

Lockwood, from Committee or En-
rolln.e,t, reported that Concurrent
Restitution No. l had been correctly
enrolled.
Crawford. from Committee on En-.
gru>sment, reported the Act for the
creation and organization OF Eureka
county correctly engros>ed. Also. To
amend an Act To create the county of
White Pine and provide for its organ
ization.
McClinton. from Committee on the
judiciary, co corning official bonds
OF Justices of the Peace, reported
unfavoraUly and offered Il substitute.
Adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
Bv Moore-A memorial and joint
resolution for the pur o>e of securing
the appropriation to- the State Fund of
agricultural land in lieu of the land
now apjortioned by the United States
by certain sections. Adopted.
BY Clapp-RrsOlced. That the Judici-
arv Committee lie instructed to in
Quire il an Act entitled "Forcible En-
,ries and Unlawful Detainsrs" he
now in force. and il so. whether the
same should I've amended. Adopted.
by Campiell-Rosoired, That to en-
courage the development of our soda
and saline lands, our Representatives
III Congress lie requested to secure the
passage of a law ~ which the above
lands will be divided into lots of 16U
acres and sold ut Is cents an acre.
Referred to the Committee on Public
Lands.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By McClinton-Bill for the relief Of
John h. Helm. Sheriff of Esmeralda
county, providing that $50 he paid
him for capturing convicts. Referred
t." the committee on Claims.
BY McClinton-Senate bill No. 80,
concerning iurieS. Referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
duties of the Attorney General. Re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
BILLS PASSED.
S,nate ILL No. 10. All Act to tax for
eign insurance companies doing BUSH
ness in this Siate-iill put on its third
reading and passed.
An Act to exempt the property of
the Improved Order of Reu Men from
taxation. Ordered engr"s>ed.
Senate vent into committee Of the
" hul.. for IL consideration OF Sen
ate hill No. 10. An Act to provide
" tlC lSNtttStLpII w ~ ] ISS vi
certain officers in Nye, Lincoln, and
Churchill counties. After some
amendments fixing the salaries of the
Treasures of White Pine and Washoe
counties. the committee rose and re-
ported the bill, which IA ordered
~ellgrnSSed.
An Act in relation to Public High
ways. Ordered enSrossed.
ETNEEA COUNTY HIIJ
Senate bill No. ii, 40 create the
county of Eiirc ka," etc. Discussion
a,>lpone until after recess.
Senate. took recess till > o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
REVOLUTION.
BY -hSs6lred, That tho Jury
Till which came before the Senate To
day lie so amended AS to az old max
ing jurors preferred creditors.
EUREKA COUNTY BILL.
The bill for the creation OF Eureka
coun Y being called for. Lock wood
moveu the Senate 20 in;o Com
mittee of the Whole to take in
to consideration the General File.
Carried.
In Committee nfthe Whole the bill
was read IA third time.
NhCSoN It|IftI kttt l'ldl 1tIC leTTI-
tory around Eureka is One vast mine
raj belt. COMPRISING mines of immense
wealth. Eureka is destined to become
a great commercial center for that
belt. Smelling works begun in 1869,
and are 10Y perfected. Eureka pro; ei
has three thousand inhabitants-with
the surrounding mineral zone 5 200.
Wood scarce. and without it, rs Il
smelling place. Eureka must cease to
exist whereas. now 81, 0O0. 900 or So
600 .00) crude bullion are turned out
yearly. Eureka wants a railroad fOi
the sake ofthe necessary cheap trans
rOrtati"n. ard would not involve Ian
der county in the expense"
Passages from the proceeding ofthe
Democratic and Liberal rarity, and
extracts from the Reese River RerriN4
were read. 10y which it appeared that
the candidates for the Legislature
(DrmC cratic and Republican, were
JledGeh to n division of the county.
\ petition OF ii liens was read, pray
ing for the division. RESPONSIVENESS
also were handed in by Mr.. Mccoy,
and read. After II half hours discus
sion. the committee begged leave to
report the iiii hack again, whereupon
the Senate adjourned.