Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-02-24
After Friendless Animals.

after adjournment, who may "sell
out during its sittings.
After Friendless Animals.
An ~unfeeling member of the steerage
has gone after the scalps of defense
less animals, and offers a reward OF
81 80 each for killing cayotes, % fOr
wild cats-no reference to mines-and
SO each for California lions.
Libraries fm schools.
Mr.. Wren's bill for encouraging the
formation of libraries in public schools,
after amendment, passed unanimous
ly in the Assembly. The amendment
enacts that, whenever AIRY school dis
district raises $50, instead of $40, for
the purchase Of a library, the State
shall contribute a like amount, and an
nually thereafter SIS, upon condition
that the school district raises a like
amount.
"Hiddcn BOnanzas.''
Mr.. Shepherd, of Elko, has intro
duced a bill in the Assembly prevent
ing mining superintendent and other
itiStucIS IIOilI SLCdilIS uCNly Viz
covered bonanzas. 1t provides that
any person holding stock OF a par
value of $500 shall have liberty to en-
ter the mine and works of the com
pany whose stock he holds, at IN
time during working hours. 1t is
modelled after a California law, and is
intended to prevent bonanzas being
hidden from the public gaze.
Taking n Census.
Senator Stevenson, of Storey, has in-
troduced a bill providing for taking a
census Of the population Of the State
the present year, as provided
for in the constitution. The County
Assessors of the various counties are
to act as Census Marshals; but the
amount of compensation they are to
receive is left blank, to be determined
by the Senate when the bill comes
up on its final passage. By this means
the census can be taken a; a small cost,
the compensation allowed the As.
SCISSORS Will probably not exceed two
or three dollars per diem.
State Board Of Equalization.
Mr.. Dow, of Elko, has introduced
and passed through the Assembly, a
bill creating a Board of Equalization,
consisting of five members, one OF
whom is the Controller, who is ex-ofli-
clio a member of the Board. The
State is divided into four equalization
districts. and the Governor, until the
next election, appoints the members
of the Board; thereafter they are to be
by the qualified voters OF the
Il stricts they represent. Power is
given to equaiize all assessments, pro-
vided that no assessment shall be re-
duced except after a written applica-
ton of the taxpayer. The sum of
Sl5, 1000 is appropriated To meet the eX-
penses OF the Board. The per diem
of the members is fixed at $40, with
mileage at 20 cents per mile; provided
that the per diem shall moi ex-
coed $3.50 in one year. Pro, ision is
made for a clerk of the Board at $500
per annum The bill empowers mein-
bers OF the Board to issue subpmnas,
administer oaths, witnesses,
etc.
The Carson Mint.
Senator Lockwood's concurrent res
memorializing Congress on
the necessity of appropriating $500, 900
for the enlargement of the Carson
Mint, has passed both Houses and
will be transmitted to Congress and
the President. The memorial sets
forth hat the annual product of this
State is about $50, 1000, 200, and the
coinage capacity of the Carson Mint is
about 81, 900, 900 gold, and 81, 400, 900
yearly-about 20 per cent. of
our home yield, and that the adjacent
States yield annually about $4,000. 900,
which could be coined at this Mint
were its capacity increased, inaslnuch
as it il more conveniently situated
and transportation much cheaper;
also, that this enlargement would Sc
cure better health and working facili-
ties to the employees.
Bills Signed by the Governor.
The Acting Governor has signed the
following bills:
The Senate bill reducing State taxa
ton from III rs to 80 cents on 500.
Wren's Assembly bill, providing
for the removal of trustees and 9TH
er officials of bloated corporations, by
q majority vote of the stockholders.
The bill authorizing the State Prison
Directors to hire out the labor of con-
victs.
"And Flnally!"
The town is dreary, dull and dead,
beyond resurrection. There is no
money in the legislator men,"
Stocks have gone to H-ades; and
that's what's the matter with US all.
The theater has left us; no spiritual
istic or other sharp remains TO con-
sole us; the last lectnring bore has
vanished from our weakened pres
ence, and there is not energy left
among us to get up a first class, re-
spectacle canine dispute. We do not
celebrate the morrow; there will be no
"Third House" meetings; there will
he no Legislative ball, to wind up with,
and the ladies are lawfully put out"
and SO it is.
SCANLAND.