Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-02-27
FROM CARSON.
FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT.

CARSON, Feb. %.
The files of both houses are loaded
to the guards with bills, unimportant
and otherwise, and they are steadily
gaining on the methodical bodies. a
great majority, however, are "purely
little local'' bills, and can be ratified off
in a jify; many others are of no I'M
portance, in a local or general sense,
and will be so considered. Committee
work is very heavy, and, in conse-
quence, no night sessions will be held
this week. Night sessions will be in
order toward the shank of the session
next week.
No Extra Session.
Mr.. Dow, of Elko, thinks that i'm
portant matters demand the attention
of the grave body now in session,
among the grave and important OF
which is railroad legislation; he, there
fore, introduced a concurrent resolution
yesterday asking the Acting Governor
to call a session extraordinary. The
resolution was lost by 80 to 10.
New Laws.
The Acting Governor has signed the
following bills:
Senator Piper's bill amending the
charter of Virginia City so as to auth
orize the Board of Aldermen to levy a
city tax on gambling houses. Under
the old law, these houses only pay a
State license and receive equal protec-
ton and benefits from the city govern
ment as other licensed trades and pro-
fessions. The board is also empowered
to confine all public houses of loose
virtue to certain prescribed quarters.
The bill amending the charter OF the
free city of Austin.
The bill authorizing the Board of
Pardons to remit fines and forfeitures.
The New state Prison.
The Civil Appropriation bill appro-
PIRATES 100000 for building 2 new
State prison at Reno. The Committee
on Prison Affairs reported back, uns
favorably, a bill for the construction of
a prison at that place, saying that it
would cost at least S400, 900, even with
the convict labor. The committee fur
Their recommended that the new prison
be built near the present one at Carson,
and that an Insane Asylum be built at
Reno on the site of the new proposed
prison, which foundation has already
cost the State the modest sum of
$4,000.
State Prison Matters.
Senator Cassidy moved that the bill
introduced by himself, regulating the
management OF the State prison, lie
taken up out of its regular order and
placed on its final passage, stating that,
as there was no law governing the la
boring department OF the prison, or
making the Warden report to any of
fetal whatever the amount of labor
performed, material on hand, articles
sold, etc., it was about time such a law
was passed. The bill was taken up
and finally passed by Is to IL. 1t re-
quires the Warden to report before the
10th of each month to the State Con-
troller the amount of material OF
hand, amount purchased, articles sold,
labor performed, etc. The labor de-
partment of the prison was inaugural
ed since the last session of the Legisla-
ture, and consequently there is nc
law governing it or making the War
den answerable to any one for its man
agement.
New Ellis.
By Hubbard, of Esmeralda-Chang-
ing the name of White Pine to Sharon
county. Referred to Frank Wheeler.
BY Wren, of Eureka-Providing for
payment by counties of the fees of at
to defend busted" criminals.
Capitol Grounds.
In view of the passage of the bill
fencing the Capitol grounds and max
ing an appropriation for planting
shrubbery, drinking fountains. gas
pipes, love arbors. and other ct ceteras
therein, Senator McClinton has intro
duced a bill making it "a misdemeanOr
for any person to deface the same, or
erect any bulletin board for quack adj
vertisements within 20 feet of the
State fence. In the absence of a city
government, this bill is necessary. II
the C~arsonites do not incorporate, the
appropriation of $4,000 will not be-
come a law.
Bills FinaIly Passed.
A bill has passed both Houses au-
thorizing Justices of the Peace to try
cases of swindling where the amount
does not exceed $50.
Also, making Assessors liable for
money lost whether through criminal
or careless assessing.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Hubbard,
of E~smeralda, defining the boundary
line of Churchill, Nye and Esmeralda
counties.
A Purely Local Bill.
The Senate has passed a Joint reso-
luton memorializing Congress to open
for settlement by the white people the
Government lands known as the
Walker River Reservation, situated in
E%smeralda. Already the most valua-
BILE sections of land bordering on the
Walker river, which courses through
this Reservation, have been surveyed,
located, and the Government price de-
posted in the Surveyor Generals
office at this place.
Barax and Soda,