Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-01-23

journed yesterday, to meet OF Monday,
the 22d inst, at the usual hour. The
present week has been quite a busy one
with our legislators, who have passed
several bills ard killed others.
Of your delegation, Assemblyman Null
doom has introduced a bill "a. B. No. ~
to regulate proceedings in civil cases, and
Assembiyman Smith is the author Of q
bill "a. B. 25) to appoint Clerks for
Justices of the Peace. Assemblyman
Marsden is unrepresented in tie pigeon
hole of the Sergeant-at-Arms' room.
Senator Foley's bill Is. B. 49, in rela-
ton to fees of the Clerk of the Supreme
Court and county officers is in the hands
Of the Judiciary Committee. Senate bill
No. 43 (by the same gentleInau), concern
ing mortgages of personal property, was
brought up yesterday, but out of courtesy
to Senator Foley, who is in San Francisco,
action on the bill was postponed.
COMMITTEE VISITORS.
The Senate and Assembly Committees
on State Prison are to visit that penal
establishment on Monday next. By the
way, Warden Garrard's official report,
which doubtless many of your readers
have read by this time, makes an excellent
showing for the Warden's management.
Two important items are shown-a reduc-
ton in the expenses of 1882 of S13,733 Is
from the running expenses Of 1881, and a
saving OF $4,431 80 in the matter of
salaries. These figures are undoubtedly
more pleasing to the average taxpayer
than the Warden's theories on the pre-
historic. tracks found in the State Prison
yard, but not as dear to the mind Of the
scientist as the latter.
A LIVELY DISCUSSION.
The Assembly presented a lively appear
ance the other day, the occasion being q
debate on Assembly bill No. SO, an Act
to amend the attachment law of March 8,
1869. The bill was up for engrossment,
and Speaker Varian (author of the meas
ure) spoke in favor of it, as did Wells,
Brown and Galland. The speakers against
the bill were Gray and Boskowitz. Stripped
Of its legal verbiage common to such bills,
this one aims at amending the attachment
law in such a manner as to enable cred
ltors who are non-residents of Nevada,
meaning principally San Francisco mer-
chants, to attach at will, instead Of being
compelled to wait until a judgment has
been obtained. 1t is urged against the
measure that its adoption would place our
business men at the mercy of San Fran
cisco wholesale dealers; that it would de-
stroy home credit, and, in brief, would
work damage generally to our local mer-
chants. OF course the arguments in favor
of the bill are numerous, and were made
the most of by its friends. The bill,
which passed to engrossment, was made a
special order for Monday afternoon next at
l O'Clock, when there will, no doubt, be a
very fall discussion of this important
measure. 1t will probably be remem-
bered that a similar bill was up four years
ago and two years ago, when it was defeated
on a close vote.
COMPILING THE LAWS.
The three bills providing for a compila- |
ton of Nevada laws, Senate bills Nos. 81,
% and %, have been made a special order
for Monday next at 2 o'clock. This will
be a sort of legislative go-as-you-p please, |
the outcome of which no one can even
make a respectable guess at. Senator
Foley's entry for this contest is our favor
lite in the pools.
A SMALL FAVOR ASKED FOR.
The citizens Of Carson, who are proud
OF the interest taken by our townsman G..
w. Friend, in meteorological science, are
''shiho va Shciu w "a llllL1
the Government at Washington City a FIVE
inch equatorial instrument, such a one as
was used in investigating the transit of
Venus. Uncle Sam has several of these
instruments, not n OF which, however,
Is to be found in our State, and the usually
liberal old gentleman could we'll afford to
let us have such an instrument as a loan,
for only as q loan do we ask for it. The
request has been made, I am informed,
through Senators Jones and Fair and Con-
gresham Cassidy, all of whom, beyond q
doubt, will do all in their power to pro-
vide Carson with an equatorial instru-
ment.
MILITARY BILLS.
Two bills have been introduced to amend
the present militia law of the State-one
by Westerfield in the Senate mo. 25i and
one "a. B. No. 35) by Galusha in the AS
sembly. The latter contains 10 sections,
covers II pages of printed matter, and is
quite exhaustive of the subject, and I fear
exhausting on the reader. I have no
doubt this bill has been carefully prepared
and I suppose is a good bill, but l will be
candid enough to admit that l would as
soon entertain the idea of again reading
"Endymion"-I am guilty Of the rashness
of having once read Disraeli's last literary
'swash"-as taokling II pages of a law on
ulC AoilulS bClOlcI UuslutSSs WtSttIllelus |
bill is shorter than Galusha's, but it is
quite long enough. The Westerfeld bill
makes the Lieutenant Governor ex-officio |
A djutant General; provides for but one
military company in each county, the old !
est, where two or more exist, being alons
entitled to State aid; authorizes the Sher-
if to take charge of arms and other mill
tary property Of disbanded companies, and
deliver the same to the Adjutant-G General,
and reduce armory rent from S75 to 500
per month. 1t is claimed that under the
new law the State will save $4,000 or &c. |
900 per annum and this is a good argu- |
ment in favor OF the proposed legislation.
The reduction Of our military will hit the
military of Storey a hard blow, and already
some of our Comstock %neighbors are on
hand to oppose the passage OF any measure
interfering with the present Nevada mill
tary law.
coURsE OF LECTURES.
A course of lectures, consisting Of three,
for the benefit OF the Carson M. p. Church
has been arranged. Speaker Varian will
deliver the first Of the course on the 23d
instant, his subject being abraham
Lincoln" Attorney-Genera Davenport
will follow on tho S0th instant with "a
Half Hour With Shakespeare" The last
OF the course will be given by Hon. Chas.
5. Young. his subject being Educational
Systems, Ancient and Modern" We
would suggest an additional course, and
would be pleased to hear from Senator
Hobart, either on an Extra Session" or
'Strother as an Avsilable Gubernatorial
Candidate;" Powning on 1.-THE Ingratituds
of War Veterans" Steve Gage on Com
petition Points," and General Preble on
1.-THE Rights OF Tenants"
~EuREKA's sHARE.