Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-01-13
PACIFIC COAST ADvICES.
ESPECIAL TO THE sENTINEL.l
The California Legislature.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 12.-In the Assembly
the following resolutions were offered by
Granger of Butte:
Resolved, That the Committee on Cor
porations be instructed to institute all due
and proper inquiry into the official acts of
the late retired Railroad Commission in
respect to the following subject of inquiry:
First-What portion of their time has
been devoted to the dischatge of the duties
of the Office during their term? What
portion Of the time devoted to an estab-
lished unofficial business, other than the
management of their personal and real
estate, owned by them previous to their
election :?
Second-Whether the Commissioners, or
either of them, during their term of Office,
may have made any extraordinary acquisi-
ton to their property, over and above the
income OF their salary, diminished by the
expenses of individual and family support?
Third-Whether the rates of railroad
transportation in the State have been
materially reduced. or any substantial
relief to oppressed industries thereof, has
resulted from any official acts of the Com
missioners?
Fourth-Whether the Commissioners, or
either OF them, have shown q dereliction
OF duty to the interests OF this common
wealth by knowingly permitting a system
attic or casual discrimination in the charge
or facilities for transportation, between
persons or places, or otherwise, by any
railroad or other transportation company;
or have shown incompetency or corruption
in Office, and if either, whether the State
has been damaged thereby.
That in carrying on such inquest, the
IN m rnjftoa ha arnna-rrra1 fn uapI Gov par-
sons and papers, and to examine witnesses
and administer oaths, and to exercise all
the powers thereunto not in consistent
with law or legislative p%rerogative, and to
report their action to this Assembly at
their earliest convenience.
The motion was carried by a unanimous
vote.
Con. Virginia Meeting.
San Francisco, Jan. 12.-At the annual
meeting of the Con. Virginia Mining
Company yesterday afternoon 49, 791 shares
OF the capital stock we're represented. The
reports of the officers for the past year
were accepted. The following Board of
Directors were reelected: R. IL. Follis,
Charles H. Fish, Cornelius O'Connor, A.
II. Hull aud G.. II. Congdon. Charles Fl.
Fish was elected President, and the Ne
vada Bank Treasurer. The following res
olution was passed by a unanimous vote:
Resolved, That all the stock of the
company heretofore forfeited for unpaid
assessments will be sold at the option of
the President, and all stock that may be
forfeited in the coming year will be sub
ject to the same action.
War steamer for Honolulu.
San Francisco, Jan. 12.-Orders have
just been received from the Navy Depart
ment at Washington, ordering the war
Wachusetts to proceed to Hon.
olu!u for the purpose of being pres
at the coronation of King kalakau, in
stead Of the steamer Alaska. Work is be-
crowded forward on the Wachusetts
with all possible expedition in order for
her to reach Honolulu in time for the cor
A number of marines will be
transferred from the Alaska to the Wa
An Injunction Served.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12.-While the an
nual meeting of the Bullion Mining Com
pany was in progress this afternoon, and
the Secretary was calling the roll Of
stock, Clarence Greathouse, of the law firm
Wallace, Greathouse & Banding, APP
accompanied by Deputy Sheriff
John e.. Harney, who served on President
Vice President Cole, Directors
Thomas R.. Hayes, George J.. Ives, W. L.
Elliott and Secretary Bfszell, an i%njunc-
ton restraining the holding Of the meet
ing until Jan. %, 1888, or until further
by the Court.
Help for the Sufferers.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 12.-The desire to
help the sufferers from the German floods
is general in this city. The San Francisco
Verein, which has among its members q
large number of rich Germans, held a
meeting yesterday and concluded to open
8 subscription list, which WAS headed with
a subscription Of $500. 1t is anticipated
that a large sun will be collected by the
Verein.
Connection Completed.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 12.-The last rail-
road spike connecting San Francisco and
New Orleans was driven to-day at noon,
San Francisco time.