Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-01-28
WEDNESDAYS WORK.
What a Skeleton Of the Legislature
Did that Day.


In the Senate Mr.. Foley's bill concern
ing chattel mortgages passed. Ayes IS,
noes O.
Mr.. Westerield made a personal OK
PLANTATION, denying that his motion to ad-
journ sine die was made to kill anti-rail-
road legislation.
Mr.. Dennis bill calling upon the judges
of the Supreme Court to furnish the Gov
ernor with opinions as to the constitution
atty Of bills submitted to him, was ordered
engrossed.
Senate resolved into Committee OF the
Whole for consideration of bill by Foley,
the Fee bill. The principal amendment
adopted makes the Act operative only in
counties having over 800 voters. Commit
tee reported favorably on bill as amended.
The bill cuts down fees about 331s per
cent and fixes mileage Of Constable and
Sheriff at 40 cents. Ordered engrossed.
By Smyth-That Standing Rule No. So
be amended to read that no bill shall re-
main in the hands of q committee more
than six days. Lost. Ayes 7, noes 10.
By Foley = Concurrent Resolution
amending the Judiciary Article of the
State Constitution, by dividing the State
into five judicial districts, the Supreme
Court to consist of the District Judges sit
ting in banc, and the term of Office to be
IL years. Committee on Revision Of Con-
stitution.
By Hobart-Concurrent Resolution
amending Section l Of Article II Of the
Constitution relating to the right of SUI
frage; DISTINGUISHING any one selling his
vote at any general or special election in
this State. Joint Committee on Revision
Of Constitution.
By Hobart-Concurrent Resolution
amending Article XVI of the State Consti-
tuition, simplifying and expediting the
method of amending the Constitution and
calling a Constitutional Convention. Joint
Committee on Revision OF Constitution.
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In the Assembly the substitute of Con-
current Resolution relating to survey of
public lands the vote to reconsider the
passage of which was the subject of a
special dispatch to the SENTINEL yesterday
was called up.
On motion of Wells it was placed on
third reading and final passage.
Bell opposed the bill, claiming that
some OF the statements made in the memo
rial which the resolution proposed were
not true. He considered the matter a
proposition to put money in the pockets
OF surveyors to the detriment Of settlers
and should vote against it.
Grey supported the measure on the
grounds that the lack OF surveys was keep
ing settlers from land. Shotgun title to a
certain class Of land was the only thing
now to be relied on.
Wells supported the resolution, holding
that surveys in timber mountains were
worth more than surveys on the level
plains. Resolution %adopted-21 to II.
Brumsey's bill providing that the sala-
ries of State and county officers may be
attached came up on its final passage.
Hires spoke for the bill, holding that
men who could pay their debts and would
not should be made to, especially men
who get fat salaries for doing very little
work.
Wells held that section 8, to the effect
that the statute of limitation should not
affect a debt incurred by an officer, would,
in his opinion, be looked upon as special
legislation and defeat the ends of the bill.
Fish was in favor of trying the expert
ment, as he would like to see all officers
pay their honest debts.
Boskowitz moved to strike out section 8.
Motion lost.
Pike, Perkins, Rieppe, Galland, Brown
and Muldoon spoke for the bill, Pike hold
ing that there was a lobby to kill the bill.
Dewey, Bell, Helm and Gray OF White
Pine opposed the measure. Pike and
Brown made telling speeches for the bill.
Bill passed-27 to II.