Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-01-23
xryApa
Proceedings in Both Houses
terday.
ESPECIAL TO THE sEsrNEL.l

lHPEtlAL ~
Carson, Jan. 22.-Nothing Of special
interest was attached to the proceedings OF
thu Legislature yesterday. The Senate
cleaned up its file in a very lively cushion
at its afternoon session, disposing OF quite
An amount Of business, and not ad%journing
until after 4 o clock.
The $40, 900 White Pine Courthouse bill
passed by the Assembly. and was referred
10 the Committee on Claims.
The Senate bill to license stud-horse
poker, as amended by the Assembly TO In
clude all other banking games, came up in
the Senate, when the Assembly amendment
was crncurred in.
G~allagher's bill, repeating the law re-
curing the publication Of the delinquent
tax list. was also passed by the Senate;
also, his bill 70 noxions AMI
mails.
One OF the great schemes Of retrench-
ment, which the Legislature at its present
session has to accomplish, Is TO cut down
the number OF judicial districts. The first
bill Of the session TO reduce the number OF
judicial districts, and to lower the rate OF
compensation, was offered by Flaming
ham OF Storey. It's passage wou effect q
saving Of Sill 900 a year. Two other bills
have since been introduced in the Assem-
bly,. Laycock, OF Washoe, introduced a bill
providing for five judicial districts. His
scheme, however. involved . further total
saving OF 81, 400 more per annum. Tyrrell,
of 0rmsby, offered another bill in the As
sembly, whick Pike, OF Churchill, amid
some merriment, moved hat it DO refer
red TO the Committee on Public Nor
ais, thus eifeetually strangling IL in
the cradle. Tyrrell introduced il by re-
quest. 1t was evidently the ingenious
product OF some lawyers who do not in
tend. If they can help il, to permit any
material cutting down OF the number OF
judicial districts, or OF the amount ex-
pended in this State for the ADMINISTERS.
ton OF justice. 1t calls for q total annual
outlay OF $50, 900. thus affecting a saving
OF only 81, 900 per annum. Mean while
Flanningham's bill has been In the hands
of the Assembly Committee on Judiciary,
undergoing rigid scrutiny. The members
OF that committee have been laboring to
reconcile the conflicting claims. and the
result OF their labors thus far 10 a new
arrangements OF districts and q further
reduction OF q grand total OF expendi-
lures. ~Flanningham's bill called for q
total Of S23 500. The bill, as amended in
the committee, reduces that to SIS, 500, q
further saving OF IS, 900 per annum.
The following are additions to the list Of
delegates to the Silver Convention: Lam
der county Austin, NJ. Curtis. NJ. J. Far
rell. l.. Il. Horton, II. 7. Creswell. A.
Nichols, II. Mayenbaum and the President
Of the Miners Union OF Austin; J.. A.
Blossom of Battle Mountain; b. f. Wilson,
Of Galena; j. p. Carter, OF Lewis; j.
Campbell. Of Bullion. Esmerelda county,
Joseph Cross and j. Shockley, OF Candle
laria; Frank Neil and W. NJ. Seawell. OF
Aurora, and A. Arents, OF Hawthorne.
The Assembly Committee on Federal
relations has recommended the introduce
tlon OF q bill to create q State Board Of
Health.
Smith of Eureka introduced q bill in the
Assembly, reducing the poll.tax from 81
Laycock Of Washoe introduced q bill TO
include among the text books used in the
pubic schools those which treat on the
eiiect OF the use Of alcoholic and narcotic
i shmulents.
fianningham's bill 10 repeal the law
Pfohibiting county officers from acting az
S%o.aries, passed the Assembly.
foleys bill, limiting the next session
=. The Legislature to 40 days, was tabled
we Assembly, that body evidently re-
es,uing the measure as unconstitutional.
hsmnps bill. providing for high licenses
~ .hs State for dealers in alcoholic
.tquots, was considerably toned down in
=. = assembly this morning, 30 much so rs
bill.