Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-01-21

SNORT Sessions in Both Houses Yes.
terday-OccupatiOns. Birth Places,
Etc., Of Members-The Assembly
Upbraids she senate An Idea
OF some of the Bills Being work ed
Through.
ESPECIAL TO THE sENTINEL.I
CARSON, Jan. 20.-The third week Of the
Legislative session opened quietly. All
the members were in their sests. The
Assembly was is session only three-quar-
ters OF an hour, and passed one bill. The
Senate met at ii A. NJ, and took o recess
at 1915 P. M. until l O'Clock, and they ad-
journed at 1:04 P. NJ. Parker, President
pro tem., presided in the absence Of the
Lieutenant Governor, who is on a flying
trip to the Sacramento Valley.
An attempt was made to defeat the
amendment to the Constitution adopted
by the Senate on Friday, authorizing the
state Board Of Education to invest the
proceeds from the sales of lands in bonds
Of other States al well as bonds of this
state and OF the United States. The Senate
concurrent resolution Of 1883, providing
LOT this amendment, was passed by q vote
OF III to .. Gallagher had voted nay, but
changed his vote to aye, and gave notice OF
q reconsideration. This morning he
moved to reconsider, which motion was
carried. The Senate concurrent resolu-
ton thus reconsidered was again passed
By the same vote-11 to 8. Westerfeld,
who voted against the resolution on Fri
day, voted in it's favor, while Gallagher
who was recorded in opposition on that
day, so as to enable him TO move its recon
sideration, voted against it.
When the Senate assembled, at 1:30,
after he recess, the roll was called.
Briggs was the only absentee. The Presi-
dent ran over the order Of business with
out elictiDg q response. He asked Secre-
tary Lammon whether there was anything
On his desk. Lammon, who is rapidly
losing flesh because OF the stress placed
upon him by the onerous nature OF his
duties, shook his head and answered
nothing.
Dennis next inquired whether there were
any messages from the Assembly. Lam
mon again replied nothing.
Westertield asked whether there was
anything referred to the Committee on the
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pigeon-hoies at the clerks desk again
brought forth the answer, Nothing"
The Senate, having Q four-minute ses-
sion, adjourned for the day.
The Appeal Legislative Chart shows the
profession or occupation OF the sixty mem
| bers as follows: miners, 16; far
mers, 0; stockmen, 8; lawyers. 8;
merchants, 8; clerks, 4; physicians, 2;
druggists, /; journalists, 2; restaurant
and hotelkeepers, 2; draughts men, /;
constructors, /; engineers, /; mining su-
perintendents, 2; mill superintendent, /;
lumbermen, /; postmasters, l, and CAPT
~talists, 2.
The nativity column shows Al natives,
10 foreign-born, 80 married, Il single.
The Nestor Of the Senate 10 Kaiser Of
| Churchill. aged 81, the youngest Pou-
Jade, aged 80. The oldest inhabitant in
the Legislature and the Nestor Of the
Assembly is Helm Of Ormsby. and the
Youngest man in the Assembly, as we'll as
in the Legislature, is Young of Storey,
aged 81.
The Assembly forwarded q message to
the Senate. berating it pretty soundly for
irregularities in its method OF transmit
ting bills. II appears that certain amend.
ments bad been evidenced by interlinea-
tions and erAsures. instead Of by riders.
Among the bills introduced in the Sen
ate and read by their titles, were one by
Foley, to amend the Registration law; by
Williams, concerning Justices OF the
Peace; by Msute, relating to officers sal
aries; by Dennis, for the better preserva-
ton OF mining records.
The Assembly passed a bill TO authorize
the County T%reasurers to deposit the
county funds in the banks.
The Senate bill for the relief OF John d
A. Bell, OF Elko county. is to return to
him sl20, enormously paid by him for
State lands.
The Senste bill introduced by Dennis,
to amend the law for the relief of insolven'
debtors, has for its object the repeal OF the
preferred creditor clause, which now oper'
stes to advantage TO the citizens of Nevada
Dennis bill, II 1t becomes q law, will give
any outsider the right to attach the
goods Of their creditors in this State.