The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-01-18
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TarnsDAr, Jan. 8. 1885.

The Senate was in session from 10 to
lI5 p. NJ, and from 2 to lao p. T.. The
Assembly sat FROM IL to lI:55 A. NJ, and
from I to LIS =. u. Speaker George
Was granted leave of absence. and the
Chair was filed by Mcmillan Of Story.
Speaker pro ten.
The mos important business in the
Assembly WAS the introduction by Fan
nighhm Of n bill to r,urS,nize the juli-
cial districts. Referred to the Judicial
Committee. 1t calls for four judicial
districts. Tn. first to comprise the conn
lies of Storey, ormsby washoe and Dou-
glas. The salary OF the Judge is fixed
~ $500 psT sGuGn,. Of which Storey
county is to c~outribute $4,000, Oams5y
Sl.:00, D"usLs $l,U'0, aud washoe
$4,000. The Second District comprises
Lyon, Esmeruldh aud Churchill. The
sa AIRY OF tie Judge is 5000. appor-
toned as follows: Lyon, $1,000; Es-
M ralda. 5000; Churchill, $1,000. The
Tairl District comprises Humboldt.
Lander and EIko. and tue salary of the
Judge is =. 0O0-hHmboldt, Sl,IOO;
Land r. $1,000. aud Eiku -, 600. The
Fourth District comprises Eureka, Lin
coin. Nye and White Pine. The judges
salary is So, 00O-Eurekn. S2,50O; Lin.
coin. $1,000: Nyc. $500. and White
Pine SI.2OO.
Mr.. Mtrden. Of Esn nlda. presented
Il pcotiou to the Assembly, signed by
Cnlt. Palmer, OF Z ko, claiming his
election Us nn AsSemb.yman from that
county. He proposed to contest the seat
occupied by Mr. Dyrne. The latter
who is II Democrat, has bc,u swUrr in.
The question tnrus upon Il singls vote.
The Judge Of the District declarru Pal.
mer elected, whercupon Byrne demanded
Il recount, aud MS Il result received II Ger.
t~ilicate OF election from the Board o.
Commissioners Of Elko county. The
petition WAS referred TO the Committee
OH Elections. which WIS authorized to
send for persons aud papers.
Tha gu, stion relating to the compen-
Of jurors c:ime up in the Assembly
III tn shape of II bill offered by Pike ol
Churchill. 1t provides for IL per diem OF
-, 10 cents per mile for travelling expcu.
ses for all grand aud trial jurors. except
those OF the latter class sitting in Justices
and CorOucIs' 1 uhrIs.
HumiIl OF Exc, also offered IL bill TO
nInSud iae law in regard to the drawing
OF trial jurors. Its purpose is TO +. vivc
the oil Ian, giving CnGuty Commission
els the control Of tLe drawing, ms OPP
posed Ia the present plan of committing
this responsibility TO the hands OF the
Sheriff.
Thc Lieutenant Governor announced
nS his appointments On the Joint Com
mittre GA the Revision Of the Cuustitu-
don: Foley ". otcrlieId and Dennis.
the Senate adopted II resolution nu-
thorIzing lis Judiciary Committee 10 mp
point IA clerk It the snruc rute o. compen-
si;ion AS is paid To other clerks.
In the Srbute FISH introduced II bill to
'eSulize the formation OF surety cOrpor-
ntIOns furnishing bonds fer officers and
other public purposes,
POpjIde introduced Ii bill reducing the
salary OF the Assessor oil LincUlu nom
$1,000 To ~ 800.
Thoma introduced II bill having Tor its
object the Abolition Of polling precinct,
with II less bunker than twenty voters.
Fash introduced II resolution calling
ior II joint COnimttre ~ seven members
4" re-"rpOint Legislative representation,
which MAS adopted.
Ia the Assembly nothing OF particular
I~.npuIinncc was done. The Speaker ND
i~iJ:m;g! Alien, Smith, NJ, AIirluu mud
Gctrhei Hs the Joint Committee Oh Con-
StIiuiIUlul Amendments.
At Il cuucus OF the Republican mcm.
ocra ui the Assrnb y, after adjournment.
, vote luk,u Tor SrEutor showed j.. L.
Jones to Tie the Unanimous chUicp.