Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-02-20
THE STATE uxC

A New Prison IL Proposed at an
Expense Of $4,000 90 state
A New University Is Also Asked
for at n Probable Like Ex pense TO
the Fe0ple-The Proposed Consti-
tutfOnal Amendments Not Yet
Considered.
IspKorAL TO rHB sENTrNKL.I
CARSON, Feb. 19.-Westerfeld intro
duced q bill to-day for the removal of the
State Prison TO Reno. 1t provides that the
Board Of State Prison Commissioners, to.
gether with the Lieutenant Governor, Su-
perintendent of Public instruction and
Warden Of the State Prison shall be to con-
stitute q building committee, whose duty
1t shall be to control and manage and pro-
coed with the construction and completion
OF the State Prison near Reno. The com
mittee is to have power to employ q com.
petent architect at $500 per month, and TO
utilize convict labor in the construction Of
the building, an appropriation Of $500
is made in the bill to carry on the work.
The bill was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Poujade, in accordance with . previous
notice, introduced . bill to provide for the
Government and maintenance Of the Uni
versity Of Nevada. It is an elaborate affair
OF thirty-eight sections, and represents,
first, an attempt to legislate i~ntelligently
in regard to the capstone Of Nevada's edu-
c~ational system, and to bring the Univer-
sity within the spirit and letter Of the
Constitution and Of various Acts OF
Congress granting endowments for its
benefit. 1t does not involve any
additional tax upon the people, and pro-
vides for increasing the Board Of Regents
TO IL members, five Of whom are regents
ex-oficio. The latter are the Chief Justice
Of the Supreme Court, Superintendent Of
Public instruction, State Treasurer, State
Printer, and the President of the Univer-
sity. Six regents are TO be elected by the
Legislature in joint convention from the
qualified electors Of the State. The State
superintendent Of Public instruction and
the President Of the University are made
advisory members OF the Board, having Q
voice, but no vote therein. The former 10
made secretary Of the board, and is re-
CURED to take charge as Professor of the
normal or classical department. The
University is to embrace five departments.
the preparatory or collegiate department
of which is to remain at Elko. The nor
NAL or classical department. the depart
ment Of mines and mining, mechanical
arts and agriculture, the Board OF Regents
are empowered, within go days after the
passage Of this Act, to permanently locate
all excepting the preparatory depart
mental some eligible location in or ad-
jacent to Carson City.
Dennis gave notice that he would intro
duce 9 bill providing for the creation Of q
State Board OF Equalization.
The bill introduced by the same gentle
nan TO encourage the propagation OF Bob
White quail in Nevada, passed the Senate
under o suspension Of the rules. 1t pro-
hibits. under heavy penalties, the killing
or trapping Of these birds for five years 10
come.
All Of Pixies reform bills passed the
Assembly.
An amendment by Mcmillan to repeal
the Act granting q salary to the Lieuten-
ant Governor, so as TO make IL take effect
immediately, was defeated.
The Senate at its evening session did
not consider, as was intended, the pro-
posed constitutional amendments reported
by the Joint Committee. The report Of
the committee failed to submit the amend
ments with the proper title, SO the mo-
ton prevailed Of resubmitting the amend
ments to be drawn up In the shape
OF joint resolutions. and the report OF the
committee was made 9 special order for
tomorrow.
The Senate then resolved itself into q
Committee Of the Whole, with Parker In
the chair, to consider the General Appro-
priation bill.