Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-02-16

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members to 20 home and vote at The
special election. Great excitement
prevailed in Reno and Virginia City
throughout the day over the fight on
the Lottery amendment. Convey
ances were busy all day long carrying
voters to the polls. The fight in Car
son was given up early in the day,
and the latest returns indicate a ma
iority in favor Of the lottery Of about
400 in ormsby county. WashOe rolls
up a majority. against it OF about 800
while Storey gives 400 in its favor.
Yet the feeling here at present writ
ing is that amendment No. p is
showed under.
The bills introduced during the past
seven DAYS have touched divers sub
jects-legal, moral, official, agricul-
tural, horticultural, constitutional, ex-
perimental. and every other AL in
the latest lexicon, nor Of the expert
mental than any other, however.
On Tuesday Beck OF WashOe intro
dueed a bill providing for the con-
struction OF a street railroad in the
town Of Reno. One Laomini Adams
Is the grantee named and the work is
to commence on or before May l,
1880, and terminate by May 1, ls92.
The franchise is Tor 8 term OF nifty
wears. Poor Carsonl What will be-
come Of her when Reno brags OF her
street railway system7
The irrigation question has been the
all important one in both Houses this
week. Assemblymen Riepe, Nc
Guilty., Springmeyer, Beck, Garrard,
Blakeslee and Allen, OF Churchill, are
its ~unceasing advocates. Messrs.
Cheney and Allen OF Eureka are en-
titled TO much credit for their able
support Of measures tending to help
Nevada in this regard. Both made
strong arguments in favor OF the Arte-
sian Well bill.
McQuittyis memorial and resolu-
ton asking Congress to make an ap-
preparation to assist settlers in good
faith in retaining Nevada's arid
lands by sinking aTtesian wells and
storing water now running to waste
has passed the Senate. 1t will meet
the Governors approval, and Senator
Stewart has written that his water
storage and reclamation question il
receiving his complete attention, and
when the memorial arrives he will
use all honorable means to secure an
early and favorable consideration
therefor.
Allen OF Churchill has introduced q
bill authorizing the Commissioners o.
his county to issue bonds to the
amount Of $4,000 to create a water
storage fund.
Assembly bill No. So, introduced by
Mr.. Herman, is the most complete
measure prepared on the irrigation
subject. 1t is the outgrowth of the
mass meeting held in Reno recently,
at which assemblage this question was
discussed by many able men. The
views presented were passed on by the
committee appointed and the most
feasible and judicious plan has been
incorporated in this bill. 1t provides,
for counties desiring irrigation, q
means for incorporation into an irriga'
ton district. When a requisite mum.
Der of free holders have united theil
petition shall be presented to the
Boards Of County Commissioners anC
an election shall be called submitting
the proposed incorporation to the peo
pie and the amount OF bonds tina
shall be issued. If two-thirds vote fol
an irrigation district it shall be formed
and the presiding District Judge shall
appoint a board OF directors consisting
Of five members to govern the SAINT
Out of the fund derived from the issu
ance Of said bonds irrigating canals
reservoirs, etc., shall be constructed
wella sunk, and every necessary steI
be taken tending to the improvement
and reclamation of lands. The bill
consists of 10 closely printed pages
but a general outline thereof is giyer
above.
Senator Kaiser has a bill before the
Agricultural Committee providing fol
the preservation OF the surplus waters
Of the State, making it the duty o
users to return the water TO the stream
in the most direct and practical way
| and affixing a penalty for violation.
The Moral bills have died out in the
Assembly. Moralist Allen, OF Church
i'll, has exhausted his stock. Senate
Sharon is now taking a hand, and
| good bill was introduced by him las
Monday. 1t is against that pernicioui
habit INDUCED in by the youth OF ou-
State, that OF smoking cigarettes. Thu
bill makes it unlawful for any person
to sell or give TO any minor under II
| years of age not only any cigarette o
| cigarettes, but any cigar or cigars, o
tobacco OF any kind without a writer
order from parent or guardian. Thi
provision is punishable by a fine no
exceeding 5000, or the usual count,
| jail accompaniment. 1t also Furnishes
any minor under said age who may bt
found using OF having in his posses
sion tobacco in any form, and for an,
| dereliction of duty on the part Of OF
fcers in not arresting said offender
a fine is imposed Of not less than $40
nor more than 1900. The parents ant
| guardians OF the State will enshrin'
| Senator Sharon, and he may a
once prepare himself to be deluget
with grateful epistles.
McQuitty has a bill before the As
sembly making the taxes On horses
mules, cattle and sheep collectable il
whatever counties animals are fount
grazing other than the home county
in proportion to the length OF tim
they have grazed in said outsid
county during the year.
Blakeslee's bill requiring foreigl
corporations doing business in thi
State to keep an agent within it
| borders, on whom legal process can b
served, passed the Assembly.
The Senate and Assembly had
little skirmish during the fore part 0
week. The Assembly after three
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