Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-20
Letter from the Capital.
CARSON, MY, Feb. IA. 1879.

SAt>oN, NEN., Fep. IA, 1915.
EDITOR SENTINEL: According TO
promise, L now finish my portraits of
the new Senators; and, believing it
right to commence on the handsomest,
select the gentleman from Humboldt
county, Mr.. Varian. Mr.. v. is not
only pretty, but really capable, as was
sufficiently evident from his argu-
ment in the Humboldt county seat
matter. The Senator is a member of
the bar, both District and Supreme
Court; is we'll educated-a man of
gentlemanly habits and excellent
parts. l predict that he will make a
broad mark in his profession.
Senator Thompson. of Washoe
county, is a steady, persistent, work
ing member. He vas Assessor of his
county for some time, and, as such,
made a point, and thereby some pop
ularity, by lighting the Central Pacific
Railroad aud, this beng his pet
scheme. he seems To devote most of
his time to Il contest with that corjo-
ration. He is a quiet, ~unasSuming
man. and, were it not for his particu-
lar hobby, would not be much known
in the Senate.
Senator G. c. Stevenson, of Storey,
is Il chronic legislator. and too we'll
known to need any description. He
does his best to do right.
Senator Hobart. OF Storey county.
is a young man of fine personnel, and
is, l am told, a candidate for the
g~ubernatorial chair. l do not know
much of him. and have eve vet
heard him speak. beyond answering
to his name at rOll-call.
Campbell, of E>imeralda, is a gen.
tlemanlv, u~naSsuning Young man,
and attends strictly to business.
Judge McClintOn, also of Esme-
raldl, is a good member "a worker
and a talker. He Is possessed of a
fund of humor, which flashes out
whenever he is attacked by sarcasm :
and, by the way, o nave no idea
what a "sarcastical" lot of fellows
these Senators are. so my pile on
the Judge; he's IL brick.
Davenport. OF Lyon, has been for
50 many Years a clerk of the Nevada
Legislature. that lie hates and despi>eS
the name of II clerk or attacile, and
has made a persistent warfare against
all OF that genus during the session.
He is a good, honest fellow, i'm his
way neither very young, very hand
some. nor particularly brilliant but
a good man in his position AS Chair
man OF the Committee on Enroll
ment.
Senator's Wilson and Clapp, of Lin
coin county, are both very nice gen
tlemen always on han't at roll-call.
| and the last to leave. Mr.. ClaDD
shines out as Chairman OF the Com
mittee of the Whole.
Senator Walter, of Nve, is a genial
gentleman Il man hat Il stranger
would naturally be attracted by.
The authenticated gentleman from
Lander you are too we'll acquainted
with to need any description from
me-.
Last, but not least, by any means,
comes Senator Lockwood, of Ormsby
county. | see him take the
floor, but | think that the gods must
have implanted on his brow in infan-
cv the seal of something great, and
that it : a rubbed off. You will re-
member that Mr.. Lockwood was the
Republican leader i'll the last Assem-
bly, !; he does not lead the Senate, but
he ONE nea it, i. 2. within % Of it.
[ understand that the Senator is "A
candidate for Congress; and If John
=. Jones takes the stump at the next
election, nc doubt Mr.. l.. will be
elected unless little Craw ford steps
into the ring, in which event the
chances are "duberous," as a certain
Senator has it.
The hill for the relief of the Neva-
da Orphan Asylum in Virginia was
dispatched in the Senate on Friday
last for which l am heartily sorry.
Jim Pnrlan made a splendid areu,
ment in its behalf: in fact, it was by
far the best effort of the session, not
excepting john p. Jones' address :
for the former was truthful and to the
point, whereas the Latter waS-was-
well, no matter /; it was not like Phe-
lan'S.
a Legislative ball comes off on
Tuesday evening and it ought to be
Il grand affair, as member,
clerk, attaciie. and every one else, has
been taxed $40 Il ticket.
n Senate is doing we'll the gen
eral file is twenty tathoms long, and
increasing daily.
Au Terou'.