Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-11

Summer is approaching, and with it
thoughts Of an early adjournment, or
rather About the middle Of
June is the time set by mutual COM
mon consent by the members, attaches
and correspondents; for then u is SO
hot hat virtue ceases t o be a forbear-
ance. Attaches, who are paid by the
day, hotel keepers, whisky shops and
other deadfalls. of course, object. This
has been a very dull session, financial
ly and socially. Both Houses are on
their good behavior, and, it being on
the ~ ola presidential campaign, they
are Watching each other; cons qaent-
ly, there are no moneyed schemes on
hand, and the "lobbyisis" have besn
reduced to the necessity OF accepting
clerkships, etc., and borrowing money
from the members. 1t is said by those
who certainly ought to know, that
there are more impecunious Congress
men here this session than ever before.
The members are, on an average, in As
good circumstances rs thei ~predeces-
.ors, but the present House cannot be
so easily controlled !" as former ones;
hence the tightness oftimes among the
outsiders; and again, there are too
many investigating committees in SEES
sion, which act as u kind Of a check on
those who might otherwise be inclined
to take an :" interest " in certain meas
ures. Ofthe 4S House Committees, 81
partake OF the nature of investigating
committees. Each one is vieing with
the other in endeavoring to explode
another bombshell. This makes it ex
tremely hazardous for a member to he
caught in Tad company, or ever to look
crooked. An idea may be formed of
the number of witnesses examined
before these committees, when II
is stated that il has cost $4,000 for
fees and mileage, at "a per day. and ten
cents per mile going and coming.
The larson Hint.
DR.. Linderman, in his report to Ran
dali, chairman of the House Commit.
tee on Appropriations, BAYS the "most
difficult thing in administering the
mint laws is to keep the number of
female adjusters within the actual re-
quirements of business. He says
after next July the Carson Mint must
get along with fifteen feminine adj
justers. What percentage of reduc
ton this is l do not know. The d.
rector further states that the salary OF
these adjusters has been reduced from
500 to $50 per month. The House
COMMITTEES on Appropriations has
finally agreed to allow an approprla-
ton of $4,000 a year, instead of $751; 100
as first made.
The appropriation for the San Fran
cisco Mint remains at 247 200, being n
reduction of S56, 900. The number OF
female adjusters will he reduced to
fifty, after the first of July, and their
salaries will be u down from Sl00 10
$50 per month.
Nevada Matters.
The salary of the Surveyor General
of Nevada is fixed at g., $500, and s., 5OO
allowed for clerks. He best knows
whether or not this is Q reduction from
his present income.
The Surveyor General of California
ia allowed 81, 700 a year, and $40, 900 for
| clerks.
The Con. Virginia King.
Col. Jas. G. Fair has been here for q
week or two. The Government has
not yet made arrangements for the
purchase of the monthly yield OF the
bonanza mines. Whether the Score
tary of the Treasury will make this
purchase or not it Is difficult to de-
termine. However. the terms proposed
have not vet been accepted on the part
of the Government. Col. Fair will re.
main here about a week longer. He
will then visit his relatives in Ohio for
a few weeks, and will not return to
Virginia for about two months.
The silver Question.
The House has passed a bill making
silver dollars q legal tender for $50,
and smaller coins legal tender for s25.
[The Financial Committee Of the Sem
ate has reduced it to $20-EprToR.]
The bill also provides for the redemp-
ton of fractional currency in sill liver.
and stops the further printing Of frac-
tional currency. There is now about
$45, 000, 900 of this s'shin-plaster" stuff
in circulation. Probably $1,000 600 or
3d. 900, 900 have been lost; but that loss
has been more than made up by coun
terfeits and over-issue. This is the
first step toward specie payment, and
will gradually lead to it. Eastern
bankers, who have grown wealthy on
an inflated currency, are the chief OPP
ponents of the specie resumption
scheme. Instead of contraction, they
want further imitation.
N~evada's Senators.
Senator Sharon will return to Neva-
da in about two weeks-busiuess Of
great importance requiring his atten-
ton there and in San Francisco. 4
Senator Jones will remain during
the entire session-if it lasts all sum-
mer. He reads the SENTINEL regular.
ly; consequently keeps we'll posted.
Billy WOODBURY. intends raising a rue
tation in the House, when the matter
Of the reduction of the appropriation
for the Carson mint comes up.
Distinguished Arrivals.
The Mightning calculator" who for
for q long time haunted the streets Of
San Francisco, arrived the other day
and is holding open air conventions