Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-11-04

SUNDAY, NOvEM Der 4, 1877.
An EXTRA 0eDDIOn.
The Board Of Examiners ct their
last count Of the funds 10 the State
Treasury found the sum Of ove eight
hundred thousand dollars. II requires
about 6vs hundred thousand dollars
10 run the stats Governments and pay
the interest on the public debt. The
latter 10 in the shape of bonds to run
for . term Of years, consequently can
no be redeemed, for the holders would
not surrender such excellent security.
This will leave . surplus Of about three
hundred thousand dollars ct the close
OF the fiscal year, for which We have
no use. The present rate OF taxation
for State purposes, ninety cents on
each M hundred dollars. can be re
duced TO forty cents, A. well a. not.
We do not want extra money In the
vaults Of eur Treasury, for It IL always
Q temptation to do wrong. Now Q re-
ductioo Of the rate OF taxation from 80
70 20 cents on . hundred dollars would
ave to the tax payers Of this State
about e250,000 The expense Of IN sx-
tn session would b about forty thous-
and dollars, leaving . net gain to our
people, Of $4,000, and to Washoe
comfy alone, OF. say $4,000. This
saving II MOTTO b dsspissd. Never In
the history Of our State has 1t been 30
hard to get money - Ut present. and
every dollar that can be saved to the
heavily burdened taxpayer. will Be
hailed - . blessing; unless IN extra
session 10 called, the sum OF $500. 900
will have to be collected next year.
The full amount Of mining tax will be
collected, and the Legislature that will
meet in 1879 will find . surplus Of
more than half . million dollars 10 the
State Treasury, . most undesirable
contamination.
The shove IL from the Reno Journal
Of the End. The Journals figures are
not entirely correct. There will b IN
the treasury January LIST. 1879, nearer
1 Loo, 900 than $500 1000. The cost Of
an extra session Of the Legislature is
also placed too high by at least one
hall. A little bill reducing the State
levy from 90 cents to 40 cents could b
made . law. under . suspension Of the
rules, In . single day. Tits not ALSO.
lutsly necessary that all Of the mem
bsrs OF the Legislature should Assem-.
BILE 1t Canon. . quorum of each House
being sufficient. But suppose all Of
them did come together and tho Gov
srnor should call the session for six
days lone week.; ever in that cas- the
total cost would fail below 10000. By
reference to the journals Of the last
session We find that the mileage of
Asssmblymsn aggregated $3.50 40;
mileage Of Senators, $4,066 20; total,
1886 90. The per diem of the 70
snty five members for six days would
b S4yO50. Add to this $1,000 for the
pay Of attaches Il liberal allowance)
and We have ~ the total cost Of an ex-
ira session Of the Legislature, $l7. $685.
60. But the business of reducing
the burdens Of . tax-ridden people
could b accomplished In much less
time than six days-thrse being ample
thus bringing the cost inside of Sl5..
600. The proposed reduction Of fifty
cents In the State rate would leave in
the pockets oftax.payers approximate
ly $500. 900. 1t IL thus shown that an ex-
ira session would save the people next
year $2s5.00o. The benefit accruing
to Eureka county would be about SIS,
900 or 5000 for two years. Another
important phase Of this question il Its
bearing on White Pine, Lincoln. and
Nys counties, now totteriug ou the
verge Of bankruptcy. A reduction Of
the STATE levy would admit Of CORES
pouding increase Of the levy for county
purposes without imposing extra bur-
dsns upon the people. That the coun.
ties named NJ never extricats them.
selves from the crushing weight of deb,
hanging over them, without some such
measure - that under discussion. /,
too apparent TO need slucidation. Per-
sonally We do not cares straw whether
the Governor convenes the Legislature
In extra session or not; what IL now
being demanded 10 the matter Of less.
ening the burdens Of an over taxed
community, We attempted to sccom'
plish last winter, and therefore We have
no share in the responsibility Of the
policy which 10 grinding useless mil
lions from the taxpayers OF the State
during . season Of unparalleled depres
sion. and placing them In an overflow
ing trsaaury 10 b. squandsred at The
next regular session in the liquidation
Of sWiudllng relief bills. The further
this thing goes, the better will the pso'
pie realize who were their friends, and
Who their enemies ct the last sss'
sion.
ELsEwHERE In this issue Of the SEN
TINEL will b found . letter from Z
virginia City correspondent. dishina
up the sspirants for ONCE on the STATE
Ticket near year. II will b observed
that . movement y on foot In the IVES
tsrn pant Of State TO bring Governor
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