Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-09-04

PocggT BomoUcH STATEss-hevada
Il nominally Represented 10 the Senate
BY william Sharon and John p. yones,
both Of wls6sa really belongto San Fran
cisco, though the SoFmeS credits himself
20 VSrginia City, and the latter TO Gold
Hill. Sharon has rarely appeared in his
seat since he 6rst procured 10, and
Jones has become an habitual absentee;
but, In spite Of this fsillng. ne wasfe-
Gently reelected, and IL row in the be-
ginning Of q second term. Encouraged
by the success Of his colleague Sharon
seeks n reelection, and, between the
Senators who hold over and the Repre-
sentaiives who may Be persuaded TO
come over, The Legislature win proba-
bly, be amisble esough TO gratidy his
ambition. In that case, he will continue
20 be known as the Senator whose sb-
sence il 30 chronic that the Secretary
OF .he Senate refuses 10 honor his dralts
Dor salary, which. Tor SOF years past.
have been made with unkailing regulsr-
ity from San Francisco.
Nevada and Nebraska were bgought
in ~ States 90 serve partisan pur-
pose, and 10 strengthen the hand OF the
Republican majority in the Senste.-
The former was admitted by what may
be called the lightning process. The
enabling act passed March p, 1854,
and the proclamation Of Mr.. Lincoln
declaring the admission was issued Oct.
~. 1854, seven months afterward. The
nonulat,on was then put down on the
largest count at 6,S57, yet Nevada had
As many Senators as New York, Penn
sylvania, or Ohio, besides one Repre-
sentative in the House, with fifteenth
part Of the ratio required for other
States. Every new State is entitled
10 al least one member with or with
out the requisite number under the sp-
portioBment.
Nebraska, with ten times :he popula-
ton Of Nevada, was denied admission
until the policy Of reconstruction was
about 10 be carried out. The Enabling
act passed April 10, 1864, soon after
that Of Nevsda; bat The act Of admission
was only proclaimed March I, 1857
The population was estimated to be
about 81, 900 in round numbers at that
time.
The political investment in these two
States turned out better than the expe-
riment OF increasing the representation
in the South has done. They have re.
turned Republicans, with the excep-
ton Of Senator Upton, who could not
stand the exactions Of Grantism and
supposted Greeley "a 1872. For tins
Nebraska sent Tim adrift al the first OPP
portunity. The rnfranchisement Of the
blacks added about thirty members TO
&c aanah'ssepresentati0n m the House
and in The Electoral Colleges. The Re-
publican managers, when they rushed
that policy through, could see no limit
10 their possession OF Office. and u did
not occur TO them that excess, misgos-
eminent, corruption, and plumber OF the
peoples taxes, would beget reaction,
and that when reaction came IN earnest
their lofty pyramid OF pretensiOn would
topple over as il has done.-E I. Sun.
INTERESTING TO CANDIDATEs.-Pro-
baby all the States OF the Union have
laws against corrupt influences at cleo
tons, but these laws are not generally
enforced as strictly as they should be.
The Maryland code provides thas ifany
candidate al any election, or other per-
son, shall at or before the day Of cleo
ton, give, bestow, or promise, any gin
or reward 10 secure any persons vote,
or shall sgep or suffer 10 be kept any
house, tent. booth; or other accommo-
dation during the day Of holding The
election, and before the close thereof,
nj hIs expense. where any eictuals or
intoxicating liquors shall be gratuItouslY
given or dealt out to voters, shall be
subject TO . peuslty no exceeding $500
and suffer imprisonment Is the court
may adjudge. not exceedingsix months,
and such other penalties as are pre-
scribed by the constitution! This 10 q
penal statute, and the punishment pre-
scribed can only be inflicted on convic.
ton in criminal proceeding. bat any
contract male to violate its provisions
is necessarily void. t-7