Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-05-11

Isr~nsA. 70 IN. rurzrA DArLs srs'.szI.
FURTHER COMMENTS or THE M%ETRoPctI-
TAN PRESS on THE CALIFORNIA
CONSTITUTION.

survey, 8Ilte3 . long review VI tDc aineh1
situation. He sums mp the wants OF East
ern Alaska thus: Two suitable cruisers
more or less constantly in motion; the in
slant punishment of violence on the part
OF the Indians by the destruction Of their
honses and canoc the surrender of the
really guilty being the only alternative;
4. circuit judge to hear and decide ordinary
civil and police cases; an officer who might
Be termed Governor. who should reside at
Wrangie or Sitka- aud make the rounds Of
the Territory once . year on . cruiser, and
should have . Russian speaking Secretary
authorized to record land titles for actual
settlers and annual reports to the Navy
Department and Congress
The Herald adds: We quite agree with
Captain Dali hat an ordinary Territorial
Government would be impracticable. 1t
il the Judgment Of all who have disinter-
estedIy studied the subject that law for
white settlers is quite n needful as force
to control the Indians.
CHscAao. May 10.
The Tribune" has = long editorial on
CAlifornia's new Constitution 1t says the
instrument has many admirable and refor-
matory PROVISIONS Some Of the best pro-
visions Of the present Constitution of Hi
nois have been Incorporated in it. The
Convention which framed the Constitution
seemed to be possessed by the idea that
labor is TO b enriched and elevated by the
expulsion or coniseation of money used as
a wages fund to employ labor and increase
production. With regard to these provis-
ions Of the revenue clauses Of the new Con-
stitution, it may be said, however, that
they will prove less harmful than they
were expected to be. Several OF them are
to be found in the Constitution of this and
other States, but, while they exist a. a
menace, they have practically and univer-
sally proved abortive. California will not
in the next ten years collect enough rev.
enue, under these double taxatlon schemes,
to pay the cost Of the attemps at collec-
ton. That is the experience Of this State,
and has been Of every other State where
such attempts have been made. An i'm
portant element Of strength in the new
Constitution, before the people. was prob
ably the radical provision for the exclu-
sion Of the Chinese, and for the regulation
nf these Chinese who may be in the State
at this time. 1t is likely that these people
will, therefore, move to Nevada. and east
The Constitution directs all its
force against existing ~monopolies, and
its power in the rnral districts. On
the whole. the new Constitution reforms
many evils which demanded reform, and has
out q future policy which will
prove destructive or beneficial, according
to the spirit which shall govern when the
time comes to enforce them. Much that
looks like evil, may be left to time to remedy
or mitigate.
NEW YORK, May 10.
The Tribune" says of the new Constitu-
Outrageous as this instrument Is.
md in some respects it is undoubtedly the
most outrageous Constitution ever formed
for . free State, it is less likely to produce
al the evils which in the first depression
Of disappointment some are inclined to
from it. because it takes the place
Of system in some respects essentially bad,
Ind thus cnres some evils while it ~infiicts
Because it is radically defective
II is likely to be easily evaded- It's most
and vicious features create a gen.
eral impression that it will. at no distant
day. be repealed or modified
The Evening post" heads = leading ed
1.-The calamity in California" and
Rays the act is . bad one, but it has not
been ~unproyoked. Enormous corpor a.
and exacting ~monopolists have long
and VIGOROUSLY pushed their selfish de-
crees in California to the extremes that
have weighed heavily upon the people, and
warrant their discomfort. Yet in spite of
the gloomy outlook, there are some rays Of
light. The enforcement Of q considerable
Of the new instrument is practical
y, If not explicitly, left to the discretion
Of the Legislature. The more the coLsti-
luton Is examined and discussed, the more
will its injustice and its f~allacies
be perceived and appreciated. There is
plenty of common sense in California, and
With . clearer understanding than we an |
the tendency will be TO send to
he State Legislature temperate and sa-
yacious men, who will know what to waive
lad what to carry out, to promote the best
Of the people. The Posts"
article says the new constitution
8 freely discussed here. and the conclu-
ZION is that in any event New York will be
by the adoption Of the agrar ian
law in California.
Seats in the New York Stock Exchange
have advanced in value to S.. 900. Since
he panic of 1873 they have sold, we be-
ieve, as low a. 81. 800, and within a few
veeks they have sold at 81, 500. II is proper |
o say that the rise to So, 600 is not wholly
0 be attributed to the prospect that bust
less in stocks an6 securities viii be driven
way from San Francisco. but is in a large
MEASURE due to the revival Of speculation
lere. incident to the practical enlargement
( the currency by specie payments and
o the reconstruction Of broken-down rail-
Dads.
The Express" has only q short non-
ommittal paragraph on the subject. An
'ther evening paper comments upon the
comments Of the morning
and says: Has 1t never occurred to
here critics that . community has a life
I its own hat the Constitution cannot
ill? No Constitution could in less than
hundred years produce so much evil as
he opponents Of the new Constitution OF
california claim it will produce in one
ear, or some OF them in q month.
FIrcHBURG, Mass, May 10.
Francis e. Hayden was arrested this
charged with poisoning his sister |
He pleaded not guilty. Young
iayden's father died on April the 10th
his mother on April 18th, both after a
ickness Of . few days.
Washinstsn Items.
WASHINGTON. May 10.
The Senate Committee on Epidemic Dis
sses to-day agreed upon the amendments.
q the nature Of . substitute, for the bill
recommitted TO them, concerning
National Board Of Health, and the pro- |
,osed es Ia biishment OF . national qnarsn-
inc regulation. The amendments confne
be requirements Of the bill to vessels COM
NC from : foreign port. 1t provides that
he quarantine regulations framed by the
National Board Of Health shall, IS far IS
,ossible. be merely supplemental to the
prescribed by the State and
municipal authorities. and be confined TO
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axis. but in case Of repeal or failure the
'resident may detail an officer for that
purpose.
The House Commute on Claims decided
o transact no general business during the
present session.
The sufTragists.
ST.. LOUIS, May 10.
The National woman's Suffrage Conven-
ion adjourned last night. A platform was
after considerable discussion. The
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