Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-27
DEATH.
The Way by which the Williams
Bill was Killed.

The Way by which the williams
Bill was Killed.
CARSON, Feb. 24.-The bill introduced
by Senator Williams Of Nye, you have
already been apprized, was passed on Fri
day and on Saturday was reconsidered and
indefinitely postponed that is, killed
deader than -. You have had the vote
as recorded on both occasions.
postpone. He said he had received no
petition from his constituency asking him
to go for this bill, which he considered the
most pernicious Measure that had come
up before the Legislature at this session.
Senator Dennis could not see what OBJ
ject the gentleman from Eureka could
have had when he moved a reconsideration
of the vote by which the Williams bill had
passed. Nobody doubted its constitution
atty, and its merits had been fully dis
cussed in the Senate and deliberately
passed upon. Had any gentleman acquired
new light on the proposition since the vote
Of yesterday? He would not. insult the
honor and intelligence Of the Senate by
inuendo. What vote would be changed il
the question came up again? If so there
must have been concocted . dark and
damnable political conspiracy to make the
Senate stultify itself. He would not tread
upon any Senator'S corns if he knew it
reply to ar interruption.
Senator Hammond pleaded for the in
definite postponement of the bill ON the
ground Of public policy. At five cents por
mile passenger fare and ten cents per ton
&C., ..yLk $3.50 IL = TO- H.
criminate legislation that would crush the
poor and struggling roads Of the State,
and would preclude the possibility of
building new roads under such difficulties.
The Battle Mountain road for example.
Senator Smyth said he thought there
was very great interest manifested in this
road by those who voted to exclude it from
the sweeping provisions of the bill yester-
day. "A home thrust.
Senator Westerield said no had it by
word of mouth from his constituency to
vote against such measures, and he would
keep On doing SO unless he got a majority
petition to the contrary. The Carson &
Colorado Railroad pays taxes in Lyon
County on $23S, goo, while of a total of
assessed value ISL ,053, 000) this road, with
the Virginia & Truckee, on $685., O33. He
would be in favor Of giving the railroads a
maximum OF 4O cents per mile per ton on
freight, they had treated Lyon County SO
generously.
The vote-which you have had by tele-
gram-indeinitely postponed the bill.
Senator Williams, the author, changed
his vote to the affirmative in order to move
d reconsideration. He ''got off wrong"
He was declared out Of order in his en-
deavor for q reconsideration. Then he
wanted to be placed right on the record
and have his vote right on the record. ae-
cording to his sentiments. In order to do
this he had to have the unanimous con-
sent of the Senate.
Mr.. Foley objected, whereupon Mr..
Dennis and he got into a somewhat per-
sonal discussion about the proprieties of
the situation, Dennis saying it was not the
proper thing for Foley to keep Williams
from appearing on the record as he wished
to appear, simply because he had made q
mistake on q question Of parliamentary
usage. The waters between these two gen.
tlemen were oiled, however, and Mr.. Foley
withdrew his objection, thus allowing Mr..
Williams vote registered against the mo-
ton to indefinitely postpone.
And thus ended the ftful life OF this
bill. The constitutional" objection to it
was wanting. 1t is simply an amendment
to the present law by . change Of two
words, but the public good" was used to
knock it on the head.