Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-13
MISREPRESENTATION
The Regular Biennial Falling
Down.

1hhOESs ~
for DESERVING the People -Brnni-
sey Braces Up on Ellis-HObart
N snyfh- The Ground and
Lofty Tumblers do One Good
Thing.
CARSON CITY, Feb. 10, 1888.
When the special order for l O'Clock
yesterday was brought up, the Symth bill,
tho Senate was crowded. The result, the
defeat of the bill, was anticipated, and
many were present simply to see how in
| geniously excuses could be furnished for
going back on before-election pledges. One
objected to the bill because he considered
it unconstitutional, at the same time prob
ably having no more knowledge OF consti-
t~utional law than a Washoe Indian has OF
the lost arts. By the way, the Legislature
has developed q school of constitutional ex-
Founders before whom a Storey or a Par
sons might bow the head and blush, aye
blush-for the hinty check OF those sage
brush law-tinkers. Another opposer OF
the bill based his opposition to it on the
ground that it would prevent the building
of any more Interstate railroads. Another
Senator thought the measure was in the
interest of the G.. z. R. r. (This last
| theory would explain Steve Cages lively
interest in the success Of the Smyth billy.
One Senator cared nothing for platforms
in fact, most of the Senators didn't, but
then they are not always frank enough to
make the admission-because anti-railroad
resolutions were rushed through conven-
tions under excitement. This is proba-
bly, the way the Varian resolution got
through last Fall at Reno). The speakers
against the passage of the bill were Ho-
bart, Hammond, Foley, Westerfield and
Brumsey. Smyth, well fortified with
| figures and facts, was the only speaker in
favor of the bill, and he made a good
showing for his measure. Brumsey, who
declared himself in q dilemma, had had a
! legal opinion against the constitutionality
of the bill, which, by permission, was
read, or read at, by the Secretary of the
Senate. The opinion was from Col. A.. @.
Ellis, and the Secretary wrestled with it as
awkwardly as Sam Weller did with his
| celebrated valentine. Unlike the girl
in the song, who had been cleft in such a
dilemma Brumsey had had legal light,
and, Of course, voted against the bill. 1t
is not your correspondents business to
charge corruption in the defeat Of the
Smyth bill, but to repeat what was a gen
eral subject of conversation last night,
that there were several sudden and mys-
terious changes Of opinion on the measure,
and the changes were all against the bill.
The defeat Of he Smyth bill is not gen
orally regarded as a good Senate majority
record. The ayes and nays l see you have
published from special telegram.
VIVA FOLLOWED.
This morning Hobart, on q question Of
privilege, read an extract from the Carson
Index, in which the reporter had used the
expression "and for COIN" crediting the
same to Smyth and as applying to Hobart.
The latter demanded an explanation, and
stigmatized the insinuation, had such been
made, in emphatic language. Smyth re-
piled by saying, substantially, that he had
no knowledge Of having used such Ian
~guage-did not know whether he had used
it or not-and spoke of individual respon-
sibility, etc. Hobart, on taking the floor
a second time, warmed up on the subject
and demanded a positive answer as to
whether or not Smyth had used the often
sive language quoted by the Index. Smyth
thought he had not, and appealed to Sena-
tors seated near him, who declared that
they had not heard any such expression as
that given in the Index report. So the
matter ended as to the parties to this per-
sonal incident, Of which your correspond.
ent has given but a very meager report.
Westerfield introduced a resolution Sc
verely consuming the Index reporter, ex-
Guiding him from the Senate, etc., which
was tabled, but afterward, we believe, re-
ferred to a committee of investigation.
This committee, consisting of Dennis,
Foley and Rockhill, are to interview the
Index reporter, report to the Senate, etc.
THE MELARKEY BILL.
On motion of Boskowitz. one Of the
earnest supporters Of the Melarkey bill, |
the Assembly went into Committee OF the
Whole on Thursday morning. The bill
had been left or Wednesday afternoon, |
when the Assembly adjourned, in a mud
died condition, and to extricate 1t from
the mire Of parliamentary laundering the
Boskowitz motion was necessary. The
first motion was to have the bill reported
back to the Assembly with a favorable
recommendation, to which Brown offered
his pet amendment, that the bill be re-
referred to the Corporation Committee and
also referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Wells. the constitutional stickler Of the
House, who had not had time to
peruse the bill carefully up to
Wednesday, was strongly in favor of re-
committing it, fearing that some unconsti-
tutional viper might be silly coiled up in
the verbal u%nderbrush of the Melarkey
bill. Riepe, who had had q disagreeable
experience with the Corporation Committee |
on his bills, objected to any more reference
of railroad bills to the @. c., and stated the
reasons for his objection in language as
plain as a Truthful James or q Bill Nye
ever uttered. Fiepe's English Ia not Ad-
disonian or Ruskinian, but it's always
plain enough to be understood by the dull
est railroad member Of the Assembly.
Chairman TAFT, with a feeling OF sensitive |
ness, born Of honest endeayor, said he had
| grown tired Of the allusions to the tardi-
ness Of the committee over which he
presided, and his injured manner and
| tremulous voice would have aver melted
| the heart of a Cardiff giant. Bell, another
com mittee member, announced the start
ling truth that the stream could not, with
out violating a philosophical law, rise
| above its fountain head, or source OF
| supply, and that the O. @. could do moth
| ing without the authority of its Chairman.
In fact, according to Bell, the Corporation
| Committee could not be induced to take
any action on railroad bills until the
introduction Of the Hardin resolution,
which authorized the g.. G. to report all
railroad bills within two days. After a
few amendments were tackled on the Me-
larkey bill. none Of which will seriously
impair the intent OF the measure should
II become a law, 1t was ordered engroased
by a unanimous vote. The bill will prob
ably be reported by the Engrossing Com
mittee on Monday next, and the fight on
its final passage, or defeat, as the case
may be, will take place either on Tuesday
or Wednesday next.
A aoop JOB WE'LL DONE.
The Senate did a very proper thing, and did
that thing in a most emphatic manner. in
defeating the substitute for Senate bill No.
10, reported by the Committee OF Ways
and Means. The slaughter took place on
Thursday last. The bill was to amend an