Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-02
RAILROAD BILLS.
Ordered Peremptorily from Their
Holes.

Spirited Debate In the Assembly
A Showing of Hands Called for
Should Political Platforms be
Mentioned After Election?
In the Assembly last Monday Melarkey
made q motion that the Chairman of the
Committee on Corporations be requested to
inform the House of the condition Of
Hardin's bill on freights and fares.
Mr.. TAFT, Chairman of that committee,
said they had concluded to defer action on
it until the arrival of S. 7. Gage, who had
requested to be present at their delibera-
tions.
Mr.. Hardin offered a motion to instruct
the committee to return the bill to the
House, with or without action, Tuesday
morning.
Mr.. varian thought the motion to in
struct the Committee should prevail; that
under ordinary circumstances he would
oppose a motion OF this character; that
while he intended no discourtesy to the
committee, it was unnecessary for the
committee to retain bills from three to five
weeks awaiting the pleasure of>any one or
any particular interest. He stated that
he had no objections for any one to appear
before the committee to present their
views, but that it was not right for a ON
mittee to delay legislation awaiting the
pleasure of a corporation or any other in
terest. That for years the people had
demanded some relief from the oppression
of railroad corporations, and they had
spoken in convention their platforms de-
manded action. He did not wish to be
understood as being in favor Of or against
any of the bills proposed, but they had all
come here pledged to do their duty and
deal fairly with all concerned. He felt as
if the time had arrived for action. This
Legislature, like Cesar's wife, ought to be
above suspicion, and a delay of five weeks
was unnecessary.
Bell stated that he thought Steve Gage
should have the same right as other citi-
zens to appear before the committee.
That merchants doing business could ap-
pear and he could see no objections. He,
however, would state that he stood on a |
platform which called in unmistakable
terms for the passage of some measure Of
relief, and when the time came he should
vote for what he thought was right.
Mr.. Gray thought the committee would
have been derelict in their duty to refuse
the representative of so large an interest
as the G. P. R. R. Co. to appear before the
Mr.. Brown said he should
vote against the motion, because the com
had many bills of like import, and
could not see why the question Of
railroads should stir up SO much excite
ment.
Mr.. Pike said he had not yet heard any
H., f-k1n. 1o1a, nlo,l L.
had to accommodate Steve Gage.
Speaker Varian stated he did not think
members had q right to use the name of
any one not a member of the House.
Gray-Nor members in it either.
Mr.. Pike said the people of the State are
with anxious hearts and are watch
ing the expression of the members of this
body, and that the people were listening
attentive ears to see whether the
members intended to carry out their
pledges on railroad matters. The agent
Of the @. P. had three weeks to appear
before the committee.
Mr.. Hardin-I am not ashamed of the
accusation that l am a young member.
He was old enough and honest enough to
stand by his party pledges-he did not
know exactly what the Republican plat
form was, but he thought that the Repub-
licans were pledged as we'll as he. He
hoped that he might not be too ignorant
nor too dishonest to vote fearlessly in the
of the people, whether the gentle
man of the G.. P, whose name he could
not mention under the rules, liked it or
not. He was under the impression that
there is more danger of the members be-
ing lazy than there was Of their getting
''stirred up" as intimated by the gentle
man from Ormsby. Mr.. Brown seemed
some action might be taken. This
delay was evidently to prevent legislation.
Mr.. Pike-I stand pat.
Mr.. Brown wanted the technical term
''pat" explained.
Mr.. TAFT wanted until Wednesday
morning to report; he did not intend to
await the pleasure Of the G. P. or any
other corporation.
Mr.. Dewey moved that the committee
be instructed to report all bills bearing on
the subject OF railroads by Wednesday.
Wells thought that the members were
likely to get q tempest in a teapot. He
did not rise to add fuel to the flame, but q
merchant had a perfect right to appear be-
fore the committee and he saw no reasons
why others should not have the same priv
He was free to say that he thought
of the provisions in some Of the bills
were too ultra and perhaps other provi-
sions not strong enough. The motion in
structing the committee to report all bills
on Wednesday was carried.