Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-03
RESURRECTED.
The Buried Railroad Bills
Brought UP.

sure eat AU ATS Them IN the
End-Lightning Legislation for
"Ec0nOmy's'' Snke-Three Demo-
crats and Four Republicans Vote
NO-Caucusing.
CARSON, Feb. 1, 1888.
The Corporation Committee to-day re-
ported the two Hardin bills and the Melar-
key bill, noticed in former letters to the
SENTINEL, without recommendation and the
three bills were ordered engrossed. Ger
tain defeat awaits them, for it is clear to
the dnllest mind that this Legislature has
no notion of giving the people any relief
from railroad extortion; but when the
bills are brought up for final action there
will be squirming, lodging and falling
down, and the people will know who have
proved recreant to their pledges and who
nave been true, and both classes will be re-
membered in the sweet political by and by.
GAGE TO THE FRONT AGAIN.
The Corporation Committee Of the AS
sembly met last night in the Assembly
chamber, Chairman TAFT in the chair.
IL OAhlI lIidul cdu Viz WV DlAo
and the Melarkey bill, and after the read
ing Stephen T. Gage was called upon to
speak his well-wcrn piece, which he did
with the solemnity Of n man who was do
ing the funeral business on contract. 1t
was the old, old story about the people of
California clamoring for a Pacific railroad
until the sympathetic ears of Leland Stan
ford, Mark Hopkins and Charley Croker
heard the public wall, and the yard stick
and the coal oil can were thrust aside, and
this generous trio, assisted by q Gov
eminent loan-a loan, mark you
came to the peoples relief. Everything Of
pertinence to tho real question was lodged
or slurred over, and the Gage talk con.
vinced no fair-minded person that the G..
P. II. r. was not a curse to the people Of
Nevada. TAFT keenly felt the injustice that
had been done him by members in accusing
him of being under railroad influence.
All that TAFT wanted was "more light"
He no doubt got it from Mr.. Cages lucid
and very impartial statement last night.
Mr.. Bell was prepared to act on railroad
matters at any time. Morris said nothing.
Gray OF White Pine, another member Of
the committee, was absent, and, of course,
under the circumstances, he couldn't be
expected to say anything.
CIVILIAN AND SOLDIER.
A bill making the Lieutenant.G Governor
Adjutant-G General, introduced by Wester-
field, was put through the Senate yester-
day on the double-quick. 1t was passed
by a vote Of ~ ayes to 5 nays, the affirm
ative vote being equally divided between
Democrats and Republicans. smyth, who
voted affirmatively for the purpose of re-
considering the bill. gave notice of recon-
sideration. Following are the negative
votes: Foley and Kaiser (Republicans),
Fox. Rockhill and Williams (Democrats).
The bill provides for making the Lieuten-
ant-Governor Clerk of the several State
Boards, State Prison, Orphans Home,
etc., and allows him So, 900 per annum for
all the services, the bill to go into effect
March 1, 1888. The measure is regarded
as q compromised one, and color is given
to this opinion by the fact that Westertield,
who strongly opposed the bill making the
Lieutenant-Governor Warden Of the State
Prison, was the author and introducer of
the bill passed yesterday. Ii is also
stated, and generally believed, that Lieu
tenant Governor Laughton and his friends
were willing to take the Westerield bill, as
a counting of Senate noses showed at least
one vote short of the constitutional ma
jority Of II votes. Again, the passage Of
the Westerield bill puts a formidable can
didate for Warden out Of the contest, and
this means a good deal in an already com
plicated fight. The reconsideration was
lost this morning, but four Senators vot-
ing in favor of it.
CAUCUS.
The Republican legislators, as I learn
from good authority, are to hold a caucus
tonight. OF course it will be a closed
door affair, and what transpires in that
body will be known only to the insiders,
unless, as sometimes happens in such
cases, somebody "blabs." I think-mark
you, I have only a guessing privilege-that
the object of the caucus Is to see whether
or not a caucus means something binding
on its members, or is simply an informal
gathering, the action Of which no one need
be bound by if the political chains are
considered CALLING. I learn that in the
case Of the caucus to nominate Regents for
the State University, held early in the
season, some of the members fguratively
kicked over the traces. To prevent a repe-
tition of this unparty-like conduct the
caucus tonight has probably been called.
Assembly bill No. n, introduced by
Marsden. passed to-day. This is a bill to
prevent fraud and to protect miners in the
sale and purchase Of ores.
Assembly bill No. s, to distribute Nevada
statutes free Of charge to such newspaper
publishers as furnish the State a copy of
their paper without pay, passed this after
noon.
Bells so-called mineral bill, Assembly
bill No. SO, introduced yesterday, passed
to-day.
A Joint memorial and resolution, by
Wells, providing for the annexation Of a
part of California to Nevada, also passed
this afternoon. The part proposed to be