Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-06
ORR LEGISLATURES.
a Mass of Bills. But No Usefnl Laws
The Wardenship Fight-A Foley
Hi,, FabIed-How Railroad Talk
Affects LesisIators-Etc.

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Affects LeSisiators-Etc.
CARSON CRY, Feb. S.-Both branches
of the Legislature yesterday adjourned
over to meet on Monday next at the usual
hour, The week has been a dull one with
our law makers, no very important bills
having passed either legislative branch
Five weeks of the session have gone by
and but little has been done in the wsy OF
making general or useful laws for the peo-
ple. In the Assembly 81 bills have been
introduced, which may be embraced in
the o~id-fashioned catalogue, good, bad
snd indifferent, and of this number 1t is
tolerably safe to conjecture that not TWEEN
tv, perhaps not a dozen, will ever get into
our statutes.
pArrRoAp BILLS SOON TO BE REACHED.
We will probably get a taste of railroad
leg~islation-that is, the railroad farce VIII
be PLAYED, as the show bills read, "to an
enthusiastic audience" sometime next
week, Hardin, who appears to take mail
cious delight in stirring up the Assembly
branch of the railroad menagerle, poked
the animals up yesterday, and the result
is that several railroad bills will be re-
norted from the Engrossing Committee on
Monday next. The real fun will begin
shout Tuesday, and the SENTINEL will re-
ceive a faithful report Of the Assembly
proceedings.
NOMINATION OF WARDEN.
The Republicans met yesterday at )
O'Clock in the Assembly Chamber, organ
lied. nominated Frank Bell OF Reno for
Warden of the State Prison and adjourned
by 4 O'Clock. 1t was generally understood
on Tuesday evening that the weak candi.
dates, Julian, Cook, Joy and Lyons OF
Storey, were out of the fight, and thst
none of these named would be presented
to the caucus, This left Bell, Gloson'
Lvens Of YOUR county and Coulter to be
bslIoted for, The contest, it seemed to be
generally admitted, would be narrowed
down to Gibson and Bell, the friends OF
each assuming an air Of confidence they
really did not feel. The secret form OF
ballot was adopted, and to this action some
of Gibson's friends attribute their candl-
dates defeat. Four ballots were taken,
resulting as follows: First, Lyons, D;
Coulter. s.: Gibson, Il; Bell, 10. Second,
Lyons, 4: Coulter, +; Gibson, u; Bell
Is. Third, Lyons, 3; Gibson, II; Bell
10. Fourth, Lyons, /; GIBSON IA; Bell,
IS. Coulter, it will be seen, dropped CUT
after the second ballot, his supporters
going to Bell, while Gibson received on the
final ballot the same number Of votes as
on the first, to wit, II. 1t was rumored
before the caucus met that Coulter and
Bell had made a combination, on the basis
of the latter having the Wardenship, while
Coulter was to be Deputy Warden, and
the final ballot certainly indicates that
such an arrangement had been made. The
successful candidate, Mr.. Bsll, Is an old
Nevadan, was long counected with the
Western Union Telegraph Company as
Assistant Superintendent, Is man OF excel
lent habits, has th5 reputation OF beng a
thoroughly honest man and is credited
with having irsr-c!ass administrative adj
tiles. Those who know him we'll, and his
range of acquaintance is a large one, feel
confident that he Will prove an honest and
competent Warden. And every one VIII
be satisfied with him should he show,
which all hope he will, as good a record as
the retiring Warden, Major Garrard.
A LEGISLATIVE ABIGAIL.
A few evenings since in the Ormsby
House one OF Carson's citizens, a believer
in the doctrine that people have some
rights which even railroad corporations
ought to respect, expressed the hope to one
of our Senator'S that the present LeSisla-
ture would give the people some relief
from railroad wrongs. The Senator as
sumed a look Of intense establishment, put
on q brazen front and said: Il don't I'M
derstand you, sir" II mean" said the
Carson man, 'sthat there has been a good
deal of complaint among our people about
the extortion and discrimination practlced
by the c.. P. R. R. IN Nevada shippers,
and so bitter was the feeling against this
company tina both political parties found
il necessary last Fall to put strong anti
railroad planks in their platforms"
"Yes?' drawled the Senator. who seemed
TO be in doubt as TO whether Gllhooly
would try a masse or around-the-table
shot. owe certainly ought to have some
legislation to prevent this Discrimination
against Nevada" continued the Carson
citizen. by Jerusalem, said the Sena-
tor, che made that carom on a four-cush-
ion shot. Beg pardon turning to the
c. c. and temporarily losing interest in the
game of billiards, what did you say =
The substance of the count against the @.
P. R. R. was repeated. well, I've heard
q good deal about railroad discrimination,
and I've made up my mind that there's
more cry than wool in it. Mr.. Gage, who
is thoroughly posted on all matters con-
nected with railroads, says his people DO
not discriminate against Nevada, and l
have no reason to doubt Mr.. Cages word.
And the Senator, at the conclusion OF this
innocent speech, remembered that his
colleague was toying with q stack Of worries
in q room adjoining the billiard room, and
he repaired to the dissecting quarter to
see whether the tiger was getting the bet
ter of his friend, or his pard was getting
the better of the feline animal. The Car
son man walked out under a clear and
star-bedecked sky, took in a breath of the
bracing atmosphere of a mid-winter night,
and muttered something about "that son
Of a gun" being fixed.
SENATE BILL NC. 35.
Senator Foley's bill, No. 35, to employ
attorneys in Washington City, D. O., to
represent Nevada's interest at the national
seat of Government, was brought up in
the Assembly on Monday last. Grey OF
White Pine opposed the bill on the score
Of economy. 1t was proposed, he SAID, to
allow an attorney. already selected, to