Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-03-02
CORRESPONDENTS.
oAEsos CrTT. Feb. Is. 1889.

oAnsoS err. Feb. %. 1889.
Enron SENTINEL: Ten days remain
Jet for legislative sction. The orovdins
Of pet schemes has commenced and from
this on both members and sttsebes viii
be pushed with work. There are several
important measures hanging IRE, among
them The solution Of the irrigation prob
lem. II this problem is solved the four
teenth session Of tie Nevada Legislature
will have covered itself with glory and the
State and people fully compensated for
the drain on The State Treasury. occasioned
BY the holding Of The present session. IL
is NsysdA's salvation. Her nov barren
lands will readily yield golden hsrvests IL
irrigated. II cannot be accomplished
with one fell strobe, for il Is . great ques-
ton and needs diplomatic handling and
years Of thought, bat strike Ct once, and
lei each succeeding Legislature keep
studiously 81 work and success will be
inevitable, Our representatives 81 the
National Capital are striking n ging
bio VS., but aid from shat quarter is about
hopeless. The State must solve IL, and
les the present session at least make Q
start.
The Miners Home bill comes up TO-
morrow afternoon ss Especial order. The
bill will fail. There are constitutional
grounds against 10, aud the distant
/ counties from the Capital are not favor
able, being Averse TO the great expense a.
tached 10 getting inmates 10 The home. A
somewhat similar bill was passed 10 years
- - IMoI.raA nnnnnatftnks0nal hE
Justice Beatty.
The ArtesiAn Well bill has been
amended almost out Of existence in the
| Senate. 1t has not a. yet been returned
TO the Assembly, but when 10 does, II the
amendments seek TO kill the bill, there
will be open war, for IL is strongly backed
there, and too much labor WAS spent upon
IL 10 permit OF its destruction ruthlessly.
Nearly all OF the laws approved by tbs
Governor during the past week are ap-
plicsble 10 counties or towns, and thus far
little in the way Of State legislation has
been accomplished. The r~etrenchment in
State expenses bill. which was referred 10
9 special committee, reported 9 second
substitute. The substitute does away
with all deputies and makes 9 saving an.
nually Of about $l4, 600 for the State.
The bill was amended and fought over the
entire day and was finally laid on the
table. IL seems a. though our State
salaries must remain at the present
standard.
Assembly bill No. 20, fixing the time for
the closing Of saloons and gambling
houses al midnight. came up on third
reading on Wednesday afternoon. The
i~ntroducer, Williams OF Storey county.
az examiner and resident Of Ruby Hill
made 9 grea. speech in its favor, stating
that it was q. the instance Of the gamblers
and saloon men OF his county that the
measure was introduced. The bill passed
by a vote OF 26 to 10. In the Senate the
bill passed on Thursday, by 8 large
majority, but q motion 10 reconsider was
made by Harris, OF Douglas. which car
ried. IL came up on third reading again
to-day. A determined fight was made
against il by a lobby OF saloon men and
10 tie afternoon il was beaten by q vote
Of 9 in favor and 8 against. though the
Storey county delegation from the As
sembly put in hard licks for il.
The Appropriation bill passed the Sen
ate, and at present is in the hands OF the
Assembly Ways and Means Committee.
Poujsde, one Of the ablest bers Of the
present Legislature lie Chairman OF said
committee and is industriously at work on
the bill.
The newest in the Senate 10 Q bill 10 re-
district the State. judicially speaking. Six
districts are proposed, Elko and Eureka
constituting the fifth.
Forbes high license bill has been laid
on the table. The saloon men are ruff
fed and say il would close the doors OF all
saloons, except perhaps one or two In
Reno. Carson, Eureka and Virginia. They
say they have it beaten.
In the Assembly Thsxter Of Ormsby on
Tuesday last introduced q bill prohibiting
lotteries in the State. No doubt Is being
expressed OF its carrying In both houses.
The bill changing the basis OF appor-
tioning school money from 100 to rs pu.
pills for each teacher passed the Assembly
early in the week. II will help Eureka
schools considerably, for under such On
a~pportionment her schools could run for
complete term without q shortage Of
funds.
Allen of Churchill had Q bill prohibit
ing the raining Of sheep on ranges before
the Assembly, but 10! II Is now no more
The sheep men gathered in full force and
laid it low.
A. G. Cleveland has been Ill for the pas
week. but is now fully recovered. II wal
rumored he was dow with the smallpox
but the NJ. d. pronounced ii only q rash
much 10 the relief Of Cleve INT the pleas
ure OF bis numerous friends.
S~AeEBRUsH.