Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-02-23

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When Assembly Concurrent Resolu'
| ton No. 5, relative TO Discrimination IN
freight charges Of Pacific Railroad Com
psnies, came up for consideration in the
| Nevada Assembly on the 18th instant.
lively discussion ensuod and much spirit
was manifested by the msmbers who
spoke for aud against the proposition.
The legislative correspondent Of the Vir'
ginis Enterprise gives the details OF the
| discussion, ss follows:
Beck, the author OF the resolution,
moved its adoption and spoke somewhat
Of length in faver Of his motion. He de-
scribed the discrimination against ell
parts in Nevada, which was in fact IN
the matter Of charges. He quoted hg-
ures in support Of his charge OF inJus-
tice, and declared that the susPen.
| sion of section 4 Of the Interstate Com
merce Act was in the interest OF the rail-
road corporations and that it was such
suspension which enabled these corpora
tions to practice their oppression upon
the people OF the State.
Denton declared himself opposed to
railroad freight discrimination and OPP
preston, but did not believe that this
was the proper remedy. He believed
that all OF this anti-railroad business in
the Legislature was for the purpose OF
downing the Silver party. He believed
in the enforcement OF the Interstate
Commerce law, and was willing to do
anything to effect such enforcement. He
believed that the Comins Senate resolu-
ton covered the ground and he would
vote for no other.
Allen of Eureka believed the Comins
resolution to have been drawn in the in
terest of the railroad corporations. 1t
meant nothing and stated nothing deh-
nitely, while the one under considera-
ton was to the point and at least four
6fths OF the people demanded the pass.
age Of such . one. He had tried to keep
the Silver members upon the platform Of
the party, but with little success.
Beck denied the right OF Denton to
speak for the Silver party. He himself
had trained with the party last Fall, and
was a member Of the State Convention
which nominated Francis g. Newlands
for Congress. He had attempted to carry
out the principles Of the Silver party plat
form in the Legislature. but had been
confronted with a majority which had
violated i. in every particular upon all
matters pertaining to railroad interests.
The mere suspicion Of railroad DONNA
tion in the Silver party last Fall had
given it a hard instead of an easy fight,
and he was sorry to see members Of that
organization giving color to the suspicion
which had SO hampered the party at the
last election.
McNaughten spoke briefly, but earn
estly, in favor OF the adoption Of the res
olution.
He was followed by Denton, who re-
piled to some Of the statements Of Beck.
Hogan said he was not an enemy Of the
Central Pacific, but he was q represents
tive Of the people who were oppressed
by that corporation, and he was here to
defend their rights. He was q Populis'
and was glad Of it.
German said he supported the Comini
resolution and would oppose this one.
He was not there to gain the applause oil
the rabble. but to represent bis constitu'
ency. He was not afraid to face ths
people who sent him there, and when hi
got home some peoples ears would tingl'
for what had been said about him.
The resolution was defeated by thu
following vote;
Yeas-Allen Of Eureka, Beck, Flsnni-
gan, Francis, Hogan, Leidy. McNaugh-
ten, Russell, Stanley. Wilson and Mr.
Speaker--ll.
Noes-Beals, Briggs, Brockliss, Con
slant, Crisler. Denton. German, Green
wood. Hall, Hinnman, Murphy, McDon
nald, Newman, Noel, Pitt and Weilant
lie.
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