Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-02-13

oAnsor. February 10. 1897.

the Legislature by storm and o stalks
through the halls Of Nevsds's Capitol,
around csp-s-pie, to the infinite dis
quistude Of sundry individuals who at
various times profit with easy grace at the
public crib.
Senate and House met In joint caucus
last night and in secret discussed At length
the financial condition Of State affairs.
So much as comes to the public SO far is q
resolution which has to-day come from
the Senate to the Assembly. II provides
for the appointment of 9 Special Joint
Committee on the Reduction Of Public
Expenditures, to consist Of the President
Pro TEN OF the Senate and one Senator to
be appointed by him, and the Speaker Of
the Assembly and two Assemblymen TO be
appointed By him. The committee has
not yet been formed. Its duty. under
the resolution, will be TO investigate as
ex~peditiously as possible all public ex-
p%enditurers with the express object Of
ascertsining where the same can be re-
duced without seriously impairing the
efficiency Of the public service or Of the
State institutions, and to report to Senate
Committee on Ways and Means, or By
bills to either branch Of the Legislature.
That the spirit Of economy is strongly
~intrenched has been very much in evi.
dence during the last few days, viz
Senator Gregovich Of Eureka introduced
q bill in the Senate last week to make the
Lieutenat Governor ex-oficio Warden Of
the State prison, with 9 salary Of $3.50
per year.
A bill introduced in the Senate propos-
ing to raise the salaries OF deputies Of
State officers was incontinently knocked
out in the third round, being refused
engrossmens, SO it sleeps 9 disgraceful
death. The general deficiency bill went
through quite 9 severe ordeal in the
House to-day. but finally pulled through
without change; the discussion on il
showed clearly that there are several
members on the floor who are taking an
earnest interest in seeing that no i'm
proper appropriations are made. IL had
run the gauntlet OF the Senate and our
own Ways and Means Committee, but
was nevertheless subjected to close scrutiny
on its final passage. 1t is rumored that a
bill will shortly be introduced making the
State Controller ex-oficio State Printer ;
and still another report Of q proposition
to consolidate the counties OF Storey,
Ormsby. Lyon and Douglas.
summerfeld's Poll Tax bill went
through the House the other day after a
wordy battle Of some interest, but when
the votes were counted the bill had "a to
6. 1t provides for the payment OF the poll
tax before exercising the privilege Of vot.
ing at = general election. A receipt must
be exhibited to the Registry Agent. or q
certificate that 10 has been paid, or pay
ment must be made to the Registry Agent.
The report Of the State Controller shows
that q great many voters are enjoying ex-
emptions from payment Of poll tax under
the present system, so the new law will
add q considerable revenue to the public
funds, and IL one the county Assessors
should bless.
Two resolutions Of some importance
have passed both Houses /; they are rela-
tive to the opening Of certain portions of
the Shoshone and Walker River Indian
Reservations for settlement. it being I'M
derstood that valuable mining lands are
now lying idle in these portions OF the res
ervations.
The Income Tax bill comes up on special
order tomorrow afternoon. Itpassed the
last Legislature and was vetoed by Cover
nor Jones; 1t passed the Senate this session
by 9 close vote over the veto, and its fate
in the House Is very uncertain. The bill
proposes q graduated tax. On incomes in
excess Of 81, 900. aud less than 1880, n
dollar on the hundred. II graduates on
upward, taxing an income equsling or ex-
ceeding $4,000. four dollars on the hun
dred.
A bill has been introduced piAoins tne
election Of school trustees back in the gen.
eral eiection-where II belongs II will
probably pass.
The suffrage question comes up next
Monday night. sure. Last Mondays spe.
cial order was vacated to give the members
q chance to get up q little more steam.
The talk OF the town is, OF course, all
prize fight, and. by the way, Summerdeld
Of washoe has just introduced q billin the
Senate providing for the submission 70 the
people at the next election the question Of
whether that prize fight bill should con-
tinue to be law.
All for to-day. CAB.