Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-02-20
CARSON CORREsPoNDENcE.
oAnsoS. Febrnary II. 1897.

LARSON, February IL, 1897.
Ed. SENTINEL The spell binders OF the
House have been doing q heap Of barn
storming during the past few days. They
have Demosthenesed and Oiceroed in good
old fashioned earnestness. The Income
Tax brought 'em out fairly booming. and
they have doomed ever since on some ques.
ton or other.
The Income Tax measure was known a.
Senate bill 40. I say " was," because it's
dead. The discussion ID brought out was
more amusing than edifying. In fact, il
Was n grand hippodrome. The wind
ings In and wIndings out. and many and
sundry g~ymnastic attitudes assumed by
some Of the members on this question
would give an optimist the Jim jams.
There were . few stslwsrts who held firmly
10 the lax. Allen Of Eureka, Norcross,
Oliver and M~oNaughton argued in favor Of
the bill. Garrsrd was the most earnest in
the opposition. claiming that ii was simply
. measure pressed for the sole purpose OF
putting the Silver party in a hole. The
proponents Of the measure used the argu-
ments generally made In favor Of this prop
o%sition. aud strongly urged Its passage ss
being the only course consistent with 9
proper regard for the principles Of the Sill
YER party. The vote stood 81 TO 9; and
the amusing part Of the days performance
was the crv Of Mr.. Speaker" that imme-
diately followed the announcement Of the
result. Nearly every negative voter on the
floor wanted 10 explain his vote. After
several apologies were made. the gavel
cams down bang ! and the post mortem
examination was continued ad libitum up
town.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2,
proposing to amend the Constitution 70
that no regular session Of the Legislature
should exceed 40 days, and no special SEES
sion 10 days. was lost in the House Mon
d%ay-yeas z, nays %. The arguments
against the proposed amendment we're
principally 10 the effect that our Legisla-
lures are usually composed OF honorable
men, who, when they have done with nee
esssry legislation will certainly adjourn
that therefore q limit Of this character is
not needed, and IL adopted might be the
cause Of much expense and trouble in call.
ing for extra sessions frequently.
McNsughton. Of Esmeralds county, has
introduced . resolution In the Assembly
relative to recognizing not only the bellig.
srsncy Of Cuba but her independence.
The Senate resolution by Skskgs, rels-
tive to calling Q Constitutional Conven.
tion has passed the Senate IS to q. Men,
bers Of the House have not yet expressed
their opinions. and IL Ia hard to tell what
may become Of il there.
The Woman Suffrage question occupied
the evening session Monday. The Assem-
bly, was not disposed to be az gallant as
the Senate, and quite . skirmish was bad
on the proposition to permit the ladies
who favor the amendment to address the
Assembly. and II seemed doubtful whether
they would have q chance to spiel or not,
but the Assembly's good nature came up
permost, and Mrs. Williamson made the
same address delivered before the Senate a
couple OF weeks ago-aiso TO q Eureka au-
dience last year, so you are all familiar
with it.
Norcross made an eloquent argument in
favor Of the amendment. He was most
eArnest and sincere, and urged It's passage
with q depth Of feeling that won universal
admiration. He was followed by Oliver
OF Ormsby, who made an earnest and able
speech in opposition. and was also highly
praised. In fact all who spoke seemed
deeply in earnest. Speaker Allen spoke q,
length in opposing the passage Of the
amendment. and was the comedian OF the
hour. He was forcible and original to the
Last degree aud was particularly In earnest
about Ewes having caused the downfall OF
man. This rilsd him considerably. Nc
Naughton and Allen Of Eureka we're desir-
Gus Of seeing the proposed amendment 90
TO the people and did not feel that the Leg
i~slsture would be justified In prevent
ing its reaching them. The amendment
was lost-yeas Is. nays Is; SO this trouble.
some question must sleep awhile longer.
Allen Of Eureka has introduced another
Income Tax bill slightly different from
the one beaten last week.
We are TO have some patriotism over In
the Senate chamber next Monday night.
w~ashington's farewell address, fire crack
srs. roman candles and skyrockets. Don't
know whether therell be crackers and
cheese or not. II not thers'll be . row
GAB.