Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1897-03-06
CARSON CORRESPONDENCE.


CARsoS, March 0, 1897.
EDITOR SENTINEL The life OF the
Eighteenth Session is rapidly drawing 10
a regretabls ~ close. II lie supposed 10
adjourn zine die next Monday. and while
the Constitution allows 10 9 few days be-
yond that time, IL is hardly probable that
our legislators are anxious TO lsboriously
wend their way through the difficult
meshes Of legislation without pay, good
and sufficient. This they will have to do,
II the session should extend beyond the
fifty days.
Stoddard's amendment to Section 8 OF
the Purity Of Elections Act passed the
House Monday by q vote Of 20 to z. The
amendment particularizes the legitimate
expenses that may be incurred By the fes-
tive Office seeker. The Auditing and Dis
bursting Committee OF 9 State political
organization may spend 81. 200. OF .
county organization $500. In addition 70
the foregoing amounts, allowed 70 be SO
expended by such Auditing and Disburs-
ing Committees, each candidate to be
voted for at such election, may, for and In
his own behalf. expend and disburse for
any Of the specified lawful expenditures,
and for no other. except as otherwise pro-
vided In the Act. the sums following /:
Candidates for Presidential Electors, Con-
gressmen. State and district officers, when
such district comprises two or more
counties, $3.50 candidates for county
Office, 500 ; for township offices. $50 /;
candidates for municipal, s25 /; for School
Trustees, IS.
The repeal Of the Purity Of Elections
Act was the special order Monday even
ing and brought out some rather peculiar
discussions. The repealers made sleepy
and most tiresome speeches. evidently
not caring 10 waste much energetic elo-
quence on Q measure 30 directly in oppo-
sition to the party platforms Of last Fall.
The repeal forces were thought to be
strong enough to carry the measure, but
the vote on S~toddsrd's amendment In the
afternoon showed this to be q false i'm
preston. The a~nti.repealers read the
platforms OF last year and were very
earnest in opposing the measure, and the
vote buried the bill in q shallow enough
grave, but 1t was quite dead, however
yeas IL, nays Is. absent 8.
The Eureka county bills referred to
last week have passed the House by nearly
q unanimous vote. and are now in the
hands Of Senate committees.
Norcross' bill seeking to promote the
purity Of elections by the making and ex-
action Of pledges in certain cases, and pro-
viding severe penalties therefor, wa lost
in the Assembly, Q to 20.
Aliens Assembly Concurrent Resolu-
ton No. 3, relative to the discrimination
In freights by interstate railroad com
panies, was the interesting feature Of to-
days proceedings. The House resolved
itself into Committee Of the Whole for the
purpose Of hearing arguments on behalf
Of the railroad company by Attorney
Dennis and General Freight Agent
Sproule. They consumed the afternoon
with explanations Of reasons for the sus-
pension Of the 4th Section Of the Inter
State Commerce Act, relating TO the long
and short haul clause. The resolution is
still in Committee OF the Whole and its
fate is uncertain.
Senate Bill No. 9, by Sksggs, has not
yet reached the Assembly and the outlook
is that 1t never will. having but little
chance Of passing in the Senate. II is the
bill providing for the payment Of taxes on
live stock In the several counties where
herded or grazed. proportional TO time
and number SO herded or grazed in differ
emit counties. CAB.