The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-03-02
VOL. XLVIV.
Our Carson Letter.
Carson, Nevada, Febr. 25th, 1899.


with good results and the same
speed promises to be maintained un
til the end of the session. Evening
sessions occur regularly and the
houses begin at ten in the morning
instead of IL as at first.
We nave not secured our addition
al Assemblyman yet. The bill orig
mated in the Senate branch. 1t
took one assemblyman from Storey
county and gave it to Lincoln. When
the bill reached the Assembly it was
patched up and fought over for
week with the result that one Sena-
tor and another Assemblyman were
taken from Storey and given to other
counties. In this shape itwas passed
and was sent back to the Senate for
further action. 1t is not disposed of
vet but the final chances of its pass
age seem fairly good.
Senate bill No. 46, introduced by
Denton, segregates the offices of Dis
trict Attorney and County Superin-
tendent and puts the two offices
under the law of 1887 as applied to
Lincoln County. Those who appose
the sc eparation do it on the ground
that the salary allowed the School
Superintendent is not large enough
to Justify enough attention to the
schools by school superintendent to
improve on the present system. AS
tits local measure, however, affect
ing only Lincoln County it will pro =
cably meet no opposition. The bill
is in Committee and may be voted
upon next Monday.
The bill introduced by Assembly
man Dooley to create special jury
fund in Lincoln County passed the
Assembly and will be voted on in the
Senate early next week. 1t provides
for tax not to exceed 25 cents on
the 800. valuation on all property,
if needed, and jurors henceforth are
to be paid in this manner, all such
are to run against the General fund
as in past years. Transfers of funds
may be made from any of the exist
ing county funds 20 keep the Salary
fund on cash basis. A 35 cent tax
was first thought of, but later, it was
thought 25 cents would meet all
claims.
The resolution proposed by Mr.
Dooley to add Article XIX to our
State Constitution passed the Assem-
bly, but was practically defeated OF
Friday in the Senate, Sections
and 6 of the proposed amendment
were stricken out, robblng the
amendment of its strongest points
These related to suits for damages
on account of deaths, and specifying
eight hours as u days labor on publ Il
works. With these sections cut ou
the resolution was returned to the
Assembly.
Woman suffrage still occupies the
public mind, but not to the same ex
tent that it did two years ago. Sen
ate Concurrent Resolution No.
proposing to strike out the wor,
"male" from the Constitution me
its defeat in the Senate by a tie vot
last week. Another Resolution, No
8, was introduced the following da,
to bring up the same matter and
will probably be votel upon mex
Monday. In the meantime the tur
out to listen to oratory on the SUI
ject, when it is known to be comm
up in either house, grows lesa an
less, though it is still of fair propol
tions.
Assemblyman Dooley has intro
duced bill allowing contractors tC
State lands, to dispose of their holC
ings by portions if they so desil
and authorizing the issuance OF p
tent to either the original entryms
or new purchaser. This would be
great convenience in many instance
but bill of the same import was i
troduced and defeated in the legi
lature two years ago, and it was the
argued that Lincoln county W
about the only one that would be
eft from the proposed change,
in other sections land was held mos
ly for grazing purposes.
a A bill which passed the Sena
yesterday lowers the rate OF intere
on land contracts with the Sta
Land Office, from six. to four P
cent per annum. It's supporte
argue that as the money in the Sta
school fund cannot be invested at
exceed three per cent annum, it
better to lower the rate of inter'
on land contracts and extend
time of payment indefinitely almo
than to hold up the interest rate
six per cent and thus force contra
ors to close up their contracts a
have the money lying idle in
State Treasury. This plan wo'
would benefit the poor land claims
and the school fund at the same tir