The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-01-26
VOL. XLVIV.
Carson City, Jan. 21, 1899.
To The RECORD:

legislative session is over and l donq
think there is man in either Senate
or Assembly who believes himself
overworked, though all will walk
promptly to the Treasurer's Office on
Monday and draw full weeks paw.
Lincoln County found recognition
in each house in the selection of its
attaches. T. j. Osborne was chosen
as Secretary of the Senate without se-
rious opposition, while Dick Morton,
hailing also from Lincoln downed
two other opponents and took the
position of Journal Clerk, in the As
sembly.
The first week has been spent most
ly by members, in getting acquainted
with each other, discussing the Sem
atorial question and ascertaining the
requirements of the various State In
stitutions, preparatory to introducing
bills for their benefit, and but few
bills have been introduced in either
house.
Senator Denton has introduced
bill to give Lincoln two Assembly
men hereafter. 1t fought to pass with
out opposition, for Lincoln's vote has
entitled her to this for the last four
years. A similar law was introduced
at the last session, but was lost in the
House, because of too many amend
ments for other counties. 1t is prob
BILE that the Storey representation of
six Assemblymen will be shaved to
agree with the present voting popu-
lation, which will give Storey three
members for the lower house.
Three election contests have been
certified to the legislature this ses-
sion. This is the largest number ever
sent in at one time. None of them
have yet been heard. The Shier VS..
Dooley contest in the lower house
will not be brought up. Shier, after
looking over the situation, conclud-
ed he had more to lose than to gain
by waiting for decision, and serv-
ing out the term if successful, and
has gone to Golconda and Tuscarora.
at both of which places tits said good
openings exist for drugstores. At
Golconda preparations for very ex-
tensive workings are going on. The
IA miles of narrow guage road to the
@. P. has been completed. The COM
pany which has done this work owns
but sixth of the acknowledged cop
per belt, yet it is going right ahead
Oh big scale and indications are
strong that Humboldt county will
rival Anaconda, in its copper pro-
duction in the next few years
Conboie, of Storey contests Lords
seat in the Senate, claiming that the
office became vacant when Lord ac-
cepted commission as Paymaster in
the U s.. A. last summer.
Col. Boyle contests the election of
Mccullough from the same county
also in the Senate on the ground of
improperly rejected ballots by the
election canvassers. Both cases will
come up for hearing on Tuesday
next.
Of course, the one matter that now
engrosses public attention is the U.
S. Senatorship. Not since 1864 has
the state witnessed anything like the
strained situation that now exists
here. At the Ormsby, the Stewart
headquarters are visited often by the
outspoken champions of the old man,
while at the Arlington, Newlands
holds forth with his hackers. Parti-
san feeling runs high on both sides
and charges of treachery, bribery
and other recognized political prac-
tices are common, while one side now
openly accuses the other of bodily
kidnapping member of the lower
house and shipping him to San Fran
cisco last Thursday to smother his
Senatorial vote.
More names have been mentioned
OF course, but at this time Stewart,
Newlands and Cleveland are is the
lead. Clevelands fight is cham
pioned by Senator Comins of White
Pine and he is losing no tricks, as
the gamblers say, neither is he ac-
cused of being backed by any sack.
Wallace is q tireless and energetic
worker for Stewart, and seems never
to sleep, while Billy Sharon sits up
nights looking up points for New
lands.
Local feelings run high, and prin-
cipally against Stewart, but it can't
reach beyond the legislative corri-
dors and it is not probable that it
will change vote.
The sentiment against Newlands
is also strong. and if Stewart is not
elected on Tuesday next, nobody
predicts that he will fiji Stawarts