Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1901-02-09
STATE CAPITAL GOSSIP.

Special Correspondence 70 the SESIiNkL'
The ensuing week promises to be a
busy one in both branches Of the Leg
islature. A number OF important
measures are now in committee and
will come before the respective houses
this week. Hardesty's Senate bill
sbolishing the Office Of Live Stock In
spector has not yet reachedth the Assem-
bly,. In the lower house the most i'm
portant so far acted upon is
the Eight-Hou Law, which passed on
Tuesday unanimously. 1t furnished
material for SPELL binding, and several
of the orators Of the house aired their
views on the subject, and their re-
marks were attentively listened to by
a large audience, among which were
the Senate, which had adjourned to
hear the debate. Speaker Van Duzer
Yielded the gavel to Mr.. Burke OF Lin
coin county, author of the bill, and
took the floor as an advocate OF the
measure. His remarks, which were
extensive and exhaustive, covered the
whole range Of the labor question. He
advocated the passage of the bill from
the stapdpoints of health, justice, the
good OF society and the consequent i'm
provement in the morals, homes and
patriotism OF the laborer.
Mr.. Paul of White Pine, while
heartily in sympathy with the intent
of the measure, and while announcing
his intention of voting for it, ex-
pressed his fears that the bill if en-
acted would initiate against both cap
ital and labor by forcing the mine
owners in smaller and non-dividend-
paying mines and low-grade reduc-
ton works to adopt the system OF pay
ing by the hour. He argued from the
standpoint that you may legislate the
number of hours a man may work
but you cannot set aprice for his labor
Mr.. Plat, while voting for the bill
doubted its constitutionality. 1t il
the general impression that the bill
will be either defeated OIL materially
modified in the Senate.
Peckham's bill reapportioning Sen
ators and Assemblymen was made
special order for February Z, and
lively discussion is sure to ensue. As
| semblyman Raftice secured an unfa
vorable report from the Committee o.
| Elections, but those counties whicl
| join in the new apportionment are, c
course, either willing or indifferent
| The vote on the bill will be too clos
to predict with any degree OF cer
tainty.
Aliens bill reducing the salaries c
Supreme Judges passed by a clos
| vote, but the writer is inclined to tn
| belief that it will fail in the Senate
| The bill for the reduction of the sala
riet of State officers still sleeps in tn
| Committee on Ways and Means.
A number Of copies of the SENrINE
| voicing the views Of Eureka county Of
the Reapportionment bill were circu'
lated in the house, and Mr.. Rattle
| called the attention of the members t
the article.
The death OF G. G. Wallace, which
was announced last week, called fortl
many expressions of regret, both from
his warm admirers and from thos'
who had been his political opponents
"reminiscences were the order of TIT
day, and | have yet to hear the frs
expression of condemnation of thu
man even from those who disliked hi
occupation and his political methods
His honesty in fulfilling his promises
and the sacredness of his word onc'
given, were freely quoted and palliatet
to a large extent his alleged shortcom
ings in other respects.
X. X. Y.
CARSON Cry. New. Feb. G. 1901.