Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1905-02-10
LEGISLATIVE
RUMBLINCS
DIRECT FROM THE STATE CAP.
IT0L BUILDING.
"Musty Muggins" Writes of the De-
liberations there in Both Houses
of Legislature.
CARSON CITY, Feb. 2, 1905

CARSON City, Feb. 2, 1905.
EDITOR TRIBUNE:--
The good people of Carson, after
enjoying long spell of the most de-
lightful weather, were treated this
morning to a change in the program
of the weather clerk. A heavy snow
. cloud enveloped the surrounding hills
and shook its downy fleece over fields,
gardens and housetops, nor did it
slight the streets and sidewalks. Over
shoes and umbrellas were in demand
and We were gently reminded that
winter is not over yet. But the peo-
pie seemed to enjoy it and express
sions of satisfaction over the prospects
of good snow storm and an abund-
ant water supply for next summer
were heard on every side.
Notwithstanding that the Legisla-
ture is in session and that many out
siders are here in consequence, the
town 10 dull.
AS yet there has nothing come up
in either house that has awakened
any animated discussion, but report
has it that squalls" are looming up
in the misty horizon and it is predict
ed that many gratis" will be at
tempted in the guise of deficiencies
and extra appropriations. Keep your
weather eye open and give US the
Tip" occasionally, for some of us are
a little "woolly" and our visions may
he obscured at times by the caresses
of the polite and genial gents who
take deep interest in the members
of both houses and a deeper interest
in matters likely to come up.
Aside from the election of United
States Senator there has been little
politics. The Democratic side of
the Legislature tried little trick on
the Republicans by introducing res
olution on the morning of Tuesday,
Jan. Oath, just before the hour set
for voting for United States Senator.
The object of this resolution was to
pledge the Senator-elect to support
President Roosevelt in his desire to
extend the powers of the Interstate
Commerce Commission so as to enable
it to regulate freight rates, and to
bring about a revision of the present
tariff. The Republicans voted to
man against the resolution, defeating
it in the Assembly, but the Democrats
having majority in the Senate it
passed that body.
There was quite an animated dis
cussion over the adoption of the
resolution in the Senate and some
manuvering on the part of the Repub-
licans to have it made a special or
der" for the following Thursday.
Baked in that. they moved division
of the question:" arguing that the
resolution embodied two propositions
of different meaning and import, one
of which they favored, while the 9th
er was one they could not vote for;
but their motion was lost. The main
question was then put and carried by
strict party vote.
Since then the Democratic press
has tried to make it appear that the
main issue on which the vote was
taken was the question of regulating
unjust freight rates and as all the
Republicans voted against the resolu-
tion, they are on the side of the rail-
road corporations; and as all the DEM
ocrats voted for it they are on the
side of the people. Since then Re-
publican members have introduced
resolutions in both houses, embodying
the single proposition of regulating
freight rates, and which instructed
our Senators and Representatives in
Congress to support the President in
his desire to extend the powers of the
Interstate Commerce. Commission so
a. to enable il to do away with dis
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