The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-03-02

iost ,JVu III pIteHodChs ana Sl,oUU III
clothes and iewelry by the destructive action
Of the elements. OF an Act of God, as law
books term it, the State would be in no way
manner or shape. responsible. Hence i, is
not claim in the meaning of the word. If
undertake to carry with me from this place
to Anstin, White Pine, or any other region,
$4,000 in greenbacks, stop at the usual
hotel, and during the night the house takes
fire. and lose all my clothes and valua6les,
l am in no way responsible for this money
because it was destroyed by an act of God. or
bv the elements. Not being responsible for
any loss entaied by the action Of the ele
ments, any demand of the loser is not legal
claim. If this be not legal claimy it is
properly before this body. If properl here
it is proper for to consider it. How shall
we consider it. We ought to consider it in
the light of a gratui:y or reward for the faith
| full services OF a State officer while duty.
That is in my opinion succinct statement
Of it. How did he perform that duty: ex-
pect it is well known to every citizen Of the
part the State. that he devoted his whole
! attention. with his under officers, TO the de-
tsining of the prisoners and preventing them
! from escaping. While doing that his own
| property was totataliy neglected, and hence
destroyed. hat is matter for Senators to
consider. AS for It's being a dangerous pre-
! ceGcnt, have but to say that such a ease is
not likely to arise in the next Fifty years, and
hope never will. This is a delicate case
as Senator's say; but II cert-inly is hard
matter for the Warden to lose tAis property.
Athdavlts would make the case 10 stronger.
If Senators believe the Warden lost the
amount claimed, in the service Of the STAG.
then they ought, ia my judgment, 10 vote for
thu bill.
Mr. Wety-The consideration fills sub
iect has already been stated 70 be a some
what delicate one; but of course We must act
upon it, because we have i before us. | do
not, fer one, believe that this j. exactly one
Of that class Of claims contemplated BY the
Constitution WHEN the word " claims is (
used. ,tinl. it more properly belongs to
that class OF cases that comes before Leg |
lslatire bodies as sort Of reward tor neri- /
'orio1s service. When l was a member Of
the Legislature Of California. ! remember I !
case of this character which came up and |
was acted on. Y sheriff, deputy, or police /
man, in attempting to make an arrest lost an /
arm which was sn wounded That II had +, he /
n,,n',t,ted IL h,d No c'1;,,, .,,,I;,-, .Io
-, - t't',i NJ
a :; :; ~ ""' 80,
~ IL IA 'iiS WV 81 t'it la N!.ieH i''it
MS case one proper lur li!e COMMONWEALTH !
10 reward, or rather 70 compensate. he
State Of California did make him IN apntu- /
Driati01l OF some - OijO cr s,l nGO 7 bst7ry,.
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as '-''
r. ''oi'S 49,
'''stS i! '''e same bll!4e, we ought 10 ihrIude
mem an III li!G sam" OH. frTAdpS, also. II
would be a better precedent for US to C>tab-
fish, to make a n appropriation for this class
Of claims and authorize the Board Of ES-
aTu!f.erS to investigate into demands a,,7n..
the an,ronri,,;or ,,3 .,.b -. ,ba,. ut :. !
nr,~ar to .,,3;+ ia ,~.;I thr-afr@,, II
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