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


take. and if they were willing to pay the
expense no one could complain.
| Mr.. Tritle favored the motion. He thought
the Legislature, many members having had
experience and know 1g the defects in the
Constitution, were betterfqualifed to revise
it than convention of men fresh from the
people.
Mr. Edwards said there were but so or 10
negroes in the State and he did not think
the people of the State cared about paying
500, 900 for Convention to make them yo
| tiers.
Mr.. Bonnifeld said he thought many Re
rublicans would be willing to go TO that ex-
pcnSe for that vote.
MIR. Grey said votes could be bought
cheaper.
Mr. Tritle said an amendment allowing
| these negroes to vote could be submitted %
the people without the cost of a convention
, Again, if a convention was Gale d, the limi
tation on the debt-coutracting power Of the
State might be removed and Nevada hereaf-
| ter be plunged by reckless legislation into
| bankruptcy. The Constitution might be so
changed to prevent any revenue what
ever from the mining interests, as that would
! certainly CONTROL the majority in any con-
| veution. Let the Legislature pass upon
such amendments as might be deemed nee
es,ary and submit them To the people.
| Mr.. Mullan did not think the mining
community was more to be feared i'll the
making up OF a Constitution. He had never |
vet known 4 question that he was not vii |
ling to submit to the people. Neither did
he believe that the Legislature was better
qualified to know what amendments were
required thar, a contention. Il cost moth /
ing t. submit this question 10 the people |
and if they were Wiling 10 bear the expense !
OF convent, n.
Ma. Monroe said that two years ago he |
advocated a similar resolution. lie had not
been aware until chosen Senator, when |
he had been compelled to read the CuHstl
tuition with care, that the trainers @. that in
strument had lggis:ated so much for the
future. The Constitution was in the way OF
the Leg i-lature at every step New COIN
ties could hardly be organized btcaU,e Of
its provisions. Every session the Leglsla-
ture flooded with ver0es because tie
Governor took different view Of some Of
It's ambiguous clauses. He could see 10 |
wrong done in leaving the question to tae
voters. He wanted the people u have a
hand directly in any revision made. The
members If the House who had come fresh
from the people had adnp;cd one of these
resolutions BY a two-thiids voc. Senator
TrItle seemed to him To be afraid 10 trust
the people because the mass were not tax
payers.
Mr.. Grey thought it doubtfulif any ether
convention would improve on the ConStitu-
tiun, although he had ~ specially high
opinion Of the merits Of that instrument.
1t had been gotten by two cCnventionS and
had been framed WIKI special reference To
the wants If mining community. There
was not so mach difficulty in getting along
uUd,r tie Constitution afcer all. The Su-
premc Court had backed the Legislature as
against the objections Of The Governor &c
any Bin in every instance where the mat
ter had been brought before them for con-
sideratiun. The Democratic members all
seem to favor this proposition for reasons ,
of their own. /
Democratic party had not many years to
ed.
Mr.. Borniield said that he VS. satisfied
the people Of the State desired 10 vote on r
this question. Nearly every member # the 7
Assembly had voted in favor Of il, and thtv :
were fresh from the people. lie also BE-
lii we'd that a ma jOrity of the Senators e.
ected last Fall favored it. Those chos, IL :
two years age, when this question not /
mooted, now proposed TO defeat the viii Of
the people. He WAS wiling they should so
make their record il they respect the wish {
Of the people and SO far possible carry
it out.
Mr. Tritle asked If the people Of Humboldt C
had expressed their desire for Il Convention a
in any emphatic manner. i
Mr. Bonniteid said lie had been in favor q
Of it and those who voted Tor him; and they (,
were a majority, because he had been elected.
Mr.. Brown asked whether Mr.. Bonnifcld I
vas elected to vote for United States Senate. {
Jr a Constitutional Convention.
Mr.. B0nnitield said both. II lis party q
lad been in the mai ority in the Legislature, a
he Senator cleo. would have ne.er been a
,hoscn.
Mr.. Edwards was more opposed to the res
,lution after the arguments ldduced than he
lad been before. h
Mr.. Monroe said the gentlemen seemed to Ia
the question again. 1t was Il
lnt whether the Constitution should be
hanged in what way, but whether the
alliug of Convention should be submitted II
0 the people. [
Mr. Title said that since 1876 he had had II
he extreme pleasure OF being termed d Rad f.
cal by the party TO which the Senator from
'hurchill belonged. lie was now glad to
ec such gentlemen coming over and iayUring =,
adical measures. q
Mr.. Monroe said the difference between oi
b ir radicaism was this: That Mr.. Tritle S
as against the people: his for the people. te
Mr. Tritle said Mr.. Monroe proposed to os
pend the money of the people he to save it. Ca
10 expression of the wish Of the people had Sc
oen made, favoring any such action. Ia
Mr.. Edwards asked, if Dir. Monroe did 10
OF propose a change BY this action, what he e TI
id propose. -
Mr.. Monroe said he proposed that the reo IN
lie haze a right to say whether they desired .!
change.
ldefni,e postponemen mt Of the two resolu- W.