The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1871-02-11
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largely represented = this place for some time
past. Many Of the gentlemen are here to look
after the Interests Of the narrow gauge g
while few are more particularly concerned
about the " funding bill " now before the Leg
islature. The friends Of the railroad bill are
quite hopeful that il will pass the House-it
having passed the Senate some days since. II
was reported back to the House yesterday by
the committee to which it was referred, and
its passage recommended. II is now on the
general file and may be reached at any time.
The bill has been amended somew hat in the
House, and some good provisions added,
which will give additional confidence to the
people that they are not to be imposed upon
by corporation which did not intend in good
faith to construct the road as speedily as pos
sible. The bill now provides that before
the bonds can be issued for the grading of the
second ten miles, the track must be laid on
the first ten miles; also, the words narrow
gauge, which we're stricken out in the Sem
ate have been restored in the House. Your
Representatives in the Assembly, unlike Sena-
tor Moore, are warmly supporting the bill. 1t
has been q source of some wonder and good
deal Of speculation as to the motives which
governed the action Of Col Moore in declin-
ing to support the railroad bill, but the matter
has at length been solved. Your currespon.
dent was yesterday shown the dIaught of n
bill which the Senator intends introducing at
an early day for the destruction Of coyotes in
the rural districts of Elko county. The bill
provides that any person producing scalp.
ears and tail Of a fuh-grown coyote before any
Justice of the Peace in said county and on
proper proof being then and there made that
the detunct coyote came to its death by some
cunning device or valorons assault of the afi-
ant, and that its demise was not in the usual
way OF old age, sickness, accident or other nat
ursl eause, then the said afiant shall be en-
hftNs- Na
the Peace embodying the facts AS above stated
and on presentation of said certificate TO the
Board OF County Commissioners, il shall al
low to the valorous slayer of the foe 70 the
peace of barnyard fowls and domestic fowls,
the sum Of 81, principally in current coin of
the realm Now, as the Senator is known to
be something of a Nimrod and quite skillful in
following the cold trail of a coyote, it is
shrewdly suspected that this bill is designed
to enable him TO realize a little filthy lucre
during the intervening time between sessions
of the Legislature. 1t is we'll known that the
steam whistle is very terrifying to the sensitive
nerves OF the coyote, and hence, should the
contemplated bill become a law and a rail-
road be built through the valleys to the south
ward of your town, the result would be disas-
trous to the coyote crop, and thereby diminish
the Senator'S source of revenue. As selfish
ness is supposed 10 lie at the foundation of
all human actions, the course of the Senator
in thus providing for his own household is
commendable in the highest degree, and have
no doubt but his constituents will fully sus-
tain him In his opposition to the railroad bill
when they become fully advised as to the
parity and patriotism of his motives If the
bill should become n law, however, the Sena-
tors objections to the contrary notwithstand-
ing, we are gratiged to be able to inform him
that there will still be ample wolf pasturage
within the limits of Your county Ii has been
nal n1 flok al.
coyote family seldom retreats beyond dis
lance of 20 miles on each side of newly con-
structed railroad, which will still leave ample
scope for the Senator to ply his vocation
The Legislature has done but little yet in
the way of general legislation, and will not
until the legislative fund bill is disposed Of
The vote on the veto of the original bill hns
not yet been announced in the Assembly, and
will not be until the fate OF the new one is
known, which has passed both Houses and is
now in the hands of the Governor There il
no doubt but what it will meet the same fate
at his hands as the other one did, and will
then come back TO the Legislature for final ac-
hon. The veto of the first bill was not sus-
tanned in the Senate, the vote being l6 to j.
but was in the Assembly. Should the present
bill be vetoed, the veto stands a better chance
to be sustained in the Senate than in the
House, as it is thought that there are at least
eight Senators who are entirely satisfied with
the provisions Of The general funding bill
which passed that body and now hangs fire in
the Assembly.
bill was rushed through the Senate to-day
providing for new apportionment and for a
reduction OF the number of members of the
Legislature. IL will cone to a sudden halt in
the House, however, as a majority of that
body is opposed to any alteration OF the pres
ent apportionment while the centers of popu-
lation are continually changing. As an exam
pie, the census report shows population of
I,OOO inhabitants in the county Of White Pine
when many doubt whether at the present time
there are, all told. 1000 remaining. One
year ago White Pine county contained double
what 1t does to-day, and "A representation based
upon the number of people !: then contained
would he very unjust to other parts Of the
State.
The new county Of Argenta, proposed TO be
created out OF the pan handle " of Lander
county and II part of Humboldt, hangs fire in
the Senate, and if it gets through 1t will be a
close vote. Lander county is fighting ii with
all its concentrated energies, as it will rob il
OF all its railroad property. B..
The bill to create additional county. sents in
Lander county-One at Eureka and one at
Pallsade-eame to grief in the Judiciary Com
mittee IN the Senate, and was then referred to
a special committee of its friends, in whose
hands IL now lies. Should 1t pass the Senate,
however, il will fail in the House, rs the Com.
mittee on Judiciary there, too, is opposed
to it. .
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