The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-04
FALLING THE LEGISLATURE.

IhteTpii>e Iebhb4iShcs It's Gus.
y article az the close Of the
allure. II established the prece-
several years ago Of abusing
~ Legislature the moment il adj.
.sed. Two years ago we were told
hafthe larger portion OF the members
should wind up their legislative career
In the State Prison, instead of heinz
allowed TO go home with their in.
gotten gains. Yesterday morning we
iad a rehash ofthese florid d~enuncia-
ions, in which the members of the
Legislature wero designated rs n
'graceless Sc. of scouudreis as eye,
sold their votes 20 the highest bidder:
.houghft is admitted that both branch.
IS contained "a few good men,"
We do not propose to be the snecial
champion Of this Legislature. Many
of its acts we do not appreciate. II has
committed sins Of omission and com.
mission, which we are as ready to ON.
denim as our Storey county cotamno-
rary, but these sweeping denuncia-
tons are unjust. There were not only
"a few good men" in both branches.
but many. They were not limited ~
either political party. There were
men Of ability and integritv-and
many of them-who stood nr,ou tho
floor of both the Assembly and tho
Senate and fearlessly and r,i,bfnIIv
performed their duty, and who in tho
main, controlled and directed tho Ioo-
isation OF the session. In the Senate.
for instance, a body under the control
OF members in sympathy with tie
political sentiments OF the T~ntnrnrisa
such Senator's as Hazlctt. Hall. Hast
ings, Eastman aud Brown. would
be a credit TO any legislative hoJv
and we undertake to saw that surb
men as Senators Mccoy. Mullen. Mills
and McBeth, would rank ilyorablv i'm
the Legislature Of any STATE. These
loose g%encralities, accusing everybody
OF all sorts Of crimina!iti,S. arc very
easily made. Int really amour. 10 mo-
thing. Members. likc every ono else.
are liable tocommit errors: sometimes
they are crowded into which
leave little option on subordinate mat
ters; sometimes they wilfullv violate
their obligations and sell themselves
and THEN constituents. PERTAINS there
were men Of tho latter class in the late
Legislature. We should not like to
say there were not. Indeed. we be
aeve there were such mon; but this au-
thorizes no wholesale denuncia,ion Of
the Legislature ''as a g~racalcsS set Of
scoundrels.' /. is a poor inducemem
for any representative 10 faithfully
perform his duties if iia j. 20 be as
sailed indiscriminatelv, anl classei
with every rascal that ne may have
commended with during the session.
These loose, careless accusations are
injurious to society. They breed that
very disregard for public obligations
which II should be the object
Of the press 10 foster. - for
the Legislature which has just
terminated y session, Il was fully up
to the usual standard of Legislative
bodies in ;his and other States. Per
sons familiar with IT, predecessors in
Nevada assert that i: was superior in
ability and honesty to any Legislature
that ever met in this state. This in
itself, may be no special recommended
ton. Whether correct or not, there
Is certainly 10 occasion fo- Eeaping
indiscriminatc opprobium upon men,
simply becausethev happento occupy,
for a brief period, 4 position apon the
legislative floor. Men are usually no
better and no worse by reason othcing
a member of the Legislature.