The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-06
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THE EUREKA BILL-A VAIL OF
WOE FROM AN AUsTINIAN.
Yesterday we received at the hands
Of q faithful Austinfa1 the following
Earnest Cry and Prayer against the
Eureka blu:
CARSON. February 5, 1873.
EDrToR APrEAn:-Permit through
your columns 10 say q few words in
answer, to. the article in yesterdays
APPEAL under the caption of "A
Compromise" relating to the
bill. nov pending in the Assembly
for the division of Lander county.
The section relating to tue Sena-
torship is particularly unjust to the
people Of the Western end of the
county, as the hold over Senator
will still, ostensibly represent the
county of Lander. although. if the
proposed division is effected he will
be . resident of the new county; it
is true that the bill provid4 g that the
people of Lander shall elect Major
McCoy's successor. but Mr.. Cassidy
will also remain Senator of the old
county, and as such equally entitled
to q voice in all matters pertaining
70 the local interests of Lander.
although a resident of, ard his in
terests entirely identified with the
county of Eureka and in conflict
with the county which he will in
part represent. This is so mani
testify unjust upon its face that COM
ments are unnecessary.
The bill also provides that the
Commissioners of both counties
shall meet and arrange for division
of tho Indebtedness of the present
county of Lander; that county Is
responsible for the entire debt
some twenty-five thousand dollars.
Suppose the Eureka Commissioners
should be factious and refuse to as
sumo for their county an equitable
proportion of the Indebtedness. its
proportions not being mentioned in
the bill, what redress would Lander
have under those circumstances?
Agsin-the Legislature has no
power to appoint the officers Of the
new county, and vou were mistaken
Mr.. Editor when you said 1T is the
only method permitted under the
Constitutions was found upon in
vestigation when the White Pine bill
was passed" It is true that the of
fcers were named in that bill. but
Chief Justice Whitman decided. or
rather I be]ive. gave as his opinion.
that the action of the legislature was
unconstitutional, and that the Exc
cutive was the only branch of the
government empowered to make such
appointments, and Governor Blasdel
confirmed the action of the Legisla
ture by appointing the persons named
in the bill. Judge Whitman's de-
cision was to the effect that the Gov
ernor is the only person empowered
to appoint the officers for new
county, and that section of the bill
which designates the officers, if not a
gross insult to. is at least high
handed usnrpation of the prerogative
Of his Excellency, Governor Bradley.
But I will not further trespass up
on your space, by discussing the
principal question involved in this
bill. That the grossest misrepresen
tations have been made to members
of both branches of the Legislature
by interested parties I am we'll aware.
bnt- the ventilation of these matters
/ will leave to the opponents of the
measure in the Assembly, who are
prepared to prove by facts and
figures that the whole scheme is rad
ically wrong. impolitic and unjust.
and if carried through, will only
inure to the benefit Of q few Office
seekers, LANDER.
Nov, since We have taken the lib
erty to say q word or two expressive
of an opinion regarding this matter.
and inasmuch as that opinion is
mildly assailed in the foregoing. we
make rejoinder in these conservative
words, to wit:
We think, our contributor reasons
after the manner Of tho New Hamp-
shire Board Of Se1ectmen In his pc
culiar objections to the hold over
Senatorship. Said Board cun1sM
cred and adopted the following
veil worn resolutions: Resolued,
That we build q new Jail
and Resolre1, That we build the
new Jail ont of the materials Of the
old one and Resoloed, That we use
the old Jail while the new one is
build6ag-" This is old, but good
and when orr respected contributor
objects to- the manner in which the
bill disposes Of the Senatorial repre-
sanitation from the present territory
of Lander. considering. as we must.
that the present hold over is citi-
zsn Of the Eurekspart cfthat county.
sud that he can't b. divided up and
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