Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-02-27
TEE RHoADKs BoNDsMkN RE.
LgAsRD.
CARsoN. February q,

N1IS
EDITOR NFws:-I'am happy to In
form you, although you are probably
awareiof the fact, that tthe Relief bill
for the Rhoades bondsmen has passed
the Senate over the veto Of His Excel
lency the Governor, by a vote Of II to
2, and will undoubtedly pass by an
equally large majority In the Assem-
bly,. Senator Stevenson, Of Storey
county, first took the floor, In favor Of
the passage Of the bill, and made re-
marks Of a most pertinent character.
He thought the action OF the Governor
impolitic, and that the veto message In
itselfdid not set forth facts sufficient
to warrant His Excellency In ruling
against the voice OF 50 large a majority
Of the Legislature. a coordinate body,
to say the least. The Senator reviewed
the action of the committee appointed
by the Senate In 1887, to ascertain and
report OF treasury matters, the action
Of which committee Is too we'll known
to the public to need mention. MIR.
Stevenson said that lie had refused to
90 on the bonds Of Mr.. Rhoades, be-
iieving him to be a d~efaultsr. aud that
after the report Of the investigating
committee aud the report Of the Board
of Examiners shortly after, he feit
sorry that he had refused and consid-
cred that he had Internationally In
jur.d Mr.. Rhoades. Mr. Stevenson's
remarks were to the point and carried
conviction with them. lie voted Tor
| the passage OF the bill.
Major Mccoy followed Mr.. Steven.
son, aud said that although he desired
| the passage Of the bill, lie took issue
| with Senator Stevenson relative to the
propriety OF the Governors vetoing
the bill when 80 many Of the Legtsla-
ture had favored Its passage. Senator
Mccoy spoke In high terms Of the GOV.
ernor's honesty, the which had not
been questioned, as Mr.. Stevenson
merely stated that he conceived His
E~xcellency In error. Senator Mccoy
voted for the bill. -
Senator Phelan. with Ills usual vim
and cool Judgment. remarked that CO.
ordinate branches of the government
sometimes conflict. The bill had been
argued, submitted to the Judgment OIL
the Senators and by them fully under.
stood, and that so large a majority OF
the Senate should certainly have rs
much weight as tile individual opinion
of the Governor. He thought His Ex-
cellency In error, and would support
the passage of the bill over the veto.
Senator Thompson, of Washoe coun-
ty, argued in favor OF the veto, and
deprecated the Idea Of the establish
ment Of such a precedent as the Legis-
lature releasing bondsmen Of State Of
flcers, and predicted that should the
bill pass over the veto Of the Governor
| there would be q tidal wave OF rascal
ity roll over the land that would bank
rupt the State.
Senator Cassidy supported the veto,
and hoped that the Senate would sus,
tain 1t. He thought the Executive mao
the right to veto any and all bills
passed. and believed him right In the
present instance.
Senator Varian said that he, as a
member Of the committee appointed
by the Senats to Investigate the mat
tiers appertainlng to tho defslcationl,
had made a minority report, which
was adverse to the passage Of the bill,
and that he had voted against 1t In Its
| final passage, but that 40 legislators
had taken issue with him and voted in
favor of the bill ; that he was a young
man and willing to learn that he did
not presume to set his judgment
agsinit o majority OF mon as. wise, II
not wiser, than himself; he thought
the Governor had not dons well In We
toina the bill passed by so largo a ma
jorIty. and that as he was adverse to
establishing 4 precedent of relief to
bondsmen generally. so DO vas adverse
to the precedent OF shs So'srn m%.;or;,,
l.u.s LII. h.avch e. the Govern