Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-01-06

course in the future. There has beer
no concert Of movement among the OH.
GERS OF the counties having o common
interest In this matter. All attempts al
concurrent action have been futile. In
each county the uncertainties and delay
Of sxhausting litigation have boon held
up before the assessors and commission.
ers as the undesirable consequences OF q
resort to legal means to right the wrong.
The anxietiss OF public creditors have
made them active allies in imploring q
reduction Of assessments. 0hlce-hold.
ers and ofice-seekers are cowsd by the
threat OF adverse influence at the next
election. At The hearings before Boards
| OF Equalization, q mode and principle OF
assessment OF railroad property is ad-
yanced in argument and supported by
an array Of proofs sufficient to satisfy q
plant official conscience. The forms Of
law are strictly complied with. but the
substance OF truth and reason is lacking.
No final victory has yet been achieved
by tho State in the Courts. A case
which will test the s~oundness OF the
theories OF assessment and taxation, nd.
yanccd by the Railroad Company, will
come before the Supreme Bench at the
present term. To devise m appropriate
remedy within constitutional limits
should be the object Of our earnest
effort. When perfected, 1t should DO
put into swift and unsparing use. Tho
possibility OF the abuse Of power or
neglect Of duty by county officials. may
be averted by taking away the power
itself. The apprehensions OF the laws
delay and expense TO local treasures
may DO Quoted by placing the labor and
tho cost upon the State. Tho Revenue
Law should be amended. In order to
more clearly define the mode and prin-
ciple Of railroad assessments. Nothing
should DO left undone to perfect q plan
so necessary to the proper collection OF
the revenue.
A State Board OF Equalization should
be created. Power and responsibility
should be concentrated in this impor-
tant trust. Let the members OF the
Hoard DO made conspicuous anil promi-
nent. In them could be vested the au-
thority which is indispensable to achieve
success. They should be empowered to
act in the anne name and upon the
same grounds Of interference rs County
Boards. Let them bo responsible TO
their conscicnces aud to tho tribunal Of
public opinion. II their well.meant
efforts shall end in failure. 1t will then
be time enough to admit that the State
aud the law cannot cope with the delin-
quent Taxpayers.
FIsHkRIIs IN THE TRUcKEE RIVER.
A subject Of importance to many citi-
Gems Of the State, and n well worthy
Of discussion at your hands, is tho pre-
servation Of tho fisheries OF the Truckee
River. I shall not be liable TO the charge
Of magnifying an Insignificant danger in
making the assertion, that unless pre-
ventiyo measures are soon adopted and
rigidly enforced. their certain destruc-
ton IL imminent. But n cause Is
operating to that undesirable end, namely
tho mills which line its banks In the State
Of California. This wrong has been the
subject OF a memorial addressed to the
Legislature Of California by your pre-
d~ocessors, invoking the comfy OF our
neighboring State to repress the evil. In
answer 10 this most reasonable request
no effective action was taken.
The Federal Government has an In
terest n common with ourselves IN
checking these practices. An indian
Reservation has been established at
Pyramid Lake. To the indians there
residing the fisheries arc n valuable
source OF food, employment AMI proht,
II is not 10 be believed that the General
Government will allow their utter des-
truction. Some months ago. in com.
pany with the Agent in charge OF the
Pyramid Lake Reservation. rode from
Wadsworth to the mouth OF the Truckoe
to satisfy myself. by personal obssrva-
ton, OF the truth OF statements then
believed exaggerated, l found those ae-
counts to be strictly u The mouth
OF the Truekss, where the n,er enpue'
nto the lake. u closed py M o' saw
dust at least a haii'miis N ehg,h tnree
hundred yards III oreaa'h anu thr.e Zee.
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