Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-13


Had this Legislature been Democratic
all our papers would have been filled
with deuunciatiops: but being "A Repub-
Ecau Legislature its proceedings are
passed over as quietly as possible. Yet
never IN Arkansas. in Texas. in Louisi
ana, or In the negro Legislature of South
Carolina have such scenes been enact
Ell in a Legislative hall. No gambling
table fight or bawdy house saturnalia
ever showed such an utter abandonment
Of all decency. These men, assembled
to make laws for the people of Nevada.
we're evidently the scum OF the State.
abandoned ruffians and low bullies
brought there TO elect Republican Sen
A,or, and paid for their services. Hav-
ing flied their contract by electing a
Republican Senator. they then proceed
ed to make smaller sales. and dispors
themselves as their low nature dictated.
Bat being Republicans. and having dis
charged their duty to the party of high
moral ideas" by electing Republican
Senator, the Republican press. so ready
to denounce every hasiy word OF Dem
ocratic representative. passes ovtr their
doines as quietly as poss.tle--Sdn Fsd's-
cisco Post. H,rrch9.
We have heretofore given the Post
credit for IA desire to be fair and truthful
10 It's statements. We prefer to believe,
even now, while brought face to face
with the foregoing manIfestly untruth-
full accusations against the RepUbhcan
members of the late Assembly, that the
Post brings these charges on the strength
Of the false statements of others, supple
nen:ed by its own false impressions.
At any rate. we will give that paper the
lens mt of the doubt indicated. and not
charge it with acting upon an impulse
Of over-zealons partizanship or from in
territorial unfaiTntss. Bnt We should be
doing this subject and the Republicans
In the Assembly a grievoHs injustice
were We to refrain. any longer, from
stating the truth regarding the matters
thus commented upon by the Post. In-
deed. We are not fslly self-assured bnt
that in keeping silence upon this sub
ject as long as We have, we have been
dereiic, in doing journalists Justice to
all concerned. Here, as follow. are the
chief outlines Of this discreditable bust
ness;
First, There Was movement on the
par, of Dow, democrat, and Hubbard
tDsmocra.), to bring on an extra ses-
sion. This purpose Was openly indi-
Gated in a resolution introduced by Dow
requ, sting the Acting Goverrorto call
an extra session. So much for the mo-
tiyes actuating Dow. Hubbard and other
conspicuous Democratic takers in the
Assembly to prevent the passage Of the
General Appropriation Bill on the last
day of the session
Secondly, The causa Of the disgrace
full rumpus which took place during the
afternoon session Of March 1. was the
presentation. in the Assembly, of the
Substitute Appropriation Bill agreed
upon by Committee Of Free Confer
ence OF both Houses. and in which the
clause in tue original bill appropria,irg
Si00, 900 for the new State Prison near
Reno was left out. Ii was the omission
Ct this clause which excited the frenzy
Of Doctor Hogan. tan Independent from
county. and 4 constant ally Of
the Democrats ON ali party questiOns.)
and prompted him to so violent and i'll
decent a course as TO justify the Speaker
Ia ordering hun under arrest. The
Speaker did order his arrest but lie de-
lied the Sergeant-at-Arms aud vowed he
would not be arrested. Hogan is =
big, strapping fellow, at leas; q feet 3 il
hight ana built like Il prIze-hs hter. The
Sergeant at Arms, Putnam. Is about )
fee; 5, and at leas; a hundred pounds
lighter than Hogan While this spec
tacle xas enaetiug. the House took a
recess. The Republicans were deter
mined to avail themselves of their power
as the majority and save the State the |
expense of an extra session by passing
the bill. Moreover. under Democratic |
and for TIE purposes of |