Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-02-17
OFFICIAL BONDSMEN

Inc Dill WHICH IeliGNeS SdiiiSh boho>.
men from further obligations incurred
through his defacation, passed the Senate
yesterday, and will probably be signed by
the Governor. The bill, as it now stands,
does not release the sureties, unless they can
prove negligence OH the part of the County
Commissioners of Storey, who, it is alleged,
neglected to comply with the law. In such a
silape it will probably relieve the bondsmen,
as they will have very little trouble in show
ing that the money not counted, as it
should have been.
Just now the idea of wholly doing away
with official bonds is one which finds many
supporters. Men frequently go on bonds OF
that description because they are too good
natured TO refuse TO grant the favor, when
they would really like to avoid placing them
selves where {. risk is being incurred without
the slightest shadow Of an equlv.!r'i. Men
are often found in :, communil are OF
as many dozen binds at once,
and whose solvency depends solely upon the
honesty and capacity Of the parties whose
sureies they are. II seems hard to make
man give up ten or twenty thousand dollars,
because another man is dishonest. 1t is
sort of Damon and Py;hiGs business, with
might be a good idea to DO away entirely
with official bonds, letting the taxpayers
themselves bear the burdens which dishonest
officials impose upon them. This might re-
suit in a little more caution in selecting men
to hold office. 1t would also be well to in
crease the penalties for defalcations and short
comings in office.
The discussion Of the propositions to estab
lish postal telegraph lines, to he under tbs
control Of the Government, recalls the fact
that when MIR. Morse got hts telegraph line
between Washington and Baltimore in work
ing order, ne offered it to Congress, 10 be
attached to the Posiof,ice Department, for the
sum of 100000. Eut it was declined, the
statement of the Postmaster General, who re
ported that, while the invention was ian
agent vastly superior 10 any other ever de-
yised by the genius OF man." he was not sat
isfied that .'under any rate OF postage that
could be adopted its revenue could be made
equal to its ex penditures." Forty years have
made great changes in the world, and the
telegraph has had a full share in the work Of
producing them.
ANTI-UsURY BILL. About four weeks ago
a bill was introduced 10 prevent usury. 1t
was chiefly aimed at the abuses practiced by
stock brokers VINO chafge compound interest
10 customers h'f carrying stocA. a man VINO
paSs STOCK on margin u ~ once pl'cV" aV
the mercy Oh broker; ana IL Will not De lonS
before compound interest VII! eat mo Vitais |
out oil MS account. inc OIL was referred 10 |
the Judiciary Committee and it should lie |
hack in the hands of the Clerl, Sucb , hill |
orobt never to he hid undera busheI
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ny the approaching festith pIioh OF prospect
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has oe,,.r Iaan ,ouchad hollow the 1-nn laval |
Is one ofthe chief ohia,ts of intnres+
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The Gold Hill News makes the sensible
suggestion Of a change in the election law, so
that there Will be polling place for every
three hundred voters. 1t makes a note of the
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