The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-03-04

CI,.ox. FEB. Is, 81.


This afterreon has been . fela day
in the Assembly, ovsr the General Alp
PrepTiAiion Tall, aud more particularly
over the University appropriation.
Gray, Of White Pine, has fought the
University all through the Ways and
Means Committee. and In the Con-
mittee Of the Whole. To-day. Gray
made = furious onslaught against it.
declaring that Elko is place unfi {
live in; that il could nc; grow trees. and
Was only adapted 10 raise toAds And
lizards, and too unhealthy for children
TO live in. This raised the ire of Ne
Barney. Who went after Gray in his
own way. He made = very plain-xpok-
en- speech. in which White Pine zas
roughly handled in return. Hardssty
and Haniu have been vigorously bur
zing the members inside and OF Of the
House. Tor several days, and worked
the matter handsomely. yarisn clipped
in against Elko, but be was met By
Judge Wells and DoTsy and check
mated on the RECOMMENDATION. The
bill pssSSd the Assembly. II Appropri-
A.es SIl, $50, divided As follows: Salary
Of Principal. $500; travelling eIpsues
Of Regents, $3.50: repairs, furniture,
etc, S2,Goo; instructor in assayiug.
IS, 200; for insidsntals, coal. chemicals,
c~op<trnrti"- - fH-cAces and purchase
Of apparatus, $500. The bill has al
ready passed the Senate.
The Senate to-day passed the bill
giving ctedi, TO 7. y. Stone for SI,25O.
The Marker Reclamation hill passed
the Senate by @ vote Of Is I o 6, The
two Senators from Washoe were div.
ided on the subject. Schooling made a
strong speech against it. There has
been a strong lobby here working for
the measure. A hue aud cry was
raised that it was q farmers bill; that
pressure carried it through. The As.
senbly CHANGERS may take a diferen,
view Of the matter. There is an i'm
preston that Senators voted favurAblv
as compliment to its author, rather
than With sny idea that it will ever be-
come q Law.
Another bill, providing for the dis
tributiou Of railroad taxes among the
various counties, is made a special or
der for this evening. Mr.. Hamill, who
Is well posted, expresses the belief that
it will be quickly killed in the Assem-
bly,, il it ever reaches that body.
II Hamill's resolution favorinc the
relega:ion Of the State to q Territory,
instead Of adopting additional Consti-
tutional amendments, had been intro.
duced eaTlieE in the session, it would
have raised a very lively debate. There
are mauy who would favor that policy,
in view OF the depressed finances Of the
State Treasury ard the gloomy outlook
In a business way. II the resolution
gets out Of the committee. i: may ere
ate q breeze yet.
As the Legislature will adjourn on
Thursday. the pressure Of bills has nee
essitated the adoption OF the fve-min-
ute rule in both Houses-a rule as oft.
en- suspended as enforced.
Tolley's railroad bill, connecting the
waters Of the Humboldt with tn ose Of
the Columbia, is likely to pass. It will
afford Tuscarors a chance for wood IL
the road is constructed. ASSURANCES
have been made that it will DO con-
s'ructed within two years, starting from
Elko. or in that neighborhood. Iun-
derstand that another bill for a railroad
along the same route. or near 10 1t. has
been received from a Chicago company
by n Of Elko's Senators, but may no,
be introduced. It looks as il that route
has friends.
Politics crop out Visibly occasionally.
There are wire.puilers for the next
Gorernorship and Congressman on the
ground. John II. Dennis seems to
have the inside track for Congress, but,
be has eager and jealous rivals. He
has made . good record.
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