The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-02-25
Carson Correspondence.

EDITOR ISDErESDESr-The air is mu,
sicsl with the sound Of sleigh. bells
but the lawmakers generally continu.
to grind away at their work, in com.
mittees or open house.
EAILRoLD BILLS.
It has been whispered around 70,
several days that the Republican As.
sembly has been fixing up job for the
Democratic Senate. for political effect
at the next election. The Senate hav.
ing rejected smyth's bin AZ unconstitu.
honal and worthless, some OF the Re.
publican uire-workers shrevdly saw an
opening to manufacture political cap
ital by passing MelArkey's old bill to
regulate fares and freights, through the
Assembly; and then with the hope, or
anticipation. that it would be defeated
in the Senate, they could 60 before the
people at the next election, Us the ole
and grand anti-railroad party Of the
State. Enough Republicans in the
Assembly caught at the bait to build up
q majority for the bill, which was dis
posed OF in the Assembly on Friday.
1t was strategy for buncembe. So many
Republican members, long ago, mani.
Tested their opposition to tho bill as de-
fective and dangerous to the interests
Of the State, that il was evidently q
failure unless extraordinary methods
could be devised to influence Repub-
lican opposition. Partisan interests
were sufficient. The real merits Of the
bill had little to do with its passage,
though ably and fairly argued on both
sides. 1t was charged by the opposi.
ton that il the bill became law. 1t
was so defective that it could not be
enforced; und that il it could DO en-
forced Il would be ruinous to the
miners, farmers and business men OF
the State. 1t finally passed the Assem-.
bly, by vote OF 20. The constitutional
majority in that body is 81. McBurney,
Hardesty aud Hamill, Of Elko, con-
suited together as to the probable of
feet Of the law, if passed, upon tho
business interests Of Elko, and unani-
mously agreed that the bill would not
do; that it would be O blow at the
farmers in the valleys that wonld wipe
out many ranches, and depress all; de-
stroy markets. injurs the teamsters and
pArnlyze business on both sides OF the
railroad. Hence they opposed it. The
bill now goes to the Senate for consid.
Grafton.
STATE LIBRARY.
Lieutenant Governor LAughton will
take charge Of the State library, shortly,
and also dons his shoulder-straps as
Adjutant General. The change in the
library was needed. 1t Is not posi-
ton to be efficiently filed by girls or
boys. As for the library itself, the law
department is excellent. but the liter
ary and scientific shelves show la
mentablo lack OF taste, or Judgment, on
the part OF some ono who has Appar-
emily not read many books published
later than the last century.
EQUALIZATION.
Dennis bill for State Board OF
Equalization. after passing tho Senate.
| was lost in the House by one vote. 1t
actually pass ed, but by a mistake OF the
Clerk, the vote OF Mr.. McBuruey in
favor OF the measure was recorded in
tho negative. Under the rules II could
not be corrected, two-thirds being nee
ossary. Mr.. Hamill voted also in the
Affirmative. Mr. HNrdesty's family be-
ing i'll, be was not present. The fol-
lowing extract from tho Nevada Trib.
une states the facts accurately:
"McBurney. rs good, honest and
conscientious q member as thero is in
the Assembly, has been placed in a
false position by the negligence OF tho
Chief Clerk. He was reported as voting
against tho Board Of Equalization bill,
when IL is generally known that he
voted for 1t. Mao promised his con.
stiiuonts TO vote for such measure,
and his fellow members will boar tos,i.
mony that he was true TO his promises.
| MORE VOTING TO DE DONE.
Proposed amendments TO the Con.
slitution continue 10 pour In,
and arc referred TO tho seloct commit.
lee, which will report next week. There
appears TO be q general itching among
members TO immortalizo themselves b,
embalming their names aud compost
lions in that document. Whatever ma,
DO said Of the ability Of this fsgisla
turc, there 10 certainly = vast amour
Of ambition here, and considerable in
dusiry. II Is universally agreed that /
Is o damnablo constitution, hedginI
oyery bill upon every subject with oh
jcctions; but how to get better one,
the question. The general sentimcn
appears TO bo against Senator Dennis
resolution TO submit tho question 10 tb
people OF calling convention, In &C
cordance with party platforms. and IA
vora the patchwork system. II ro,cr
digest all these proposed amendments
to bo submitted separately. they vii
have reading matter enough 10 las
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