The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-21

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appeare d in your paper many things
have taken place which should have
been given to the public through the
widely circulated and ever interesting
SILVER STATE.
THE LEGISLATURE,
Which will figure in history, il histori-
ans deem it worthy of notice, as the
most ignorant and incapable body that
ever assembled outside of South Caro-
lima, met, drew its mileage and per di-
EN-, aggregating some $50, 900. and en-.
acted some laws, which lawyers and
courts cannot interpret, and which
would be dear at any price, and ad-
journed only when the Constitution, by
wise provision, cut off the IS day OF
the members.
THE MINT,
Toe. has undergone change, aud Ma
jor William Garrard is Superintendent
of that Institution, but as the Treasury
Department, which is correcting long
standing abuses, finds it more econom-
cal to coin standard dollars at Philadel-
phia. only heads of departments and
watchmen draw salaries at the Carson
Mint. While this may effect saving
to the Government, it is very injurious
to Carson, if not to the silver miners Of
the whole state. There are mysteri-
Gus whisperings among some of the old
employees of the Mint regarding alleged
crooked transactions in bullion, and it is
minated that frauds of considerable
magnitude could be unearthed by thor
ough investigation. What is most need
ed is a United States District Attorney
with courage TO go for the rascals, and
ability to prosecute them.
THE SUPREME COURT
Costs the ax-payers of Nevada about
$50, 900 year, and while it has, CON-
paratively speaking, very little to do,
it is difficult for it to do that little. |
am told that il does not render more
than q dozen or fifteen decisions in
year, and it is always from eight to ten
months behind with its opinions. As
Stunning that my information Is correct,
every opinion of the Court costs the tax.
payers from 81, 800 to E. GOO. and at
such price cases should receive more
prompt consideration.
THE q. =. BUILDING.
Through the efforts of Representative
Cassidy, Congress appropriated $780,.
600 for erecting building in this city,
for the Federal Courts. Land and Post
Offices. Five Commissioners were APP
pointed to select site for the building.
The instructions given the Commission
| were plain, yet the Commissioners
could not agree as to the manner of
carrying them into effect. Two OF the
five recommended the purchase OF the
Opera House block, which is centrally
I located, while the other three recon-
mended the purchase OF a site on King
| street, three blocks west Of the Main
street, and within block of the west
ern limit OF the city. where it would be
announcement for business men and nine.
tenths OF the people to get to the Post.
Office But the locality suited Judge
Sabin, OF the U. s. District Court, and
the majority of the Commission recon-
mended its purchase.
THE LATE EIRE.
Ga July 5th, two business bl0eks an
the center of town were destroyed by
fire, ,aainly through the negligence Cd
the Caeson Water Company. owned by
H. NJ. Yerrington and Alfred Helm.
Helm, who is Superintendent OF the
company. was absent at the time, and
id kersey, County Assessor, and gen.
eral utility man for Yerrington. had
charge OF the water. He was fishing
the day Of the fire, and had the water
shut off, heace the ugly hole in the
center of Carson. Mr.. Helm returned
a few days ago, aud had an Interview
with the Appeal, in which he comments
on Trustee Mullsr's attempt to prevent
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