The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1886-10-28

II is the duty os this State to maintain free
schools, not only in towns and thickly populated
sections, but in the rural and sparsely settled dis
tricts, and as the education OF pupils in the
sparsely settled sections of the State is neces-
sarily more expensive per capita than where
large number of onpis can attend the same
school, such a division Of ths school money
should be made as viii furnish the means Of Cd
ncation to all children in the State.
XVI.
Expenditures beyond the means of private in.
dividuals are required for surveys. engineering
and the construction of reservoirs, canals and
other hydraulic works, for the purpose of irriga-
tion in this state. We, therefore. favor liberal
appropriations by Congress for surveys, both n.y.
typographical and typographical, TO ascertain how
the waters of this state, which now run to waste
In flood time, may be stored and utilised for the
purpose OF agriculture. to the end that when all
thf facts are known, suitable aid may be obtained
from Congress to enable the Government of the
United Stat to dispose of its lands. and to en-.
able The people TO settle upon and occupy the
same
RESOLVED, That two years experience has de-
monsrated that the present flrg law, which
eompels citizens, at their own expense, without
regard to their peeuniary ability or the |, sses
! they may suffer, snminarily TO suspend their
usual occupations, break their business en- age
ments, travel long distances and remain from
! their homes for uncertain period, and at
tend upon District conrts as jurymen, is a
measure of unwise economy, often productive of
great hardships and unjust imposition of pub
lie burdens upon private individuals We there.
fore demand OF the next Legislature such lie. is
aton a. shall secure to all citizens fair compen-
sation for all the time which they spend, and
full reimbursement for all expenses which they
incur in performing the duties Of juryInen In the
District Courts.
XVIII.
RESOLVED, That point with pride and
pleasure to the able and brilliant record maae
/ by our Senator in Congress- the Hon. John p.
Jones, in his watehful aud vigilant care of our
interests upon all occasions, an are fully shown
by his unanswerabe speeches in Congress
against the reduction of duties npon foreign
manufactures ami foreign productions which
exposes ia mastery style and in a clear aid
forcible manner the free-trade doctrines Of mod
ern Democracy His able and exhaustive
speeches pom the remone'izatlon of silver. par
tieu'afly the last spcech IL Congress- upon that
subject, in which he has displayed moie strongly
his ability 10 render the abstruse subjects intel
| ligible 10 the most common mind, thereby re-
/ placing and upholding the old time honored
American dollar of our fathers in its rixhtful
position part Of our circulating medium and
1
ing arguments in favor OF the passage of the
Chinese Restriction and Exclusion bill, and
amendment thereto during the last Congress.
RrsoLvEn. That our able Repr. sentative in
Congress, the Hon William woodbum deserves
the united sianks OF the people of this State for
his constant zeal and wstchfal over the true
Interests OF the people Of this State, and thai we
recognizes In him an able Statesman, faithful
| representative aud an honest man, and We say:
"Nell done. thou good and faithful servant, re-
newed hoaors await thee
REsoLvsn. Inst We are unalterably in favor
OF honla rule IN Nevada. and believe that the
men who pay her inYts and whose home and in
terests are Identified with the State should con-
trol its politics.
AMENDMENT.
We believe that II is the duty Of the National
Government to pass laws regulating the great
railroad corporations Of the country, protecting
the people from extortions and unjust discrim!n.
ations and we approve the principles OF the bill
passed by the United States Senate, known as
the cullum bin, and urge our Senators and Rep
resentatives in Congress to have the same grated
upon our national law.
RESOLVED, That we demsnd that the next
Legislature shall pass laws in accordance with
the plan kiown as the NehraslSs plan for the
i election u United States Senator
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