Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-01-26
AN ERRONEOUS IDEA.

view with a CITIZEN or tnlS Guy,
relative to the trouble between
Governor Adams and Lieutenant
Governor Laughton, in which Gov
ernor Adams is represented as
Statesman without guile.
Lieut.. Governor Laughton, as
the article seems to imply, while
acting - clerk to his honored
Excellency, was derelect in this,
that he disregarded the instruct
ions of the Governor, in relation to
certain bills which remained in
Governor Adams hands at the
close Of the last session OF the
Legislature, and which he, after
holding them eight days out OF the
ten allowed by the Constitution, in
utter disregard Of his official duty,
and to avoid political consequences
ANONYMOUSLY and cowardly shirk-
ed, leaving them in Laughton's
hands for action:
We have taken pains to ascer-
tain the facts regarding the mat
ter. and we give them in brief:
Adams was not called to San
Francisco on business connected
with the office, his mission was en-
tirely a personal one--he wanted
to hear Patti sing" he told his
friends.
He neither gave nor could pre-
sumo to give Laughton any instruc-
tons respecting these bills, as;
during the absence of the Governor
from the State, the Lieutenant
Governor under tie Constitution,
is de facts and de .ju,i Governor,
and is in no sense subordinate to
the Governor.
Adams without doubt shirked
action upon these bills with the In
tent of placing the onus Of action
upon Laughton. Adams, we are
Informed promised the temperance
people he would sign the Anti-treat
Bill, and had also promised the
liquor element, that he would veto
this bill. He in this case, as
usual tried to pack water on both
shoulders, and expecting by the
grace of God a way would be open
ed from his dilemma, he trusted
that providence would make his
way straight; but there was NO
divine intervention, and his sole re-
source then, Notwithstanding his
great regard for CHS constituents
was to leave the State, like coward
deserving his corps on the eve OF
battle, and trust to Laughton to dc
the work, for the performance OF
which the State pays its Governor
munifcint salary.
Laughton very properly refused
to wash the dirty political linen Of
Adams thus left upon his hands
and his action in permitting all
these bill to become laws, is com
mended by every fair minded cltl
zen of this State without regard
to political affiliations.
When Adams returned from his
iunketting trip to California ne
was naturally chagrined that his
action in evading these bills like a
boomerang had rebounded upon his
own head, he consequently nurseo
his resentment, and at last the
opportunity offered to get even
with Laughton.
Owing to the health Of Laugh
tons eldest daughter, his family
spent two months of the past Sum
mer in Washington Territory, after
accompanying and settling his
family in Tacoma he returned to
Carson, and upon the day of his re-
turn the notice Of Mr.. d. l.. Bliss
desiring to withdraw from his off
o;ol hond as ex-Officio State Libra
rian was served upon him while
asleep in his Office, by the janitol
of the Capitol building.
Laughton testified in the Su-
preme Court. while the cause was
being heard-that he did not re
ceive his notice until his return
from Washington Territory; the
Supreme Court however decided
that this method of service was
good and rendered Judgment OF
custer against Laughton, through a
failure to keep his bond good.
Friends Of LaughtoD (who was
then en- route for Tacoma for the
of hriuuInr his family