Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-02-06
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY G
Continued from Third Page.

next Legislature of near SAC, 900, as
tie sale OF State lands, the proceeds
of which, so into the School Fund,
is continually going on, and that
fund is constantly increasing. I'm
der the Constitution, as it now
stands, this money can only be in
vested in Nevada State Bonds OF
which there are none to invest in,
or in q. S. Bonds, bearing only
4 per cent. interest, and which are
selling FOR $4,000 on the 500 in
open market.
1t is now impossible to invest
this money upon the interest OF
which depends the education OF
our children, at any greater interest
than 2 per cent per annum.
Another amendment permits the
Legislature to consolidate certain
Constitutional County Offices and to
take other steps now forbidden,
by which money can be saved,
Government, State and County,
cheepened to the people, without
cutting down salaries. Another
amendment, No. %, proposes to
remove the restriction now upon the
Legislature to license lottery and
to derive revenue from that
source for the support of the Gov
eminent. Is it not silly, short
sighted and unjust then for any
editor or other person, to advise
the people to vote No. on all the
amendments, in view of the imam
cisl condition of our State, present
and prospective, simply because
the Legislature has appropriated
SIS 900 to cover the expenses OF
the election to be held.
Some newspapers have taken
this ground and are to-day asking
people to vote No upon some
theory that thereby, they would
prevent the expenditure of this sum
or restore it to the treasury. is 1t
not rather evidence of spleen and
vindictiveness, than level headed
disposition TO fairly consider the
subjects in hand, and benefit the
tax payer upon whose shoulders fall
the burden of maintaining the
State Government? The bare
statement of the proposition carries
with it refutation. If the amend
ment respecting the investment OF
the school money; the $500 900
and upwards prevails, the increased
interest of that sum alone will more
than doubly pay the expenses OF
the election, to say nothing oil
legislation, touching the consolid-
alton. of certain County officers and
this before the meeting of the next
Legislature.
If tbs amendment in relation to
permitting the Legislature in its
Judgment to license lottery, pre-
walls, the minimum income from
that source alone, which has ever
been suggested or intimated would
more than four times pay all the
expenses of the election before the
meeting of the next Legislature.
And ii this be true, which none
can successfully deny, what more
can be said about the wisdom oil
this amendment, wheL We consider
the increased receipts of the State
Treasury from these two sourses
for all future years. in case these
two amendments are supported by
a majority of the people voting
thereon at the election next Mon
day?
The smallest amount OF license
Ger annum, which has been sug
gested by the friends OF the Lottery
amendment, at any time, and whlcf
amount was named in a bill, which
passed both branches OF the Legs
iature two years ago, and which was
vetoed by the Governor on constltu
tional grounds alone, was 100000
The adoption of these two amend
ments alone would add to the
States receipts annually, SOC, 200
400 O0O between sessions OF the