The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-03-23
WATER STORAGE.
Assemblyman Riepe's Protest Against
Taking 800, 900 frem the state
school Fund.

In the Assembly March OH, Assem-.
bly, bill No. go being under consider
alton, Mr.. Ricpe said:
Mr.. Speaker: If this bill should
pass and become the law OF our State,
assure you we will get an elephant
on our hand. and we won't in time
know how to dispose of il. Now the
water sinks in the Sink Of Carson, but
if this bill becomes law, we will sink
the money (s1o0,000) up on the head
of the Carson river.
The State School Fund. II is from
this you will draw to experiment on
doubtful project This is the ques-
tion IN be decided. am positive we
will not be able to sell land enough to
accomplish this monstreus undertake
ing, aud il will take millions of dol
lars to carry it through. 1t is rather
an unpleasant duty Tor me to explain
why this bill should not pass. | be-
lieve the principle Is wrong to take
$780, 900 out of our State School Fund
for such an experiment. And when
called upon TO record my vote on this
bill, | will say No, most emphatieally.
This is the second time | am called
uuon tins session 10 defend the State
School Fund from the greed OF
scheming enterprises OF doubtful
character, and | do it with pleasure
for the interest of every child and
school in the State.
Vas told some days ago that 20
members of this House are ready to
vote for this proposition, therefore, |
presume it is useless for me to extend
my remarks, but | feel that every
child in the State is looking toward me
20 protect them from THIS high-handcd
robbery. | am here to do all can
against this bill, and to raise my voice
in defense of the rights of my little
frlen1s.
am satisfied that the members from
the Western end of the State are uni
ted on this bill. But iet me ask you,
Is it fart is il right2 and last, Is 1t
Justice to the people of Eastern Me-
vadaf
Why will you tax the people of the
East tor such an undertaking We
are now overburdened with taxes and
cannot stand much more. 1t you must
inaugnrate this humbug scheme, why
not 90 it on your own money! Why
not follow in the footsteps of Churchill
county and issue bonds eejointly and
20 Ia work on your own account, and
the glory and reward would then be
all Your own.
see by the Controllers report that
the following counties arc out of debt
and have money their treasures:
Churchill, Storey, Douglas, Ormsby,
while Lyon county has on y small
Indebtedness, while nearly al the
Eastern counties are struggling under
heavy debts. Why, then, do you want
To- acd to our burden our share of this
internal swindle. which can in no way
benefit us, /, for one, say mol | am
willing to allow the counties tina; are
directly interested in this scheme TO
borrow this sum from the State School
Fund, pay interest ON il, and give them
all thr time they ask IL pay il back.
But | am not willing to be taxed all
my life for the benefit of the West.
This bill taxes the poor for the bene-
fit of the rich, and in this respect is
unjust, oppressive and unworthy OF the
support Of tie representatives of the
people. | am ever ready to lend n
helping hand to those who need 1t, but
am not willing to take 100000 from
the State School Fund for such a
doubtful proposition.
AS stated before, l know well that
the friends of this measure have ma
jority on this floor, and all can do is
to enter my solemn protest against As
sembly bill No. go, and say it should
not pass.