Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-03-15
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sALMAG UNDE.

Geo. Grant and family returned
from Pleasan: Valley yesterday.
A. Wines csmo in from Pleasant
Valley yesterday and returned to-day.
Hiss royn, who is stopping with
Mrs. j. A. Mcbride, is laid up with
scarlet FOYER.
La grippe is getting in its work on
tho people Of Eiko, Mrs. S. NJ. Henley
being quite i'll to-day.
The result Of tho special school cleo.
ton last Saturday is u compliment to
the intelligence "f tho people OF Elko.
Gen. Palmer, tho Democratic caudi.
date for United States Senator, was
elected o.day on the first ballot in
the Illinois Legislature.
DIR. MeiGs went to Ruby Valley
yesterday to attend William Myers
who is quito i'll with pneumonia.
james McMullcn, Of Star Valley, is
down with the sane disease.
According to n loading New York
daily there arc 10000 and
girls in that city whose wages are SO
low that they must embrace yicc, az
ccpt charity oil starve, while one cler-
gyman receives $1,000 n year aud
others receive 10000 n. your for
preaching tho Gospel to the rich. :
The funeral Of tho late Mrs. G. w.
Taylor was attended by n largo con
course OF people, there being over
twenty vehicles, besides a large mum.
ber on horseback. in the procession.
Tho funeral services were conducted
ut tue Lamoil!c school house by Rev.
McCombs, and the remains were laid
by the side OF those OF her mother in
the Lamoil!c graveyard. .
PARTY Va. TIE COSSTI TUITION.
The Supreme Law Defied by the
Legislature.
Tho Constitution OF the State OF
Nevada, Article ", Section 0, pro-
vidos rs follows:
No person holding any lucrative
oliice under tho Government Of tho
United States. or any other power,
shall DO eligible to any civil o!iice OF
proilt under this State; prOrided, that
Postmastrr5 whose CONDENSATION
does not exceed five hundred dollars
per aunum. or Commissioners OF Deeds,
shall mat h.. .1,aAN 49,. I-
lucrative Office.
On the Bird dry Of last November
tho INDEPENDENT said: "D. b.
Williams is the Republican candidate
for State Senator; he is Postmaster
Mt Tuscarora, and his compensation
exceeds five hundred dollars per an.
NUN; hence he is not eligible to the
oiice Of State Senator from Elko
county, being barred by the Consti-
tuition OF the State" Tho Free
Press Issued on the morning Of No
vember i, 1890, stated most positively
that Mr. Williamscw was eligible, hnv-
ing resigned the Office Of Postmaster;
tho Times. Review also assured the
people that Mr.. Williams hud re-
signed in order 10 make himself elig
ible TO the Office OF State Senator.
This settled tho matter for n time,
and MIR. Williams was elected; but
on tho 10th day Of November, 1890,
tho INDEPENDENT published nm arti-
Gle on tho same subject in which &C.
currol the following:
Now TO show that the INDEPENDENT
was correct and that tho Free Press
and tho Timcs.R,yicw were off in
their reckoning, we have tho evidence
OF u PostOilice Money Order drawn mt
Tnscarorl, Nevada. November II,
1890, and signed ID. B. Williams,
Postmaster" TO show that -. b.
Williams was Postmaster at Tus, aro-
ra on thc'4th day OF November, 1890,
that he is still Postmaster and that he
is Ineligible ito any civil oflico OF
profit under this State"
AS IN evidence Of our opinion rs to
the action OF the Legislature in tho
premises tho INDEPENDENT Of Novem-
Dor 2i, 1890, contained tho following
squib: I'D. Is. Williams Feed have
no fears rs to his scat in the State
Senate, IA that body will 10 COM
posed almost exclusively OF Republi-
can Scat him? Why OF course they
will seat him."
Well, Mr.. Williams Ia n member Of
tho State Senate, the Nevada Lcgis-
lnturo has just ono more wcek to run,
and who is Postmaster ut Tuscarora
nov? We have before us n Postonico
Money Order. No. 25023, duted Tusca.
rora, Nev., March 0, 1891, signed I'D.
Is. Williams, Postmaster, per j. b."
II Mr.. " illiams is not Postmaster at
Tuscarora his name would not DO
signed TO tho Order; il ho ia Post
mas,or no j. not q legal member OF
tho Legislature, unless his compcnsa.
ton rs such does not exceed $500 per
nnnum; II II IL less why should il
have boon proclaimed that no had ro.
signed?
This article is not intended as nm
attack on tho junior Senator from
Elko, for personally this writer and
Mr.. Williams hive always boon warm
friends; but IL shows that tho domi.
nnnt party in Nevada hns little 70.
gard Tor tho Constitution OF the
State when u certain end Is to DO nc.
complislicd. IIud Mr.. Williams ro.
signed his Government Office before
tho election, as stated by tho Free