The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-02-23
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1895
WIPING o wAsH0E.

No. 81, introduced by Noel OF Storey,
to readjust and fix the boundary lines
of Washoe, Storey, Ormsby and Lyon
counties, came up on special order.
The history of the bill was read by
the clerk, and Coryell presented the
minority report of the Committee OH
County Boundaries, which was also
read.
A substitute from the Committee was
then read, giving Ormsby county three
miles more OF Washoe county than it
calls for.
Noel movd the adoption of the sub
stitute.
Beck moved to amend by having the
substitute and the committee report
printed. He believed the plan would
not bear investigation and that the
action would be misleading.
A long, lively and discussive debate
followed on the subject, Noel leading
IN the side of the Storey, Ormsby and
Lyon annexationists. aided by Conboie,
Crisler, Mcdonald and others. On the
side OF Washoe were Beck, Flanagan,
Allen of Eureka, McNaughton and
others.
McNaughton wanted Esmeralda
county to be in on the steal and get a
good slice of the Washoe turkey while
it was being carved.
Finally the motion prevailed to have
the substitute printed.
A motion to adjourn till Monday next
was objected to as illegal, and at $40
p. M, adjournment was affected till
Saturday at the usual hour.
The correspondent of the Reno Gaz-
cite says: The event of Wednesday was
the resolution by Beck, ~instructing the
Committee on Counties and County
Boundaries to report a bill consolidating
Storey and Washoe counties. 1t was
unexpected by the combination" mem
bers who were not prepared to fight the
"bowel-rirping" bill in that wa
Beck made al able argument in support
of the resolution, giving facts and figures
which evidently perplexed the rippers,
for none of them attempted to answer
or refute his assertions. Noel, the cham
pion of the Segregationists, made an at
tempt TO chow that q slice of Washoe
WAS better than the entire loaf, but it
was a dismal failure. He il a bright
Young man, a good dehater and being a
lawyer, doubtless knows how to present
the best side of a bad cause, but the
magnificent offer to concede the entire
Washoian works when only a minor
portion was demanded, was evidently too
much for him, and he confined his re-
marks mainly to the needs of poor old
Storey of more TERRITORY and revenue re-
sources, and the ability of Waslioe to
make such donation. Beck's speech was
calm and deliberate, Astounding in facts
aud figures, unipassioned but earnest
and convincing. However the resolution
was lost without a rolTcall or division
and by rice roce vote, so no idea could
be'iormed OF the relative strength of the
two factions. Hogan spoke earnestly and
eloquently in support of the resolution,
abiding TO the depressed financial con-
dition prevailing everywhere in the State
and urging the wisdom of consolidation
Of counties to lessen expenses, instead
OF segregation, thereby increasing them.
And 20 the murder without iustifica-
ton proceeds and it's hard to tell into
what bellirs nan OF Washoe will
go. AZ the news of Thursdays action
reached Wadsworth one could gee ex-
p%ressions OF anger and disgust. Until
a lew years ago .Storey's strong delega-
ton always poked fun at the COW county
grangers but now they would Craze and
grow sleek for awhile upon the COW