Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-01-28

the present legislature should tavo;
retrench nents as the financial COZ
dillon of the STATE does not warrant
extravagance.-Reno Journal.
The above co jaios good deal O;
Thought food for the taxpayers of
this State, taxIiGGen as they a-'e 20
support the present costly Stase
govern.rei They zee now to, be
swindled out Of the little saving that
has been mada III placing the SAL lies
of State officers on q reasonable basis
oy jo5ong relief bills through the
present legislature. As the Journal
well says the officers, interested In
getting their hands and arms into the
Slate treasury to fitch away the SUBJ
stance Of the people, l;new when they
were elected or appointed JUS: what
the emuluments of their respective
ouces we're and exactly what Guties
they we're expected to perform. No
complaint was beard from them while
they were appealing to the people OF
the State to put them into office that
the salaries were too small or the
dnties of the Offices they were seek :
my too exacGing. On, the, contrary
all were loud III ,thtir p,ofessiors of
economy and we'll satisfied with the
salaries of the Offices, They, Wee
after woes thea, but once in Office
Their az; ures undergo change and
they Try TO- zee how much they. can
fitch from the people by indirect
methods. .. "a. ~ .,... 49,. .i,... r..
There may be some justice in the
claim Of State Superintendent Gut
ting, but there is not the shadow of il
in the claims set up by the Attorney
General, AGjutent Genera! and Sec
rotary Of State as ex-Oficio Clerk Of
the Supreme Court. Mr.. Cutting had
every reason to suppose that the
salary drawn by his predecessors
would be paid to him and the people
80 understood it when they voted for
him. But not 30 with the Adjutant-
General. He knew when he accepted
the Office ut the. hands of Governor
Jones that no salary was attached to
it. He aleo l.oew that the Lleuten-
Governor had been relieved Of
the duties, of Acknowledgement in
order to effect a saving to the tax
payers Of the State in the conduct OF
the State govern meat. Knowing
all these things it seems strange that
Mr.. Galusha should now demand $3.50
year for the privilege OF wearing
shoulder straps and posing as the
q General Of Nevada,s militia.
The people have derived no benefit
from his services, and should not be
compelled to pay him a salary. for
doing nothing. aIh,# r, l.h2. ,
The claim Of the Acknowledgement
is about as rotten as that of the
Adjutant- General, If the statutes do
not make it his duty to prepare the
Supreme Court, reports fqr; puhlica.
ton, the present, legislat ule should
not adjourn until such a law is
passed.
: The claims of the Adju tant- i General
and Attorney-G General, rotten as they
are, are infinitely more just than that
made by the Secretary of State. Mr..
Howell knew when he was elected
that he would have to perform the
combined duties of Secretary OF
State, State Librarian and Clerk OF
the Supreme Court. He also knew
that these Offices had been consoli.
dated by the legislature in response
TO the appeals OF the Taxpayers that
all useless Offices should be abolished
But as soon as he gets into office he
forgets his anti-election promises and
jobs a bill through the legislature
r;y;,,n hin, m ,lorlr -, A. Gal