Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-03-06
A LIVELY ROW.
Prof. Stubs and Governor Sad
Ter at Sword Points.

to Governor Sadler's message regard
lug the University:
NEVADA STATE UNIVERSITY,
PRESIDENTS OFFICE, March 4, 1897
To the Honorable, the Assembly -
The undersigned, your petitioner. is a
resident of the State of Nevada and
President Iof the State Universiy,
located in Reno. Nevada.
The statute makes it the duty Of the
President of the University, under the
direction OF the Board Of Regents, to
manage all matters connected with
the institution, to employ teachers and
servants, purchase supplies and make
monthly statements to the BOARD of
Regents of all receipts and %expendi-
lures supported by vouchers.
Your petitioner has read in the Ne
vada State Journal, published at
ReEo, Nevada, aud dated March 4,
1897, under the head university Bills
Appro ved-A Sharp Message from the
GOuernor," an article which includes
a message from he Governor to your
honorable body. which reports his ap
prevail of Assembly bill No. "a, but
which further gives four reasons why
he, the Governor, withheld his ap-
prevail of this bill until the last day
allowed him by the constitution.
Prof. Stubbs then quotes from the
Governors message and continues as
follows:
Inasmuch as the Board of Regents
of the State University will not be in
session prior to the adjournment OF
the Legislature. and therefore canno
take action with reference to the i'm
piled charges Of acknowledgement by
the Governor, and inasmuch as your
petitioner the President of the Uni
versity, is the executive officer OF the
Board Of Regents and is charged by
statute with the responsible duty OF
making under the direction of the
Board of Regents all the expenditures
connected with the management of
said institution, and lie therefore Justly
held responsible for any such mis-
management II extravaganza OF eX-
penditure as the Governor sets forth
clearly, though by Implication, in his
message to your honorable hody.
Your petitioner. the President of the
University, deems it a duty which he
! owes himself and the University and
the Board of Regent t. set forth to
your honorable body a specific denial
OF the truthfulness and integrity of
the several reasons set forth by the
Governor in his message to the As
sembly and your petitioner further
asserts that the statements of the
message are for the most part reck-
less and calculated to do Injury.
Your petitioner affirms that the first
reason set forth in the message is un-
true, and asserts further that all the
bills for furnishing the dormitories
were severally approved "as correct
and ought to be paid by the State
Board of Examiners, and that each
several bill bears the Governors sig
nature approving the same.
Your petitioner denies the correct
ness Of the judgment given by the
Governor as his second reaeon.
Your petitioner AYERS that the state
ment under the third head is also
wholly untrue, and that the Cover
nor ought to have known that his
statement under this head was u1-
true.
So far 90 the fourth reason is CON
cerned, your petitioner asserts that
while the question is one for the law
yers, yet he believes that the opinion
Of the Governor as to the constitution
atty Of the bill because Of defective
title cannot be established.
In view OF the gravity OF the
charges implied in The Governors
message touching the administration
of his duties 10y the President Of the
! University, your petitioner requests
most earnestly that he be permitted
to appear before the Assembly in
Committee OF OF the whole, and that
he be i~nterrOgated most carefully
upon any and ali points connected
with the deficiency bill known as
Assembly Bill No as and that the
members OF the State Board of Exemi
nerss namely, the Governor, Attorney
General and the Secretary Of Safe,
be invited to be present aud to Dartic i
pate in the Interrogation.
have the honor to remain, gentle
men with high regard.
Respectfully pour petitioner.
J. E. STUBS,
President of the Nevada State Uuiver-
sity,