Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-03-31
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the Growing act OF executiv" iufamy
in vetoing the bill, calling for a constti.
tutiorO convention. in opposition 70
the well known wishes OF at least
tour.tifths Of the voters OF the State.
The iufamy OF the deed is only para
lelled by the weakness, not to say he
idocy, OF the reasons given for its
commission, which are as follows, as
published in the Appeal:
sly objection to the bill are
founded mainly on the history OF the
passage OF the measure rs shown by
the Legislative officers. If the said,
history is correct as enrolled on the
bill, the procedure in the legislature
Is so jrrcgular as to create in my
mind 4 very serious doubt respect
ing the actual enactment OF the bill
in ! constitutional manner. The
SHANGHAI condition Of the State Is
such that procedure under the
doubtful authority Of the history OF
the bill, which reads as follows
March sth. read third time and lost,
eyes 10, nays IL, absent 3; March S,
returned from Senate to Assembly
on a recall; reeorsidered, placed on
third reading and final passage; read
third time and passed by following
vote, yeas ~. Gays > absent II. eau
not be considered as correct.
IA TO the financial condition Of the
State which in his opinion sa reas
on Tor 60, entailinc such eSPens
upon the people. Governor Ssdler
signed without hesitation a psuper
bill making Il charity donation o, ST.
! 500 a year 10 the Lieu:enant-Gover
nor.W which in four Years will amount
to considerably more than The entire
expense OF calling aud holding q COZ
stitujnoal ooaveution. That. how
erer. was only one OF the several
treasury rbhins bills sppovei by
his excenency during the session, not
Will standing tie depressed -inaucial
condition Of tie State
In regard to the wrstchei poeteIt
that the O!l Was rot -Sorsiitutionalis
enar;ai.- the does rot pre-
tend that It failed 10 receive the con-
s%iitut;onal two-thirds majority ID
both branches o. she legislature, but
bases. another objection upon what
may have been = clerical error and
which may have been committed at
the time o! enrolment, or afterwards
for that matter, Is such things are
not unknown in the legislative history
OF the State. Bot. presuning that II
was all innocent clerical error IN the
enrolling clerk or some other legis-
lutive official. there Is not a SUI
prenie court in the United States
not ven excepting Nevaia's,
that would declare invalid au
act on account OF trtiing clerical
error or slight incoagruity in lis leg
is!ative history. when 1t could be
clearly proven that it had received a
constitutional majority in both
houses. 1:'s dollars to dumpliugs
that the Governor signed a dozen
bills more faulty iu their history than
the II in question. Another thing:
The bill was not only the most ner1-
torious, but the most important To
The people OF the State than any that
passed during the session. Why
did he not examine II and return il
TO the legislature with his veto betore
That body adjourned: lie natural
is. rs it had passed both
10y more than a two.thirds
majority. that it would have ~ en- re-
over his veto. This inference
is Jusiifable from the firmsy pretext
be gives for such IN arbitrary exercise
81 executive power.
For more than twenty years the
people of Nevada have been en-.
.ieavorInG to revise the Constitution
% Tia. it wonlh be adapted to The
population and revenue ~ the State.
The call has been passed by the
necessary t%wo-thiFds vote by fDur leg
Islatnrcs. and has three times been
submitted 10 the people and always
receiving three times as many votes
Tor than against it. Once il received 7
The constitutional majority, but the |
voice Of the people was drowued by a {
i+c~hnicaiIty nearly as absurd rs the
resorted TO by the chief executive
II the STATE. How long will the
-! Nevada submit TO such in.
famous Treatment from the Southern
Railroad company. which las Z
constituted itself the three coordinate
branches Of our State government?
That company has always composed
The princlpL opposition to a consti- !
tuaonal convention, and every intel {
ligent voter in the State knows that
power is Tie IA OF The people
prevented from expressing .
themselves upon the question at the y,
next general election. ,
Things have come a. such a pass
hat we some,imes think The liberty
o' the people Of Nevada would be
preserved. 10 there WAS a little >
more ~ the elemeu; in our midst
which pteyaiied 10 the CRsatian days
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