Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1901-03-29
Mr.. VAN QUEER TAKEs ExcEP
TIONS

le-tion Of pers 'nl privileges and
stated thu the articl in last ,vrn-
iu.'s News and this mornings
Appel, were nali'ious aud f'lse.
Th, Appeal b ing d. arcr tic
ne vspipr, OF ths sane prty "s
Mr.. Van Dazrr, naturally, sipce the
re ,r,ln, ding nf th' Assembly, h,s
hilitIslf lilh,e to III SORTS of sus-
nj ion, bnt if it apIiIizis for b ing
D.mocr r,tic, The News is of th
o,.ioin thlt its o'har faults. it any,
shoall be freely. fpSgiven. 5 far
as Tho News is concerned that is
another m utter. The News is proud
tDl,y over the Il 'pnblicln minority.
anti to hlppy over thb miitltes o.
tho fusi,nistl t. hDd any gru X
against anyone, aud right here it
freely forgives every mem her of the
Assembly for being alive. Thi,
piper .st evening merely siid thu
the Sp,,Ser worked on til dor Of
the House to get m-mhers to leave
in order to prevent quorum from
being present 1t also said TINT Mr..
Van Dazer, the Speaker, htd worNed
lot Of political stuff ON this SEES
sion himself. Now this m.y be
"malicious" but we will be hanged
If tits false"
The Speaker did do that very
thing, and himself ran outside the
rail SO that he would not have to
answer present" on roll call, and
thus prevent quorum from being
present.
Personally the News entertains n
hirh reg ,r,l for Mr.. Var Duzer Ii
consider him the Logical leader OF
his prty in Nevallj admits that he
has prove nimsef able to hlnIle it.
Wait other mta coull get the
House to vote In favor of IL bill one
night, against it the next morning,
aud then ia favor Of it that after
noon.
When the eight hour law was
undar consideration IN Mr. Van
DER illxel the lobby ont aud
down to Empire with l"few rem II $
upon irriglti, trtnsp 'rtat'on mt
tax ,tio l." TIE News vas ! 'd to he
lev, til II it wts for political pur-
p,s.s. It certainly WIS not to ad-
voc tie tn bill blclnse the ho 'Se
was unlnim ~, in its support all the
time.
When the S'nlte proposed to
senl int cNnmittee to interview
tie off i ,lsnf the Scu.hsrn P,cil lc
c,n,ts,y n tn, assistant se"r't'rr
aanolnc,l to the Assembly on" div.
"m,s.ttes from the S'nrte," Mr..
Br Q spr up twice b fore tn" A.
sembly ev n kney thu the mes''g"
WIS !, resolution nnl before It know
whit It was, and enleIvorel to OH I
an am nd nent. Mr. Van Duz y
evidently hadhim do it, for he drl
grelt III my things for Mr. Vin
Duzar. now aud then. When the
amend nent was finally in order II
WIS to the eff ct that Mr.. Van Duz
was to be a member OF that com
mittee. The ameudDent wls pre-
pared before the resolution had beer
received. The News, being gui
liable. concluded th,t this was fol
pol,icul purposes, 1t was funny
anyway aud if the Assembly ha'
that sense of humor sometimes DIS
playel in man, it wonld have
laugl ed
When Mr.. Van Duzer attempted
TO have all customary proceeding
cast aside and have Mr.. FrcudenIh1
fyho h III m ,le the motion Tor th'
committee and was therefore en-
titled to the chairmanship) deposel
The News was struck with the lido
that it was for polite ] purposes.
When, several days after, air
Van Duzer was defeated III this h
introduced II great many too man
n,yes of solution instruc'ing hal
az the committee what to do, re
garJless Of the other half, and III
strncting half of the rommlttF
from accomplishing anything, II
were even given m au'lience. IN
News fnl'y get it filtered down II
to its thins.b.x X that It was for pol
icl purposes.
When he personally requested
member to move th't lO0O txt'
COMES Of his incendiry ra'lro'
resolution he pabishrd at the ota'e
expense, It certainly could not hay
anything else th'n p'litioAi pu
poses