Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-02-28
THE CARSON HOLD-UP.


the state capital the Nevada legisla-
ture finds itself in the unenviable
position of held-up coach. The
members are as effectually blocked
by the tinkle of "a littleBell as a stage
load by the crack of six-shooter.
At caucus of members of the
state senate, called for the purpose
of arranging course of procedure
on the Nye county seat removal bill,
it TRANSFERRED that the back number
member from this district actually
dominated the entire outfit In usual
course, following precedent and that
intangible thing called senatorial
courtesy the bill had by the presi-
ding officer been referred to " the
Nye county delegation. 1t was not
anticipated that Lem Allen would do
otherwise further, it was surmised
that in its infinite wisdom that indi-
vidual delegation might neglect to
report the bill for vote, he deeming
any further proceedings entirely I'm
necessary, but it was thought that a
resolution instructing him to report
would prove efficacious. Bell, the
Bell, of Nye, preferred not to allow
matters to go that far. He merely
reminded the combined senatorial
wisdom of Nevada of a certain docu-
ment yclept 'pledge" to the effect
that no such legislation be had this
session, which said pledge were
more honored in the breach than
the observance.
In the light of all present condi-
tions, the nature of that compact
makes it nothing more less than a
conspiracy, crafty scheme to defeat
the will of the people, illegal because
opposed to the public veal. The
craftsmanship of Thomas Jefferson
. Bell is more foxy than lawful.
Thus the grave and reverend
seignors, standing in the dignity of
senatorial togas acting for a state
which is supposed to be govern
ment OF, by and for the people ''the
brightest men elected to that body
in the history OF the state" accord
ing to an observer the representa-
tives of a world of mining and COM
mercial interests, are stood up by
a rancher from the raging Reese.
On pledge Let us remind Bells
unsophisticated victims that two
years ago he was elected on a pledge,
"a solemn promise to the miners of
Berlin that he would support and
vote for an eight-hour law. Did he
do it? On the Bell plan of strang-
ling legisla ton, and with equal pro-
priety, he might have caused that
or any other measure, to die a
bornin'. Our latest dispatch from
the scene reads " Majority of the
senate favors the substitute bill, and
will try to force Bell to report it
back to the senate. This measure
provides for submitting the question
to vote of the people. When
Messrs. Pittman and Cole first went |
to Carson Bell promised that he
would not oppose such bill. From
the dispatch it does not so far an
pear that he holds his own pledges
Can not the state senate under
stand that the move required is moi
ior Tonopah alone, great as is its
that it is asked for bv
men who deal in money by the mil.
ION, and who have "a right to expect
rom the people of this state provi.
ion for the rapid transaction of all
fficial business
Do they know that the superb local
of Tonopah affairs has ,
aved Nye county as "a whole all the
normous expense usually incurred in q
riminal prosecutions that Tonopah
rs submitted to exhorbtant taxes
nd licenses levied by officials repre-
'nting the ranching interests, and =