The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-01
THE PEOPLE WIN AGAINST
THE UNITED RAILROADS
SUCCESSFUL FINISH OF A THIRTY YEAR BATTLE WITH
THE CORPORATIONS THE BOYDSyPHUS BILL PASSES
the SENATE With ONLY ONE DISSENTING VOTE

terests and there will be no more
railroad United States senators sent
out from Nevada.
He read a lively list of facts and
figures and treated the audience 20
an array OF railroad schedules IN sup
port OF the bill and pointed out how
tie discrimination was always against
Nevada.
The charge had been made that the
bill was merely a partisan measure.
This charge was untrue. Men CT
both parties had been interested N
he bill and Republicans and Demo
Gratis alike have helped and some
have been subjected 10 mass OF
abuse and billingsgate, but IL was
really a peoples bill and not party
bill. He named Republicans in the
senate who had helped frame the
measure. Both parties had pledged
themselves to give the people relief
from railroad eXtOrtiOn. Republicans
and Democrats are both bound by the
same pledges and these pledges were
alike emphatic and drastic. Either
party which fOrgets its duty to the
people in this crisis should be Tepudi-
ated at the polls and any one who
votes against the bill violates his
pledges to his party and to the peo-
pie of his state. When the act goes
on the statute books of the state of
Nevada it goes there as the voice Of
the whole people, He sat down
amid loud applause.
Woodbury. Forninst the Bill.
Woodbury. of Ormsby, stated that if
he thought that the bill was good
for the people he would vote for il.
He did not think so however. He did
not think that ten lines in the bill was
constitutional and would cost the
state 100000 and stop the building of
! railroads in Nevada. He thought the
: bill would put the V. & 7. out of busi-
ness and he thought a number Of
others would follow suit.
Campbell gets in Line Reluctantly.
Senator Campbell spoke against the
: bill and regarded it as dangerous.
He believed it would destroy the rail
road interests and retard state deve-
opment. The commission he regard
= ed as an expensive luxury. He should
vote for the measure but looked for
= relief in the unconstituionaltiy Of the
act.
Oddie Thinks all Hands Will Benefit.
= Senator Oddie, of Nye, spoke
0 briefly in favor of the bill. He was
e not prepared to say whether the bill
was constitutional or whether 1t
n would damage existing roads or stop
e the building Of new ones. He believ.
p ed the people wanted relief and ne
l. was for the bill as it stood. Cap
y plause) The railroads would event
o ually reap the benefit and increased
business and he believed the whole
state would prosper and the railroads
also. Loud applause.
~ y, O'Kane Says Republicans are for 1t
% Senator O'Kane thought the bill
20 was the most important that ha(
II ever come before the legislature. !
20 the act has faults a practical test viii
# disclose them and the people will
,r want these faults remedied as the.
want no injustice done to any railroad
to He hoped the bill would pass unani
"a mously. (Applause)
IN 1t had been charged in the news
papers that the Republicans in tn
q. senate would oppose the bill. Th
or Republicans are not the creatures o
q. the corporations and anything tha
10 benefits the people of Nevada Reput
9v licans Wi vote for. (Applause).
ia There are differences of opinion
I'D but they are not partisan. Let tn
20 bill pass with no dissenting vote.
Douglass Thinks it all Right.
ay Senator Dougless thought the crl
We cical moment had arrived for domil
ed ating corporations to be cmpelled t
to be just. They had been prayed t
ty and turned a deaf ear. The peOpl
of were now demanding their rights
lr- He closed amid loud applause.
re Easton Proposes to Stand Pat.
Do Senator Easton thought it woul
~. lie with the commission to make tn
- - bill enective. He was for the bill
~ (Applause.)
-, The vote stood ayes IA, nays
~ Absent 2.
u When the result was announce
~, there was loud applause in the chan
- Der.
ne All voted for the bill except Woo
=, bury of Ormsby. he was the last or
y. ~. to vote and gave an emphatic N
on on The absentees were Brossemer ar
-, Martin.
io A moment later the people in IL
~ corridors broke loose and gave thrt