Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-02-01

| Talking about limiting to chairman o
committees, Speaker Skaggs Of tho As
sembly said tEiB afternoon: Il certainl,
ehall hint TO several committees be tor
this session is over. The committee OF
Education will get abont the first hint
L want to know why with our increase
OF population the Attendance ut til,
university has decreased from year tC
year, while the expense hAs incr, et
from yer to year. want 10 know what
age fees. ] want IN know why the uni.
versity ls not doing better work than il
has, and is not more attractive rs AZ
educational institution to the youth OF
this State More than that, | want to
KNOW why it takes eight books instcnd
of five for each youngster in this State
the proportion running through every
grade in the schools OF the State. | wan,
To know why the State cannot buy the
books and issue them to the children o.
The State at cost. As 10 limiting 70 com.
mlttees, you eau bet your life l shall
hint TO committees. There ia something
rotten in the State University and I
shall hint To one committee until the
rottenness is exposed. There are others
too, and you can say TINT Speaker
Skaggs proposes to be Car until some
OF the rotten affairs OF the State nstitu.
tions are exposed and recti,ed by legla.
lation IL It is possible TO reclify them.'-
Carson Appeal.
IL Speaker Skegss or any other mem- =
ber OF the assembly knows OF anything
rotten in the State univer city or any
other Ssate instit ltion. il ID his duty 10
expose it, So FAR as the last or pre-.
yious boards Of regents are concerned
they court full and free examination
OF all their acts in connection with the
management Of the university and will
render every assistance possible to n
committee OF in DvestigatioD.
The concealed charge OF graft IN the
speakers big talk is answered fully, by
the following interview with Mayor N.
h. Wilson OF Reno, as published in
Saturdays Gazette:
al defy nny man on the face OF Gods
earth to find any evidence OF graft iu
the University OF Nevada" said Ma, OF
Wilson this attcruocn. ~Whilc um
not connected with tho institution nov,
| was for sixteen years, and during tina,
time was very cloIe to the head Of the
institution. know TINT the funds have
been properly handled. They need
more money now because the expenses
are heavier. While it is truo that the
pdmbcr OF students in the whole uniyor.
shy is not so great as il was four years
ago, greater number OF studeDta urs
now attending tho university proper and
tower tho preparatory department, so
they havo really made gain in the
attendance Mt the univereity. An in
vessgat.on is what ia wanted. Lot the IN
investigate. am euro that the author
itice will wolcomo IN investigation. II
tho legislature really investigates the
state uniyersity, il will give yet more
money for its maintenance. Tho trouble
Ia that too tow people visit tho univor.
sity.-
With tho keen scent Speaker Skaggs
seems to have for graft, isnt il n little
otrango that he permitted tho body
o'or which be pro 'ides With 90 much
dignity, to pass resolution giving each
member, including himself. si0 moro ior
stationery and iDcidentale thnn the Law
allowsH Where wns this great wa,cl
dog Of Tie treasury thenp