The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-07
BLOOD On THE.
MOON
SENATOR DOUGLASS TAKES Ex-
CEPTiON TO THE JOURNALS
REMARKS
He Calls at the Office and Expresses
Willingness to Whip the
Entire staff

Entire Staff
The vote on BOyd's measure inVeS-
regular hornets nest and man with
an ordinary telescope can easily de-
sern fecks Of blOos on the moon in q
clear night. of course.
News From Reno.
\ phone this morning from Reno 10
the Appeal stated that Senator Doug
lass had called at the Journal office
and informed the staff that the arti-
cles regarding him had been gross
misrepresentation and that he could
not only thrash the man who was the
locate the writer at short notice he
was ready TO lick the entire staff one
at time or bunch the lot. The
phone further stated that the Journal
people had phoned their fighting edi-
tor to come at once and tackle Doug
lass.
Here the phone was interrupted by
a message from Virginia asking if the
Appeal man had an extra ticket to the
! Goldfield excursion, and we were I'M
able to get any more news from the
seat of war.
Several Senators who voted against
the measure have been interviewed
and according to the Journal express
themselves as follows:
Thinks it Unconstitutional.
Senator Brossmer when interviewed
regarding the bill said:
Il really did rot like the BILL "and
when it came up for a vote, l was
tempted to turn down the measure.
There was a question Of constitution.
ality involved. l would not see
measure passed which would prove
unconstitutional.
There seemed to be a niger in
. the fence. and as long as I suspected
. something wrong with the proposed
law l would not vote for it. We
/ legislators cannot be too careful
l when discharging our duties. We
/ must treat the corporations with con.
servatism.'
Looks Like Cineh.
+ "Cinch' bills are dangerous, and
that is what | thought Of the meas
ure which you ask me about" said
t Martin. 1T would impose hardship
l. on the railroads. the telegraph com
y pany and the other public utility cor
l. porations by ordering that the Off
cials and the records be produced fo
d examination before the Legislature
r The purpose of the bill may have
IL been all right, but the bill itself wa
too drastic. 1t would have been o
S hese hings.'
e Too inquisitoriaI.
II Senator Gallagher said: The bill
" did not suit me at all, because
le would take advantage of the railroad
and corporations whose secrets ar
~ not open to the public. | will vot
~ for anything in reason, but l do nc
'0 believe in making the public utilit
i concerns show their hands before a
+ inqusitorial body when that bod
would be little benefited by the il
formation
Regards it as Expensive for the Roac
Senator Woodbury. from Ormsh
pS county asserted: "The subpoena bi
70 was not a god measure because
~ would prove expensive to the stat
and when the legislators wanted tt
corporation officials to appear befo,
it the state would be burdened. Tt
H. officials of corporations cannot /
cd brought before the legislature wit
9 out their expenses being paid.
III could not support such a bill"
'e' Hits His Stage Line.
W Being the owner of a stage line
:. - said Douglass. 81 would have Il
-, affairs of corporations examined
W public. Since I do not want the
fairs of my stage line investigated
wn would not vote for the Boyd bill"
on Would Cause Needless Expense.
'I belong to a corporation myst