Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-01-20
Says Press ofthe State are Black
mailerS and BelittleS Himself
Before Members Of the House
SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORT
Will Probably Be Ms
neSday and the BR.
10 the SOIonS

The legislature Nevada resumed
operation this morning with but few
absentees Assembly Bill No. /, was
reported back to the house as having
passed the Senate.
Mr. O'Brlen introduced Assembly
Resolution, No. . requesting the Gov
ernOr TO communicate to the AsSemb-
ly all communications and informal
ion and facts in his possession relat-
i've to the condition Of affairs at Gold
field and to the calling of federal
troops in that district The resolution
was adopted by a unanimous vote.
Mr. Ray was then called to the
chair at the request of the speaker
who asked the consent OF their house,
which upon motion OF Mr.. Huskey
was granted. to insert in the Journal
Of the present extra session the
following signed statements:
SKAGGs' STATEMENT
The statement in the Reno Gazette
on January Is to the effect that
lature that the state needed pro-
lection from the thugs imported by
the Western Federation of Miners
is an unqualified and malicious false
hood in keeping withe usual policy
of miSquOting pursued by that paper
| wish any member present (and al
are present with the exception Of Mr.
Holmes of WashOe) who heard me
| MAKE such a statement to arise anC
inform the assembly at this time.
No man arises and therefore TAX,
it that no man heard me make sucf
a statement, that | have said, an,
now repeat, that the state needs pro
lection from the thugs imported b.
the lawless organization, the Mine
owners Association of Nevada wht
are now defying our laws and have
been for some time, bringing on pre-
fessional strike breakers and thugs t
lower the wages and degrade the cor
dition of the Miners of Nevada.
r. T.. SKAGGS.
The above is the statement tina
has been placed in the Journal of t.
Assembly for the present session !
only partially tells the story OF Ii
Speakers address to the members {
. the House this morning
He stated that the entire press {
, the state was subsidized TO the Min
Owners Association OF Nevada Ii
ferred that one and all were maliciou
liars and black mailers. Adimistere
+ the Reno Gazette and in many Otht
. ways made himself repulsive to h
:, listeners.
. He demonstrated the fact that h
wished to be known as the radio
element of the House, that he wOu
not support any measure advOcatiL
: law and order in the State OF n
yada. That he will oppo ;e any mea
ure having for its object the pOlicil
of the state and the protection
lives and property Of the reSiden
of this state. but openly supports Il
laWlessne5S that has been rampant
the southern country, recognizes hie
: grading and the failure to get CO
victiOns there as part of the actiO
that should be protected because t.
miners Of the camp were the peri
traitors and lays the blame Of t
whole trouble on the shoulders
= the operators in the southern car
because they have been compelled
their mines fill with water, cave
% and be worthless.
T. Mr.. SkaeSs wishes to be the VIII,
10 thing; he wishes it understood II
= his opinions are Of more value IL
~ those of the other members Of t
House, singly or in buncheS
le wishes to make himself heard +
IN when his ambition along these liz
, causes him to so far forget hims
IS as to accuse the papers of Nevada
I'd being subsidized to tn Mine Own,
n of Nevada refers to them as