The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-04-01
GOVERNOR opDIE's VETO.

Last week the Record published a
report to the effect that Cover
nor Oddie had vetoed the measure
passed by the late legislature by
an overwhelming vote of it's members
and the object of which was to bring
about speedy and equitable adjust
ment of the Indebtedness between the
counties of Lincoln and Clark. we
were inclined not to attach much
credit to the report; notwithstanding
that the governor completely Il
.l5red telegram sent him to as
certain the exact truln. 1t mas since
been learned, positively, that the
measure has been diapproved by Mr..
Oddie.
Inc newspapers of Las Vegas, with
great pretense of defending an out
ragged community saved from the bur.
den of debt unjustly, attempt to JUS
tify the action of the governor We
Of Lincoln county, irrespective of per
and existing conditions, vigorously
maintain that we have asked fol
nothing but that which is justly due.
What pressure was brought to beal
upon the chief executive we are not
prepared to say; the governor cannot
thorough manner in which the bill
was fought out in the assembly ano
after assuring the Lincoln delegation,
so we are informed. that he was ac-
quainted with the facts and that the
measure was undoubtedly a meritori-
GUS one.
Do the facts look as though this
measure was forced upon the legisla-
ture without due consideration? Let
US state them, and then allow an inn
partial public to draw its own conclu
sions.
After the Introduction Of the bill
its passage In the senate and intro
duction in the assembly, some of the
Clark county delegation became very
active ON opposition to the measure
The assembly-wisely; not wishing
to interfere too strongly in local al
fairs-referred the matter TO an un
Interested committee consisting OF
the Nye and Elko delegations A hear.
ing was had before this commute
at which both parties were given op
portunity to be heard. The committee
then unanimously reported the meas
ure favorably. Does this denote 1.
spirit of unfairness on the part OF
Lincoln county? Doesn't it show some
what of an egotistlcal spirit on tn(
part of the governor in attempting t.
set up his judgement above that
the committee and both branches ci
the legislature? But maybe the per
fume from the apricot blossoms
sent to the executive mansion iron
Las Vegas so overcome the governCI
that he fell easy prey to the eyi
designs of our Clark county friends.
The difference in the adjustment
between the two counties lies IL
the matter of the cost of the vault.
True. Clark county was willing t.
pay its proportion of the floating in.
debtedness, exclusive of this amount
although some of the newspapers OF
Las Vegas even went to far as &
criticize hte commissioners for doin
this. But where does Clark county ea
hibit such great fairness in offerinf
to se.tie for this amount of in debt
edness exlusive of the vault? Most
appppo vJtIa,,t ~, 81, So Jnon4,,n H
would be willing to li4uidatc hi
just Obligations On a basis OF abort
two-thirds Of the actua! amount due
and that is precisely the attitude 81
Clark county,
Wherein is Clark county justified
In making an exception in this vault
money? This matter was contracted
for before the division of the county,
by board of county commissioners
acting for the entire county Il
was no hasty conclusion; but to
fiji a pressing necessity; one that
had been urged for years by num-
erous grand juries among whose
membership were some of the per-
sons who are the bitterest opponents
of the payment of this money now.
Il Is matter of record that the
grand jury convened Just before
the bids were advertised fer was
composed largely of what are now
Clark county citizens and who made
the strongest recommendation of all.
The question naturally arises: Is
Clark county materially benefited by
this vault? We answer most emphat-
ically, Yes. Her records, covering
many years Of the transactions in
real property are being housed in
that vault, and the indications are