Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-08

Anis hds peen the shortest and
sweetest week Of the three that have
SO far passed in legislative history of
the present session. We all had hopes
when this legislature was convened
that the session was to be one of
business. In fact a short swift ses-
sion in which business men would
assemble to transact business mat
ters In a business like way, but we
have been forced to change our minds.
Legislators are alike the wide world
over. They preach economy. They
Will say what should be done but if
you are wise you will realize that this
Is all for the other fellow and none
Of it for themselves.
Economy.
Not a day passes but what we hear
that old worn out song of economy
being sung but before the sun goes
down behind the western hills that
song is knocked into the dim and
dusty past by some new act which
never heard Of economy.
The legislators for years past have
voted to themselves the sum of twenty
dollars on top of their mileage and
per diem, to cover the cost of sta
tionery and postage. Early in the ses.
sion Huskey of Reno wanted to have
the state pay on top OF all this the
nj
of the bills which the legislators find
necessary to send out to the people
at home. Just the same thing as the
senators and congressman at Wash
ington do in the way of sending out
seeds. The legislators could not stand
for this. 1t was really a little too
strong for them or rather 1t was
little too much of going on record.
Speeches were made in regards to
economy and Mr.. Huskey lost his
measure.
Then came an invitation to close
up shop and go to Reno for two or
three days so the legislature came to
full stop and the v. &c T. got out
their extra coaches to take the mem
bers and the attaches to Reno to spend
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, while
the state paid the law makers for
working. Then there has been an.
other scheme worked through and
that Is for the legislature to take an.
other vacation in February SO the leg.
iClafnrG IN -
march in that big parade up to the
gates OF the fair. Oh, this economy
stunt is one we'll worth considering.
Reno's Visit
Reno paid visit to Carson the ear.
ly part Of the week. There were old
men and young men and girls that
were not men at all. but all had the
same thoughts and the same desires.
They wanted Reno to be on the map
once again in the same manner as II
was in the old days when the Thomas
Cafe was in full bloom and Ray Baker
sported on the Rialto.
They came, they saw, they conquer.
ed" They came a thousand strong
and every shipping tag which the
printers Of Reno had was impressed
into duty to tell just what they want.
ed. They came under the auspices
Of the Business Mems League and
were well chaperoned. The Business
Mems League came into being during
the last election and won fame as be.
ing the organization which caused the
downfall of Governor OdGie because
he talked more than they considered
wise. The cause of the visit was the
action which was to be taken on the
dangerous position. The Pari-Mutuel
the legislature. The word had gone
out that the bills were soon to be re-
ported in and from the mining land of
the south, the farming lands of the
east and the university city of learn.
ing and business came those who fav.
ored the passage of the bills.
The bills had been tied up in com.
mittee and the evening before It was
thought they were in a more or less
dangerous position. The Paris Mutuel
bill had been made a special order for
a week away and Harrington was ap.
parently trying to get his blacklist
into shape before the other bills could
be handled. There was a getting to.
gether the night before and the next
day something happened. Harring.
toms blacklist bill was passed and
then Buol's race-horse bills were TAX.
en- up and the special order vacated
and the bills sent through the senate
and up to the assembly.
Harrlnaton's Amendment.
Harrington tried to tie a can to the
race-track bill as far as Reno was con.
cerned by introducing an amendment
that 1t be unlawful for any race-track
to be operated within fifteen miles OF
the university. This amendment fail.
cd by vote OF one in consequence
when the bill ia finally passed, and
passed II will be, II will mean that Car
son Cityswill not have the race-track
which Harrington was working for.
The Divorce Bill.