Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-19
STRENUOUS DAYS
BEFORE CONVEN|NG
Day Before Opening of Legislature
Was RepIete With
Thrills

The Sparks Tribune contains the
following relative TO the days preced-
ing the Convening of the legislature:
With the convcning of the session
of the legislature this morning. one
of the most strenuous weeks that has
ever been passed by Nevada politi-
clans was brought to an end. Never
before in the history of the lerisla-
ture has the senate and the house
been so close together as far as party
lines are concerned. The death of
one of the republican members of the
assembly few days before the con.
vening of the house still added TO the
uncertainty and many combination
and many Il compromise was proposed
by the powers that be.
The lobbics Of the leading hotels
in Reno presented an interesting
study the days of Friday, Saturday
and Sunday morning. Yesterday af.
ternoon the scene was changed to
Carson City and the Arlington Hotel
and the capitol building were the
main points for the busy politicians
to make their haunts. Some of the
members arrived on the scene at
Carson day or two ago but quickly
discovered that Reno WAS the main
stamping ground and after securing
accommodations they hastcned back
TO the metropolis of the state. But
all dropped in full force on the capi-
tol yesterday.
ORGANIZATION
The work of organization was un-
der way all day and il was noticeable
that the few that had the most
power were the least conspicuous.
Many a new member realized how
little he knew about the position he
was elected To when he was con
fronted with the war horses of the
two big parties. For the first time il
would dawn upon him that the Ne
vada legislature was not JOY party,
but that in order to be of influence
p
rudimCnts of government.
With bcwildercd expressions on
their faces they were easily picked
out from the crowds in evidence More
sons that had come miles seeking a
position in the senate or the house.
With a ycarning expression in
their eyes and a pitiful attempt to
look seasoned, they button-holed first
one and then another of the solons
and endcayored to convince them of
the superiority of their claims, both
from a fitness for the position and the
point of political influence.
/ Then, as if a parry to these new
| comeTs in the legislative center of
| the state, we find a bunch of men
that must have been there" I'm
concerned they went about their way.
meeting new aCQIiaintanCcs. renew
| ing old time friendships, but all the
time with their eagle eyes on the situ-
alton and ready to take advantage of
any opening that was left for them.
3 And, as a splendid background for
the whole. was the beatific smile that
graccd the features of the people of
| Carson when they realized that for
/ the next sixty days they would basl
/ in the sunshine of prosperity and
gather in the shcCklcs that the sol
ons were paid for lcgislating for the
state of Nevada.
( Many bills are mentioned and a
great variety of pet hobbies that the
representatives have in their bonncts
/ and the session promises to be inter
/ csting. One of the amusing features
: Is the demand for reduction of eX-
pcnses and at the same time the
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