White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-22
MIsFIT LAW.

The manner in which the new hos
pital law OF Nevada was passed is q
fair illustration of how legislation in
general is put through ~lawmaking
bodies nowadays. inquiry among the
delegations brings forth the surpris-
ing admission that the members gave
no thought to the bill and voted for
OF against il as a matter of mere
inertia.
IL appears to be true that the bill
evoked little discussion and not to
exceed half a dozen lines regarding
II, and these mere formal references
reached the states daily newspapers,
which lay special claim TO publishing
'all the news all the time" and
most of all that of the legislature.
Like practically all laws this one
was sponsored by a certain group
OF groups In the legislature. These
Joined together and saw 10 1t that
the bill contained provisions appli-
cable TO their home needs. OF the
rest of the state they had no knowl-
edge and never gave 1t = thought,
other than to assume that what was
good for one or two counties as a
matter of course must be fine for
the rest of the state. In any event,
what was that to them? Weren't
there assemblymen and senator's from
the other counties to look out for
their home interests. and would they
not raise objection and did not the
fact that they did not offer objection
constitute absolute proof that tho
bill fit all counties alike vii, perfec-
ton?
In reality those were wrong as
which a legislator unconsciously
gravitates is such that he assumes In
turn that the bill must oe all right
else his honorable colleagues would
not have fathered 1t, and rather than
commit larceny against the time
taken up by his social and political
duties he shuts his eyes and absent
mindedly says. Here goes Gala
gher," takes a long chance and votes
for II anyway.
II that were a picture of the situ-
alton at Carson preceding the pas
sage Of this revolutionary hospital
bill alone 1t would be bad enough
and great harm would ensue, but the
trouble Is that II applies to most of
the bills before the legislature. II
is the way the laws OF Nevada are
passed by the men and women who
AI.otAA 80 eSsa 1onfc1afnrn and
paid salaries and mileage on a basis
of their rendering service for the
money.
In view OF the situation created
here by the adoption Of this law the
White Pine News should like to ask
zach member of the legislature
whether or not he feels that he has
rendered real service to his county
with regard 10 the passage OF this
act. Do they feel that they have
rendered a service equal to that OF \
servant in their private employ. paid
n salary to lcok out for their inter-
ests and who came bach from his
mission with the explanation that
he did not understand the purrort
of the measure, he never read 1t
and knew little or nothing about IL
other than ii came up for a vote and
he voted for IL because the roll
was being called and Others did?
In White Pine county the objection
10 the law Is that 1t docs not nj con-
ditions. II requires that of the fve
trustees to take V the manage
ment OF the hospital. which already
is managed without known criticism.
two shall live outside the limits OF
Civ. Two must come from Mc0fil.
Ruth. Kimberly or some Of the coun-
try towns or ranch districts. Tney
are to have no pay. not even mileage.
n they are employed at home o