Year: 1879

Editor Indepenient-There is breal
In tho course Of legislation. to day
We are in the midst of one Of thos,
serene intervals at the Capital desig
mated in the hybrid (not high.brei)
phrascoloRy Of lawyers as dies non.
once heard limb Of the law refer tc
the Sabbath as non dee. He mean,
well, but he did not know 1t. He wa,
one of the best hearted fellows evei
knew, however. which apology is ar
adequate balm for any such trip up
Did you ever hear a man abused and
viliied justly or unjushy. but some
neighbor would pour this healing oil
all over the yillain?


CROOKED LAwMAKING.


In one Of my epistles In which
detailed some Of tho incidents of tn,
election Of State Prison Warden 1 had
occasion to speak of little explana-
tory address of Mr. Underwood of
Washoe. He CAME out plump and
plain and said that ho had found that
he could accomplish nothing for the
people of his county by Legitimate legis
lstion. That he discovered he could
not secure the passage of bill inyolv
ing anything of material interest or
benefit to his constituency OF Washoe
without entering into combinations and
jobs; without giving his consent and
help of his vote and influence to meas
ures Of a doubtful and maybe OF an
injurious nature to the interest of the
whole State. The extent to which this
kind of sickle ms I'll tickle you"
legislation is carried on. is alarming
AS an instance Of swapping md of


RECKLESS JoDDyHY


Let we call your attention to bill that
has lately passed the Assembly by a
large majority. it takes the appoint
ment of Superintendent and Matron of
the Orphans Home ont OF tho hands
OF the Board of Directors OF the Home
aud makes these officials elective by
tho Legislature. There is not mem.
bor of either House who can fail to see
that this is a monstrous piece of bust
ness. Tho Orphans Home is the
noblest charity of the State. Its affairs
should be carefully looked after and
administered with the utmost delicacy,
Those who have the charge OF the large
helpless family Of sixty odd children
should be held responsible to higher
authority with power OF removal, and
should be subjected to the closest dis.
interested supervision from day to day.
Experience has demonstrated tho wis.
dom Of this plan which has prevailed
ever since the establishment OF tho
Orphans Home.


POLITICAL cHIcANERY.


But now comes an applicant There
may be moro than one1 who works up
this affair for the furtherance OF his
own personal interests. Of course with
total disregard for the poor little
orphan children. He came to Carson
before the Legislature mot and persist.
emily manipulated through the aid OF
trading members who are his friends
Until he hns succeeded in passing the
bill referred to which hinders wise
Legislation for years, to furnish soft
place for n shrewd political trickster.
l say nothing personal in this matter
but suppose, and this is q very sup
| oJable case, that by means OF machine
politics


pRUSKARD AND vIxES


Should be put in unlimited control oI
the orphan children and OF the pro-
pcriy Of the Home for the space Of two
years. 1t may be said that such per.
sons would not DO chosen TO thos,
places by the Legislature. In answer
it may bo said that legislatures ar,
often political bodies in certain respect,
and that there is no telling wbot the,
might do in a case Of this kind. Ii
such election, IL seems TO me, as alrcad,
demonstrated in the history of th,
present bill, that tue most adroit wir,
pulling would DO the sureH guarant,
Of election. The Senate SO far ha,
shown itself to bo q rather in depend
cnt body. 1 think tho Senate viii
kill tho bill.