The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-02-09
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.

WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Last week, as the excitement Of the
Senatorial election had subsidized and
Gel. Chinn, Harry Flannery, and the
rest of the S. p. bulldozers had bstsk-
en- themselves to their homes in Ken
lucky and California, leaving the black
sheep to the tender mercies OF w allace,
the Legislature has finally got down TO
work in earnest, and some really mer-
torious bills have been introduced.
The following is the bill introduced
in the Assembly by Mr.. Paul to re-
adjust the salary Of the District Judge
for White Pine and Lincoln counties:
SECTION l. Amend section four Of
an Act entitled IAN Act to amend an
Act entitled An Act to create Judicial
Districts in the State OF Nevada, ap-
proved March Is, 1897: approved
March 49, 1897 by striking out the
words seven hundred and seventy seven
dollars after the words White Pine
county, and inserting in lieu thereof the
words four hundred dollars, and by
striking out the words four hund red
dollars after the words Lincoln county,
and inserting in lieu thereof the words
seven hundred and seventy seven dol
lars.
The bill was referred to the delega-
tions of White Pine and Lincoln coun-
ties. On Friday they offered substi-
tute measure which has been referred
to the Judiciary committee.
Mr.. Paul is tho father of an act also
that is aimed to put a stop to the ex-
orbitant freight and passenger rates on
the c. p. railroad, between points with
in this State. 1t reads,
AN ACT,
Entitled IAN Act to regulate Freig b Is
and Fares on all Standard -Guage
Railroads passing through the State
OF Nevada.
SECTION |. 1t shall be unlawful for
the owner or owners, the officers, agents.
servants or employees OF any standard
guage railroad passing through the
State OF Nevada, to charge or exact an
amount In excess OF two and One-half
cents per mile for each adult person
carried upon said road from station or
a point within the State of Nevada to a
point in said State, or an amount in ex-
cess OF one and a quarter cents per mile
for each child between the age Of ten
and fourteen years carried by such roads
between stations or points within this
State, or to charge or exact an amount
N Of fraan 10. I.
ton OF freight transported or carried on
such road between stations or points
within the State OF Nevada.
SEC. 2. For every violation OF the
provisions of section one of this Act, the
owners OF such standard -guage railroad
referred to in section one OF this Act,
shall be liable to the party suffering the
effects OF such violation ten times the
entire amount OF freight or fare so
charged.
The Journal says, "Black Wallace
ridicules the measure on the ground
that 1t interferes with the interstate
commerce law, but q number OF the
members seem to think that, while they
cannot regulate the rates of fares and
freights on the Espee from Nevada
points to points outside of the State,
vice versa under the interstate law,
they can regulate such matters from
one point to another within the State.
similarly to what California has already
done. The act may be little crude In
its original draft. but it is believed that
1t can be SO amended as TO carry out the
object sought. 1t was referred to thu
Committee on Corporations and rail.
roads. "
Mr.. Dooley introduced an Act to
regulate the Hours OF Labor In all pub.
lie works, mines, smelters and institu.
tions for the reduction or refining Of
ores or metals.
SECTION l. On public works eight
hours shall constitute days work on
all works or undertakings carried on or
aided by the State, county or munich
pal governments.
SEC 2. In mines and smelters the
period of employment OF workinRmen
In all underground mines or workings,
and in shelters and all other iustitu.
tions for the reduction or refining of
ores or metals, shall be eight hours per
day, except in cases OF emergency where
life or property is 10 imminent danger
SEC. 3. Any person, body, corpor.
ate agent or employer who shah violate
any of the provisions OF this Act shall
be deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor.
A similar law in Utah has resulted in
cutting down wages so cents day all
around and seems to us to be of very
doubtful advantage to laboring men,
especially at time when the mining
industry in this State is just recovering
from the doldrums. 1t was referred to
the COMMITTEES on Mines and Mining.
A number of other bills of special in.
portance have been introduced among
which we notice one by Mr.. MCGOWAN
to repeal the law passed by the last
Legislature, authorizing the Killing OF
wild unbranded horsss on the Govern.
nent range. Mr.. csdney OF Elko haa