The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-02-23
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.

Friday afternoon in the Assembly
witnessed the defeat OF the Paul rail-
road bill by a vote of to Is, absent 3.
Mr. Paul was the only speaker In the
affirmative, while seven spoke IN the
negative. The argument was used that
concessions had been granted in the
way of rates by the railroad company,
and If the bill should pass, the railroad
would retaliate by revoking these con-
cessions and also by raising the rates
on freight coming into the State. The
vote on the measure is full OF interest.
Every man who voted for Stewart voted
against the bill. besides the traitor Gill
lespie and three more Republicans,
Blakeslee, Hobbs and Hodgkinson,
Gedney, DEM, and Wilkerson, Ind.
The men who voted In the Affirmative
were Dooley, Mcmillan, Meacham, Pa
tey, Paul Spindel and Van Etten. Alb
sent Condor, Coryell, Desdy, Stro'
snider and Pitt.
Bills that have passed both Houses:
A bill by Coryell removing houses OF
prostitution to a distance of 500 yds.
from any building used for school pur-
poses on penalty OF fine or imprison.
ment.
A. B. No. 81, by. Patey-Enabling
mining and other corporations to divide
| their capital stock into shares OF lesser
denomina lions.
A. b. No. I, by Hancoek-To create
coroners' townships, making Justices oil
the peace acting coroners, defining
their duties, compensation, etc.
Besides the above, the Senate has
passed the following:
A bill to regulate the railroad fares
ON corpses, by Mccullough, providing
that corpses shall not pay moro for
heir tickets than live persons. Passed
unanimously.
An act anlendatory OF an act to pre-
vent the dissemination OF contagious
diseases among sheep. Unanimously.
Gedney's horse killing bill after a
lively debate, was laid on the table by
vote of 8 TO 9.
The woman's suffrage resolution in
bfOuuCtu ldSb Ntek ny ooudOpA IL hse'
met the same fate as Its many predeces-
sors. in spite of the many charms OF the
large female lobby that was present.
senator Ernst has introduced substi-
tute, however, which may pass, as the
vote ON the defeated resolution was a
tie.
senator Williams has introduced a
bill OF interest to ranchers. 1t defines
existing water rights, provides for the
storage Of surplus water, etc.
Senator Livingston has introduced 4
bill, already defeated in the Assembly,
to repeal the purity of elections law.
This might be expected from Carson g
great prize fight promoter.
Mr.. Comins has introduced bill au-
tholizing the sale of railroad property
in this State by one railroad company
to another.
Mr.. Paul's bill regulating the District
Judges salary in this district, already
passed by the Assembly, came up In the
senate and was referred to the Lincoln,
White Pine and Elko delegations.
Although the legislative session is
rapidly drawing to a close, bills are still
bsing introduced by the bushel in the
Assembly, and are ground out by the
pint. The strain on the mental gear of
our overtaxed legislators is so great
that. il Engineer Wallace were to take
his hand of the lever for an instant,
some OF them would slip cog sure and
smash up the whole machine.
Two concurrent resolutions were
passed, also a bill admitting ladies q
wears OF age to the bar. provided they
can pass the necessary examinations.
These, with four or 1--WE trivial bills of
interest only in the western counties,
represent the entire achievement OF the
members OF the Assembly, for one week
excepting, OF course. what they did In
committees and at the faro banks.
The two resolutions passed have gone
real merit, as they provide for the sub
mission to the people of two important
questions in the form of constitutional
amendments. The first, by Mr. Doc
ley. was introduced after the defeat of
his eight hour labor bill, and we print
it entire in another column. The Sec
pnd, by fremont, provides for the tax
alton OF patented mines. Both meas
nres should be passed by the Senate as
the people certainly have right to ex-
press their will directly in matters OF
such vital Importance.
Washoe and Ormsby counties are
still playing the hog and each is before
the Legislature with bill asking for
an appropriation of SO. 600. Washoe for
the benefit of the State Agricultural
Association which holds its fair at Reno.
Ormsby for the Ormsby County Agri
cultural Asso., which holds an annual
fair at Carson. As these fairs are chief.
ly horse racing meetings, the humor oil
the situation becomes more apparent.
A bill to authorize the State Board oil
Education to grant special certificates
to teach; also bill authorizing County
Boards of Examination to renew the
certificates OF teachers successfully en-.
gagged In teaching, aieamong the meas.
ures recently introduced and are of In.
terest to teachers,