The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-03-09
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.

WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.
The pay of the Legislators at Carson
stopped last Monday and they will quit
work in a day or two. As usual, they
are trying to crowd all of the business
of the session into the last week.
The resolution to amend the State
Constitution by striking out the word
''male', was defeated a second time in
the Senate ON last Wednesday even
ing Thus has the young bachelors
opportunity TO make himself solid with
the fair sex for the next four years
been ruthlessly torn from us. We hope
that Senatorial bald heads received as
liberal an application of fat irons, roll
ing pins and boot jacks that night as
they deserved
McCollough's bin to grant franchise
to E. d. Boyle to tap Lake Tahoe with
a tunnel met with decided opposition
from Senator Flanagan of Washoe, on
the ground that 1t would endanger the
interests OF ranchers who are depend
emit on the waters OF the Trnckse for
irrigation. II was lost by tie vote,
but on motion OF Senator Martin, the
vote was reeonsidered and the bill
amended, but was again defeated.
On Friday, the Senate killed bill
by Mr.. Livingston Of ornsby, author
izing the trustees OF Carson to issue
bonds TO the amount OF 300, 900 for the
construction of water works system.
The vote stood 8 TO 4, the Senators
who favored the bill being Livingston,
Denton, Hardesty and HUI. Sam Da-
Wis called mass meeting of citizens to
denounce the outside Senators FORMED
ding in their local affairs, but at latest
reports, nobody had been hurt.
A bill to submit to the people. a con-
stitutional amend ment permitting the
esta blishment of State lottery was in.
PRODUCED by HUI Of Eureka and passed
the Senate, but was defeated on Satur-
day in the Assembly, by vote of 10 TO
10. LcGowan moved for a reconsider
alton and the matter Is still unsettled.
The last week, being the closing
week OF the session, a large number of
bills came up for final action. The fol-
lowing are the bills that were passed.
Senate substitute for Mr.. Paul's bill
to regulate the Judges salary in this
district. We are still in the dark con.
corning the changes made by this bill.
A. B. 90, by Paul, making the end
OF the closed season for sagehen In this
county July lst, instead of August 10th.
A. B. l6 by spindel, TO provide for
the appointment of guardians OF minors,
of insane persons, or others, prescrlb.
ing duties, liabilities, etc. This is the
longest bill of the session.
A. B. 66, by Strosnider-An act to
amend in several minor particulars the
law passed in 1891, providing for the
organization and government Of irriga.
ton and water storage districts, etc.
S. B. 80, by Comins--Authorizing the
sale of railroads by one corporation to
another
A. B. 65-Creating the office Of baillfl
OF the Supreme Court.
A. B. 40, Amending the law regu.
lating the granting of certificates to
teach, by comforting upon County
Boards of Examination the power tc
renew the certificate OF Hany'' person
successfully engaged in teaching in the
county.
S. B. 5s-Providing for the destruc
tion of noxious animals.
The Senate has concurred In the &C
ton of the Assembly on Denton's bill
for the reapportionment of Senator
and Assemblymen and the Governor
has signified his intention to sign it
although many claim it is unconstitu
tional. All the kicking comes from
Storey county, which loses one Senate
and two Assemblymen, while Washo
gets an additional Senator, and Hum
: boldt, Elko and Lincoln each get anoth
or Assemblyman, making 81 in all.
The squabble over the water work
and electric light plants at Reno ha
at last been terminated by the disln
corporation of the town, which was 81
fected in the Legislature last Saturday
Senator Flanagan introduced the bi
! and presented a petition signed by 10
prominent citizens, representing nine
tenths of the taxable property. TIL
Board of County Commissioners wi
2 act hereafter as ex ofticio town trustees
/, A bill to reduce the interest on tn
purchase of public lands from 8 to 4 pr
D cent passed the Senate and was mad
5 the special order for Monday in tn
Assembly. A lively fight was expected