Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1901-03-14
Legislative Matters
Discussed in q GOSsIDDy
Manner.
NO DAMAGE DONE YET.

Carson City, March TO- 1901.
The Twentieth Session of our New
ada Legislature Is OH It's last legs. and
whether 1t gets through the first or
last of the coming week remains TO be
found out Anyhow tomorrow will be
the fiflieth and last day Of the regular
session, but they can run on and finish
out the week IL they choose but get no
pay beyond the fifty days. The last
session, two years ago, ran five days
overtime. The senate is pretty well
up with its work, but there are twice
as many of the A Assemblymen, requir-
ing twice rs much time to talk and
leglslatively digest the passing acts,
bills and resolutions.
Senate bill No. 81, 10 remove the
State Fair from Reno TO Carson came
up in the Senate, Friday p. NJ. on re-
consideration of the vote, II 10 ;, by
which il passed the other day, and
this Time II passed 10 TO 5. The State
Fair naturally belongs at the Capital
of the State. and Carson has much
better race track and Fair grounds. far
more conveniently located for the
general public. But Reno lid not
make strong fight In the matter, moi
seeming 10 think the State Fair very
important and profitable institution
ia ra, ain "a n,iari,al over
The pharmacy bill, 10 create State
Board of Pharmacy, and regulate the
practice of pharmacy and the sale of
detrimental or adulterated drugs and
poisons also passed.
The most important bill OF all with
ont the passage of which no Legisla-
ture can adjourn sine die, the great
General Appropriation Bill providing
the requisite funds for The support of
the State Government of Nevada.
about S360,0o0 also passed the Senate
Friday afternoon, and its passage by
the Assembly 'entitles the whole leg
islaiive outfit to fold lis tents aud
quietly slide homeward a. soon as
they see iii Ia thus crafty their con-
stituency.
A large amount of small, unimport-
ant legislation has been indulged in
during this session, To the avoidance
of Sundry measures of public and
State benifit too much amending and
tlnkering with established laws aud
eobhling the dilapidated old State con
stitution, and as the session draws 10
a close lot of trifiing impractical bills
of the anti small gambling nickle-in
the-slot character have distracted the
legislative mind. The Governor has
tried to impress them with the neees-
sity OF more important work, and that
the vital points they are slowest upon
''revenue, transportation and taxes'
should engage their most undivided
attention.
But they did extra good work dur
ing the past week and may come out
all right yet. by the result of their
many 'acts" passed, good bad or in
different during the session Will they
I've publicly judged and remembered.
Something over hundred acts or
bills have been introduced and con-
sidered by each House, many of which
are IN the hands of the Governor for
his consideration. He has approved
and signed about forty thus far. The
insurance problem is fast approaching
satisfactory solution.
During the past week the chaplain
in the Senate, In his daily prayer al
the opening exercises has said among
his attributes To the Assembly: Thou
has enacted wise and beneficant laws
for our guidance, laws that need no
amending But the casual and
practical outsider who has watched
and considered the acts and doings oi
this wise as-emhlage would hardly
care 10 trust the consideration of even
divine laws To the amendatory mind
of the average Nevada legislator.
The splendid banquet rendered by
the Chamber of Commerce and
prominent citizens TO the members oi
the Legislature on "Wednesday evening
at the Arlington Hotel was very pleas
ing aud gratifying affair. The table-
were loaded with turkey, fruit, NUT
and all other good things peculiar Ia
those occasions. Many good thing-
were said by the speakers, including
Jackson, Bell, Wasson, Plat, Van
D,izer and others. Sam Davis getting
last word or two in for "fhe
Press The Nevada Stale Band
rendered goodly amount of is
choicest music, aud after the midnight
hour had got past out of the way, th,
happy assemblage got away to then
welcome beds, willing to have another
just as good time whenever called
upon.
ALI DoTEN.