The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-03-07
NEVADA LEGISLATURE.

NEVADA LEGISLATURE.
The Senate has passed the Hardesty
bill abolshing the Office OF State Live
stock Inspector. This office was Gre
ated two years ago and is now filed by
Sol Hip OF White Pine. The salary
is 1920.
Flaniga ms bill placing a license oil
800 per month on pool-selling was re-
ferred to the joint committee on reve-
nue..
Livingston introduced bill to take
effect on January l, 1903, making the
Lieutenant Governor ex-officio Warden
of the State prison at salary of s24OO
per year.
The Assembly has passed the Skaggs
bill providing for submitting to the
people at the next election the ques-
ton OF calling a constitutional conven-
ton.
The Assembly passed the bill pro-
hibiting the herding of sheep within
three miles of village or city. 1t was
amended by adding that sheep shall
be allowed to pass through town when
shipping or shearing.
Desultory debating in the Assembly
will not be tolerated hereafter, the
Speaker having announced that here
after the members will be held strictly
to the rules in matters of debate.
The bill making it unlawful to sell
horse or mule meat without first in
forming the purchaser of the fact has
now passed both houses. In addition
to informing purchasers as to what it
is vendors must also be prepared to
show hides and brands.
Mr.. Van Duzer introduced resolu-
ton instrueting the committee APP
pointed to confer with the Southern
Pacific officials to assure them that
the company would receive proper
treatment in this state, and after
calling attention to the fact that in
order to attract capital, transportation
and taxation must be favorable, and
referring to the treatment OF Nevada
in the past by the company, it is sug-
gested that the committee call the at
tention OF the officials specifically to
the following matters;
A reduction of passenger fares to 3
cents mile in Nevada.
A reduction in freight rates, and
special rates on Nevada ores and
products.
That terminal point be established
in Nevada, and the practice of charg-
ing freight rates from the east through
to tidewater and then back to local
points be discontinued.
And finally that the railroad company
assist in establishing high valuation
and low tax rate in this State.
Mr.. Paul's bill separating the offices
of Treasurer and Assessor in White
Pine county, and giving the Assessor
81, 200 per annum, and the Treasurer
300, was passed by unanimous vote.
The combined salaries amount to about
$500 more than is now being paid to
one official.
The most notable event of the TWEEN
ty-ninth day of the session was the
prayer offered by Lem Allen, who, in
the absence OF the CHI aplain, was re-
quested to act In that capacity. Mr..
Aliens petition to the Throne of Di-
vine Grace was as follows: "Oh, Lord,
we pray Thee to watch over us, and
make us serve Thee as well as the
State OF Nevada. Amen"
By Mr.. Skaggs-To provide for sub.
hitting to the voters at the next cleo
tion the question, "shall the entire
State Constitution be revised, T" and to
decide whether or not Constitutional
Convention shall be held. In defense
of his measure Mr.. Skaggs said such q
convention would not cost the State
more than 500, 900, and would be worth
many times that amount, urging that
by this means counties could be con-
solidated and expenses cut down; the
Supreme Court could be abolished, the
District Judges sitting en- banc forming
the Supreme tribunal, and In various
other ways it would be the means o.
saving every year more than the entir.
cost of the convention. The bill wal
passed by vote OF % to 3.
By Mr.. Green-An Act to create {
salary fund for White Pine county
Referred to tt o delegation from tina
county.