The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-24
STATE POLICE
BILL IN SENATE
Upper House of the Nevada
Legislature Will Probably
Pass Measure With a Rush.
FIGHT OF THE FEDERATION
ASSEMBLY WILL BE THE SCENE
OF BATTLE.

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Carson. New, Jan. 23.-The senate y
4 in committee of the whole today dis \
cussed the state police bill and unan- =
y imOusly recommended its passage. 4
y The bill was ordered enrolled. The
\ measure calls for an appropriation =
y Of $4,000
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Carson, New, Jan. 2S.-The Nevada
legislature met at IL O'Clock this morn
ing. In the assembly. Fitzpatrick, who
refused to vote on the measure asking
the president to maintain troops in
Goldfield. took the floor and asked that
the assembly demand from the govern
or all communications on matters lead
ing to the calling of troops.
motion to adjourn had been put
and Speaker Skaggs ruled the matter
out of order.
House Adjourned.
The assembly then adjourned until
tomorrow at II o'clock.
No work was undertaken in the SEN
ate and a recess was taken until 3
o'clock this afternoon.
A measure calling for compulsory ar
| filtration has been framed in the spe-
cial committee and a petition from the
Goldfield Miners union asking for its
passage has been handed the governor
The governor on being asked what ac-
ton would be taken on the matter. re-
piled that he did not consider that it
was in his power to take it up and he
doubted it's constitutionality In case
such a measure was passed, he let it
be inferred that he would take no steps
in the matter.
Poll of the House..
poll of the members of the assem-
bly, by friends of the police bill this
morning shows a vote of twenty-three
in favor of the bill with thirteen op-
posed. This gives more than safe
majority. 1t is conceded that a great
deal of discussion will take place In
the assembly, while the senate will
handle the matter with hardly an OPP
posing vote. The measure will prob
ably go to the assembly on Saturday.
Members of the federation are making
strong fight against the section Civ
ing the state police power to arrest
without a warrant, and a staunch fight
will be made on this section. A night
session will be held to clear up the
business as there is a judicial bill re-
districting the southern and western
sections of the state, and school
bond bin will have to be acted upon |
The governor has given out that this
will constitute the work of the session.
introduced in Senate.
The state police bill was introduced
in the senate by eddie, shortly after
o'clock this afternoon. 1t will be voted
on tomorrow and will pass the senate !
unanimously. There VIII be opposition
to il in the house, but il is pretty GER
tain to pass that body also.
At 11:40 o'clock tomorrow the bill will
come up in the senate for third read
ing and final passage. There were only
two amendments made to the bill in the
committee of the whole, one cutting the
appropriation from s250000 to $50, 900, !
and the other requiring a six months
residence of any member before enlist
ing in the service. The bill will prob
ably reach the assembly tomorrow af-
ternoon. 1t is probable that Governor
Sparks viii send message to the leg
islature regarding an arbitration bill.
The measure is already drawn. The jul
dicial bill giving ESmeralda a separate
judicial district and two judges will be
taken up as soon as the docket is
cleared of the police bill. Another
measure providing for an issue of school
bonds in the state will cover the ses-
sion's work, which will carry the ses- !
sion the full twenty days.