Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-01-21

lature convened this morning and ad-
jOurneil few minutes later until to-
morrow morning at II O'Clock, when
it is believed that the special COM
rmittee of twenty will be ready to re-
port and that the final bill will be III
PRODUCED to the two Houses for their
consideration A committee OF five
was appointed yesterday afternoon to
draft the final blk This committee
consists of Senators O'Kane and B
and Assemblymen Huskey and Rus
&C Senator Oddie, rs. also member
Of. he committee ~ virtue OF his
position as Chairman.
This committee OF five will frame
the bill on the lines suggested by the
main committee, and after they have
accepted it the measure viii be pre-
sented to the members of the Lesis-
lature.
WANT INFORMATION
When the special committee was
named it was understood that all ar
guments or suggestions and bills pre-
sented to the committee on the Gold
field situation were to be argued be-
fore the committee and not before the
Houses OF the Legislature. This was
made an order so as to avoid as much
delay as possible.
Now the members Of the LeSisla-
ture who are not Oh the committee
are claiming that these arguments
should be presented to them as well
as to the committee OF twenty, as
they are the men who will pass the
bill and authorize ii as a law OF the
State They do not question the abll-
itv of the committee to handle the
question but at the same time desire
to listen TO the arguments OF the rep
repres sentatiyes Of the miners and the
operators before they can 80 on rec
ord as supporting or voting against
the measure 1t is even stated by
some that they will refuse to vote on
the question until they have heard the
ideas of the representatives OF the
organizations who will be directly af-
fected by the measure.
SPRAGUE'S BILL
Charles l.. Sprague, President OF
the Goldfield Chamber OF Commerce,
has introduced bill to the special
committee Tor consideration, and yes
terday afternoon spent some time
with the committee explaining the
bill.
This measure provides for a State
Board OF Police Commissioners con
sisting Of the Governor as President
Of the board the Adjutant-General
and the Superintendent OF the State
Police Force. This Superintendent ol
Police shall be appointed by the Coz
ernOr and shall have command OF the
police forces OF the State. ISs ap
pointment shall be for two years, bu
a. the option of the Governor 20 re
move him at any time he sees II
For his services he shall receive {
shall be provided with an office a
the Capitol and must furnish a bont
of Sl5,ooO 1t is further provided tha
this official shall be above the age o
50 and shall be an experienced mill
tary officer or have had military sci
vice under the United Staes Govern
ment
Other appointees to be made accor,
ing to the bill shall be clerk, fou
sargeants of police, and twenty-fv
members of the police force. Thes
men will be subject to duty at the ca
of the Governor, and while in actui
service Shall receive So per day. Th
bill provides for an appropriation {
100000 to carry its provisions int
effect.
This bill is receiving considerab
attention and much support and it
believed that its salient features vi
be incorporated in the bill drawn t
the committee for introduction to Il
the two Houses OF the Legislature.
COMMITTEES ARE BUSY
The special committee AMI the cor
mittee of five which will draw tt
final bill on the GOldied situate
have been in session the greater pa
of the day and it is believed that Il
bill will be ready for the legislatu
tomorrow. That is end n view
the present time and if the bill
not presented on tomorrow it will n