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1t is expected that there will be a
conference between the leaders OF
the two opposing forces and a COM
promise bill drafted.
Allend New Criminal Code.
The new criminal code will he re-
ported In revised form by the COM
mlttee appointed by the joint judic-
larry committees of the senate and
mousse to go over the code. The re-
vised code will be printed and placed
On the general file for consideration
this week
The joint committee has stricken
out the provision which prohibits
newspapers from giving circumstan-
t1al accounts of homicides and at
tempted homicides.
Under the code provision as first
proposed it was unlawful for news
paper to give an account of any
crime wherein criminal homicide
had part, until after the trial of
the person accused. The provision
was SO restrictive that circumstan-
tlal accounts of train robberies where
murder was attempted Or the shoot
ing OF any person, no matter what
the public interest, was prohibited.
The section relating to manning
and prescribing the penalty has been
rewritten. The provisions relating
to libel have also been modified
slightly. Although several changes
in the subject matter have been
ade the general provisions Of the
new code remain the same.
Insurance Fees Bill in Senate.
A bill has been introduced in the
senate providing that fees charged
insurance companies for examina-
ton of their books of record by the
insurance commissioner shall be
paid into the state treasury Under
the proposed law the money paid for
the travelling expenses of the COM
missioner will go to the state and
the actual expenses of the commits
sioner will be paid on vouchers.
The purpose of the bill is to pre-
vent the insurance commissioner
from collecting travelling expenses
from insurance companies without
actually mourning expenses. The
bill provides the manner in which
the insurance companies muse pay
for the examinations by the insur-
ance commissioner and does not les
sen the responsibility of the COM
panies. The plan, however, gives
the state treasurer and the state au
ditOr absolute check on the money
actually expended in carrying ON
this branch of the insurance work.
Nurses Bill Passes House.
In spite of hard fight made
against the measure authorizing the
governor to appoint a nurses exam
lining board of five members, it
passed the house The bill provides
that nurses before they are regis
tered must pass an examination in
the fundamentals of medicine and
graduate from school that gives
not less than two years training in
the profession. Applicants for ex-
animation must pay fee Of s. and
registered nurses must pay yearly
license fee of 81. The examining
board may revoke the license of
nurse fonnd guilty of improper con-
duct
Matrimonial Bill Passed.
A bill regulating marriages has
passed the house. 1t provides that
common drunkards, habitual crimi-
nails, people afflicted with hereditary
insanity and feeble-minded persons
under the age Of IS years may not
be married in the state.
County auditors, before issuing Ii
censes, are required to have the affi
davits of two creditable persons that
the contracting parties are not seek
ing to evade the provisions OF the
act A clergyman who unites per-
sons in marriage in violation of the
act is liable to a fine OF 81 900.
Auditors or deputies who issue false
certificates are liable to fine OF
$500.
House Passes Eight-HOur Bill.
After considerable discussion the
house finally passed the eight-hour
bill for female employees. The fight
on this bill was SO warm that two
members came to blows in the cor
| ridors of the capitol.
The bill applies to female en-
ployes of all mechanical and mer-
camille establishments, hotels, restu-
rants and laundries. To meet the
| objections of the cannerymen an ex-
emption was made Of temporary en-
ployes; also employees engaged on
! piece work.
Douglas County Divided.
The legislature has passed an act
| dividing Douglas county. The bill
| retains the name Douglas for the
| northern half AS originally intrJ-
duced and passed by the house, the
southern half was named Big Bend
county, but the senate changed it to
| Grant, which will be the name Of the
new county.
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