Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-28

asked by Bonanza reporter how he
liked his experience. Mr.. Smith re-
piled:
Well, it is sort of cut and slash
proposition all the way through. If
one wishes to find out the true char
acter of any particular person just
send him to the legislature and
dare say that when the lesson is over
his true inner nature will be reveal
ed. Senator Newlands in his speech
in Tonopah last fall remarked that
every man, to a certain extent, was
greedy and since my experience in
Carson | am convinced that the sena-
tors statement was a most logical
one. However, the recent assembly
showed a disposition to be as George
Ade would probably term them,
ambitious looseners,' for appropria-
lions of all kinds went through.
Yes, voted against the $4,000
donation to Mrs. Sparks for three
reasons: First, l am of the opinion
that the bill is unconstitutional. The
attorney generals opinion son paying
bonus to oil discoveries covers the
Sparks bill Second | am of the
opinion that donations of that char
acter are bad precedent to estab-
lish. Third, in event of Mrs. Sparks
sudden death the money would go to
someone else.
Had the bill provided for a
monthly allowance during her re.
naming years, l believe should
have supported it, as the state should
reward those who sacrifice their lives
and fortunes in it's behalf, and l am
informed that it was in consequence
of attending to public duties that
Governor Sparks became ill.
Mr.. Gallagher, of Rawhide, and
myself fathered Senator KendalPs
anti-wildcat bill through the assem-
bly, and succeeded in getting it pass
ed without amendment. While the
bill may appear little stringent it is
never the less fair and just bill,
and when the east finds out we have
such law upon our statute books,
believe they will feel safer when
buying stocks. At any rate they will
have the satisfaction of knowing Just
what they are getting.
Some very important labor mea s.
Jures were put through the assembly,
and while the senate killed few of
them we succeeded in passing the
following:
Right of recall.
Mechanics lien law.
Eight hours in open cuts.
Prohibiting commission on wages.
Increasing train crews.
Eight hours in cement and plas-
ter mills.
Initiative and referendum.
Mining inspector.
Among the measures we passed
in the assembly, but which died in
the senate, are:
Boiler inspector
Electric headlights on locomo-
tives.
only citizens work for state.
Justice court wage process.
Il succeeded in getting some
pretty good school legislation
through, particularly a bill creating
an emergency fund which provides
for unorganized school districts. This
bill will probably be of more benefit
to Nye county than any other in the
state as we have had and probably
will have more new districts spring
ing up than any other county.
The present bullion tax law Is a
farce and should be wiped out. The
report issued by Bullion Tax Collec-
tor Haley shows that Nye and Esmer-
aida counties are paying the bulk OF
this tax, while Lincoln, Humboldt,
Storey and Elko counties are evading
1t. | introduced bill amending this
law to conform with those OF Idaho,
Montana, Utah, California, Colorado
and other mining states which pro-
vides severe penalty and at the
same time does not compel the oper-
ators to resort to subterfuge in order
to get square deal The bill. how
ever, met defeat. as those counties
who do not pay their taxes seemed
content 10 let Nye and Esmeralda
continue to pay the freight.
Probably the most interesting bill
was the antl-gambling measure. This
bill brought out more surprises and
iisappointments than any other
voted against the bill, as did Messrs-
Mcnamara. Merton and Charles