Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-09

Inc Hon. j. b. Ginen, speaker OF
the house at the last legislature, ar
rived yesterday morning from Reno,
and will remain in Tonopah several
days before departing for his home
in Manhattan.
In statement made last evening
to Bonanza representative, Mr..
Giffen substantiated the report re-
ceived some days ago of statement
he had made at banquet in Reno
concerning the dilatory white wash
ing tactics of the senate committee
that was appointed to investigate the
affairs of the bank commissioners.
''The committee appointed in the
assembly done their work in a man
ner most commendable, said Mr..
Giffen, and are entitled to credit.
At the committees report the assem-
bly, drafted and adopted a measure
providing for the continuation of
these investigations, but when it
ly killed it. The matter now stands
as it did before the investigation
opened. Had the upper house seen
fit to have the committee continue
after adjournment l believe a sensa-
tional report would have been rem
dered."
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cipally when the gambling measure
was being considered a number Of
reports were received in Tonopah
that when Mr.. Giffen left Manhattan
before the converting of the lesisla-
ture, he had pledged himself to vote
for the continuation of gambling.
When asked concerning this matter,
the speaker stated:
When | received the nomination
for assemblyman at the Democratic
county convention held in this city
made a statement that, if elected, l
would attend the legislature unpledg-
ed except to the issues contained in
kept and when the gambling bill
came up for action l cast my vote
with the affirmative side of the issue,
following out my inclinations While
! do not wish to pose as a moralist l
am in favor of the adjustment of
gambling under certain conditions
My main argument is that with gam
bling permitted, the investors of the
east will withhold their capital and
refrain to certain extent from in
vesting their money in community
or state where gambling is conducted,
for to my knowledge | know of a
number of times that money sent
here for development purposes was
spent over gambling table.
"A report was circulated that when
the measure first came up for vote
in the lower house. / had pledged
myself to vote for the amendment re-
quiring the extension of time for the
closing from January /, of the COM
ing year, to December 81, 1910. This
statement was falsehood, for during
the entire session and before the
legislature, / never pledged myself
for single measure.
There has also been considerable
comment by the press of this state as
to the laws passed. | consider that
quite number of excellent measures
were passed and placed on the
statutes of Nevada, among them be-
ing the direct primary law, such that
is in force in a great many of the
other states. The juvenile court law
Is matter of importance for the
help it will be to children. In Colo
RADIO the juvenilei courts are recog-
nized as being one of the best ways
of turning child with wild ways in
to straight path and inducing it
to lead a good life. A matter of
great deal of interest to the residents
of Nye county is the law preventing
insolvent banks from receiving de-
POSAto' w hliC tuio Will uOI IHe
protection to depositors contained in
the Oklahoma clause in the general
banking bill which met death in the
senate. it is an upward step in the
reorganization of the state banking
laws. The wildcat bill introduced by
Senator Zeb Kendall, which became
a law, is also one OF the best meas
ures passed by the legislature. An
other important bill was the estab-
fishing of the Office of state mine in
spector This is for the protection OF
the miners and believe that Il Is
drafted so as not TO work a hardship
on any company.
n was requested 20 Introduce the
dance hall bill by business man
ot Tonopah and from statement
he made. | believe that vas in the
right. Following that received In