White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-12
BELIEVED EXTRA
SESSION NOT
NECESSARY
If PRESENT PROGRESS Is MAIN
TANNED THE LEGISLATURE
WILL COMPLETE ITS LABORS
WITHIN PRESCRIBED LIMIT.

The legislature now in session is
establishing a reputation for ener-
getic work and the number of bills
being handled, according 10 legis-
lators who have been long in the
harness, greatly exceeds those of
former sessions and while IL is pos
sible that an extra session might have
TO be called, yet this is not probable,
as the work accomplished during the
past week was of such volume that
the great majority of members are
of the opinion that the prescribed
sixty days will be sufficient TO clean
up all necessary Legislation. There
would never have been any doubt as
10 this were it not for the matter of
the Strengthening out of the civil
practice act, which has been under
consideration for number Of months
by the members of the supreme
court. who have been industriously
engaged in getting the laws of the
state in the best possible condition
and in having a number of acts that
are in conflict with each other.
brought before the Legislature with
the view of having them removed
from the statute books.
BY an almost unanimous vote in
both branches of the legislature the
county seat of Lyon county has been
removed from the old town of Day
ton TO Yerrington and from all ap-
pearanees the action of the solons
was in accordance with the wishes
of most of the people of Lyon eoun-
~. II is quite possible that the
people OF the Dayton end of Lyon
county will ask 10 have their section
of the county attached to the eoun-
ties adjoining, as they claim the new
county seat is not so convenient TO
reach. as are the county seats cf a
couple of the adjoining counties.
A resolution passed both branches
requiring the speaker ef the assem-
bly, and the president of the senate
To each appoint three members from
their respective houses. who Will act
as committee TO examine into the
affairs of the state. The real object
of this bill is TO investigate the con-
tract for the purchase of steel cells
for the state prison: the contract
having been let by the former board
of prison commissioners just before
its retirement from Office.
Malloy of Esmeralda. who is the
recognized labor representative i'm
the assembly. has had a number of
bills passed during the last week
that are in the interest of the work
ing classes.
Haekner of Nye county introduced
measure relative 10 the state po-
lice and which has for its object, the
removal of the present superintend-
ent of police. as IL calls for the abol-
ishment of that Office and makes IL
compulsory on the part of the in
spector of police to have been
resident of the state for five years.
Kemm of Lander gave notice in
the assembly that he would at fu-
ture date introduce measure
amending the present anti-gambling
bill So far Mr.. Kemm hasn't present
ed his bill and what II will contain
is a matter of much conjecture. II
is not thought the measure will have
for its object the repeating of the
more important features of the pres
ent law, but will deal with those
amendments that were tackled on 10
the original bin when IL came up for
passage at the last session OF the
legislature.
Merritt of Douglass. who has the
distinction of being the only ordaln-
ed minister In either branch of the
legislature, introduced local op-
tion bill in the assembly. Mr.. Mer-
rift is willing to put II up to the
voters in the several counties as to
whether or not liquor shall be sold.
IN..l. "A A.
city council board of county com
missioners or other governing body
of any city, town. village or township
within this state to regulate the use
and sale of gas and electricity has
passed the assembly. The bill went
to the senate, where 1t was referred
TO the proper committee.
The division of Esmeralda county,
which at the opening of the session
promised to be the big fight OF the
present legislature, proved to be
more of love feast when IL came up
in both branches and when the vote
was taken, there was practically no
opposition to increasing the NUMBER
of counties In this state. When the
governor afIlxes his signature to the
bill, Mineral county will be born ana
the old courthouse at Hawthorn,
that was the county seat OF Esmer-
aida county for a great number OF
years, will again be put in use for
the purpose that it was originally
built.
Salter of Ormsby gave notice OF
his intention of introducing new
banking law and according TO Mr..
Salter, 1t will contain number OF
features that will tend to greatly I'M
prove the present system Inc
nrfncinal section of the new act VIII