White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-26
IS
GETTING DOWN
To BUSINESS
TALK OF EXTRA SESSION NOW
CONFINED TO THOSE WHO
WOULD THROW BURDEN UPON
REPUBLICANS.

The members OF the assembly
have gotten down to hard work and
from now on until the end of the
session things will move. There is
absolutely no question but that all
necessary legislation will be handled
within the prescribed sixty days and
all of the talk of an extra session
comes from those who are desirous
of seeing the republican house fail
to make good. Thursday afternoon
the Hackers police bill came up for
consideration and motion was
made for roll call and to have the
sergeant-at-arms lock the doors of
the assembly during the discussion
of this matter, which was carried
After a number of amendments had
been voted on, motion to lay it on
the table was carried.
Bill No. 80 was introduced by
Kemm of Lander and repeating the
gambling present law. The only diff
ference between the Kemm measure
and the one now on the statute
books is that all social games are
not mentioned among those placed
under the ban. The bill was sent to
the committee on public morals, and
reported back to the house that it
might be considered by the COM
mittee of the whole.
Enslow of White Pine has reeeiv-
ed a number of letters from his con-
stituents asking that White Pine
county be bonded for s25. 900 for the
purposed erecting a high school
building in Ely. Mr.. Enslow has
written letters to persons througout
the county to ascertain whether the
people generally are in favor of the
proposition.
Fulmer of White Pine, introduced
substitute to the apportionment
bill that was submitted earlier in the
session. There. is no question but
what this measure will meet with
favorable consideration. as 1t is fig
ured out on basis that gives to each
county at least two assemblymen,
whereas the other measure allowed
number of the smaller counties but
one member in the lower branch.
Another feature of the Fulmer bill
is that the apportionment is figured
from basis of both the vote cast'
at the last election and the "popula-
tion" taken at the last census. This
was done with the view of satisfying
a great majority of the counties, as
some of them would suffer IL the
apportionment was made solely from
either the ''vote cast or the
population. In figuring out the
number of assemblymen to be given
to each county it was necessary to
use 2239 and a fraction thereof as
a basis, the following shows how the
next legislature of Nevada will be
apportioned, provided the Fulmer
measure receives favorable consider
alton in both branches.
Churchill, one senator, two assem-
blymen; Clark. one senator, two as
semblymen; Douglas, one senator,
two assemblymen; Elko, two SEN
ators, five assemblymen; Esmeralda,
two senator's, four assemblymen; Eu-
reka, one senator, two assemblymen;
Humboldt, two senators, four assem-
blymen; Lander, one senator, two as
semblymen; Lincoln. one senator,
two assemblymen; Lyon, one senator.
two assemblymen; Mineral, one SEN
ator, two assemblymen Nye, two
senators, five assemblymen; Ormsby,
one senator two assemblymen:
Storey, one senator, two assembly
men; Washoe, three senator's, nine
assemblymen; White Pine, two SEN
ators, five assemblymen.
All counties with less than 1000
population shall be entitled to one
senator and which are Churchill.
Clark, Douglas, Eureka, Lander.
Lincoln, Lyon, Ormsby. Storey, and
Mineral
All counties with a population of
more than 1000 and less than 49,
600 shall be entitled to two senators
and which are Elko. Esmeralda,
Humboldt. Nye and White Pine.
All counties with more than 15, 900
population and less than 25 900 shall
be entitled to three senator's. Was
hoe comes under this head.
Merritt of Churchill. introduced a
bill to create a Nevada Tax Commits
sion and which will do away with the
present State Board of Assessors. and
the State License and Bullion Tax
Agent. The new commission will
have power to fix the valuation of
certain property uniformly through
out the state and to make changes
in the present taxation.
Hacker of Nye submitted a mea-
sure in the house placing a limit on
the number of non-English speaking
aliens to be employed in or about
mines, smelters and other plants or
works for the reduction, concentra-
ton or refining of ores or metals.
One of the best attended sessions
of the present legislature was on the
afternoon when the woman suffrage
question was under consideration.
The assembly chamber was crowded
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