The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-02-18
BUSY WEEK IN
THE LEGISLATURE
Especial Correspondence
Carson City. Feb. II.

Carson City, Feb. II.
During the past week three bills
have been introduced in the assembly
for the creation of new Offices and
boards
Assembly dill No. so, introduced by
Mr. Meder, provides for the creation
of state board of capitol commission
ers, to De composed of the governor,
lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
state controller and state treasurer.
Under the terms of the bill the COM
mission is to have supervision over all
state buildings and grounds and is
given authority to lease and equip
buildings other than the capitol build
ing for the use of the state officers.
Assembly bill No. 98, introduced by
Mr.. Malloy, creates the office of state
boiler inspector, authorizing the gov
ernor to fill the position by appoint
ment prior to July /, 1911, to hold un-
til the next general election, and fix
ing the salary at $1,000 per annum,
with travelling expenses.
Assembly bill No. la, introduced
by Mr.. Schmidt, provides for making
the state railroad commission ex x-offi-
cio a public service commission. The
proposed measure gives the new com
mission jurisdiction over all the pub
lie utilities of the state, with power
to establish rates for service rendered.
To Regulate Oriental immigration.
One of Governor Oddie Is chief utter
ances during the recent campaign was
that, if elected, he would endeavor to
secure legislation regulating Oriental
immigration. No doubt the following
two senate resolutions on this subject
were inspired by His Excellency:
Senate Joint and Concurrent Resolu-
ton, Relative to the Japanese:
Resolved by the Assembly and Sen
ate concurring. Some consideration
should be given to those of our own
race who have by ther blood and labor
built up this country to its proud posi-
tion, and further,
That some future policy of eonserva-
tion of resources of the country for
our own children instead of for an un-
assimiable race and especially in view
of the fact that the sources of the
many great plaques and other diseases
are to be found in the Orient, there
fore be it
Resolved, That our senators and rep
resentative in congress be urged to use
their utmost endeavor to have placed
in the treaty with Japan more restric-
tive features to the end that as soon
as possible all immigration of all un-
assimilable races be entirely prohibit
ed and our inheritance reserved to our
own children; and be it
Resolved, That this resolution be
telegraphed to the president of the
United States and our senators and
in congress.
Senate Joint and Concurrent Resolu-
tion, Relative to Chinese, Japanese
and Hindu immigration.
Whereas, Immense hordes of Chi
nese, japanese and Hindus are invad-
ing our country to the detriment of
BUR people and the very existence of
our nation by reason of their un- Amer
can principles and aLtagonism toward
,ur form of government, inspired and
ictuated only by an avaricious motive
If displacing American labor by rea-
son of working for scale of wages
utterly impossible for any white Ia
1orer to exist upon in manner COM
with civilized conditions,
hereby competing against white Ia
,or and engendering in countless in
tances misery and suffering upon the
dependents of American workingmen;
md,
Whereas, A continuation of the
immigration unimpeded by
more stringent immigration laws will
reate untold and indescribable COM
,lications and trouble upon this gene
alton, and generations yet unborn,
within the boundaries of this great re-
'ublic; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we most emphatical
y condemn such laws as allow the
foresaid immigration, and we recon-
mend that such laws be passed as will
ffectually stop the indiscriminate i'm
migration of such nationalities herein |
'efore mentioned; and be it further
Resolved, That copies of this resolu-
ion be at once forwarded to the |
peaker of the house of representatives
nd to the president of the senate,
nd to our United states senators and |