White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-03

he participated in what has been
Ordinary session of the Nevada leg
islature, which had a tumultous ex-
istence of seven days, The session
came to a close late Thursday after
noon, Governor Oddie having sent a
message to the two houses indicating
that the curtain could be rung down.
Aksemblyman j. H. Fulmer re-
m aimed in Reno to attend a meeting
of the republican state central COM
mittee and will probably not return
home until tomorrow night.
The majority of the legislators de-
parted for their homes within a few
} hours after adjournment, and Carson
| has resumed its accustomed appear
ance
Outside of the passage of few
unimportant bills, but little was ac-
complished on the last day of the
session The files were exhausted
early, and the matter of killing time
perplexed the members of both
houses more than anything else.
While the records of both houses
| indicate that an adjournment was
taken at o'clock in the afternoon,
/ il was an hour later when the SEN
ate finally disposed of all its busi-
ness. The clock was turned back an
/ hour during that time awaiting the
signing of a number OF bills that had
/ been enrolled.
1t was generally believed that some
sort OF a message would be received
from the governor in answer 10 the
resolution passed by both houses de-
nanding that recommendation be
made to the Legislature to effect re-
.ronchment and economy by legis-
lativo acts. bat as the day advanced
it became apparent nothing of this
nature would be forthcoming.
The session was remarkable in
good many 'espects. Prayers by
the chaplain cost IRON five to ten
dollars apiece. The lawmakers
were not satisfied with less than
twenty dollars apiece for stationery,
and Assemblyman Coppernoll. of
Lauder county was the only member
of both houses who raised his voice
in protest against the acceptance of
the tainted money.
Coppernoll gave an interesting ad-
dress on economy, declaring that he
would go without clean laundry dur
| ing the session If he could reduce ex-
penses, that he would wear but one.
clean shirt, and conine himself to
but one meal day, in substantial
ton of his arguments for retrench-
ment, but there are no reports which
indicate that he did not abide by the
will of the majority and accept the
aforesaid amount
The message OF the governor
which made the special session
thing of the past reads as follows:
TO the Honorable Senate and the
Assembly.
The Legislative business already
called to the attention of your honor
able bodies in my several messages
is all tnat I shall call to your atten-
ton. TASKER l.. ODDIE,
Governor.
The principal measure enacted
during the session was the passage
of the bill authorizing the state loan
of 100000, the money to be bor-
and apportioned to the general fund
in such amounts as would be neees-
sary to meet emergencies The de-
pletion of the general fund prompt
ed the governor to call the two
houses together in special session.
The state tax levy for the fiscal
year was fixed at so cents upon each
one hundred dollars of assessanle
property, the bill passing both houses
without a dissenting vote. II is
practically copy of the tax levy as
fixed by the legislature in regular
session a year ago.
BY vote of "a to Is the assem-
bly, killed the tax commission bill.
a pet measure of Governor Oddie's.
The ways and means committee had
reported the measure without recon-
mendation, and ii was almost GER
tain that the bill would be the only
one defeated during the special ses-
isic'n. Five republicans cast their