White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-03
Legislature ADJOURNED THURSDAY
AFTER SESSION OF SEVEN DAYS
ATTEMPTS OF Roth HOUSES INDUCE GOVERNOR ODDIE
RECOMMEND RETRENCHMENT ECONOMY
FAILURE.

votes in opposition to the proposed
enactment
The repeal of the mortgage tax
law was the work of but a few min
utes in both houses, and not a dis
senting vote was reported. The pas
sage of the law was recon- mended by
Governor Oddie in a special mes
sage.
The joint and concurrent resolu-
ton. introduced in the senate by
Senator Tannahill of Storey, a Re-
publican. requesting the governor to
duce the state police one cap
tain and two subordinates, pass
ed that body without opposi-
ton. In the assembly the meas
ure also had clear sailing, but in the
lower house two Democrats, Saltar
of Ormsby ard Donahue of Clark,
voted in the negative. 1t also pro-
yided FOR the maintenance of the
Bertillitn system FOR the apprehen-
sien of criminals.
Included in the work accomplish
ed by the solons was the approval of
an act appropriating SIS, 900 for the
expenses OF tae special session
Both the senate and assembly
gave their formal approval to reso-
luton urging the governor to sub
nit a message of sufficient scope on
the entire question of a more econ
omical and efficient administration
of state affairs in all it's depart
ments. so that the legislature would
be authorized to proceed to enact
into law such measure as it would
deem advisable upon any matters
touching the revenues and expendit-
nres of the state.
It received an Affirmative vote of
, in the assembly, While seven men,
oers registered their opposition. The
resolution also lad clear sailing in
the senate. The governor sent a
message to both houses "Wednesday
morning refusing to comply with
their request.
Some of the daily sessions were
extremely warm in character and
many heated debates resulted" said
Assemblyman Enslow last night.
THE administrations tax commits
sion bill was the center of attack.
The battle waged fiercely and the
combatants finally calmed down suf-
fieiently to introduce at least a
dozen amendments.
When the bill was reported un-
favorably by the ways and means
committee everyone realized that it
sttod NJ possible chance of passing.
The individual members felt that the
measure would be an imposition on
property ownerA who had been al
reidy overburdened in the matter of
taxation 1t rovided for a tax levy
,f l. cents in addition to the state
rate CT 60 Gems on the HUNDRED ool-
lars.
The qLesicn of allow ing the ms
tices of the supreme court an addi-
tional salary for labor in compiling
The new code was thoroughly ex-
planned to the assembly by the
judges, and We felt that it would
show a lack of confidence not to
sanction the appropriation. 1t was
the belief of some members that to
defeat the measure would tend to in
sinuate graft on the part of those
who We're preparing he code.
1T was impossible for the legis-
lature to act on the demands for re-
trenchment and economy as those
subjects were not handled in any of
Oddie's messages. The members of
boh houses showed how they stood
hy submitting a resolution to the
governor asking him to prepare a
special Message on that subject As
sembiyman Ayres of Washoe. a Re
publican. was particularly insstent
in trying to reduce the expenses of
the state and declared that the ex-
penditures of the state government
could be reduced $4,000 year
without impairing the efficiency of
the various Offices"