The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-02-15

'N' Pohucuouium OTohe INose Whch
Speaker Brandon announced that the
measure had carried
Vote on the Barnes Amendment
The roll call follows:
For-Baird. Barnes. Cole, Davis of
Nye. Feeley. Fernald, Fitzgerald Of Eu-
reka, Foreman, Goodman, Grimes.
Haight. Harris. Hash. Hussman. Kelli.
her. Lapoint, Lee. Lidell. Lozano. Nc.
Bride, McGarry. Price, Reynolds, Rus
sell, Schoer. Sullivan, Todd, Williams.
Wilson, Wright. Total 30.
Against-Adams, Bachenberg, Buol.
Davis of Humboldt. Fitzgerald of Elko.
Friedhoff of Lyon. Friedhoff of Washoe,
Gardiner. Harrington, Holmes, Hum
mel. Hunter. Kearns, Kinghorn,
Mighels. Oliver. Preston, Swezy, Tran
ter. Welshons, Winslow, Brandon.
Total %. Absent. Ferguson.
Slot Machines Up Again
Senator Arnold's slot machine bill
was brought back from the dead in the
Senate on motion of Senator Heffernan
Who asked to have the measure recon.
sidered. He stated that he believed th >
bill was not fully understood by many
II the Senators who voted against it and
was confident that If re.submitted to
the taxation committee it could be
placed IN such form as to meet with the
approval of a majority of the the Sena.
tors. After resurrection the bill was re-
submitted to the taxation committee
and probably will be up for it's second
aud third reading early next week.
There were but few votes registered
against reconsideration of the bill
Vetoed Measmes Sustained
With not dissenting vote on a single
measure. all the vetoes affixed by Gov
ernor Oddie to bills passed at the last
Legislative session and sent to him after
the session had adjourned. have been
sustained by the Assembly. Forman OF
Nye County, chairman Of the judiciary
committee, and one of the influential
Democrats OF the lower House. paved
the way for action sustaining the Gov
ernor in short address just before the
first bill was read. Forman stated that
he believed the occasion was not one for
playing politics and intended to sustain
every veto OF the Governor. He stated
further that after a careful examination
Of the bills and veto messages he was
convinced that the chief executive was
right in every case. He believed, he
said, that some Of the bills vetoed could
be amended 90 as to remove the objec
tionable features and then would be
good bills and enacted without difficulty
Another Road Measure.
Another State highway bill has been
introduced in the Assembly, Fitzgerald
OF Elko County, being its author. The
Fitzgerald bill provides an appropriation
Of $4,000 from any fund not otherwise
in use TO be used in constructing the
road. The proposed road is to be con-
structed under the direction of the State
Board OF Prison Commissioners and un.
der the direct supervision of the warden
Of the prison. The work is to be per-
formed by convict labor. The bill pro-
vides that the highway shall enter the
State at a point near Tacoma in Elko
County, and pass through Tacoma, Cobre.
Wells, Elko, Carlin, Battle Mountain,
Winnemucca. Lovelock, Hazen, Reno,
Carson City and thence to Lake Tahoe.
The county surveyor in each county tra-
versed by the road is to make the sur
vey for the thoroughfsre and the sign
boards are to be furnished by the diff
ierent counties through which the road
passes.