Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-02-18

crowd of home folk and upon roll
call he doggedly persisted in trying
to kill the passage of the bill by
voting in the negative. He was alone
in his stand for the remaining 20
senators cast their votes in the af-
firmative.
The practically unanimous result
came as a distinct surprise, for the
bill was reported out of the Judiciary
committee with an unfavorable re-
port. Three members of the com
mittee, Senators Ascher of Washoe.
Bergman of Clark and Jones of Elko
signed the unfavorable report while
Senators Horsey of Lincoln and Mack
Of Douglas presented a minority re-
port which urged the passage of the
bill without alteration The mi
nority report was accepted and when
the final ballot was taken Jones
and Bergman fell into line.
Before the final action was taken,
Ascher attempted to amend the bill
so that it would go into effect on
January l, 1915. Bergman seconded
the motion to amend. In explaining
his action Ascher declared that
should the bill pass the divorce in
dustry in Reno would be placed out
of commission inside of two months.
He believed that such action would
be an injustice to the many mer-
chants who should be permitted to
profit by the immoral conditions as
long as possible. His motion was
lost by a vote of Is to 7.
Senator Horsey of Lincoln opened
the battle for the supporters of the
bill, He declared that the Nevada
divorce industry keeps out good peo-
pie who therwise would make this
state their home ,and declared that
the bill was even too lax in its modi-
fications and should go into effect
Immediately instead of on January l.,
1914.
IF the amendment offered by Sen
ator Ascher was to be left to vote
of the people it would be defeated
by a vote of to H. declared Horsey.
1T is time that Nevada is Kidding
itself of the shameful conditions
caused by the lax divorce laws now
upon the statutes and it is up to
the senate to take the final hand in
securing results that will give Ne
vada a standing of morality in the
United States. This state is looked
upon as a standing disgrace by the
balance of the union and the senate
should heed the protests arising il
every county. Even in Washoe coun
ty there is mild sort of opposition
over the enactment of the Barnes
amendment into the law, and it is {
notable fact that those who are max
ing the loudest noise happen to bt
a few attorneys whose sole business
is the trying of divorce cases. NJ
reputable attorneys can be found al
ligned with the forces opposing th'
amendment, and this fact in itsel
should cause every member of tht
senate to cast his vote in favor o
the bill"
Senator Kendall of Nye rose b!
sections and as soon as he gained
the floor he spoke in favor of th'
view as taken by Senator Horsey. :"
am not in sympathy with the people
that the bill will injure," declared
Kendall, "and viii vote for the bill
as it stands My county is unani
mously in favor of clearing Neyadi
of the stigma caused by lax divorce
laws and in favor of developing tn
state by promoting its natural re
sources instead of artificial resourC
es."
1t was upon the conclusion of tn
addresses by Horsey and Kendall
that the vote was taken upon Asct
er's amendment, which was lost. TIL
roll call upon the final passage G
the bill was then taken and the RI
suit pronounced doom 20 the indui
try that has retarded the advanc,
ment Of Nevada for the past 81
: years.