White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-23
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UNUSUAL PROCEDURE MARKS
CLOSING HOURS OF NEVADA
LEGISLATURE WHICH REACHES
ADJOURNMENT AFTER SCRAP.

The great and general court is over
after a session that passes into his
tory as remarkable for some things 1t
has done and for something it has not
done. Final adjournment came at 8
o'clock Friday morning. after what
the Reno Gazette characterizes as one
of the bitterest legislative fights ever
witnessed in the state. The gavel
fell in the senate at exactly o'clock.
and the assembly dispersed nine min
utes later.
The big fight came over the ap-
preparation bill, the deadlock being
over the state police appropriation.
The scrap was precipitated by Senator
Arnold who was peeved by the refusal
of the senate to allow him to intro
duce earlier in the week, bill for the
abolishment of the state police. He
endeavored to get even by having the
appropriation for the state police
lstricken out when the bill was read In
the senate, but the plan didn't carry.
only four senators favoring the
scheme. The bill was sent to the as
sembly carrying the s125,000 ap-
preparation, made by the ways and
means committee, and the assembly
proceeded to strike out the appropria-
tion. The bill was sent back to the
senate about 10 o'clock and from that
time until daylight the fight ragged.
After hours of wrangling a compro-
mise was effected and the state police
appropriation was fixed at $12,500,
with an appropriation of $4,000 for
their quarters.
Old legislative members assert that
never before has such bitter fight
marked the close of the session and
never has the close of the senate been
delayed by disagreement over the
general appropriations bill.
During the session Governor Oddie
vetoed three bills and his vetoes were
sustained in each case. All were sem
ate bills, one being the eight-hour
day for women, another a bill es-
tablishing fee system for the secre-
tary of state, and the third an act re-
pealing an act making an appropria-
tion for the purpose of buying ma
chinery for the state prison,
After bitter fight the senate pass
ed the appropriation bill appropriat-
ing 100000 for constructing wings
for the capitol. The bill providing
for the establishment of an Industrial
home for delinquent minors was pass
ed. the home will be located near
Elko The bill carries an appropria-
tion of 100000
The bill providing for electrocu-
ton, as means of punishment for
murder was passed.
After the assembly had agreed to a
compromise on the state police appro-
priation Senator Arnold offered a pro-
test at the high handed and brazen
action" of the senate, which was
spread on the minutes at his request,
despite the heated protest of Senator
Kendall
The prizefight bill passed just as
the governor recommended it, 1t
prohibits finish fights and will allow
10-rcund glove contests.
The gambling bill is up for the
governors signature. The assembly
lconcurred in the amendments offered
by the senate. The senate bill per-
mits the operation, of slot machines
for trade. 1t is claimed by some that
the bill will allow card games when
not played on a percentage basis and
that the limit in these games will be
the ceiling. Others claim that the
bill absolutely prohibits card games
where there is more than So at stake.
1t is probable that the governor will
veto the measure.
The tax commission bill passed
both houses as amended. The
amendments make Railroad Commits
sioner Shaughnessy chairman of the
commission. The bill stipulates that
he shall receive no salary as chair
man but the legislature passed a bill
raising his salary to $500 a year. A
section was added to the original bill
which provides that the commission
shall expire by limitation in 1917.
A bill of local interest that passed
in the closing days of the legislature,
provides $4,000 for state highway
that will traverse White Pine, Eu-