Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-02-07
LEGISLATURE
Following is Fridays legislative


Act TO regulate the practice of
dentistry. Referred to the Judici.
ary committee.
ALB. No. 29- An Act to secure
payment for mares in foal. Re.
ferred to Committee on Agriculture
A. B. No. 40-Kearns--An Ac,
for the relief of Joe Josephs for
money advanced the Supreme Court
clerks Office. Referred to Judici.
airy Committee.
A. b. No. 4l-Kearns-An Act
regulating the advertising Of strikes
and providing penalties. Referred
to Mines and Mining.
Assembly Bill No. 80 relative ia
the fixing OF the salary Of the Justice
of the Peace of Wadsworh was
passed.
Assembly resolution No. 2 by
Harrington. passed without a dis
sentine voice. The resolution pro-
vides three Assemblymen to act as
an investigating committee. The
speaker appointed Messrs Harring-
ton. Barnes and Wilson. 1t gave
the three unlimited power and is
blanket in form.
Senate
S. b. No. 32-Fulmer-Providinp
for the drilling Of artesian wells
by the counties. Referred to Way
and Means Committee.
S. B. No. 3-Mills-Providing
for d board to examine opticians
and kindred subjects.
The Senate then went into Com
mittee Of the Whole. This was
done to consider the relief bill of
Tom Ramsey, where a claim is put
in for $500. which has been pend.
ing since the Goldheld strike. The
same subject came up last session
but was side tracked until the las
day and was indefinitely postponed.
There was opposition to the bill.
Scanlan taking exceptions to it
being allowed. II was finally re-
ported favorably.
The bill was contracted by Gov
ernor Sparks. Ii with lot of
others went to the following session
and Ramsey in some manner was
shut out. 1t came up again and
was shut out again and is here
again. IT is now proposed to amend
the bill and cndeavur To take the
funds rom the State Police fund,
when is one of the few that is not
depleted. This course is urged by
several members Of both houses.
Little was done in the Senate as
the bills in the hands of different
committees are not yet in.
Arnold introduced bill provid.
ing for the licensing of slot mach
ines fixing the amount at 5000 per
year. Both houses adjourned until
II o'rlnrk Mnpdav
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The assembly convened at II
o'clock. The journal was read and
adopted.
Joint and concurrent resolutions,
numbers | and 2 engrossed: publice
printing committee reported assem-
bly, bill 20 favorahly. This is
known as the brief bill Engross.
ment committee reported assembly
bill % properly engrossed; ways
and means committee reported bill
% favorably: judiciary committee
reported assembly bills ld,5,2d and
u unfaVorably and 81 without rec
Ommendation. same committee re.
ported assembly bill 10 favorably.
An invitation was received from
Virginia City people to the lcgisla.
tors asking them to visit Virginia
City and attend dance and inspect
the mines.
Asscmblyman Hash of Washoc
county gave notice Of bill repeal
ing the mortgage tax law.
Assembly, bill al, by Harris, was
introduced. II provides for n state
highway and was referred to the
committee on state institutions.
Assembly bill az, introduced by
Brandon. II related to procedure
in civil cases.
Assembly bill d3, introduced by
Kellihcr, relating to the assignment
Of wages and fixing the rate of in.
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