The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-02-08
Nevoda's Legislature e
Senator HOrsey And ksSeI1lbyrnan Lee In
tIOduCc important Bills.
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
IN NEVADA CERTAINTY

Equal SUI RAGE
IN NEVADA CERTAINTY
Special to the Record
CARSON CITY, New, Feb 6-The
equal franchise bill has passed the
two houses ofthe legislature. The
matter will now be up to the people
of Nevada at the general election of
1914 for ratification.
CARSON CITY, Jan 3O.-Neyada's
senate today aligned itself with the
friends OF progress by voting 19 to3
! IN l,avor OF equal suffrage. The
amendment is now ready for submis-
sion to the people.
Senators Bell of Humboldt, Mills of
Ormsby and sweeney Of eureka
voted mo"
Senator Bell, in vigorous speech,
i klared his attitude toward votes f~f
|omen He held that If the question
we're left to the women OF, the state
it would be, defeated. If he could
lind, he said, that 70 per cent of Ne
ada's women wished to vote he
would support the measure, but ho.d-
lung the belief he did he could not
vote aye
i He also resurrected the old objec-
ion to equal suffrage that women, i'll
'oting, would be forced to meet OBJ
ectionable characters
/ Senator Mills spoke briefly in de-
'ense of his position.
Starts Debate
Senator Horsey, democrat of Lin
soln, opened the speachmaking in ia
sor of the amendment and was fol
. lowed by senator Scanlon. socialist:
senator Mack, progressive; senator
Miller, democrat, and Senator Ganlt,
! independent, of Washoe county
. During the proceedings the CALLER
les. We're filled with wamen, manv of
,hem from Reno. who foiiowed the
, 5psechmaklng and vote with the
'lossst interest. They enthusiastical
, " applauded the supporters OF the
! aiuenoment and were particularly
l aappy when the result OF the vote
? ads announced
After the vote, the senate made
consideration OF the governors veto
: i bills passed. at the last session a
l pecial order of business for Thurs
: day February 6, at 2 p. IN.
CARSON. Feb. 6-The amendment
s % the divorce law is ready to be re.
3 ported by the judiciary committe OF
the assembly. A substitute will be
g presented providing that the law
n take effect on Jan. 1, 1914, instead OF
/ the 14th. This will be made a specia
order for sometime next week.
J. But two bills were introduced il
h THE Senate Wednesday, both b.
v Scanlan ,and both referring to th'
$ rights of poor persons in court ac
n tioons. One provides that any persol
e convicted of a criminal offense shall
II upon his taking the pauper's oath, b.
e. provided with an attorney to defen'
e him in the suprremee court and tha
,e ne may chose his own attorney TIL
attorney is to be paid out of tn
le ssttate reasury.
IS The committe on taxation repor'
le "a Arnold's automobile bill withou
,r recommendation. Amendments wer
Il ,ffered to take out the section requi
ing the number Of the machine on tt
IN rear light and striking out the PAL
or requiring the machines to be eQuil
CO ped with bell and eliminating tn
Il section relative to the speed limit
re Retrenchment Matter
~ A resolution was presented in tn
no assembly by Foreman, asking for til
&c reation of a special committee
act with a like committee from TT
oo senate TO investigate and report u
no on all tax and financial matters
.or the state. Objection was made to Il
10. resolution by members Of the wa!
,ot and means committee on the grouf
that the resolution tended to
mt away with the duties of the ways al
- neans committe and place it's wo
=. -, in the hands of special committe
lnr The resolution was lost by vote
ITO "a to 16.
''e Printed Appeal Briefs
80 The assembly and senate have pa
~ bill prbviding that all briefs s'
ai oitted to the, supreme court shall
,af priuted. There were but four d
'eu entins votes IN the assembly.
Horsey Gets In Work
raj TIC judiciary committee report
INF favorably bill that would preve
ley ms, rance companies from doing b'
ers Iiness in Nevada unless they have
investment Of 100000 in the sta
md none CT this must be in mini
stock
)lSl Chairman Horsey of the judlrla
A. committee also got in quick work
in tis own bill under which poll TAX
bly would be collected by the count
~ md would all go to the different re
per districts instead of to the state
,ols now. He wants the printing of the
4 ceipts to be done in the several col
Iool ties, too, and the state controller
a have nothing to do with them. II