The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-04-03
Laws PassedBsXS1 sS1 L Le&isatgre 81 !at Governor Boyle



of the railroad commission will refuse
to resign.
Maurice Mack, former state senator
from Douglas county, has been urged to
become an applicant for the appointment
as tax commissioner and his appoint
m MT was recommended in petitio< |
20 the governor which was signed by |
number of the members of the SEN |
ate. It is doubtful if there is a man
in the state who is better qualified for |
the position than Senator Mack T.. J. |
Flanagan of feno. former Republican
national commit teman, is also an ap-
plicant for the position.
Industrial Insurance
Early in the session the work of
amending the industrial insurance act
was given into the hands of a sub COM
mttee consisting of two members of
the senate labor committee. two mem
hars of the assembly labor committee
and the attorney general. After much
discussion a bill was drafted which pro-
vided for a five-day waiting period, I.
$40. 900 maximum payment and 200
month maximum time limit in cases of
total disability and a further provision
than when disability continued for two
weeks or more, condensation would be
granted frcm the date of the injury.
The labor men fought long and well for
a change in the rate of cpomensation
from 80 per cent to 80 per cent but the
ma jority of the committee were of the
opinion that such change was not adj
visable in the present unsatisfactory con.
"a Ind, ,stp l,.Ii rif,J
that it would result in the withdrawal
OF some of the large operators and the
cons ~quent gripping of the commission
The fight was later carried to the
floor of the senate where the waiting
period was changed to seven days and
the total compensation in case of total
disability was put back at the old fig
ure of S5, 900 and 100 months. Members
of the labor committee regretted extreme
ly the making of these changes from the
original BILL believeing that they worked
no serious hardship on the contributors
and knowing that they We're very earn
estly desired by the laboring men. How
ever, the bill as amended is an inn
! provement over the original act as II
cuts down the waiting period from two
weeks TO one week and makes num-
ber OF other changes which the praeti-
cal work of the commission during the
past two years has shown to be neees-
slry.
Cuts Out Deficits
one of the most vexatious problems
which has to be handled by the legisla-
ture at every session is the custom o
various state departments to exceed
| In. a., han hrin In
deficiency bills. Up to the present TIM.
the legislature has allowed the bills. OIL
: ten under protest, as the faith of the
state was pledged and there seemed M
! way of getting around it. Duli ing the
session just ended, bill was passed
which is an attempt to make the heads
of departments personally responsible
and liable to penalty If the expense
: of their respective departments eXcee'
e the allowance made by the legislature
D Deficiency bills passed at the last ses'
sion aggregated about $2S,Ooo.
case in point is that of the fisl
c commission This department was al
= lowed $12,500 by the Legislature of l9lS
4 This was $500 more than the custom
d airy allowance for two years. The com
n mission not only exhausted its appro
S priation but brought in a deficit bill 10
e s4400, which was allowed under pro
e test. The state fair association wa
: another glaring example of the deficien
= cy bill VEIL The appropriation mao
= the association two years ago was wit
ut the express understanding that none {
is it should be used for the payment
,e purses on racing events. The report {
the senate ways and means commute
le stated that the fair management charge
st all their administrative and adverusif
he exIlnse besides rerairs and other item
n. to the Industrial department instead
a. pro rating them between the industri
on department and the racing departmel
at md they were thus enabled to bring
by deficiency bill Of about $3500 for Il
lie state u, pay.
mt R.apportiormc mt Bill
re One oft he best acts passed by Il
n legislature was the eapportiohmeht pi
I q This reduces the total membership
he the legislature from rs to 53. The
m will be 16 senator's. one from ench cou
n ty, and 81 assemblymen. The change
mt the law should save the state neal
te. $40 900 every two years besides the |
of crease in efficiency guaranteed by
N smaller body of legislators.
n Livestock Commission
he The creation of a livestock co..
les mission, the chief object of which
on to prevent the spread of contagious
ion serses among cattle. horses and hoi
ird was one of the beneficial things acco
ird plshed by the legislature. Bounties
$50 noxious animals were increased and
The laws in regard to cattle stealing w
mn made more stringent. The bounty
yer provided for bounty of $3.50 per a
til NAL for coyote hides. 81 of which was
en- have been paid by the state 75 cents
nan the sheepmen and Is cents by
ve- cattlemen This measure, however,
hat disapproved by the governor.
hall Another beneficial MEASURE prov
cial for the re registering of livestock br'
7 and is designed to straighten out
the present tangla In regard to old irons
en- keep systematic record OF all bra
son. in the future.
was There WIS strong sentiment favor
odv to the abolition Of district deputy SC
> of suuerinte tendents In the state but no
rnor ure introduced appeared to remove
the present defects in the system by ins
on ing something better to take its plae
was Educational Survey
1t A bill was passed by the legisla
ons, which provides for a comprehensive