The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-13
SHORT BALLOT
BILL IS KILLED
ASSEMBLY RIDES ROUGHSHOU
OVER ADMINISTRATION
MEASURES

CARSON, New, March 10. = The
senate passed the bill a~bolishing the
state fish commission and creating a
$1,000 a year, and its companion
bill placing the collection of licenses
for hunting and fishing in the hands
of the state warden. Senator Ken
ney of Storey was the only senator
to vote against the bills. A bill au'
thorizing the transfer of university
funds and bonds also was passed
and a number of small appropriation
bills. Most of the morning session
was given over to a discussion OF
the bill aholishing the fish commits.
sion.
The assembly rode roughshod over
the administration measures prOvid.
ing for the short ballot, life terms
for members of the supreme court
and re-establishing judicial districts
Not one of the proposed cOnstitu-
tional resolutions passed despite the
efforts of democratic leaders. Some
of the democrats joined with the re.
PuDllNdIo III NotlhS uo"h II SoOi'
tions. The short ballot resolution
was killed yesterday and a motion
to reconsider was voted down.
After one of the most spectacular
fights of the session the senate yes
terday passed the substitute indus
trial insurance act by a vote of Fl
to 0, with Senator ScanlOn not vOt.
ing. The bill was not passed, how
ever, until practically all the amend.
ments favored by the contributors to
the fund had been attached to the
substitute. Among the amendments
adopted was one increasing the wait
ing period to seven days. 1t had
been fixed at five days in the substi-
tute bill. Another reduced the a
imum liability in ease of death or
general disability from $4,000 to
$1,000 and reduced the maximum
payments from 200 months to 100
months. The amendment offered ny
the opponents Of organized labor to
increase the percentage of payments
to 60 per cent was voted down.
A bill introduced by Thatcher IN
the senate Monday night repeats the
present law requiring a state license
on motor vehicles and enac.s more
complete legislation regulating motor
vehicles. The principal change in
the bill is to bring motorcycles IN
der the provision of the law. 1t also
establishes a different system OF rat
ing state licenses. The provisions OF
the old law relative to speed g
lations are re-enacted.
Senator Keddie is the author of a
bill introduced Monday night pro-
vidine that all teachers in public
echools shall submit themselves to a
physical examination in order that
it may be determined whether they
are afflicted with any contagious dis
ease. The title of the bill recitas
that the measure is designed 70 pre-
vent the spread of contagious diseas,
es in public schools.
By a vote of ~ to 10 the senate
passed the bill creating the office of
labor commissioner yesterday after
noon. The bill is n agreed upon
at a conference between tie COVER
nor and representatives of organic
ed labor held here early in January.
The assembly killed the bill repeal
ing the corrupt practices act yester-
day afternoon after a lengthy debate.
Amendments to the present law are
pending in the assembly, having been
introduced by the joint election COM
mittee.
THIRTY DAYS IN JAIL