The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1915-01-22
THE GOVERNORS
FIRST MESSAGE

Governor Boyle read his first
message to joint session of both
houses of the legislature Tuesday.
The two houses went into Joint ses-
sion soon after convening and a COM
mittee was appointed To inform the
executive that they waited his pleas
ure. lie accompanied the committee
and was introduced To the senators
and assemblymen by Senator Johr.
Kenny of Storey in few brief and
well chosen remarks.
The Governor then proceeded With
tie reading OF, his message, some of
the more important points being n
follows:
In the opening paragraph of tie
message the Governor called attention
to the fact that while We have approx
imately 10000 square miles of ter
ritory, our population Is the loves.
OF any state in the union and that
the very nature of things here re-
quires an unusual degree of eonsid
Grafton for those upon whom the cost
OF government falls. The first recon-
for economy and efficiency
affects the work of the legislature
itself in its own organization. The
creation of modern organization
TO preform the clerical work of the
session is urged. Positive action In
the reapportionment OF membership
is recommended Nevada has one rep
resentatiye for each l loo of her pop
which, IL is contended is
disapportionate and representation
should be reduced To the lowest
number consistent with proper ser
vice.
The work of the Nevada Tax Com
mission is commended and the GOV
ernor believes no apologies are due
from the commission.
The Nevada Industrial Commission
act is approved with the suggestion of
certain amendments which will be
touched on in special message.
Some amendements. however. are that
OF the waiting period before com
pensation, legislation looking TO the
adoption OF the individual merit sys-
tenn of premiums and provision for in
vestments OF the substantial fund of
the commission.
The Governor expressed the belief
that the state should. through the
proper university departments. be
now in position to reply to inquiries
regarding our resources and sees no
further necessity for the support of
separate publicity department at
this time and that provision should
be made for the return of the powers
conferred on the bureau in the ad-
ministration of the Carey Act to the
State Engineer and the Surveyor Cen
cral.
lie pointed out the fact that the
State is confronted with a crying
need Tor modern prison. either
the present site or, preferably at the
employ a large percentage of con
yicts. He does not advocate a large
for new construction at
this time
The State water law is considered
to be unsatisfactory in its present
shape and recommendation will be
the present law or for new water
law.
The Governor hopes that by in-
dicious management the entire appro-
priation of $4,000 made for the Ne
yada exhibits at san Diego and San
Francisco expositions. will not be en-
tirely consumed.
He believes. as did Governor Oddie.
that the Nevada Hospital for Mental
Diseases, the Orphans Home. the
Industrial Home at Elko and. if pos
sible, the State Prison, should be
placed under control of "A State Board
of Charities and Corrections
II was recommended that Con-
ciliatory law similar to the Canadian
law. preventing strikes and lock-onts
be passed
II was urged that law forbdding
the employment by state and county
officers of their close relatives be
placed upon the statute books
1t was recommended that the office
of State Purchasing Agent be created,
and that such agent be made an ap-
pointee of the State Board of EN-
aminers
The Governor believes that the
State Police should be retained, but
that except in time of trouble the
organization should be kept down Ia