The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-02-06
BILLS
QUICKLY PASSED
CEEDINGS In BOTH HOUSES
OF LEGISLATURE


ing, which passed the senate yester-
day by a vote of IA to g., will be
sent to the assembly today and will
be referred to committee. 1t should
be reported out of the assembly
committee early next week and
probably will reach the general file,
ready for third reading and final
passage, about next Wednesday.
The divorce bill, which passed the
assembly yesterday by a vote of 40
to IL, should be ready for third read
ing and final passage in the senate
at about the same time.
Predictions that the senate would
be rather evenly divided on the race
track bill and that the divorce bill
would pass the assembly by a large
majority were proved we'll founded
by the roll calls. There was no dis
cussion on the race track bill in the
afternoon session of the senate, the
fireworks having played out in the
morning when Harrington tried to
eliminate Reno as a racing center
by an amendment prohibiting racing
within fifteen miles of the univer-
sity.
When the companion bill to the
race track bill came up, the bill
amending the anti-gambling law so
as to permit betting on races, Sena-
tor Lee offered an amendment. II
developed, however, that his amend
ment was identical to the one pass
ed by the 1913 legislature and 1t
was withdrawn. There was one de-
lection from the vote on the racing
commission bill, Senator Hesson
supporting the amendment. There
vas scattering applause in the SEN
ate when the racing commission bill
was passed.
Absolute silence reigned in the
assembly while the solOns were dis
cussipg the divorce bill, but in the
assembly as in the house the agita-
ton had practically spent itself dur
ing the morning session. Fitzger-
aid withdrew his amendment Of
fered in the morning making the bill
take effect two years hence. At the
outset Heidtmann offered an apology
for the confusion that attended the
arrival of visitors in the assembly
chamber in the morning and asked
that the speaker compel order. There
was no applause after the vote had
been announced and the assembly
proceeded in it's regular order Of
business. Voting against the bill
we're Baird, Beason, Dickinson, Full
ton, Gallagher, Gilbert, McFarlane
of Elko, Scott, Smith of Humboldt,
Steele and Weight. Speaker Me-
Bride passed his vote.
Standing room was at a premium
in both legislative chambers and the
Hobbies and galleries were filled to
overlooking.
The first declaration that an
amendment to the present anti-gam-
bling bill will be introduced came in
the senate yesterday afternoon,
when a telegram was received from
Goldfeld asking that the proposed
amendment to the anti-gambling
law, together with other liberal
bills, be passed..
The ways and means committee of
the assembly introduced five bills
yesterday afternoon designed to do
away with the tax commission. re-
establish the office of state bullion
tax agent and license collector by
making the inspector of mines such
officer with an ex-OfficiO title, and
returning to the old board of assess
Ors system. The bill was referred
to the ways and means committee.
This is taken as indicating that the
opponents of the tax commission in
tend using every effort to wipe out
that commission, notwithstanding
the fact that a joint committee is
working on a bill amending the tax
commission act with a view to salts
flying both sides to the controversy.
In the assembly Steele introduced
another bill requiring school teach
ers to make an examination of all
children within their jurisdiction. 1t
was referred to the committee on
education.
The assembly made Senator Full
mer's bill abolishing the office of
mineral land commissioner a special
order for Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Fitzgerald's reapportionment bill
giving each county n senator and
cutting down the number of assem-
blymen was passed after being
amended to give ElkO county three
members of the assembly. Nye three
and Washoe four. Heidtmann pro-
posed an amendment giving Washoe
two senator's, but it was voted down.
The vote on the bill was "A to Z.
There was opposition in the en-
ate in the morning to adjourning
today until Monday in order that
the members might accept an invita-
ton from the university regents to
attend the welfare convention Al