Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-03-11
WARDEN BILL NOW
BEING CONFERRED
Continued from Page u
Waiting Period Seven Days

Waiting Period Seven Days
Among the amendments adopted
was one increasing the waiting period
to seven days 1t had been fixed at
five days in the substitute bill An
other amendment reduced the maxi
mum liability in case of death or gen
eral disability from $4,000 to $4,000
and reduced the maximum payments
from 200 TO 100 months. The amend
ment offered by the opponents of or
ganized labor to increase the per
centage of payment to 60 was voted
down. These we're the amendments
over which the battle was waged all
afternoon, beginning when the senate
was called to order, at which time
Senator Seaman offered a resolution
resembling the action of the senate
in adopting the substitute bill.
Mining Men Explain
Seaman began mis- argument, only
to be interrupted by point OF order
raised by Fulmer, who insisted on a
special order being taken up when
the times set arrived. Several bills
were disposed of under special orders
in succession, and finally the substi
tute bill was reached under a specia
order The fight then began agar
and the bill was referred to the com
mittee of the whole to be discussed
by w b. Alexander, secretary Of thu
Nevada Mine Operators association
Attorney Chandler. representing tn,
. Nevada Consolidated properties a
Ely, and DR.. Donald Maclean, tn
commissions physician. Variou
features were discussed and eS
planned.
:, Mction Voted Down
The debate on Scanlan's motion
was resumed and the motion vote
kdown. Amendments offered by Hus
key to take the handling of the fund
of the commission and the establish
ment of commission members sa
aries out of the hands of the tire
commissioners and place control {
these items in the hands of tn
:. board as a whole. were adopted.
Seaman and Harrington reache
: the parting of the ways after ii
oil had been passed, Harringto
:. filed protest at the action of Sea
. ian in refusing to vote on the pr
posed amendment increasing the pc
. 3entage payment TO so. claimin
: Scanlan's vote would have adopte
. he amendment Seaman replied /
had a right to vote on any questiC
he saw fit or to refuse to vote an
!, offered a protest at what he terme
Harrington's misrepresentation of Il
facts relative to the action taken Z
=. he bill in the joint labor committe
a Important Legislation
u The industrial insurance act amen
ments were considered among II
most important legislation Of the Sc
sion and the bill was made the su
o iect of continuous conferences sin,
the first session opened
n A. b. Mcfarland of Clark
Is Relating to crimes and punishment
Ie Abolishing capital punishment. Fit
a. gerald wanted capital punishmel
n done away with and thought II tin
e to do away with the barbarous pu
S shment Motion made that Section
e be stricken out Sherman spoke fl
T. the retaining of the section doin
away with capital punishment Stee
also wanted capital punishment dor
away with. Young said there wa
s no reason bothering with the matte
as the board of pardons always a
! tended to the murder cases In III
e state. Roll call on the amendmel
q asked for and amendment carried b
D. a heavy vote Bill passQd