Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-02-17
SENATE PASSES THE
DIVORCE MEASURE
NINE 6oLTERs RETURN TO THE
STATE HOUSE ALL DRIP
PING WITH MUD

CARSON CITY, Feb. 1.-THE di.
yoree bill passed the senate this
morning by vote of II to TO- Sena-
tor Bradshaw of Humboldt filed large
petitions from his home people and
voted with the majority. otherwise
the result would have been tie,
leaving the deciding vote to the presi-
dent of the senate, if he should have
desired to exercise that questionable
prerogative. The nine senators who
had bolted during yesterdays mixup
over taking the bill out of the hands
of the committee, returned to Carson
mud bespattered. 1t was apparent
that they had enjoyed an automobile
ride to Reno or some other neighbor-
ing town In the interim.
Senator Buois bill No. I6 was
amended yesterday by vote of 3S to
IL by the assembly The bill permits
pari-mutuel gambling on horse races.
The bill providing for the abolition
of the death penalty was defeated in
the senate by vote of to 12 Sen
ator Huskeys bill providing for the
removal of license from free employ
ment agencies was defeated by the
boNSiiAOis lulS WAS MS HTSI veto.
1t was sustained The bill creating
Roop county out of northern Washoe
was withdrawn. Fitzgerald of Nye
gave notice that he will introduce a
bill changing the tenure of all county
offices from two to four years. The
senate passed the spoilers" bill by
vote of l6 to 5. Senator Kendall
introduced an amendment to the full
train crew law, 1t was referred to
the committee on railroads. 1t ex-
cludes from the provisions OF the law
all roads not over 95 miles in length
Speaking of the bolt of the sena.
tors, the Appeal says:
Scanlan introduced the following
resolution: BE it resolved that the
senate rescind the action taken on
assembly bill No. IL divorce bilD."
| The resolution was adopted and
then followed the turmoil mentioned
in yesterdays Appeal Motion after
motion was made, lasting for hours
in not one OF which was the ruling OF
the president sustained by the body
The vote stood IL to 9 at all times
| but the action of the supporters OF
the divorce bill was sufficient to de
lay all votes, and prevent action OF
| laying bill on the table. As last re.
source to delay action the nine sena
tors favoring the bill left the senate
chamber.
A roll call of the house was order
ed and the sergeantat-arms ordered
to arrest the absent senators and
bring them before the bar of the
house.
The sergeant-at-arms of the senate
made search Of the building and
failed to find senator. Deputies
were appointed and they searched in
vain. The president called the senate
! to order and asked advice as to what
was to be done. Seaman and Har
rington moved that the state police
and the sheriff of Ormsby county
with his deputies, be brought into the
search for the missing senators. This
motion was carried and the sergeant
alarms left the building to bring il
the absent ones.
Later recess was taken till
o'clock .. m.
| At 8 D. IN. the senate was calle,
to order, but the failure of the absen
tees to be present resulted in M
quorum, when recess was taken fo
| is hours, at which time the wander
ers had returned and all was har
monious and pleasing for the friend
of the divorce bill.