Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-01

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Call Of the House.
We do not remember of ever at
tending session where there was not
call OF the house. Sometimes they
come very frequently. There has on
ly been one so far but you must re-
member that the game is young yet
we mean, of course, the legislative
game-there was a call OF the senate
Thursday as they wanted Senator
Kendall present to vote on some meas
ure. Yes, 1t was the tax commission
bill, we had almost forgotten what il
was, but the senator could not be To-
Gated and the senate was forced to
go along without him. Since that day
however, he answered the roll call.
II we were an advisor to q legislator
we would tell him to be always on
the job for one never knows what
might happen.
Economy Coming.
The king pin OF state economy at
this time Is Senator Jake Fulmer. who
is also the chairman of the ways and
means committee in the senate. Jake
(no one ever figures on calling him
anything but Jake) believes the state
of Nevada is not getting the returns
1t should for the money invested and
as consequence has unsheathed his
knife and is cutting and pruning in a
manner which is causing worriment in
many quarters. The office of mineral
land commissioner has been cut off
the roll by the senate and will prob
ably be concurred in by the assemb-
ly. This means money for the state
Then there is the law for having the
state employees work regular hours
This is one way of saving money and
should help some. These two meas
ures are already in and have been
considered and there are scores of
others to come in. There Is to be a
reduction in the state police; a reduc-
ton in the clerical help around the
capitol; a consolidation of the police
and prison force; the doing away with
the office OF state bank examiner and
handing the duties to the lieutenant
governor and last but not least and
this probably during the early part of
the week will be the reduction of the
expense account of the legislature by
the Topping off of useless and incom.
petent attaches.
The Attache Question.
Speaking of attaches. The attache
question is the most dangerous one of
all law making matters. pretty lit
tie attache may turn out TO be the
most dangerous thing for a measure
you ever heard of. Law makers are
as jealous of their attaches as a di-
vorced woman is of her alimony. 1t Is
question which has to be handled
with white kid gloves and we can see
storm coming if any one insinuates
that one of them should lose their job.
AS an actual fact there is always a
waiting list waiting to be summoned
to sign the state payroll. There are
many attaches who do not know what
law looks like If it was running
around in the lobby but just the same
they are supposed to be in line when
the state treasurer is paying the war
rants. There might be several chang
es made but the roar which will arise
will be heard all over the state.
The Family Affair.
One should be extremely careful in
discussing family affairs for some.
times people take exceptions to what
is said. However as nepotism is a
world which has been shot into Ne
vada with a mighty cannon and the
pieces of the shell scattered through.
out the counties, one can take a
chance. The bill went through the
senate in a rush but the assembly
men started to play football with the
measure and surely turned It back to
the senate all tattered and torn. The
senate wanted the assembly to path
the woods but there was nothing do.
ing and now the bill is in the hands
of conference committee The com
mittee will undoubtedly come to terms
as the bill to be passed will have to
90 about as the assembly has fixed II
up. The bill has had some OF the
sting taken out of IT and in its pres.
ent form will mean that only two will
have to leave the state house. That
bringing OF the affinity clause down
to the second degree saved others.
The assembly in It's good heartedness
changed the date OF its taking effect
until the first Of July when the wealth.
er Ia warm and all nature Is in bloom.
A clause protecting the widows was
also inserted so any woman who
wants to hold state job knows what
to do. There was some good politics
done on the measure and the men
who worked Il through should be
complimented on the manner in which
1t was done. We compliment a carp.
enter on doing n neat job Of joining
so why not compliment politician
when he does an equally good job in
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