White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-14
ate Of Bills
Undetermined
RACE TRACK AND DIVORCE
MEASURES STILL CONTINUE
TO ATTRACT ATTENTION OF
LAWMAKERS At CARSON.
(By LOUIS A. sPELLIER)

(By LOUIS A. SPELLlEH)
Carson City, Feb. 13.-The race
track and divorce bills were the prin-
cipal pieces of legislation taken up
this week by the legislature and the
status of them still hangs in the bal
ance. While the bill creating the
state racing commission as passed in
the assembly, and now Is ready for
action by the governor. its companion
bill, amending the anti-gambling law
so as to permit the pari-mutuel sys-
tenn of betting on races, has been
made a special order for Monday af-
ternoon at two o'clock 1t is rumor-
ed that a number of amendments
will be made to this measure when
it is taken up Monday and some fears
have been expressed that the at
tempts to amend il will result in 1t
being killed.
The divorce bill was killed in the
Senate Thursday by failure to secure
Il constitutional majority but was
placed on the general file Friday on
motion of Senator Fulmer TO recon
slider. The bill then was referred to
the committee on railroads and it is
lrumored that unless another vote can
be secured for it in its present form
1t will be returned with an amend
ment providing for interlocutory de-
crees The belief has been express
ed from many quarters since the
vote on the bill was taken Thursday
measure. he having stated that he
will sign only those bills passed by
a vote clearly demonstrating that
they express the will of the majority
of the people.
Passage by Senate and Assembly
of the bill removing the state fair
from Reno to Fallon created consid-
cradle unfavorable comment among
Reno business men, many of them
accusing their representatives in both
houses of the legislature of paying
too much attention to other meas
ures. The bill was passed with but
two dissenting votes in the senate.
neither of the Washoe senators OPP
posing ii and with but four dissent
ing votes in the assembly. The four
negative votes we're from the Washoe
delegation.
The bill limiting the number of
cars in freight trains in this state to
iiity was killed by the indefinite
postponement in the Senate after 1t
had passed the Assembly The eight
hour a day for females measure was
killed by indefinite postponement in
the Assembly and the blacklist bill
after being amended in the Assembly
so as to apply only to persons. firms
or corporations engaging in inter
the committee on labor.
Among bills that are pending in
committees are the amendment to the
direct primary law. restoring the old
convention system, the tax commits
sion act, consolidating the railroad
and tax commissions and bill abol-
ishing the death penalty.
The Senate Ways and Means COM
mttee has several additional re-
trenchment measures to introduce
and they probably will make their
appearance soon. Owing to lack of
organization in the Assembly. how
ever. the prospects for getting any
very beneficial legislation of a re-
trenchment nature through seems
slight. On the only two economy
measures thus far sent to the Assem-
bly, from the Senate defeat has been
! administered by concerted action on
the part of the Democrats assisted by
some republicans. These two meas
ures are one abolishing the office
of mineral land commissioner. which
has been placed on the table. and the
bill fixing the office hours of state
officials and their employees from
to 12 and l to 4 This bill was kill
ed
1t is said that bill removing
many of the radical provisions of the
corrupt practices act soon will be in
troduced.