Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-29

N oui SO--ODpOSlllOn
to the first of the retrenchment bills
introduced by the ways and means
committee in the senate developed to-
day when minority and majority re-
ports on the bill abolishing the at
torney generals eX-ofrcio $2,5OO-a-year
JOB OF mineral land commissioner
were presented.
The majority report. signed by the
republican members of the ways and
means committee, recommended that
the bill as introduced be passed The
minority report, signed by Arnold and
Harrington, the democratic members
OF the committee, recommended that
the bill be not passed and offered
substitute measure reducing the salary
of the mineral land inspector to 1.4OO
year. the reasons given being that
the added duties given him by the last
session in connection with the indus
trial insurance commission and tax
commission entitled him to more sal
AIRY.
Senator Harrington moved the adop-
tion of the minority report The mi
nority report was rejected by a vote
of II to and the majority report was
adopted.
Wrangle Over Memorial.
The bill then was placed on the gen.
cral file, but was not reached because
of wrangle which arose over the
adoption of joint resolution memori-
alizing congress to pass the Newlands
bill validating patents granted by the
Southern Pacific Co. TO lands along
the railway in Nevada.
Senator Scanlan opposed the resolu-
tion. saying it would have the effect
of giving the railroad company legal
title to land in Nevada the title to
which now is being attacked by the
government. His motion to table the
resolution was lost and his motion to
make the resolution a special order
for tomorrow was defeated by a tie
vote. 4 general discus sion of the
resolution was held and vote de-
layed by motion to recess until after
noon.
Will Not Concur
The senate refused to concur in the
amendments tackled onto the nepotism
bill by th" assembly yesterday. The
bill will 20 back TO the assembly for
refusal or agreement TO Tecede from
the amendments.
An "uurt 10 saddle on tne state the
Nf &c
through rcsolu'i ION empowering the
con'rGi;"- 1''~'- ''ar:ants covering
post..sc va. tleu IN both houses. 1t
was rega '' N. "Hrt by certain
members 10 pc ':oi the $50 allowance
'Iad' stationary ant incidcntals.
hrporntr nte causr Turmoil.
G0r. Boyle ga continent of c. II.
olbuTn and Attorney General George
a.. Thatcher as members of the tax
commission created a turmoil in dem
ocratic ranks today. Many democratic
leaders expressed a belief that it
would ha,a the effect of carrying the
bill repeating the act creating the COM
mission.
of school children and Assemblyman
Geraghty's bill relating to "spotters",
were reported unfavorably in the as
sembly.
kendaps Presence Forced.
a roll call of the senate was ordered
when the afternoon session convened
today and the sergeant.at-arms was
ordered TO produce Senator sendall,
absent yesterday and today, but
known to be in the city. The mo-
tiOn was made by Senator Harrington
and is believed to have been prompted
by his desire to have Kendall pres
Pnt when a vote was taken on the bill
abolishing the office of mineral land
commissioner. Harrington opposes
tho bill. The senate recessed pending
the arrival of the sergeant-atarms and
Senator Kendall.
Tax Commission Bill.
The sergeant-at-arms returned later
10 report Senator Kendall could not
be found.
The minority report of the ways
and means committee. recommending
the passage of the bill abolishing the
tax commission. was adopted by a
vote Of II to 0. one absent and one
not voting. On reconsideration both
reports were rejected and the bill
made special order for Monday at
2:3O.
NSSEMBLY-Morn
Called TO order by Speaker Mcbride.
Roll called and quorum present,