White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21
REFERENDUM IS
B0YlE'S DESIRE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE DESIRES TO
HAVE PUBLIC QUESTIONS SUB
MITrED TO PUBLIC WITHOUT
DELAY.
Especial to the News)


RENO. Feb. 20.--Governor Boyle
has not taken any action on the six
months divorce bill. He declares that
he has until Wednesday at midnight
TO veto or approve the measure. The
sensational effort to propose and pass
In one day the new referendum meas
ure advocated by the chief executive.
was rejected by both houses last
Thursday.
The bill was delivered to the gov
ernor early Friday morning by Chair
man Beason of the enrolling commit
tee. and considerable interest was
attached to this proceeding. 1t was
preferred to Secretary Smith after
office hours Thursday. Governor
Boyle being confined TO his home by
illness. Beason in company with
Speaker Mcbride. Senator Fulmer
and Assemblyman Waits of Reno
made the delivery Friday and got a
receipt.
THE referendum amendment which
| proposed said Governor Boyle.
had in view the submission of ques-
tions on which the public is divided
TO vote of the people within reason
able time after the question has been
passed on by the legislature. rather
than wait until the next general cleo
tion. as provided for under the pres
ent law
The percentage of voters neces-
sary 10 call referendum election
has been made exceptionally high
so that trivial and frivolous matters
could not be brought up at COM
paratiYely high expense 10 the peo-
pie II was left at a low enough
figure to permit a real majority to
initiate without delay action to over
throw what is considered to be Had
vised action of the legislature. Ques-
tions of public policy, especially those
involving social and moral issues
should be in accord with public senti-
ment
visions for an immediate referen-
dun are needed and says that the
fairness of the proposition gives the
people the right to challenge the
acts Of its servants once cannot be
denied even though the operation OF
actually determining what public SEN
timent really is may cost some money.
Governor Boyle says that he will
sign both of the race track measures.
He intimates that his mind is already
made up as far as those bills are con-
cerned He refers to the pari-mutuei
system of betting on horse racing
in foreign countries. and calls partic-
ular attention to Colorado. where
the system was established after the
women were granted the ballot. He
claims ii has apparently worked TO
advantage and that no complaint has
been registered against 1t from any
standpoint
Fitzgerald's apportionment act,
which allows White Pine county one
senator and three assemblymen. has
been made special order for three
o'clock Thursday afternoon, and in
dications are favorable for It's pass
ing through the upper house
Assemblyman Steele's bill provid-
ing that employees paying a monthly
hospital fee should have the right to
pick their own doctor has passed the
assembly.
Assemblyman White OF Washoe
mas given notice of resolution to
amend the constitution so as to make
the terms OF assemblymen four years.
Senator Chaplin introduced bill to
nave contract for clerical help in
the legislature let by the board of
examiners failed to pass last Friday
on account OF lack of a constitu-
tional majority. The vote was 10 for
against and 2 absent Fulmer was
In favor of the bill and asked for
reconsideration. but was told that he
was not on the prevailing side"
The delegation of lawmakers and
citizens from all parts OF the state.