Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-02-01
S|DEL|GHTS ON
THE LEGISLATURE
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this particular branch OF work.
The Immor tai Lincoln.
YESTERDAY we felt a tinge Of sorrow
e We heard the senate blast our
hopes that a picture OF the immortal
Lincoln would hang in the state CAPT.
tol. Lincoln is interviewer with the
history Of Nevada to such an extent
that his me nory is perhaps more dear
TO us than 10 the residents of any 9th
or state. The legislators have their
reason, perhaps, for refusing the gift
to the state but the time is only post
poned for The day is bound to. come
when a Lincoln statute or a Lincoln
picture will be within the capital to
the memory of the martyr.
The Forecast.
On the slate this coming week will
be the introduction of the divorce bill
from the public morals committee to
the assembly for action. The bill will
come In with the favorable considera-
ton OF h committee with the recon-
mendation that it pass and 1t is al
S~ANuAhiS thai lit HleI1DeTS OF
the Assembly will back their commit
tee In its recommendations. We do
not want you to understand that the
divorce bill is to pass without a strug-
gle. Fla from it. There is 10 be the
hardest battle ever waged on any bill
over this question but from a safe
vantage point, being neither a divorcee
nor a divoTcon, we can say that the
earmarks on the moon point to a six
months residence as being the proper
caper after the present legislature has
completed its action on the repeal
measure. The bill will come in early |
n will undoubtedly be made a
special order before the committee of !
the whole. The assembly chamber |
Will be crowded to it's full capacity |
and the word painters of the state
will pro and con upon the question.
Speedy Horses.
Then there is the Paris Mutuel
measure. From listening while the
wise men speak we have become i'm
bued with the idea that the ponies are
going to breast the tape in Nevada |
once again. The bill is not often dis. |
cussed by those who are worried about
1t. Why! the race horse bill has been
forgotten which to us means 1t Is all
the same as being on the books.
The Tax Question.
The tax commission bill IS taking a
rest. There was a round or two spar
rQn nhOrf - q fnrp lo-. --La-t
appeared to indicate that one side was
afraid and the other side did not dare.
There has been a great amount of op- |
position to the personnel OF the board.
This was quite openly discussed by
many a few days ago when it was |
learned that Governor Boyle had re-
appointed two of the commission to
succeed themselves. We are not pre-
pared to rake any advance state |
ments In regard to the tax commits |
sion bill. We are noted for our |
truthfulness and to hazard a state
ment on this question would be folly, |
but II we had you out behind the barn
all alone, We would remark that there
would be a change in the law before |
the session was over. There will be
a half dozen a~mendatory bills intro
duced before long.
Licensing Gambling.
Yes, gam bling will be licensed. II
Will not be a straight license law but |
1t VIII be the same thing. The penalty |
Will be made a misdemeanor and every
house wherein gambling Is conducted
Will be "~pinched" about once a month
and then the wheel will go turning
around again until the "pinching" date
returns again. Why not? There is a
vast amount Of gambling going on all
over the state every day and every
night and Warden Dickerson has no
faro dealers nor poker sharps trim. |
ming stones at the prison. You know
there were two men sent to prison
Tor the crime but they were. freed
as soon as possible. The penalty is
too great for the crime and the peo.
pie OF Nevada will not stand for Il.
This matter will be dropped by us
at once or We will be considered pre-.
pairing to enter the lists as an ad.
Vocate of TIE sporting fraternity. We
cannot refrain from saying though
that as long as gambling is to take
place why not let the sport help pay
the expenses of the municipalities?
In General.
Everything is lovely as we remark.
ed before. There has not beer much