The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-02-06
DIVORCE AND
RACING BILLS
BOTH PASSED
Former Measure Is successful i'm
Assembly by Vote of
II to IL
BrOL'S RACING BILLS
PASSED BY SENATE
Attempt Made i'm Upper House to
Amend Latter Measure Proves
Unavailing

CARSON CITY, Feb. 3 (3 p. m.).
BY a vote of II to = the senate
this afternoon passed BuOl's bill es-
tablishing a state racing commission.
Those voting against the bill were
Bradshaw, Chaplin, Fernald, Gault,
Harrington, Hesson, lie Marie and
Scanlan.
The amendment to the anti-gam-
bling law permitting the Paris mu-
tual system of betting on horse rae
es was passed by a vote of is to z.
Bradshaw, Chaplin, Fernald, Gault,
Harrington, LIE Marie and Seaman
voted against the bill.
Late Ihis afternoon the divorce
bill passed the house by q vote of
II to IL.
CARSON CITY, Feb. 3. Com
ing III of the committee on public
morals in the assembly this orn
ing the divorce bill was given a ma
jority report, which was favorable,
and a minority report, unfavorable,
signed by C. d. Gallagher of White
Pine.
Despite objections made by
Schmidt and Fitzgerald of Nye, the
bill was taken up out of order and
placed on third reading and final
passage. Fitzgerald and Schmidt
renewed their objections to having
the bill put to a vote at that time,
and by parliamentary tactics forced
a recess until this afternoon. Fitz-
gerald and Schmidt were pronounc-
bill should not be considered at this
time because there were parties OPP
posed and parties favOring the
measure who desired a chance to en-
press their opinions.
Fitzgerald alluded to the presence
Of the delegation of Renoites as
proof positive of an attempt on the
part of the supporters of the meas
ure to railroad it through without a
fair hearing. During the middle of
the discussion a motion to recess
until ? o'clock was carried. There
were scattering voices against the
motion to take the bill up out of
piopCI oIuCi, +put q IOil Val "
demanded.
Race Track Bill
Action on the race track bill in
the enate was also precipitated
suddenly this morning when BuOl's
motion to rescind the senate action
making the bill a special order for
next Tuesday was carried. This
placed the bill on the general file.
and it was reached for third reading
shortly before noon. The amend
ments proposed by the railroad com
mittee making it a felony to attempt
to bride n one connected with
races and limiting the racing board
to three members were accepted.
Harrington then threw a bomb
shell into the camp of the bills sup
porters by an amendment prohibit
ing race meets within fifteen miles
of any university supported by the
state. He spoke at some length in
favor of the amendment, saying that
he did not believe it would be good
policy to have race meets close to
the university because of the de-
mOralizing effect it would have on
the institution. Kendall moved to
amend the proposed amendment by
making the limit five miles, but
later withdrew the motion. Full
mer spoke against Harrington's
amendment, saying that he did not
believe distance would cut any fig
IRE in any effect races might have on
the university.
A division was demanded on the
vote on the amendment. 1t was
lost by a vote of ten to eleven, with
Senator Stickney. a supporter of the
bill, absent because of sickness.
Those supporting the Harrington
amendment We're: Seaman, lie
Marie, Harrington, Chaplin. Fernald.
Hesson, Gault, Bradshaw, Kenney
end Carpenter.
Harrington then moved that the
bill be made a special order for this
afternoon at $3.50 and the motion
carried.