The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-02-13
BILLS PROPOSED
BY LAW MAKERS
CAREFUL CONSIDERATION Is BE-
ING GIVEN TO URGENT
MEASURES

excitement prevailed among the sup
porters of the divorce bill yesterday,
after the vote sending the bill to the
judiciary committee had been
preached about the capital. A re-
port, circulated Immediately after
the senate took its Don recess, to
the effect that the judiciary commit
tee intended to report the measure
unfavorably in the afternoon and
force the measure to a vote. lent en-
ergy to their efforts. 1t developed,
however, that the judiciary commit
tee had no intention of taking snap
judgment on the measure. and it was
autho%ritatively announced that a re-
port would not be made before today
or Wednesday.
Those who are leading the fight
against the bill in the senate are
positive in their assertions that the
measure will be defeated and claim
the final vote will show at least IL
and possibly 13 senator's opposed to
it. While the roll was not called
on the motion to refer the bill to
committee it has developed that SEN
ators Gault and Elliott did not vote.
Gault is strongly opposed to the bill,
but Senator Elliott has been regard
ed as in favor of it. Senator Huss-
man, who was absent, is said to favor
the bill.
Supporters Of the bill declare that
the vote yesterday cannot be regard
ed as a test vote, as there were 9TH
er matters involved. OF the five
members of the judiciary committee
all but Senator Huskey of Washoe
are opposed to the bill. 1t Is prob
Dle that Huskey will submit a mi
nority report favoring the measure.
so that the real fight will be on the
adoption of the majority or minority
report.
Chairman Beard of the assembly
committee on public morals says he
does not know when the ace track
bills will be reported by that COM
mittee. 1t is believed. however.
that they will be ready for final pas
sage with majority reports about
the end of the present week. While
there will be opposition to both
bills in the house it is not thought
it will be strong enough to defeat
them.
Senator Keddie's bill providing for
the removal of the state fairs from
Reno to Fallon passed the senate
with a howl yesterday, although
| C1.oo- ArnD1I of Ecnnnroldo OaUo
notice of reconsideration. The mo-
ton to reconsider the vote will come
up some time today.
A poll was taken in the senate yes
terday to determine how many mem
bers intend going to San Francisco
to attend the exposition opening and
the dedication of the Nevada build
ing. Six senators announced they
would not go, six were undecided
and Senator Hussman was absent.
There was considerable discussion of
the proposition, and some of the
senator's favored p%ostponing the trip
until March 6 in accordance with
the suggestion of C. c. Moore, presi-
dent of the exposition. A vote on
the question of adjourning on Thurs
day next until the following Tuesday
has not been taken.
Among the bills introduced in the
senate Yesterday is one amending the
vagrancy act, making the same APP
ply to that class of beggars who
pose as cripples for the purpose OF
securing aims from the general pub
lie.
Senator Buol introduced a bill yes
terday authorizing county commits
sioners to levy special assessments
not to exceed one CEN on every 800
valuation for the purpose of secur-
ing money with which to exploit and
advertise the agricultural and miner
al of the counties. He
also introduced a bill requiring loan
and building associations to deposit
with the state treasurer the sum OF
$4,000 before engaging in bust.
ness.
Senator Seaman is the author OF a
bill making it g. misdemeanOr pun
ishable by a fine of not less than
35O o more tHdH paw ioi
ing gas and electric meters that dc
not register correctly.
The assembly tabled the senate
bill abolishing the office of mineral
land commissioner, now held by the
attorney general at a salary OF ST.
500 a year. The bill was passed by
IL strictly party vote in the senate
The vote on the motion to table the
bill in the assembly was "a for, IA
against and four not voting. A
bill reducing the salary OF the min
eral land commissioners to $14OO is
pending in the assembly and a SINH
lar measure was tabled in the SEN
ate.