White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07
Senate ActS on
Important Bills
1 MEASURE PROVIDING FOR
CONSOLIDATION OF TAX AND
RAILROAD COMMISSIONS Is
INTRODUCED BY COMMITTEE.
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Carson City, Feb. 6.-With the
passage of the divorce bill in the as
sembly, the race track bill in the SEN
ate together with the bill amending
the anti-gambling law permitting the
pari mutual system of betting and the
introduction yesterday in the senate
of the bill consolidating the tax COM
mission and railroad commissions the
third week of the legislative session
was one of the busiest the law makers
have put in thus far.
In addition to the bills already
mentioned the senate passed the
blacklist and eight-hour-day for wo-
woman as we'll as the bill establish
ing the maximum daily expense ac-
count Of all state officials and the bill
abolishing the Office of mineral land
commissioner. The assembly COM
mittee on Indian affairs reported the
bill regulating the hours of labor for
females unfayorably yesterday and
passed the bill introduced by Schmidt
of Nye limiting freight trains TO 80
ears with amendment permitting
an increase of ten per cent when nee
essary for the benefit of shippers.
There was fight on this bill and it
polled 20 votes.
The bill to divide Washoe county
at the north boundary of township
26, talk of which was started when
the crowd came over from Reno. was
not introduced this week but 1t is said
will make its appearance next week
The bill consolidating the tax and
railroad commission was introduced
by the senate ways and means com
mittee The bill provides that the
new commission shall consist of the
governor as chairman and the three
members of the railroad commission
The three railroad commissioners are
to name fourth member who is TO
act as secretary at salary OF $4,000
a year with power to employ such
clerical help as may become neees-
sary The appointment of the seere-
tary is to be made within ten days
after the passage of the act and is 10
have the approval of the senate.
The railroad commissioners are to
receive no additional salary for their
seryit es as tax commissioners, but lit
tie change is proposed in the duties
of the tax commissioners. They are
to have sole jurisdiction over the tax
es of corporations, public utilities
and livestock assessment and valua-
tions on other property In the state is
left with the board of equalization
and the various assessors. the latter
to confer with the tax commissioners
before establishing valuations.
Co-incident with the appearance
of the consolidation bill comes the
rumor. which is not verified. that
Governor Boyle has given out the
word that certain bills now pending
In each house will not be signed until
the tax commission bill is passed
Neither the racetrack bill nor the
divorce bill were referred to COM
mittees yesterday and therefore will
not be acted upon before next week,
both houses adjourning yesterday
Monday 1t is not likely that they will
come out of committee before the
middle of the week and public hear
ing may be given on them Indica-
tions are that the racetrack bill will
have no difficulty In getting BY the
assembly but the fate of the divorce
bill is more questionable. At least
two senators who supported the race
track bill are known to be radically
opposed to the new divorce law and
it is probable that an amendment car
rying an interlocutory decree pro-
vision will be tackled on.
Copies of gambling bill which 1t
is said will be introduced next week
were in circulation in Carson yester-
day. The bill will seek to legalize
stud and draw poker. panguinguo.
and solo and "all other games played
with cards. The latter clause. 1t is
claimed, is designed to permit the
operation of faro bank There is a
license provision in the bill fixing the
license at $50 quarter with a quar-