Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-02-09
Assembly, Feb. 8, A. M.

The Assembly met at II O'Clock,
Speaker Luce in the chair.
Roll call. All present
| Prayer by Rev. w. H. d. Horna.
day, .-.
Reading OF minutes OF previous ses.
zion was-dispensed with.
Committee on labor reported fay.
orably on A. B. No. 8, By Fuimer,
limiting the hours. Of labor OF female
employees in certain Industrial in Ne
vada. 49, .....
Thesways and means committee re.
ported favorably on A. b. Nos. 20 and
40. and Recommendation that both
pass. No. 20 refers to fees of officers
In .Washoe county and No. 40 regu.
iates proceedings in civil cases.
New Bills
A. B. No. &c, by Booher-An act
for the relief OF persons who con-
structed presidents house on the uni.
versity ground. Referred to commit
Tee on ways and means. ...
A. d. No. 81, by Nye county dele
gadon-An act fixing compensation
OF certain officers and abolishing GER
tain offices. etc. Referred to the Nye
county delegation. ...
| A. d. No. IS, by Winters-An act
for the relief OF Emil Peterson. Re-
ferred to committee on claims.
The judiciary committee reported
on the following bills:
A. B. No. 10. Williams gambling
bill, unfavorably.
A. B. No. 81, concerning crimes and
punishments. that IT do not pass.
A. B. No. So, to regulate proceed.
ings in civil cases, that 1t do pass.
"A. b. No. so. TO amend certain sec
lions of the revised laws, that it do
pass.
A. B. No. 81. concerning county as
SCISSORS, that it tloFpass.
s. B. No. a, to regulate proceed.
ings in certain civil cases, that 1t do
not pass.
s. D. No. 10, concerning mining
claims, allowing estates to lease prop
critics, that lido pass.
S. B. Nos. Is and 26. TO regulate
proceedings in certain civil cases. that
1t do not pass.
s. b. Nos. IS and &c. 10 regulate
proceedings in certain civil cases,
that 1t do not pass.
s. b. No. 81. TO fix compensation
for jurors and witness. that It do not
pass.
A. B. No. 60. by Winters-To per-
nit board of school trustees of Orms-
by county to borrow money and to
levy, special tax. Referred to the
OrmsbyA county delegation.
On motion OF Williams, A. d. No.
10, the gambling bill, was made a spe-
cial order for next Tuesday at 2p. m.
A. d. No. 90. relief OF VIM Nc
knight, passed.
A. b. No. 40, TO regulate proceed
ings in civil cases. passed.
A. s. for a. d. No. No. "a, concur.
ring powers and duties OF university
REGENTS, substitute was adopted and
passed.
A. d. No. &C., special tax to raise
funds for rabies commission and the
determination OF coyotes. referred to
the committe OF the whole.
In committee OF the whole. with
Williams In the chair consideration
OF A. b. No. &c was taken UP. The
bill carries an appropriation of s70.O00I
to carry on the work OF determination
for the coming two years, to which
Alderman objected, because of the
size fthe appropriation, while Bell
of Nye spoke in It's favor. as did Raed.
ing Of Lander. Former Senator r. J. |
Bell Of Nye, county was present in
the lobby and he was called upon and
interestingly spent the five minutes he |
was allowed in giving his views onl
the rabies situation. He favored the
measure.
At 1916, committee OF the whole
arose and was instructed to report
favorably on A. b. No. S.
Afternoon Session
Immediately after noon recess. Mr.
Fulmer asked that A. b. No. 0, the
eighthour bill for women, be taken
up at once. He desired immediate
consideration OF the bill. as he stated
he would be called away for few
days. Permission was granted and tho
bill taken up. On motion. the bill was
put on fits final passage. Amend.
ments then followed, which would
exempt telephone and telegraph OF.
flces. hospitals. and several other
lines Of business from the provisions
OF the bill A motion to refer the
bill back TO the committee on labor
was lost. The amendments were stIliI
under discussion when the Appeal
wont IN nrosa