Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-03-20
GOV, BOYLE SBUS|L YWRESTL|NG
WITH MASSOF LEGISLATION ACTS
Measure Touching On Almost Every Conceivable Question
sod n y I s 'e ISL Ended; Many Bills

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only another week remaining in
which to sign or veto them, Gov.
Boyle yesterday began in earnest the
work OF looking over the lot, says the
Gazette. There are bills of every ma.
ture awaiting executive approval or
disapproval, the session Just closed be-
! ing one OF the most Industrious insofar
as passing acts is concerned that the
state has ever had.
Organized Labor's Bills
Most all of the bills with which or
ganized labor was greatly concerned
were disposed OF early in the session,
among them being the act establishing
an eight'hour day for women. The
amendments TO the industrial insur-
ance act are before the governor. The
act contains an amendment that was
opposed by the mine operators. The
amendment provides that whenever il
Is shown TO the industrial insurance
/ commission that any employer is not
/ furnishing proper medical and hospital
! attention for an injured employe the
] commission may assume charge of the
case, place "A physician in charge or re-
move the patient to another hospital.
charging the same TO the employer.
The amendment was stricken from the
original bill in the assembly and was
restored in the senate after a bitter
fight. Then the assembly concurred
in the senate amendment. This bill
was the only amendment TO the in
! dustrial insurance act to pass. The
amendments proposed by the Joint
! labor committee were tabled in the
/ senate and died there. The amend.
! mcnt proposing to move the office of
| the commission to Reno never en-
| erged from the assembly and another
amendment giving the governor the
| power to appoint the members of the
| commission and name the chairman,
| also died in committee.
/ Labor Commission Act Amended
The only amendment to the labor
/ commissioner law was one increasing
1 the salary of the commissioners stem.
Ographer TO $1,000 from $1,000 per
! year. Two bills were introduced rails
! ing the salary OF the commissioner tC
| $4,000 per year, increasing his powers
and duties and providing for extra
! clerical hely. The bill increasing the
| salary of the stenographer was a sub
| CIT mi FIJI nF nj nr
| died in committee in the assembly. A
| bill abolishinE the commission was
killed in the senate
The six o'clock closing law for
stores. drawn to apply to Reno. was
! killed in the senate after getting
through the lower house without OPP
! position.
BARRIERS Must Close Sundays
The bill. closing barber shops on
| Sunday, reached the governors Office
| on the last day of the session, after
having been amended to apply only to
! cities having a population of 10000 or
more, making it a strictly Reno act.
The semi-monthly payday bill was
! killed in the senate, although an
| amendment to an act creating a state
| printing Office. containing a provision
for scmi-monthly payday for en-
! ploycs of the printing office. passed
/ and has been signed.
The bill declaring lawful, organiza-
! tions formed by employees for the pur-
pose of lettering labor or wage con.
ditions, failed to get by, dying in the
senAtc.