White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-21
Governors Message Read to
Legislative Bodies on Tuesday
State Chief Executive Recommends in Biennial Docu
nent that Swety Rather than individual Bonds be
Furnished by Certain State and County Officials

for the settlement OF all claims which
current accidents may ever lodge
against the Industrial Insurance fund,
and that the unfortunate experience
OF similar commissions in other states
where, because of improper estima-
tions of rates and liabilities, serious
impairment of the insurance funds
has occurred, has been properly
guarded against.
to the need for amendments to the
act more clearly defining the respon.
sibility upon the employer who does
not reject the act, yet fails or refuses
to pay his contributions into the state
insurance fund.
Finally, 1t is recommended that the
period during which compensation is
paid In eases of permanent total DIS
ability be extended to the life of the
injured person. Simple humanity and
justice demand that the man who is,
as the expression implies. permanent
ly and totally disabled, should not at
the end of any brief period within his
life be left a helpless charge on So
ciety."
The measure deals at some length
with the rabies situation, which is
growing more alarming every year,
and suggests that the state proceed in
this matter in cooperation with the
federal government, should made ade-
quate provision for the financing OF q
war IF determination against the coy
ote and possibly against other animal
pests which the coyote destroys, and
suggests that bond issue be made to
finance such a campaign.
The governor strongly urges the
| legislature to carefully but thorough
/ ly investigate the affairs Of the state
university, but suggests that no mat
+ ter what the resul. may be, the insti-
tuition is entitled to the most liberal
support, moral and financial, which
the people and their representatives
can possibly accord 1t.
! Under the head of labor commits
sion, the governor says:
This department, although ham
pered by obstacles incident to the
launching of any new governmental
activity and by an insufficient appro-
priation, has plainly idicated its util.
| ity not only to the very large portion
OF our population within the wage
| earning class and which. prior to 1915
had no official representation in the
state executive department. but to the
general industry of the state without
regard to class as well.
THE labor commission by the col
lection and publication of the statis-
lics Of our Industries can bring about
just contractual relations between en-
ployer and employee by the sheer
force OF educated public opinion. 1t
Is the logical agency to prevent the
defrauding of workmen by unscrupu-
lous employers through any of the de.
vices now discredited by the fair anc
intelligent elements In all classes, and
II can, and doubtless will, In the future
as in the past, serve as a department
OF mediation prepared to harmonic
and adjust the majority of the discords
and disputes incident to all industriai
relations. thus promoting social con,
ity and contributing to the peace and
prosperity of the state.
Enlarged powers and an adequate
appropriation for this department are
respectfully urged"
The governor recommends that the
state tax commission be made a per-
manent department. He credits the
commission with the nearest ap-
proach to real equalization ever er-
fected, and predicts that II the COM
mission Is abolished the state will
soon find itself In the unhappy situa-
tion financially into which 1t had fall.
en- before the commission was createa.
The initiative provision in our
constitution and supplementary laws
have been employed to bring before
you a measure designed to prohibit
the manufacture, consumption. and
sale of intoxicating liquors
This measure under the law must
have preferential consideration at
your hands and must be adopted or
rejected without change Committed
as we all must be to the theory that
the public has a right to define its
own policy In regard to the ethical
questions upon which II naturally di-
yides, and since favorable action by
the legislature on this important
measure. while not necessarily depriv-
ing the people of direct voice In It's
adoption of rejection later. will at
least operate to adjudicate a matter
In advance Of the final and definite
settlement of this question by the peo-
pie themselves which will be brought
about automatically by your unfavor-
able action on this bill. therefore. how.
ever inevitable and desirable prohibi-
tion may appear. II Is suggested that
foeetenas1 ~ pags avs.,