The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-24

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TWO COMMISSIONS THREATENED
MORAL ISSUES STILL CLAIM
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substitute gambling bill was re-
ferred to the assembly committee On
public morals today by a vote of %
to S. A motion to make it a special
order for next Wednesday was de-
feated by 16 to Is.
The state excise bill was reported
~unfavorably by the senate commit
tee on education, the committee be-
ing unanimous in the report.
Harrington offered a joint resolu-
ton addressed to congress asking
for a federal appropriation to con-
struct a highway through the Sierra
mountains.
Tax Commission on Shoals
The tax commission bill has fail
ed to make its appearance from the
assembly ways and means comittee.
Several amendments will be propos-
ed by the ways and means commit
tee, and it comes from an authori-
tative source that unless the
amendments to be proposed are &C
cepted no law tending to r%ecreate
the commission will be passed.
The amendments will estab-
lish a commission of five members,
instead of three, as provided for in
the bill as introduced by Alderman.
The chief commissioner will be the
only one to receive a regular salary
and it will be fixed at $4,000 a year.
The other four will be on a per
diem basis of SIS, with a maximum
allowance of $500 per year. The
secretary will receive a salary of
$24O0 per year and his duties will
be purely clerical.
The five members, under the
amendments tt be proposed, will be
appointed by the state board of rev.
enue, consisting of the governor,
state controller and a~ttorney-gen-
eral, with the advice and consent of
the senate.
Mining school for GOldfield
A bill providing for the estab-
lishment of a school of mines at
Goldfeld, similar to the one at To-
nopah, was introduced yesterday by
Senator Elliott. The bill would
place the institution under the con-
troll of the university regents. 1t
fixes the salary of the principal at
$1,000 per year and authorizes the
regents to spend $4,000 annually in
1917-1S for the maintenance of
the school. The bill was referred to
the ways and means committee.
Both the Huskey and Luce pri-
mary bills are now in the assembly
committee on elections. On this
committee are three republicans and
two democrats, it being one of the
committees which Speaker Luce
graciously handed ove to the mi
nority. Lindsay of Esmeralda, chair
man, and Garrison of Lincoln are the
democratic members, while Evans of
Esmeralda, Mcnamara of Nye and
White of Washoe, republicans, con-
stitute the majority.
Senator Huskey is confident that
his bill will have the support of a
majority of the assembly committee
and says that it is likely hat the
entire committee will favor it in
preference to the Luce bill.
Would License Gambling
Mcnamara of Nye will introduce
a new gambling bill which is a copy
of the present law, with an added
section providing a license system
for stud and draw poker.
In connection with gambling leg
islation it is said that the Thatcher
bill, introduced last week in the
senate and aimed at all card games
played for money, is slated for
passage in the upper house this
week. 1t has not yet been reported
by the committee, but is expected to-
day or tomorrow. 1t will be amend
ed slightly so as to make it manda-
tory on the part of peace officers to
make arrests in case it comes to
their knowledge that illegal games
are being conducted.
An Antitrust Bill
The first antitrust bill of the SEES
sion made it's appearance in the
senate yesterday. Reddie of
Churchill is it's father and it is said
to be aimed particularly at a condi-
ton that is said to exist in that coun-
ty since the Fallon flour mill was
put in operation.
A bill similar to the one intro
duced yesterday was vetoed four
years ago by Governor eddie on the
advice of Attorney General Thatcher
that it was unconstitutional.
After Railroad Commission
Fulmer's amendment to the rail-
road commission act which would au-