The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-03-10
PROHIBITION
WILL NOT
DOWN
Reappears i'm New Bill introduced in
Nevada Senate Yes
terday
STATE HIGHWAY BILL
REPORTED FAVORABLY
Several Independent Amendments
Proposed for Nevada Indus
trial Insurance Law

CARSON CITY, March 3. Cha
pin of White Pine introduced in the
senate late yesterday a bill which is
practically a copy of the initiative
prohibition bill, previously rejected
by both senate and assembly.
The bill contains two amend
ments to the initiative bill. One is
a provision that it shall take effect
on March 1, 1918, and the other re-
moves the bug" in the first section
which would have prevented the
sale of any beverage containing malt
and giving an alleged monopoly to
manufacturers of certain soft drinks
said to contain harmful drugs. The
bill was referred to the judiciary
committee.
State Highway Favored
The highway committee reported
f~avorably this morning the bill pro-
viding for a state highway. The
committee was unanimous in it's re-
port. The bill is amended to make
the salary of the highway engineer
$4,000 per year. 1t will be made a
special order for next Tuesday after
noon.
Evans introduced a bill today pro-
viding for three commissioner dis
tricts in Esmeralda county.
Fulmer introduced a bill providing
for travelling expenses for all state
officials, which shall be no more than
10 cents per mile.
TLa EIlr0 Ia1Anation ofarnd a hill
abolishing a judicial district by
adding Eureka county to the fourth
district and Lander county to the
sixth district.
Hardy introduced a bill providing
for the removal of the offices of the
Industrial insurance commission to
Reno.
The bill providing for an $4,000
bond issue for the university agricul-
tural building was made a special
order for next Monday.
The amendments to the industrial
! insurance act as proposed by the
Joint labor committee of the two
houses, were introduced yesterday in
the senate by Harrington. The
amendments are quite voluminous.
Among other things it is provided
that the commission shall consist of
the governor as chairman and two
others appointed by him, one to be
an employer of labor and the other
a representative of the employees.
Provision also is made whereby the
ranchers of the state may take adj
vantage of the act, but this provision
Is optional. An amendment making
it necessary for a person to speciical-
ly accept the terms of the act before
he can be held liable to it's terms
also is contained. The proposal to
move the offices of the commission
to Reno was rejected by the commit
tee, but will be brought up on the
floor Of the senate.
For Uniform Divorce Laws
The resolution providing for a
commission to investigate and take
all necessary steps toward the enact
ment of a uniform law on divorce
was passed by both houses without
discussion and there were no dis
senting votes. In the senate Buol,
who introduced the resolution, NOV
ed that it be adopted and the roll
call was ordered, with discussion.
In the assembly Alderman moved
the adoption of the resolution and
made a brief speech in it's support.
There was no further discussion of
it in the assembly.
The White-Garrison general cleo
ton law was reported f~avorably by
the assembly committee on elections
yesterday.
The senate ways and COM
mittee reported unfavorably the bill
providing for a chaplain for the
state prison.
A bill vas introduced in the as
sembly by Stewart making the ten
ure of office of county and town
ship officials. except county commits
sioners, four years.