The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-27
PAY DAY BILL
ADVANCED
TODAY
RECEIVES UNANIMOUS VOTE OF
ASSEMBLY WITHOUT
AMENDMENT


sembly bill No. 6, providing for a
semi-monthly payday bill, passed
the assembly this morning by an
unanimous vote and without amend
ment. Kaeding of Lander attempted
to amend the bill by striking out
hat portion of the action making
the wages of a discharged employee
due and payable within "a hours
from the time of discharge land a
demand for payment thereof"
The joint resolution providing for
the appointment of a joint commit
tee to investigate the university was
reported by the assembly engrossing
committee today and will reach the
senate this afternoon.
The good roads measure providing
for a tax of 20 cents on 500 to en-
able the state to take advantage of
the federal highway act. will be in
troduced in the assembly this after
noon by Alderman, chairman of the
roads and highways committee.
Meeting an Emergency
In the senate yesterday afternoon
a brief session was held to dispose
of the bill introduced in the morning
by Senator Huskey of Washoe
amending the act creating boards of
county commissioners.
The bill was looked upon by mem
bers of both houses as a measure to
remedy a very grave defect in the
existing law. 1t was considered
very fortunate that the death of
County Clerk Fogg did not occur
while the legislature vas not in SEES
sion, otherwise a very complicated
situation would have arisen; one
that would have tied up the courts
till the board could have held its
regular meeting in February and
filled the vacancy.
Governor Boyle received the bill
about the middle of the afternoon
and before night the county commits
sioners of Washoe had been given
authority to call a special meeting
forthwith. The bill also carries an
other amendment to cover cases
when the regular meeting day of
boards of county commissioners falls
on a non-judicial day. 1t provides
that in such cases the board shall
meet on the next following judicial
day.
Confusion arose over the history
of the bill and it was sent back to
the assembly three different times
by the senate for the correction of
historical errors.
SO far as known the legislature
made a record for rapid action in
and to the governor.
Pushing Primary Bill
The senate judiciary committee
yesterday afternoon had under con-
sideration Senator Huskey's election
bill and it is likely that it will be
reported some time next week. On
this committee are Senators La,
MARE, Chaplin, Campbell, Huskey
and Hesson. 1t is thought the bill
will be reported by the committee
favorably without amendment.
Nine bills are in the various com
mittees of the assembly, none having
been reported yet. Some committees
are said to have been ready to report
yesterday afternoon, but the lower
house decided to take a rest till this
morning, after the forenoon session
Several members also stated after
adjournment had been taken yester-
day that they would have had some
bills ready for introduction in the
afternoon had a recess been taken in
stead of adjournment.
Three democrats and two repub-
licans are on the new standing com
mittee created in the assembly by
the Alderman resolution. The com
mittee is known as the committee
on state university.
The committee is not endowed
with any investigating power, but
will take charge of all bills r~elatins
to university affairs that reach the
lower house. w. w. Booher, for
merly a member of the board o
university regents, is chairman o
the committee.