Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-03-09
Assembly, March 8, A. NJ.

Roll called. Beard and Hartman
absent and excused.
Reading OF Journal dispensed with
Following reports OF various com
mittees the general file was taken
and n number OF bills acted upon.
General File
S. b. No. 81 was made a special or
der for clock this afternoon.
A. B. No. 235, by Willams-Fix-
ing salary of the district attorney of
Clark county. Passed.
A. ]. and C. II. No. Z, by Stewart
Vote of thanks to the commissioners
OF the p. p. /. T..
A. B. No. pol. by Lyon county dele
MISUNDERSTANDING board of com
missioners to issue bonds to amount
of $4,000. Passed.
A. S. for A. b. No. 123-Making
sheriff ex-oncio constable of Ely.
Passed.
A. b. No. 1879. by Washoe county
Observation-Disclosures county COM
missioners issue bonds of $4,000 to
build new roads and repair old ones
Amount amended to read 5000 and
passed
A. b. No. 119, by Esmeralda county
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Office of pur-
chasing agents at salary of $50 per
month. Passed.
A. b. No. 225, by Garrison-Creat-
ing commissioners districts in Lin.
coin county. Passed.
A. b. No. 224, by McNamara-Rela
tive to corporations taking over assets
of defunct banks and issuing stock to
creditors and depositors. Passed.
Recess until 2 p. m.
Senate, March 8, A. M.
Senate convened at IL o'clock.
President Sullivan presiding.
Prayer by Rev. II. Ii. McCreery.
Roll called. Absent. Senators Ell
lott and Lemaire, excused.
Journal read and approved
Petition was read from the Retail
Grocers' Protective association of
Reno endorsing A. b. No. 1913, relat.
ing to o'clock and Sunday closing.
A message was received from Gov
b ernor Boyle reporting the withdrawal
by the senate and assembly of A. b
No. sc. known as the rabies bill"
enrolled and in his office, in order
toThave a clerical error corrected in
the bill.
4. d. No. 159, the general highway
bill. was received this morning from
committee on county and county lines
and the ways and means committee
Jointly.
n resolution was introduced by
Senator Huskey asking that the
Huskey-Luce primary bill. substl.
tute for S. Il. No. 35 and A. u. No. 81.
which had passed the assembly. he
treated as an amendment to S. Il.
No. 80 and that the senate do not
concur in the amendment. and re.
questing the assembly to pass $. d.
No. 35, known as the Huskey primary
BILL. The substitute was re-referrcd
to the committee on elections and
judiciary.
Resolution by Chapin-That the
report of the committee investigating
university affairs be adopted and the
committee discharged. The resolu-
ton was adopted
Substitute for a. Il. No. so and S.
u. No. 1876. which were defeated yes.
terday in the senate, we're rcconsid.
cred and placed on the general file. |
Assembly amendments TO S. II. No |
81, relating to insurance on the state
agricultural building. was concurrcd.
Assembly, March 7, Afternoon
Assembly called to order at 2
o'clock. Assemblymcn Beard and
Hartman absent.
New Resolutions
Assembly resolution No. %. by Col.
den--Be IL resolved by this assem-.
bly, that no member of this house be-
permitted 10 speak longer than five
minutes on any one subject. and the
speaker Is to rigidly enforce the same
Carried.
General File
a. H. No. 7b, by Hardy (by re.
auesO Amending act providing for
the incorporation of railroad com.
panies, and adding Section H. BHII
passed.
A. u. No, 1OS. by Northumberland.
ns, the county commissioner law.
the width of wagon tires.
aid on table
A. u. No. 172. by Williamson.
ropriating $4,000 to be used exclu. !
Iyely in case OF national military T
nlergency. Passed. I
q. b. No. f7S, by GrImh-Adyanc.
& agriculture and horticulture -ap II
ed % Clark county and a portion +,
,rSys: Appropriation cut to $4,000 {,
q bill passed.
4. -. No ia, by Grimth--Proyid. ia
for the establishment of county n
ricultural farms and agricultural v,
,ts. Passed.
4. d. No. III, by Booher-RepeaI. III
law creating Office OF mineral TO