The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-03-23
Closing Scenes Of
Legislature at Carson
STATE JOURNAL GIVES
ACCOUNT OF CLOSING SCENES

The twenty-eighth session of the
Nevada legislature has passed into
history and it is declared to have
been the most expensive legislative
session ever held in this state. The
last act Of the solons was performed
last Friday afternoon, about eight
cen hours after the time specified by
the constitution of Nevada for it to
adjourn sine die.
The concluding eighteen hours, de-
clares the Reno Journal, were flied
with interest, in view Of the many
rumors in circulation r.u ling
plans at various officials for upset
ting the desire of tie lawmakers
to abolish the Office OF deputy sup
erintendents of public instruction.
Whele there may have been no con-
nection between tnls fact and the re-
ported errors made in enrolling the
general appropriation bill, which also
occasioned delay, the circumstances
were regarded with suspicion. 1t was
necessary to enroll the appropriation
bill about four times before it was
finally delivered to the governor and
a receipt obtained for the same. The
delivery took place about two hours
before the adjournment.
CLIMAX OF TAME SESSION
The fights over abolishing the dep
uty district superintendents of public
instruction marked the climax of
what otherwise might have been
rather tame session, in spite of the
tendencies to appropriate large sums
for almost any project broached.
Shortly before midnight Thursday
the senate passed the Lyon county
delegation bill affecting the deputy
educators The word reached the as
sembly while the lower house was
considering the appropriation meas
ure. The lyon delegation, with an
amendment prepared in advance,
moved the various sums allotted the
deputies, travelling and office expens-
es, be stricken form the bill. A num-
Der of assemblymen were absent from
the chamber at the time, yet the mo-
tion carried by vote of IA to 12.
The bill was then passed and return
ed to the senate where the members
OF the upper house concurred in the
change by vote of to 7.
MAY VETO MEASURE
1t was rumored about the corridors
OF the capitol this afternoon that the
governor would veto the Lyon dele
cation bill abolishing thte deputies
and that they would continue their
duties, drawing their salaries from
the general fund. One of the men,
bers OF the Lyon delegation declar-
ed II this proved to be the case the
matter would probably be taken to
tthe supreme court.
FEW AT THE FINISH
When the adjournment was taken
sine die this afternoon neither house
possessed quorum, the majority of
the members having departed to their
hotels to pack up in preparation for
departing on the evening train. In
the assembly 10 members were pres
ent wehen Speaker Pro Tenn Hardy
presented his motion for the final
adjournment.
ALL NIGHT SESSION
1t was a sleepy-eyed crowd in the
legislative halls this morning when
the sun rose and the tension of the
long night was plainly revealed on
the ccuntenance Of everyone. The
attaches, who had been laboring un-
interuptedly enrolling the bills pass
ed in the final hours, showed signs of
exhaustion, having been kept on duty
Tor "a hours without a rest. In sew
eral instances the attaches were en-
gagged for SO hours before the final
bill had been deposited with the gov
ernor.
FIND ERRORS IN BILLS
The chief delay this afternoon was
due to the discovery of an error in
the two senate bills rushed through
both houses yesterday. providing for
the issuance Of bonds to meet the
heavy appropriations, and thus keep
the state tax rate from soaring to ad-
d'tional heights. The bills had been
delivered to the governor and a re-
ceipt obtained when the errors were
noticed. The assembly then moved
the measures be recalled for correc-
tion, a practice unknown in Nevada
parliamentary proceedings. The mo-
tion carried, the bills were recalled