The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-03-03
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New Bill Would Place Motor
Vehicles Under Railroad
Commission
MILITARY TRAINING
IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Proposed i'm Measure Introduced
by u Elliot OF
Esmeralda

senate, Harrington today introduced
a bill placing jitney busses and
automobiles and motor vehicles used
in transporting freight or passengers
between towns under the control OF
the railroad commission The bill
requires them to furnish a bond of
from $500 to $4,000. This bill
is said to have been drawn by rail-
road men.
A bill giving ~notaries public who
are stockholders, directors or EN-
ployes of banks the right to take
acknowledgements was laid on the
table.
Senator Hesson introduced a joint
resolution asking that congress au-
thorize the federal court to hold
sessions at Reno, Winnemucca, Elko,
Ely and Tonopah.
In the assembly, Tannihill offered
a resolution asking congress to open
the Carson mint. A bill giving the
wife control of minor chcildren Ill
case of separation or divorce, in the
absence of certain s%howings, passed
the senate today.
A bill proposing the organization
of high school cadet companies, de-
signed to promote a system of mill
tary training in schools of the state,
was introduced by Senator Elliot OF
Esmeralda and referred to the com
mittee on military and Indian
affairs.
The bill does not propose an en-
forced military training plan, but
provides hat on application of forty,
high-school students a cadet com
pany shall be organized. Less thar
40 or more than 20 will be or
ganized into a platoon and 20 or
less a squad. The bill provides that
the companies shall elect their W
officers Furnishing of equipment,
such as uniforms and firearms, is in
the hands of the adjutant general
and a provision is made for target
practice, the adjutant general to
provide Krag-Jorgensen rifles for
this purpose.
Uniforms are to be the same as
worn by the state national guard
with the exception that oHlcers
shall wear chevrons instead of
shoulder straps.
The military trainer is to re
ceive reasonable compensation. The
bill carries an appropriation Of
$4,000.
The senate passed Senator Har-
ringtOn's joint and concurrent reso-
luton asking congress to make a
necessary appropriation to construct
an 'all-the-year highway" through
the Sierras, the highway to follow
the route taken by w. A. Keddie,
president pro tenn of the senate, !
in his automobile trip from Carson
to Sacramento, which was made in
"a hours.
Considerable discussion has been
occasioned by the judiciary com
mittee's proposed amendment to the
statute defining murder.
The amendment is addressed to
the self-dafense clause of the statute
and makes it lawful to Stay another
in necessary self-defense of per-
son, family or any member or mem
Eers thereof. or of any employe or
employees employed by a defendant
or defendants, or of the property of
a defendant or defendants"
1t is said that the senate judiciary
committee will offer a further
amendment to the statute defining
murder, which will restore the
previous law OF murder of the first
degree. Two years ago the legis-
lature practically nullifed the first
degree murder provision of the
statute by removing from it the
clause "or any other form of wilful
and premeditated murder The
new amendment will re-enact hat
clause.
Under the terms of a bill intro
duced by Senator Hesson, all rail
roads in Nevada, before beginning
the construction of additional ines
or branch lines, must go before the
railroad commission and make a
showing that the construction of the
new line is necessary for the con-
venience of the public.
In case of such a showing the
railroad commission is authorized to
issue a certificate of public con
~venience" which will authorize the
beginning of the work.
Senator Harrington's bill pro-
viding that in cases of divorce or
separation the wife shall have the
custody of all minor children under
the age of 16 years, unless evidence
be offered to show that she is an
unfit person to care for her children,
also was reported without recon-
mendation.
Frank Golden's bill making it a