The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1917-01-24
GOVERNOR BOYLE READS
MESSAGE TO LEGISLATURE
Urges University Investigation and
Makes Other Recommendations
to Legislature.


the Nevada Legislature, assembled in
joint session. The reading of the
message occupied nearly an hour.
Among the subjects covered in the
message were the condition of State
finances, the State investment board
official bonds, capitol building and
grounds, teachers pensions, the Ne
vada Industrial commission, social
insurance, militia, good roads, pri-
mary and general election laws,
rabies.s the University of Nevada,
State police. social reform, railroad
and public service commission, State
Engineers Office. irrigation district
law, immigration department, tax
commission, board of control and
State auditor, cooperative State and
county enterprises. the short ballot
educational survey commission, uni
form extradition law and expositions.
The message states that the fnan-
cial condition of the State is in bet
ter shape than ever before and ex-
penses of the State government have
been materially reduced.
The Governor makes several rec
concentrations concerning financing
county and State loans within the
State through the State investment
board. He advocated surety COM
pany undertakings for public officers
rather than personal bonds.
Respecting teachers pensions the
Governor approves of them, but sug-
gests that more care be taken to see
that the insurance fund is adequate
and fair. He calls attention to trou-
bles experienced in other States In
this regard. On the industrial insur-
ance act recommendation are made
tending to urge employers so far re-
jeeting the act to accept 1t. The
modern movement concerning social
insurance--old age, etc. is called TO
the Legislatures attention.
AS to the militia, the Governor
says that the stumbling block Is the
disinclination of men to enlist owing
to repuguance to serving in case OF
domestic strikes. He. urges absolu-
tion of the militia from such duty
The rabies campaign is described and
bond issue is recommended if nee
essary to finance the completion of it.
AS TO roads the Governor calls at
tention to the fact that most work
has been done by counties and the
proposal to cooperate with the fed
eral government in road making in
volying and appropriation by steps
for the next five years of sums be-
ginning with $4,000 and ending
with s322.000. The Governor urges
that If this enterprise be adopted
that the money be taken care of year
by year and not by a bond issue.
The Governor urges the return to
the direct primary system, saying
that a single trial of the 1915 exper-
iment proved it neither practical nor
popular.
Concerning the university situa-
tion, the Governor urges the Legis-
lature to investigate it, saying the
people are confused and doubtful
and deserve to know the facts. A
reference to the "deplorable condi-
tion" of the university bookkeeping,
made in the regents resolution, is
singled out as alone sufficient to de-
mand an inquiry. The Governor dis
avows desire to prejudge the situa-
tion and says that at all events the
university should be looked after by
the people as a public institution.
Under the head of social reforms"
the Governor touches on prohibition
and gambling. AS to prohibition he
says he believes the public should
vote ON it and urges that without
trying to go into an extensive consid-
Grafton of the question, the Legisla-
ture go through the formalities need
ed to have it placed on the ballot.
A general demand is apparent for
the abatement of gambling, the Gov
ernor represents. and it cannot be
served by providing a referendum.
He recommends that "a comprehen-
i've anti-gambling law providing en-
forceable penalties for non-compli-
ance and free from ambiguity or un-
certainty be enacted by this session
of your body" The Governor express
es hope that the ethical questions
will not take up disproportionate
time to the overclouding of "other
and at least equally important ques-
tions" requiring attention.
A discussion of the railroad and
public service commissions contains
much information, but aside from a
warning against federal encroach-
ments does not disclose apprehens-
ion concerning legislation at this ses-
sion The tone of the paragraph is
in appreciation Of the work of these
commissions.
The tax commission is declared to
have justified its existence and rec
ommendation is made that 1t be made
permanent State department 1t
expires by limitation this year unless