The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-03-13
Sullivan Named State Auditor

Sullivan Named State Auditor
The Governor has announced the
appointment of D. ]. Sullivan, actuary
of the State industrial commission.
for State auditor, under the bill Gre
ating that official, which was signed
Saturday evening.
The act provided that the appoint
ment should be made within thirty
days after its passage, but the new
appointee will begin the duties of his
Office Immediately. his first work be-
ing to adjust the affairs so as to 20
on with the administration of it as
soon as possible.
The bill makes the salary of the
State auditor $4,000 per year and car
ries an appropriation of S2.500 annu-
ally. The original act provided for
a salary of $4,000 per year. with an
annual appropriation of $4,000 The
Assembly cut the salarv and appro-
priation after considerable discussion.
The bill creating the State auditor
was recommended by the Governor
in his message to the Legislature. A
similar measure was introduced two
years ago on recommendation of the
Governor. but failed of passage
The act also abolishes the present
State board of accountancy. The
State auditor is to have direct charge
of all State books and also is to in
stall in every county in the State a
system of accounting.
State Highway Along Overland Trail
The State highway appropriation
bill was reported favofably with ex-
tensive amendments in the Senate b.
the committee, which recommended
that the bill be amended so as to cut
the appropriation from 100000 to
$4,000, and offered an amendment
reducing the salary of the highway
engineer to $4,000 per year. The
routes OF the highway also were
changed TO a considerable extent.
The east-and-west route is recon-
mended to be made to follow the Over
land trail route down the Humboldt
river from Elko 1t also provides for
branch line to Glenbrook and gives
Clark county road about $50 miles
in length The committee offered no
amendments to the taxation provis-
ions of the act.
The committee took the position
that the first years appropriation
made by the government would be
available at any time within the next
three years, and for that reason rec
commended an amendment reducing
the appropriation.
New Railroad for Southern Nevada
A direct route from Salt Lake City
to Los Angeles across Southern Ne
yada is probable, in case the bill in
troduced Saturday by Senator Thatcn-
er OF Eureka, granting franchise to
Walter Il. Trent and associates to
construct a road from Ely or Eureka
to Nina. Basalt or some other con-
venient point on the Tonopah & Gold
field railroad becomes law.
The measure was declared an
emergency measure in the Senate and
passed Saturday afternoon. 1t was
received in the Assembly Monday
morning.
The plan of Trent and his associ-
ates is to erect a smelter at the min
ing camp of Tybo. Eastern capital
is involved in the deal and it is said
to be the intention to extend the line
to Salt Lake City and direct to Los
Angeles.
Democrats in Charge of Primary Bill
Conference committees are busy on
the primary election law mix-up, hay-
ing been named in the Senate and
Assembly Saturday after the lower
honse gave notice that it intended TO
stand on its substitute bill. or amend
ment TO the Luce and Huskey meas
ures.
The Senate conference committee Is
composed of Senators Harrington
Huskey and Penrose, the first two
heing Democrats. On the Assembly
committee are Lindsay, Coryell ano
Heidtmann. the first two named being
Democrats.
Prohibition Bill Passes Senate
The Chaplin prohibition bill passe'
the Senate yesterday afternoon by g
vote of 10 to S. The bill contains the
rame provisions as the initiative petl-
tion. with an amendment which eX-
cmdes matted drinks. The bill oe-
comes effective March l, 1918. II now
goes to the Assembly. Those Votlhe
against the bill were Hussman' Kin
ney. Penrose, Stewart and Summer
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