The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-03-03
PERQU|S|TES
LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR
Still Divides Senate and Assembly
as to Pay for Ex-Officio
Duties
ANOTHER PRIMARY
BILL UNDER WAY
Important Measures Affecting Schools
and Teachers Appear i'm Both
Houses

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CARSON CITY, Feb. %. = An
other bitter fight on the floor of the
assembly is in sight over the lieu
tenant governors ex-offfcio. job as
commissary of the state police at
500 per month as a result of the
senate's action in refusing to recede
from it's amendment making the bill
comforting the duties of that position
on the superintendent of the state
police, effective on January l, 1919.
There seems to be little doubt
about the assembly committee,
which will be appointed today by
Speaker Luce, recommending that
the assembly accept the amendment
and some more oratory is expected
from those who favor making the
law effective at once.
The assembly today passed the
bill making it unlawful to decrease
or increase the salary of any state
official during the term for which
he is elected. But it was first
amended to provide that no state
officer should receive a salary for an
ex-officio office.
The senate judiciary committee
today recommended an amendment
to the statute defining murder by
restoring the old provision relative
to murder in the first degree.
Senator Chaplin offered an amend
ment to the state board account
ancy act establishing the office at
Reno.
A bill for the protection of chill
dren was introduced by Senator
Huskey which contains a provision
that would probably prohibit prize
fights by making it unlawful to con-
duct or permit fights between bears.
dogs or other animals"
The senate killed the assembly
bill permitting county %treasurers to
deposit county money in banks out
side the county seat.
A bill was introduced in the as
sembly providing for compensation
to owners of business concerns de-
clared illegal by statute. The bill is
aimed at conditions that would pre-
vail under the proposed prohibition
act contemplated by the initiative
petition.
Would Extend Pass Privileges
The senate reiterated it's opinion
yesterday that members of ANA
teur musical organizations n en-
titled to travel on railroads at re-
duced rates and that sheriff's and
their deputies should be required
to pay full fare.
The senate takes the position
that inasmuch as some sheriffs are
assessors the old claim might be
advanced that they might be in
fluenced in levying assessments in
fuenced in levying assessments, and
that if members of bands are allowed
an opening for political parties to
do a little work on the quiet.
Important School Measures
The appointment of an office and
field deputy by the state superin-
tendent of public instruction, the es-
adjustment of a new district to be
known as district No. 6, regrouping
counties in the various districts and
an increase in the salaries of the dep
uties to $500 per year is contained
in an amendment to the state public
school law introduced yesterday by
Senator Huskey and referred to the
committee on education.
The bill establishes the following
districts: First, Elko; second, White
Pine, Lincoln and the White River
district of Nye county; third, Hum
boldt and Churchill; fourth, Washoe,
Storey, Ormsby, Lyon, Douglas and
Mineral; fifth, Nye Exclusive of the
White River district. Clark and Es-
meralda; sixth, Lander and Eureka.
It is provided that the office and
field deputy shall handle educational
affairs in Lander and Eureka Il
ties. His office shall be at Carson
City and his term four years.
Two bills by Gallagher of White
Pine touching or school affairs r
passed yesterday by the assembly.
One provides for granting life dip
Tomas to teachers in public schools
and the other provides that the
travelling expenses of teachers at
tending institutes shall be paid by
the district or county, as the case
may be. The latter bill was passed
by a vote of % to Is.