The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-03-23
GAZETTE COMMENTS
ON LEGISLATURES WORK

Commenting upon the work of the
twenty eighth session of the legisla-
ture, the Reno Gazette says:
In the neighborhood of 100 bills
never were brought to a final vote.
The senate table carried an awful
load of acts consigned to it after be-
ing reported unfavorably or without
recommendation and also contained
some bills that were considered per-
fectly good measures by almost a
majority of the senators. In the
house by motion entirely new to
legislative procedure in Nevada all
bills that had been consigned to the
table were postponed indefinitely
early in the morning on motion of
Gallagher of White Pine.
A mass of bills never were report
ed from the committees. The bill
providing for conditional military
training in the high schools suffered
this fate after passing the senate,
Lucas, chairman of the house COM
mittee on military, affairs retaining
it as souvenir of the session. Lu-
cas- offered to report the bill about
hve o'clock yesterday afternoon but
the assembly refused to return to
that order of business. Senator Hus-
keys bill for compulsory military
training never got out of the COM
mite on education.
FIGHT ON GAMBLING BILL
In connection with the gambling
bill open charges of unfair practices
by tthe opponents of the measure
were scattered about in Carson af-
ter the roll had been called on the
bill. Some of the supporters of the
measure were particularly bitter ov-
er the result and it was rumored
Just prior to adjournment that an
investigation of the charges would
be demanded Failure to pass the
bill leaves the gambling act Just
where 1t was before the session con-
vened, as no gambling legislation
was enacted.
HIGHWAY BILL PASSED
The highway bill was introduced
early in the session and it was not
till the next to the last day that it
was finally whipped into satisfact-
ory shape after delegation of Reno
enthusiasts had spent two days at
the capital that it was passed and
sent to the governor. 1t provides
for the appointment by the governor
OF highway commission, the ap-
pointment of highway engineer at
salary of $4,000 per year, an ep-
preparation of $4,000, a highway
tax for 1917 Of seven cents for the
state and seven cents for the coun-
ties and the construction of state
highway crossing the state with var
ious branches leading through the
south and to the California safe line
TAX COMMISSION LAW
The tax commission bill was pass
ed after compromise had been ef-
fecteda between the opponents of the
present commission and the COVER
nor. 1t provides for a commission of
seven members, the governor to be
ex-otficio chairman and one of the
associate railroad commissioners to
be member with five others appoint
ed by the governor, one each from
the land, livestock, banking, mining
and general business vocaticns of the
state. The governor and associate
railroad commissioners serve without
pay, and the other members are to
receive 5000 per year. The commits
sion's secretary gets salary of
$4,000 per year.
PART OF POLITICAL MACHINE
The measure creating a state aud
itor and abolishing the state board
of accountancy was passed about the
middle of the session. The state
auditor was appointed Immediately
after the bill was signed, Daniel ].
Sullivan, for the last four years act
uary for the Industrial commission,
landing the place. The state auditor,
among other duties, is required to es-
tablish system Of accounting in ev-
cry county in the state.
corrected, sent to the senate where
amendments were concurred in and
hurriedly delivered to the enrolling
committee. Within one minute after