The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-10

BOBS UP
AGAIN
PRIMARY BILL WITH NON-PAR-
TISAN FEATURE LIKELY
TO PASS

now, like Banquo's ghost, the initi-
ative prohibition act hobs up again.
The constitutional provision re-
quires that the secretary of state
shall submit initiative petitions Ito
the legislature" In the cas- of the
prohibition initiative act the senate
has not had it's chance at 1t.
The assembly has returned it to
the secretary of states office with
the Information that it has been re-
jected. Now the question is whether
the secretary of state should send it
to the senate.
Secretary of State Brodigan said
yesterday he will have to examine
the provisions of the constitution
more closely and perhaps seek the
advice of the encouragement be-
fore determining what his next
step, if he has any further steps to
take, shall be. Up to the present
time no members of the senate have
registered any complaints because
the secretary of state has not sub
mitted the proposition to the upper
house.
Members of the state sheep and
stock commissions met yesterday
afternoon with Governor Boyle and
the members of the ways and means
committee of the senate and assem-
bly, to discuss what action the state
shall take in dealing with the rabies
situation. Prominent live stock
men from all owe the state also par
~ticipated in the discussion.
The sheep and stock commissions
proposed that the present session
wipe out all statutes requiring or
authorizing the payment of state or
county bounties for the scalps of
predatory animals and asked a direct
appropriation, to be used in carrying
on the work of coyote determination.
The amount of the appropriation
to be asked for has not been agreed
upon, but it will be enough to cover
what the members of the two COM
missions and e. r. Sans, government
representative in charge of the coy
ote hunters in Nevada, believe will
cover the work for the next two
years.
DR.. w. B. Mack. head of the state
hygienic laboratory, appeared before
the board and gave valuable infor-
nation to support the requests of
the two commissions.
DR.. Mack said that experience has
proven that the system of bounty
paying by state and counties does
not accomplish it's purpose, namely
the determination of predatory ami
mails.
Assemblyman Fulmer's bill pro-
viding for an eight-hoUr day for GER
tain classes of female employees
probably will be reported early next
week, possibly Monday.
Some amendments will be recon-
mended by the committee, among
them being one eliminating tele-
graph and telephone offices from the
provisions of the act.
Senator Huskey's election bill was
given to the senate st~enographer
yesterday by the judiciary committee
With instructions that it be redraft-
ed. 1t will be introduced in the
torn of a substitute bill in order
that it may be reprinted and sent to
the assembly as a clean bill.
The principle features of the bill
as originally introduced by Senator
Huskey have not been disturbed by
the judiciary committee and there
has been no particular difference of
opinion among the members of the
senate judiciary committee. The
only new feature in the substitute
bill is a section permitting voters to
register as non-partisans and vote
emily for ~non-partisan candidates at
the primary election. The feature
of the bill separating county and
township offices from politics is re-
tanned, there having been no par
ticular objections to this section be-
fore the committee.
Members of the university inves-
tigating committee in each house
were granted leaves of absence yes
terday afternoon till Monday. In the
assembly Chairman Bell of the
ways and means committee request
ed that in case any bills or business
of particular Importance came up
during the committees absence they
be made special orders for dates
certain next week.
In the assembly this morning the
speaker announced the appointment
of Miss Blanche Robb of Tonopah
as assistant mailing clerk, the new
position created yesterday. He will
name an expert shorthand reporter
Monday. There are many applica-
lions and the speaker said 1t was
wholly a matter Of qualification.
Four bills are on the general file
and three were made special orders