The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-03

GOES TO
PEOPLE
COMMITTEE REPORT SUGGESTS
REFERRING MEASURE TO
POPULAR VOTE

] DlOIllDltAOh DAhJ eoO
tive petition, was reported unfavor-
ably in the assembly this morning.
No minority report was submitted.
Coryell and White favored reporting
the bill without recommendation.
Report says the committee was in
fuenced in it's report by the belief
that the measure should be placed
before the people. The report
makes no recommendation as to
whether or not the bill should be
raised, as is customary. 1t merely
reads "unfavorably."
Hardy, chairman of the judiciary
committee, says he may bring it up
for final action this afternoon, but
it is probable that it will be made a
special order some day next week.
In the senate Buol introduced a
bill repeating certain sections of the
act of 1915 creating the Lincoln
highway commission. His object is
to revert the appropriation of $780,
600 to the general fund so it may
be available for other purposes. Buol
also introduced a bill repeating the
act of 1915 and making an appro-
priation of $1,000 to be expended
by the senate in aiding the counties
in sinking artesian wells.
Yesterday afternoon a storm
broke in the upper house when
Summerfield of Mineral offered a res
olution providing for the abolish
-.1 - tlo oef;ao Df aHf;o;oJ hill
drafter. The resolution declared
among other things that the ap-
pointment of a bill drafter vas I'M
necessary, unprecedented, uncalled
for and an unnecessary expenditure
of the taxpayers money. The reso-
luton was lost on a tie vote.
Opponents of the office say they
will marshal their forces for another
assault within the next few days and
expect to win out.
The senate had just finished vot-
ing on Summerfield's resolution
when the assembly's condemnatory
resolution arrived. On motion of
Harrington the original senate reso-
luton creating the position was
amended so as to make the bill
drafter merely an employee of the
senate.
Rumor has it that George Cole,
state controller, will hold up the
bill drafter's salary warrant when it
reaches him and will ask to be
shown on what authority the senate
voted to expend hal amount of
money.
The assembly also is having it's
troubles over the extra attache ques-
ton. Ackerman's resolution provid-
ing for the appointment of an as
sistant mailing clerk and an expert
stenographer and shorthand report
err, previously made a special order
for yesterday afternoon, was post
poned and made a special order for
tomorrow afternoon. A fight is eX-
pected on it when it comes up on
special order.
Huskey's election bill failed to
make it's appearance from the SEN
ate judiciary committee yesterday as
expected, and it has been announc-
ed hal further hearings will be held
on it, although it is likely to be re-
ported this week ~favorably.
No opposition has developed to
the principle of the bill, but some of
the less important features have
been changed.
Friends of the elght-hour day for
females measure, introduced in the
assembly by Fulmer, were called to
Reno last night for a conference be-
tween members of labor %organiza-
tions and others interested in its
passage. The bill has not been re-
ported from the committee on labor.
The bill eventually will be report
ed favorably by the committee, but
it is thought that there will be some
minor changes in the original draft.
1t was to discuss proposed amend
ments that the conference was held
in Reno last night.
Nothing has been heard from the
assembly bill providing for a semi
monthly payday since it was receiv-
ed in the senate and referred to the
committee on labor. Several hear
ings on the bill have been held by
the senate committee and some of
the representatives of organized la
Dor have been in Carson for the last
two weeks working in the interests
of the bill.
Organized labor from all parts of
the state is getting back of the
measure and it is rumored that pres
sure will be brought to bear on some
of the members of the senate who
have expressed d~isapproval of the
measure.
One of the friends of the measure
in the assembly yesterday expressed
the opinion that the bill would never
pass the senate. He claims to have
polled the senators on the situation
ard ic Cofic6od thof tho hill 10 daoA