White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-02

Investigations. bond issues, board
of health. badger fights. ban on whis-
/ key and retrenchment were the
| features headlined in the news of the
| legislature at Carson during the
week
One of the bills under considera-
tion by the Washoe county ysdelegation
which will be far-reaehing in its ef-
feet is that of Assem- Dlyman E. ID.
Mack of Reno. Originally intended
TO affect Reno. the idea of curtail-
ment became contagious and spread
among the delegates from other
counties. The bin provides in part
that the officers of the city of Reno
shall be three members of the city
council, one of whom shall act as
mayor; a city attorney, the district
attorney being ex-officio city attor-
ney; city clerk; justice of the peace
being ex-officio judge of the munich
pal court; the county auditor also to
perform the duties of city auditor,
the same plan to apply to the county
treasurer. The bill in detail defines
the duties of the payor and coun-
Gil.
Another bill of Assemblyman Mack
provided for liens on automobiles
when held for repairs or supplies.
and the companion law making it a
felony to take a car from the state
during the time of term payments,
without the consent of the selling
agent.
Speaker Fitzgerald has offered the
assembly joint resolution No.
which provided an amendment to the
constitution exempting the soldiers
and sailors from poll tax.
Senate bill No oy Ducey. provid-
ing for medals for returning soldiers
and sailors was passed after going
through the COMMITTEES of the whole
The bill provides: The adjutart
general shall cause to be prepared
and shall distribute 70 the officers
and enlisted men who served honor
ably in the army or navy of the
United States during the worldwar
campaign, and who enlisted from the
state of Nevada. appropriate cam
paign badges commemorative of
their services. II any such Officer.
soldier or sailor be deceased, the
badge to which he would be emitted
shall be delivered to his proper legal
representative.
The sum of six thousand dollars
or so much thereof as smay be need
ed, is appropriated for the purposes
of the act. out of any money in the
treasury. not otherwise appropriated.
payable by the treasurer on the war
rant of comptroller. on the order OF
the adjutant general. The act Is to
take effect Immediately.
Senator Harrington introduced a
bill In the assembly to reimburse
deputy sunerintendents OF public in
structton. McCracken. Kenmeyer and
Comerford. in the sum OF $1.e4e.3t
expended by them In travelling ex.
penses
A legislative investigation OF the
high cost of living by a committee
of three members was proposed in
resolution introduced by Gregory of
Washoe. The resolution directs the
committee to ascertain IL there exists
any secret agreement or understand
ing between dealers and corporations
TO fix and maintain unnecessary high
prices on the necessities of life and
whether there exists a combination
in restraint of fair competition in
the business of providing and selling
to the public such necessities of life.
The committee will be authorized &c
subpoena witnesses and compel their
attendance at hearings
The deficiency bill calling for the
approximation of $4,000 to care for
deficiencies in state institutions was
reported ont by the committee on
claims in the assembly with recon-
mendations tnat it be referred to
joint committee on claims and ways
and means. The bill shows that the
following deficiencies exist as a re-
suit of appropriations being exceed
ed: State orphans home. $1,928.25;
state prison, s21,71s.40; insane asy-