The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-10-28
SPECULATION REGARDING LEGISLATURE;
WHAT It MAY Do IN SPECIAL SESSION
GOVERNOR LEAVES PUBLIC IN DARK AS TO WHAT LAWS L BE-
,uvps IRE NEcrss.Ry-HE REMAINS EMPHATIC AS TO HIS

Ispecial session of 1912, but no such
[ subject will be brought before the
/. ~special session next month.
Governor Boyle says that he will
, act Immediately in getting the views
/ of labor and business interests On the
legislation he intends to recommend
TO the special session, and will re-
quest prompt action on the part of
the State Bar Association in drafting
the laws which he feels are needed.
1t appears that an unusual degree
of care must be exercised in drafting
the laws the Governor thinks are
needed. attorneys with whom he mas
advised having informed him that
they will be hewing pretty close to
lines laid down by the constitution.
The State constitution provides the
method of calling a special session,
and says:
"The Governor may, On eXtraordi-
nary occasions, owen the Legisla-
ture by proclamation, and shall state
to both houses, when organized, the
purpose for which the session has
been convened, and the Legislature
shall transact no legislative business
except that for which they were espe-
cially convened, or such other legis-
lative business as the Governor may
call to the attention of the Legisla-
ture while in session."
The State Supreme Court has held
that the Secretary of State may trans
NIT to the special session all bills
vetoed by the Governor at the preced-
ing session, but the Legislature may
not act on the veto message unless
they are directly included in the call
or are brought to the attention of the
Legislature by the Governor after it
has convened. Special sessions are
limited to twenty days.
Those who are doubtful about the
Governors sincerity when he made
his Tonopah announcement a few
weeks ago that he would not be a
candidate again for any public office
when his present term as Governor
expired, would soon have their skep-
ticism removed were they to hold a
few minutes conversation with him
on the subject. The Governor says
he meant exactly what he said at
Tonopah, although he was slightly
~misquoted. He reiterated this week,
on his return from Tonopah. that I'M
der no circumstances will he again
be a candidate for any elective Office,
either during his present term or af-
ter it expires. The lure of politics
and the glare of official life, he says,
have no more attraction for him. and
the possibility of going to the United
States Senate, either as an elected
or appointed member, does not arouse
his ambitions. Another term as Gov
ernor, he says, is not to be consid-
cred. The Governor says that the
honor attached to holding political
offices does not come anywhere near
offsetting the whips and scorns" ap-
piled by factions who are bound to
become d~ispleased with official acts.
The Governor says, however, that
he does not wish to go on record as
saying that he will not accept certain
political appointments in case they
should be rendered him. He said:
There are certain appointive Of
fees that might arise that I do not
want to be committed as saying l
would not accept. There are some
Federal appointments. such as a place
on some scientific commissions or
trade commissions that | would like
to hold. This because / am familiar
with and have made a study Of SUP
jects with which such commissions
deal and believe l could be of some
service to the people. But as far as