The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-02-26
OF NEVADA LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
Carson Correspondence Reno Gazette

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of Walker Lake as against III" and
'S'' routes, a difference having arisen
as to which Of the latter two should
be adopted.
Highway Work Investigation
Members of the investigating COM
mittee say that the evidence adduced
at the hearing showed the m" route
road could be constructed at a cost of
$4,000 less than either of the other
roads.
The highway investigation has con-
sisted up to the present time of ex-
animation of contractors, membe-s of
boards of county commissioners and
of highway engineers. Under a rule
adopted by the committee members
of the department of highways are
| permitted in the committee meetings
at all times. G, c. Cotrell, highway
engineer, is conducting the examina-
ton of the highway department wit
nesses.
Other Inquiries in Progress
The investigation of commission
boards is proceeding slowly and will
require a good deal of time owing to
the number Of boards and the mum
Der of witnesses to be examined.
The State Bank and Trust Com
pany investigation also Is proceeding
slowly, but members Of the investi-
eating committee say that some radi-
cal recommendations are likely to be
contained in the committees report.
Probably the most important bills
to be passed are the irrigation Act,
under which irrigation districts will
be formed, particularly in Douglas
| County; the anti-theft Act, designed
to prevent or minimize automobile
thefts. and amendments to the farm
bureau Act. The latter Act was
vetoed by Governor Boyle, not be-
cause he was out of harmony with the
features it contains, but because the
| Act was faulty in it's title. The agri-
cultural committee in the Assembly
| has drafted two acts to take the place
of the one vetoed and they will be in
troduced this week.
The Drug Addict Bill
Rewards bill, under which ped
| dlers of narcotic drugs may be sent
t. the State prison and providing for
treatment of drug addicts at the
State hospital also is considered a
measure Of considerable Importance.
1t has passed both Houses and will be
sent to the Governor this week.
Last week also marked the disposal
of the initiative Act on divorce pre-
sented by the Reno business e
The Act was rejected, which insures
its presence on the ballots at the cleo
ton of 1922. The Senate has yet to
act on it. but what action the upper
House takes is inconsequential, the
Assembly having settled the proceed
ure that must be followed in dealing
with the Act.
Henderson's Anti-G Gambling Bill
The first furry on moral legisla-
ton" probably will break in the AS
sembly this week when the Hender-
son anti-gambling bill will be taken
up by the Assembly joint committee
on Public Morals and judiciary. A
hearing on the bill has been set for
Wednesday afternoon.
Some of the supporters of anti
gambling legislation are opposing the
Henderson bill. They contend that
the inevitable result of the Hender-
son bill, should it become a law,
would be to turn gambling into back
rooms and dives hat are beyond the
surveillance of the peace officers,
where they would be operated with
out the restriction that are placed on
them and without the payment of any
county or municipal licenses. The As
sembly is likely to be closely divided
on the Henderson bill, but surface in
dications in the Senate are that 1t
will be defeated in the upper House.
Red-light Abatement Bill
The red-light abatement law.
which was brought to Carson last
week by a committee of Reno women,
has not yet found any one willing to
introduce 1t.
Governor Boyle's proposed gasoline
tax law will be introduced this week
in the Senate, according to report. 1t
will provide for a tax of two and one
half cents on all gasoline consumed
in Nevada. and will make no excep-