The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01

counsel unless provided for by the
laws creating the commissions. The
bill was amended and received the
favorable votes of all senators
present.
Senate Bill Z, which was intro
duced by the committee on labor
was amended to exempt from Its
provisions the livestock and agricul-
tural industries. Meder voted against
the bill on final passage, later ex-
planning that he did so because in
his opinion exempting any indus
tries invalidated the whole bill.
Assembly Bill No. 8, validating
school bond elections and the bonds
so voted was placed on the bottom
of the file.
A communication sent from New
York in protest against the Ne
vada anti-syndicalism law was read
in the senate and referred to the la
Dor committee.
Senate Bills 80, 26 and 81 were
passed in the order given in the
upper house. S. B. 80 repeats Sec
ton 6 of the hoist engineers Ii
cense law. S. B. &c authorizes the
Winnemucca city council to issue
$4,000 worth of street and high
way bonds. S. B. 81 provides for
transfer of $1,000 from the Winnie
mucca sewer construction fund to
the street and highway construction
fund.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 2 of
the 1921 session and Senate Sub
stitute for Senate Joint Resolution
s, also for the 1921 session, were
referred to the judiciary committee.
Senator Chaplin introduced two
bills yesterday forenoon. S. B. al
provides for child welfare division
of the state board of health, to
consist of five. members appointed
by the governor, and to serve with
out compensation. The state treas
.urer is made custodian of funds
that may be received from the fed
eral government. Senate Bill AZ is
measure ratifying the action of
Governor Boyle in accepting the
provisions of the Sheppard-Towner
act granting federal aid for in
fancy and maternity hygiene until
the meeting of the legislature.
Secretary of State w. c. Great
house transmitted two resolutions to
the senate and one to the assembly
which seek to amend the state con-
stitution and which were approved
for the first time by the legisla-
ture of 1921. If they are again ap-
proved this year they will go be-
fore the people for vote at the
election of 1924.
Senate Substitute for Senate
Joint Resolution proposes to
amend Section 3 of article IL of the
constitution. This section has to do
with funds established for the sup
port of the. school and the invest
ment of them so that the interest
shall go into the school fund. The
true purpose of the change was not
revealed two years ago but seems
to lie in provision respecting
hhSS. Ahc oiiSlldi Coilstitution pIO-
vided that these should go to the
school funds. The new provision
makes the same provision with a
clause "Unless otherwise ordered
and directed by law" The intent
seems to absolve the state from it's
constitution pledge but the ques-
ton remains whether the claw"
spoken of is a federal or state
law.
If fines can be diverted to other
channels, the way will be paved to
get revenue for Other purposes be-
sides schools.
Senate Joint Resolution 2 pro-
poses to strike Section 16 or Ar
ticle l from the constitution. That
section now provides: Foreigners
who are or who may hereafter be-
come bona fde residents of this
state, shall enjoy the same rights
in respect to the possession, enjoy
ment and inheritance of property