Show WANT SOLDIERS A WHILE LONGER Nevada Legislature ture Petitions President to Keep Troops at Goldfield Temporarily FAVORED F BY BOTH HOUSES COMMITTEE WORKING UPON PO POLICE POLICE LICE REGULATION Carson City Jan 16 The Nevada state senate passed a resolution at its morning session today petitioning the president to maintain troops in Gold Goldfield Goldfield Goldfield field until the legislature can by the passage of a law provide a police force or some sorn other method of ot maintaining the peace The resolution re was passed rass d unanimously The senate I then adjourned until tomorrow at 11 Purpose of the Committee Mr Husky of Washoe by request explained the tho action of the special committee that drew the resolution He H le stated that while members of ot the Min Miners Mm ers em erst union or the Mine Owners asso association association would not be asked or allowed to address the tho committee yet any cit citizen citIzen izen or any body of ot citizens would be given consideration by the introduction of a bill or measure bearing on the thet subject t of constabulary or military es cc establishment This rule was offered in committee by Mr Syphus of Lincoln county and supported by Mr Hamilton Hamlton of Esmeralda county who is a mem member member ber of the Western Vestern Federation of ot Min Miners Miners ers He denied that it tended to make gag rule but said it would expedite expedit lawmaking and bring the matter to toan toan toan an immediate issue It was further ordered that the special committee ap appointed appointed appointed pointed to handle the tho question of mil mU militia milItia lila be made a standing committee The assembly adjourned until this afternoon when the resolution will be betaken betaken betaken taken up and the first strength of the opposing factions will be tested Passed by Assembly At the afternoon session of the as assembly assembly the resolution which passed the Senate this morning petitioning the time president to retain the troops temporarily temporarily passed without a negative vote There was no argument on either side as to the merits of ot the measure Gov Governor Governor Governor Sparks was at the speakers desk and as he came into the hall halt was greet greeted ed with applause Speaker Skaggs who has opposed the governor in the matter of ot calling troops to Nevada left the chair and Speaker Pro Tom Tern Folsom placed the motion before the th house Skaggs failed faHed to vote on the measure absenting himself at The gov gay governor governor is receiving from both joth parties since the passage of the bill There is to be a meeting of the Joint committee this afternoon in ref ret reference reference I to taking up a measure for po pa policing policIng the state It Is likely that this measure will wUl be introduced by Monday The assembly adjourned until tomorrow at 11 Time Limit on on Bills At a meeting of the special committee of the two houses of the time Nevada legisla legislature legislature legislature ture this afternoon a resolution was adopted which will be bo presented in both houses tomorrow placing the time limit on all bills billa relative to the Goldfield sit situation situation nation on Monday at 2 p m Up lip to that period any citizen may frame a bill or any union or body of or men inca may present a bill blU or formula that they be tie believe believe lieve will be in the interest of the state solving the Goldfield problem The Joint committee will consider all alt such meas measures measures ures urea that will be introduced f fIt It is conceded that the bill bitt wilt will take the form of ot a state warden measure such as is used in Pennsylvania or on ott that line Under the ruling mUng of the Joint committee committe it will be Impossible to present any meas measure measure measUre ure before next Monday and the shortest possible time that any law could be he passed pas ed will be the latter part of ot next week Word Sent to Roosevelt Word We rd was telegraphed to President Roosevelt stating that a resolution re ro requesting reQuesting questing the retention of the troops in Goldfield had passed both hoth houses This cannot be in force until some time tomor tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow row as the bill will have to be enrolled and signed by the governor Considerable comment is heard on Speaker Skaggs action in absenting him himself himself self when the thO Joint resolution was voted upon in the house The members of Western Vestern Federation OBrien and Fitz Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick 11 patrick refused to vote yote on the measure this being the only opposition to the bill billIt billIt billIt It is expected that both houses will ad adjourn adjourn journ tomorrow until Monday |