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RESOLUTIONS AND MEMORIALS
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[Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3Senator Branson]
No. 1Senate Concurrent Resolution.
Whereas, Each great crisis in the affairs of men, by Divine arrangement, has been accompanied by a mortal leader in the form of a master of statecraft, a genius born to his particular sphere and problem, guiding the great multitude to safety, to the solid ground of security and happiness. Washington, Lincoln, Wilson, inspired from on High, each in turn lived, fought, acted, died, for his country, for his American compatriots and his American posterity. Calvin Coolidge, born, not made, to guide his people through a critical period not less serious than those of his trio of predecessors, taught America and the world the lesson of thrift, for which there is no substitute, and gave his life to shaping the economic course of mankind through the dark hours of today and hereafter. His noble work for human welfare will best be appreciated only as the years disclose its vital need during generations and centuries to come. Whereas, The legislature of the State of Nevada, in session today for the solution of problems of near exact sameness, will hourly and daily have in fifty-seven individual minds the patriotism and thrift in the peoples behalf of their late former president, and will endeavor to be guided by his genius in shaping their course for the welfare and happiness of their people, the citizens of Nevada; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly concurring, That the legislature of the State of Nevada hereby tenders its sympathy to the widow of our great ex-president, Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, in the hour of her great bereavement, and that a copy hereof, duly certified and engrossed, be delivered to her. |
Legislature extends its condolences to Mrs. Calvin Coolidge |
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Amendment to the constitution of the United States fixing the commencement of the terms of the president and vice president and members of Congress |
[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 1Mr. OConnor]
No. 2Assembly Joint Resolution, ratifying a proposed amendment to the constitution of the United States, fixing the commencement of the terms of president and vice president and members of Congress, and fixing the time of the assembling of Congress.
[Approved January 28, 1933]
Whereas, Both houses of the seventy-second Congress of the United States of America, by a constitutional majority of two-thirds thereof, made the following proposition to amend the constitution of the United States of America, in the following words, to wit:
JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, FIXING THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE TERMS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, AND FIXING THE TIME OF THE ASSEMBLING OF CONGRESS.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each house concurring therein), That the following amendment to the constitution be, and hereby is, proposed to the states, to become valid as a part of said constitution when ratified by the legislatures of the several states, as provided in the constitution:
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Section 1. The terms of the president and vice president shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of senators and representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin. Sec. 2. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall begin at noon on the 3d day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a different day. Sec. 3. If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the president, the president-elect shall have died, the vice president-elect shall become president. If a president shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the president-elect shall have failed to qualify, then the vice president-elect shall act as president until a president shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a president-elect nor a vice president-elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as president, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a president or vice president shall have qualified. |
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Sec. 4. The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the house of representatives may choose a president whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them, and for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the senate may choose a vice president whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them. Sec. 5. Sections 1 and 2 shall take effect on the 15th day of October following the ratification of this article. Sec. 6. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states within seven years from the date of its submission. Therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of Nevada, That the said proposed amendment to the constitution of the United States of America be, and the same is hereby, ratified by the legislature of the State of Nevada; and that certified copies of this preamble and joint resolution be forwarded by the governor of this state to the president of the United States of America, to the presiding officer of the United States senate, and to the speaker of the house of representatives of the United States, and to the secretary of state of the United States. |
Amendment to the constitution of the United States fixing the commencement of the terms of the president and vice president and members of Congress |
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[Senate Joint Resolution No. 2 of the Thirty-fifth SessionSenator Henderson]
No. 3Senate Joint Resolution, proposing to amend section 3 of article IX of the constitution of the State of Nevada.
Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada, That section 3 of article IX of the constitution of the State of Nevada be amended to read as follows: Sec. 3. The state may contract public debts; but such debts shall never, in the aggregate, exclusive of interest, exceed the sum of one per cent of the assessed valuation of the state, as shown by the reports of the county assessors to the state controller, except for the purpose of defraying extraordinary expenses, as hereinafter mentioned. Every such debt shall be authorized by law for some purpose or purposes, to be distinctly specified therein; and every such law shall provide for levying an annual tax sufficient to pay the interest semiannually, and the principal within twenty years from the passage of such law, and shall specially appropriate the proceeds of said taxes to the payment of said principal and interest; and such appropriation shall not be repealed nor the taxes postponed or diminished until the principal and interest of said debts shall have been wholly paid. |
Proposed constitutional amendment from 35th session; second passage by legislature |
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Amendment to section 3 of article IX of the constitution of the State of Nevada, increasing its financial limitations |
repealed nor the taxes postponed or diminished until the principal and interest of said debts shall have been wholly paid. Every contract of indebtedness entered into or assumed by or on behalf of the state, when all its debts and liabilities amount to said sum before mentioned, shall be void and of no effect, except in cases of money borrowed to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, defend the state in time of war, or, if hostilities be threatened, provide for the public defense. The state, notwithstanding the foregoing limitations, may, pursuant to authority of the legislature, make and enter into any and all contracts necessary, expedient or advisable for the protection and preservation of any of its property or natural resources, or for the purposes of obtaining the benefits thereof, however arising and whether arising by or through any undertaking or project of the United States or by or through any treaty or compact between the states, or otherwise. The legislature may from time to time make such appropriations as may be necessary to carry out the obligations of the state under such contracts, and shall levy such tax as may be necessary to pay the same or carry them into effect. |
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Beseeching Congress to adopt the Oddie act to aid schools in financial distress |
[Senate Joint Resolution No. 8Senator Branson]
No. 4Senate Joint Resolution. Memorial to Congress.
[Approved February 1, 1933]
The legislature of the State of Nevada hereby respectfully represents; that Whereas, Owing to the suspension of fifteen banks in the State of Nevada, of a total of twenty-six doing business in this state, such closed banks holding as deposits the school money of the state and twelve out of seventeen counties, approximately seven hundred teachers in Nevada are not being paid their salaries, and within the next few weeks or days several of our high schools and various other schools will have to close for want of funds. Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada, That we earnestly beseech Congress to adopt the Oddie amendment to the reconstruction finance act whereby money can be loaned to schools. Resolved, That the preceding paragraphs of this memorial be transmitted by air mail to the members of the Nevada delegation at Washington, the president of the United States senate and the speaker of the house of representatives. |
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[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 7Mr. Taber]
No. 5Assembly Joint Resolution, recommending the selection of George Russell, Jr., of Nevada, for the position of the secretary of the interior.
[Approved February 2, 1933]
Whereas, The State of Nevada has a greater proportion of public land than any other state, and is therefore vitally interested in the administration of the department of the interior; and Whereas, We are naturally desirous of securing the selection of a secretary of the interior who will have an intimate knowledge of our conditions, and of the west in general, in addition to other qualifications, such as ability, training and experience, for handling intelligently and wisely the present and prospective problems confronting that member of the cabinet; and Whereas, George Russell, Jr., of Elko, Nevada, has had an experience of more than thirty years in the very activities and character of business that has brought him in immediate contact with the more important problems concerning land and livestock conditions that would be an important item in the administration of the office of the department of the interior; and Whereas, Said George Russell, Jr., by reason of his peculiar fitness and his practical experience has gained a far reaching reputation of ability and integrity; now, therefore, we, the legislature of the State of Nevada, unqualifiedly indorse George Russell, Jr., of Elko, Nevada, for said appointment; and it is Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada, That George Russell, Jr., of Elko, Nevada, be, and he is, recommended to the earnest consideration of President-elect Roosevelt as a competent and suitable person to be appointed as secretary of the interior of the United States; and it is further Resolved, That copies of this resolution, under the seal of the State of Nevada, be transmitted to President-elect Roosevelt, to each of our senators in the United States senate, and to our congressman-elect. |
Recommending George Russell, Jr., for secretary of interior |
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Objection to the filing of notices of location of mining claims and proofs of labor with the federal land offices |
[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 10Mr. Bugbee]
No. 6Assembly Joint Resolution, memorializing Congress not to pass H. R. 13558, relative to filing of notices of location of mining claims in U. S. land offices.
[Approved February 15, 1933]
Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate; that Whereas, There has been introduced in the house of representatives of the Congress of the United States a bill, known as H. R. 13558, which provides for the filing of notices of location of all mineral claims in land offices of the United States, and that proofs of labor on such mining claims be similarly filed, in addition to filing requirements now required under state laws, and that in case of failure to so file in the U. S. land offices all claims for which such filings have not been made shall be open to relocation in the same manner as if no location had ever been made on said claims, and granting the secretary of the interior power to prescribe rules and regulations for carrying out the provisions of the act, and requiring the payment of such fees for filing all papers required to be filed under the provisions of the proposed law; and Whereas, As almost all of the public lands within the State of Nevada are potential mineral lands, and thousands of mining claims now located on them, or which may be hereafter located thereon, have not been and cannot be so described in the location notices, that these claims could be placed upon a map without a long, tedious, and expensive survey, much of the mineral land being as yet unsurveyed and unplatted, and as such claims are held by citizens or may be located by others who are unable to bear the expense of surveying them and paying the filing fees to be required, especially in the present economic condition of the country; and Whereas, The provisions of such proposed law by Congress are unjust and wholly unnecessary and would work great hardship upon the prospectors and owners of mining claims; now, therefore, The legislature of the State of Nevada earnestly protests against the passage of said bill, namely H. R. 13558, and requests that the senators and representative of the State of Nevada in Congress oppose said bill and vote against the passage of the same, and that the Congress of the United States take cognizance of this protest and defeat the passage of said bill. The secretary of state of the State of Nevada is hereby instructed to forward a certified copy of this joint resolution to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and to the United States senators and representative in Congress from the State of Nevada. |
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[Senate Joint Resolution No. 10Senators Winters, Carpenter and Friedhoff]
No. 7Senate Joint Resolution, memorializing the reconstruction finance corporation and the regional agricultural credit corporation to reduce the interest rate on, and to extend the time for payment of agricultural and livestock loans.
[Approved February 15, 1933]
Resolved by the Senate and the Assembly of the State of Nevada; that Whereas, The present interest rates charged by the regional agricultural credit corporation in the State of Nevada are excessive under present conditions and should be lowered to at least four per centum per annum; and Whereas, Said loans made are required to be approved by the reconstruction finance corporation; now, therefore, The legislature of the State of Nevada hereby respectfully requests the reconstruction finance corporation and the regional agricultural credit corporation to reduce the rate of interest on all pending agricultural and livestock loans, and all future loans, to at least four per centum per annum, and to extend time for payment of the principal on present loans for an additional three years, and to make all future loans for not less than three years. The secretary of state of the State of Nevada is hereby directed to transmit certified copies hereof to the president or chairman of the reconstruction finance corporation, to the executive officer of the regional agricultural credit corporation for this federal land bank district, and to the United States senators and representative in Congress from the State of Nevada. |
Request that rates of interest paid federal institutions be reduced |
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[Senate Joint Resolution No. 9Senator Branson]
No. 8Senate Joint Resolution, recommending the appointment of John F. Shaughnessy, chairman of the Nevada public service commission, to the position of interstate commerce commissioner.
[Approved February 24, 1933]
Whereas, In recent years it has been the tendency of various administrations at Washington to select the members of the interstate commerce commission from eastern states whose citizens have the viewpoint of the stockholder and bondholder in corporations engaged in interstate commerce, such stockholders and bondholders being in the identical position of the management of the corporations themselves, and while we concede that such interests have a right to be represented upon such commission we believe as citizens of the State of Nevada, whose relation to the subject matter is identical with that of its neighboring states, that the viewpoint of the shipper and consumer is not adequately represented as it should be on a well-balanced interstate commerce commission; and
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Recommending Hon. J. F. Shaughnessy for membership on interstate commerce commission |
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Recommending Hon. J. F. Shaughnessy for membership on interstate commerce commission |
right to be represented upon such commission we believe as citizens of the State of Nevada, whose relation to the subject matter is identical with that of its neighboring states, that the viewpoint of the shipper and consumer is not adequately represented as it should be on a well-balanced interstate commerce commission; and Whereas, We have in the State of Nevada, in the person of the Honorable John F. Shaughnessy, an official, an expert upon all topics in anyway related to the subject of interstate commerce, who for twenty-five years has faithfully served the people of this state, first, as a member of its original railroad commission, and subsequently its chairman, and who has been chairman of our public service commission since its organization some fifteen years ago. Mr. Shaughnessys decisions and attitude in general have been fair and just to all interests, he having been reappointed by each succeeding state executive, both democrat and republican. He has an intimate knowledge of railroading and its regulation and of the laws relating to transportation in which the people are so vitally interested. Many times he has appeared with signal success to argue important issues before the interstate commerce commission, and the decisions rendered by him as chairman of our state commission are masterpieces of their kind. His wide experience and service to the people in railroading and public utility regulation fit him for the well-deserved promotion, which we recommend; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That we cordially recommend to President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt that he seriously and favorably consider the appointment of Mr. Shaughnessy to the position hereinabove named. Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted at once by the secretary of state to President-elect Roosevelt and to the members of our delegation at Washington, and to our senator-elect and to our congressman-elect. |
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[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 16Mr. Stewart]
No. 9Assembly Joint Resolution, memorializing Congress and the secretary of agriculture of the United States for relief in the matter of grazing fees for live stock upon the national forests.
[Approved February 24, 1933]
Whereas, The existing schedule of grazing fee charges exacted for use by Nevada stockraising settlers of those public ranges upon which their properties necessarily were and still are established, and which have, from time to time, been surrounded by the so-called national forest withdrawals, are based upon range appraisals covering periods of abnormally high livestock prices; and |
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and still are established, and which have, from time to time, been surrounded by the so-called national forest withdrawals, are based upon range appraisals covering periods of abnormally high livestock prices; and Whereas, The continuance of such charge schedules in the face of existing livestock values, far below any known for many years past, can only most seriously impede and retard any reasonable opportunity for recovery and rehabilitation of Nevadas stockraising and ranching settlements, a most important factor in the social and economic structure of our state; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of Nevada, That we most earnestly urge upon all federal officials concerned the extreme need for continuance, for the grazing season of 1933, of the fifty per cent reduction in national forest grazing fee charges as granted for 1932, based upon the charges in effect for 1931; and be it further Resolved, That we urge our Nevada congressional delegation to use every effort toward securing an early and complete range reappraisal looking to the fixing of forest grazing fee schedules in keeping with the heavy decline in livestock values that has occurred since the present schedules were determined; and be it further Resolved, That the secretary of state of the State of Nevada be and he is hereby directed to immediately forward copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to the speaker of the house of representatives, to each of our senators, and to our representative in Congress. |
For reduction of grazing fees in national forests |
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[Senate Joint Resolution No. 18Senator Branson]
No. 10Senate Joint Resolution, memorializing Congress to not close the United States mint at Carson City, Nevada.
[Approved February 28, 1933]
To the Honorable, the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States, in Congress assembled: The legislature of the State of Nevada hereby respectfully represents; that Whereas, The closing of the United States mint at Carson City, Nevada, would be a calamity, both to the mining industry and every business interest of this state, it being an imperative necessity to mine operators and prospectors with small quantities of bullion which they must sell to keep their activities going, and any arrangement by which such bullion would have to be shipped to assay offices at a distance would not be feasible; and Whereas, The business of said mint in the past year has doubled and for no reason is its closing justified; now, therefore, be it |
Closing of Carson City mint not justified; request that its activities be continued |
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Closing of Carson City mint not justified; request that its activities be continued |
doubled and for no reason is its closing justified; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That we earnestly entreat Congress to reconsider its action and to continue the appropriation for the United States mint at Carson City, Nevada. Resolved, That the secretary of state of the State of Nevada be directed to wire the essential portion of this memorial to the president of the United States senate, to the speaker of the house of representatives, and to the members of the Nevada delegation at Washington. |
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Powers of pardon and parole board amplified |
[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 21Messrs. Dunseath and Kenny]
No. 11Assembly Joint Resolution, relative to amending section 14, article V, of the constitution of the State of Nevada.
Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, That section 14 of article V of the constitution of the State of Nevada be amended so as to read as follows: Section 14. The governor, justices of the supreme court and attorney-general, or a major part of them, of whom the governor shall be one, may upon such conditions and with such limitations and restrictions as they may think proper, remit fines and forfeitures, commute punishments and grant pardons after convictions, in all cases, except treason and impeachments, subject to such regulations as may be provided by law, relative to the manner of applying for pardon; provided, however, whenever any person shall be convicted of any crime, except treason, murder, burglary in the first degree, arson in the first degree, robbery, carnal knowledge of a female child under the age of ten years, or rape, the trial court may in its discretion, at the time of imposing sentence upon such person, direct that such sentence be stayed or suspended and that the convicted person be released from custody upon such conditions and with such limitations and restrictions as the trial court may think proper. |
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[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 26Messrs. Brown and Kenny]
No. 12Assembly Joint Resolution, relative to amending section 3, article I, of the constitution of the State of Nevada.
Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, That section 3, article I, of the constitution of the State of Nevada be amended so as to read as follows: |
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Sec. 3. The right of trial by jury shall be secured to all, and remain inviolate forever; but in civil actions three-fourths of the jury may render a verdict. A trial by jury may be waived in all criminal cases, by the consent of both parties, expressed in open court by the defendant and his counsel, and in civil actions by the consent of the parties, signified in such manner as may be prescribed by law. In civil actions and cases of misdemeanor, the jury may consist of twelve, or any number less than twelve, upon which the parties may agree in open court. |
Right of trial by jury |
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[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 34Mr. OConnor]
No. 13Assembly Joint Resolution.
[Approved March 6, 1933]
Whereas, On this date, March 4, 1933, the Honorable Franklin Delano Roosevelt is being inaugurated president of the United States of America; and Whereas, The State of Nevada has indicated its confidence in Mr. Roosevelt by giving him its electoral vote; and Whereas, The people of the State of Nevada have implicit faith in the administration of Mr. Roosevelt; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of Nevada, That the State of Nevada, through the secretary of state, wire its congratulations to President Roosevelt upon assuming control of the reins of our government, and assure him of our earnest wishes for the success of his administration. |
Congratulations to President Roosevelt |
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[Senate Joint Resolution No. 13Senator Branson]
No. 14Senate Joint Resolution, memorializing Congress to adopt the Pittman proposal to accept silver on British debt.
[Approved March 6, 1933]
Your memorialist, the legislature of the State of Nevada, respectfully represent; that Whereas, The proposal of the Honorable Key Pittman, United States senator from Nevada, that the United States shall accept the sum of one hundred million dollars on the war debt of Great Britain to the United States, embodies the principle that coined silver is money; and Whereas, Adoption of the Pittman proposal in the international transaction that he advocates would constitute recognition of silver as money by the two premier financial nations of the earth, and for that reason would go a long way toward its further and more general recognition as such, having the desirable effect of enhancing the value of silver everywhere, with the further and more desirable effect of being the forerunner of similar transactions with other debtor nations, all of which cannot be otherwise than beneficial, tending to restore monetary equilibrium and banish the world depression; now, therefore, be it |
Indorsement of Senator Key Pittmans war debt proposal |
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Indorsement of Senator Key Pittmans war debt proposal |
toward its further and more general recognition as such, having the desirable effect of enhancing the value of silver everywhere, with the further and more desirable effect of being the forerunner of similar transactions with other debtor nations, all of which cannot be otherwise than beneficial, tending to restore monetary equilibrium and banish the world depression; now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the legislature hereby respectfully requests Congress to adopt the Pittman proposal, authorizing and directing our president-elect to accept such silver payment from Great Britain as soon after he takes office as may be expedient and possible. Resolved, That the secretary of state of the State of Nevada is hereby directed to transmit copies of this memorial by air mail to the president of the United States senate, to the speaker of the house of representatives, and to the members of the Nevada congressional delegation at Washington. |
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Indorsement of the 16 to 1 ratio of silver to gold |
[Senate Joint Resolution No. 16Senator Scott]
No. 15Senate Joint Resolution, memorializing the Congress of the United States to speedily rehabilitate silver, and petitioning the president-elect to call an international conference on the subject.
[Approved March 6, 1933]
The restoration of silver to its natural parity ratio of sixteen to one, based on the ratio of world production of silver and gold, appears to be essential to sound and necessary expansion of the basic currency of the world. Such restoration appears to be the most feasible plan to increase the purchasing power of more than half of the population of the world, enabling them to buy products of the United States and other gold standard nations. Such restoration appears to be a requisite in order to increase our export trade and the sale of our surplus production, now depressing our domestic market below the actual cost of production. No plan as yet presented would do more toward restoring the economic stability of the world than the realization of the facts: That silver is not even as much a commodity as is gold; that four-fifths of the silver now being produced, and that ever has been produced, has been used for monetary purposes, while only half of the gold ever produced has been so used; that laws did not make money of either gold or silver; they were money long before any monetary laws were ever enacted; that since the beginning of time there has not been produced throughout the world on the average more than fifteen ounces of silver to one ounce of gold, and that in 1932 there were actually less than thirteen ounces of silver produced to each one ounce of gold; that monetary laws alone have artificially decreased the demand for silver through restricting its use as money, thus decreasing its relative value, and we must therefore now remove or neutralize these artificial restrictions before we may hope to restore the natural laws of supply and demand. |
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has not been produced throughout the world on the average more than fifteen ounces of silver to one ounce of gold, and that in 1932 there were actually less than thirteen ounces of silver produced to each one ounce of gold; that monetary laws alone have artificially decreased the demand for silver through restricting its use as money, thus decreasing its relative value, and we must therefore now remove or neutralize these artificial restrictions before we may hope to restore the natural laws of supply and demand. Nevada therefore favors any and all legislation, whether national or international, tending to effect the rehabilitation of silver, but is informed and believes that the only bill introduced in the senate and the house of representatives during the last two sessions of Congress which has received a favorable report from any committee is that introduced by Senator Pittman for the purchase of American-produced silver, with silver certificates, and this, in all probability, is the extent of legislation that could be enacted at the present session of Congress. And while some might be inclined to take nothing less than what they think is right, others are inclined to compromise upon the best they can get if it be a really forward step, particularly so when faced by an emergency which demands prompt alleviation. The Silver State therefore submits that said Pittman bill is a step in the right direction; will tend to offset the unnatural supply of silver now derived from the melting of Indian silver coins and, at least to that extent, will tend to restore the market for silver to the normal mine production and the normal world demand; whereupon, at subsequent sessions of Congress, when conditions may be more favorable for silver legislation, we may hope for amendment of the Pittman bill to enlarge its scope and effect. In 1897, Nevada vigorously supported the federal act (29 Stat. 624) authorizing the president of the United States to appoint five or more commissioners to attend any international conference called by the United States or any other country with a view to securing by international agreement a fixity of relative value between gold and silver as money, by means of a common ratio between these metals with free mintage at such ratio; and appropriating $100,000 for the expenses of any such conference. That act is still in full force and effect, but the conference has never yet been called, even though the senate of the United States, in adopting the Pittman resolution, specifically requested the president to do so. The Silver State therefore respectfully urges and petitions the president-elect to call an international silver conference to be held in the United States at the earliest practical date. |
Indorsement of the 16 to 1 ratio of silver to gold |
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Indorsement of the 16 to 1 ratio of silver to gold |
Resolved, therefore, by the Senate and the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That we memorialize the present Congress of the United States to enact the Pittman bill (S. B. 3606), and respectfully petition the president-elect of the United States to promptly call an international conference, to rehabilitate silver. Resolved further, That copies of this resolution be transmitted forthwith by the secretary of state of Nevada, to the president of the United States senate, to the speaker of the house of representatives, to the chairman of the house committee on banking and currency, to our senators and our representative in Congress, and a copy under the great seal of the State of Nevada to the president-elect of the United States. |
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Urging Congress to pass the Wheeler silver bill |
[Senate Joint Resolution No. 14Senator Marsh]
No. 16Senate Joint Resolution, memorializing Congress to pass the so-called Wheeler bill, providing for the coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1.
[Approved March 6, 1933]
Whereas, There is now pending before Congress an act introduced by Senator Wheeler, of Montana, providing for the coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1; and Whereas, The silver industry is of vital importance to the people of the State of Nevada; and Whereas, It is the belief of the people of this state that the enactment of the said measure will restore prosperity to our state in a greater degree than any other measure or plan before Congress; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That Congress be urged to enact the so-called Wheeler bill into law; and be it further Resolved, That the secretary of state transmit certified copies of this resolution to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and to our senators and representative in Congress. |
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[Senate Joint Resolution No. 17Senator Heidtman]
No. 17Senate Joint Resolution, relative to amending article X of the state constitution.
Be It Resolved by the Senate and the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That a section be added to article X of the constitution of the State of Nevada to be known as section 2, which shall read as follows: |
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constitution of the State of Nevada to be known as section 2, which shall read as follows: Sec. 2. The total tax levy for all public purposes including levies for bonds, within the state, or any subdivision thereof, shall not exceed five cents on one dollar of assessed valuation. |
Tax levy not to exceed five cents on the dollar |
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[Assembly Joint Memorial No. 32Mr. Tandy]
No. 18Assembly Joint Memorial to the honorable the president of the United States relative to the policy of establishing a reasonable and equitable preferential basis in connection with certain contracts and works in favor of Nevada contractors, Nevada materials and Nevada labor.
[Approved March 8, 1933]
To the Honorable the President of the United States: Your memorialist, the thirty-sixth legislature of the State of Nevada, in regular session, represents: The State of Nevada, in common with every state in the union, is confronted with the important task of providing employment for its citizens. Funds are appropriated from time to time by the Congress of the United States for the construction of federal public buildings and the construction of national forest, national park and national monument highways within the State of Nevada, upon which considerable numbers of men are employed. Many of the contracts for such works are let to contractors located outside of Nevada, who, usually, if not invariably, import into the state the labor required for their construction. The employment of needy citizens of this state on such work would in some measure alleviate the serious unemployment situation in Nevada; would be a just policy, in that it would avoid adding to Nevadas duties in the matter of police protection and the protection of the legal rights of persons permanently or temporarily residing within its borders; would be a justifiable policy from an economic standpoint, since it would obviate the expense of transporting employees from other parts of the United States; and would work no injustice to any community. Wherefore, Your memorialist prays that departments of the United States government having under their charge and control the awarding of contracts for the construction of public works within the state, or the supervision of such works, if any, by force account, pursue the policy of establishing a reasonable and equitable preferential basis in connection with such contracts and works in favor of Nevada contractors, Nevada materials, and, in particular, of Nevada labor, and that the good offices of the president of the United States be exerted to this end. |
Employment of resident labor on federal public works within the State of Nevada |
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contractors, Nevada materials, and, in particular, of Nevada labor, and that the good offices of the president of the United States be exerted to this end. Wherefore, Your memorialist will ever pray. |
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Investigation of the banking situation in the State of Nevada |
[Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6Senator Heidtman]
No. 19Senate Concurrent Resolution, providing for an investigation of the banking situation in the State of Nevada; the handling and control thereof; an investigation of the state bank examiners office, of the Nevada bonding and surety company, and any and all state boards and offices connected directly or indirectly therewith.
Whereas, On October 31, 1932, Lieutenant Governor Griswold of the State of Nevada was notified by the management of twelve banks of the State of Nevada that their financial condition was in a precarious condition and fearing a run on said banks requested that a legal holiday be declared for banks and banking in the State of Nevada from November 1, 1932, until November 15, 1932; and Whereas, After a thorough investigation of the banking status in the State of Nevada, and deeming it advisable for the welfare and benefit of the depositors of said banks, Lieutenant Governor Griswold did declare a banking holiday from November 1, 1932, to November 15, 1932, which was extended from time to time since November 15, 1932, by Governor Balzar until the Reno national bank and the Winnemucca national bank were placed in the hands of national bank receivers and the other banks placed in the hands of the bank examiner of the State of Nevada; and Whereas, The said banks are still closed, causing untold misery and threatening the financial structure of the State of Nevada; and Whereas, The depositors of the closed banks are clamoring for an investigation of the management, handing and control thereof that caused the closing of said banks, and demanding a statement of the assets, liabilities and financial condition of each of said closed banks, and any other closed banks in this state; and Whereas, The people of the State of Nevada demand a thorough investigation of the management, handling and control of the state bank examiners office; and Whereas, The people of the State of Nevada demand an investigation of the assets, management, handling and control of the Nevada surety and bonding company; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly concurring, That the president of the senate appoint a committee of three members to confer as a joint committee with a like committee to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly from the membership of the banks and banking committee of the assembly; that from either house no more than two such committee members shall be of the same political party in an investigation of the assets, management, handling and control of the closed banks of the State of Nevada, and of the bank examiners office of the State of Nevada, and the Nevada surety and bonding company. |
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committee of three members to confer as a joint committee with a like committee to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly from the membership of the banks and banking committee of the assembly; that from either house no more than two such committee members shall be of the same political party in an investigation of the assets, management, handling and control of the closed banks of the State of Nevada, and of the bank examiners office of the State of Nevada, and the Nevada surety and bonding company. Said committee shall have the authority and power to issue process for and compel the attendance of witnesses, and the production of such books, records and documents as may be necessary, administer oaths to all witnesses, employ a stenographer to report its proceedings, and to do each and every necessary and proper thing for such an investigation of said matters and all things in connection therewith as said committee may deem advisable. Said committee shall upon the completion of said investigation, all hearings of which shall at all times be open to the public, make a complete report thereof to the senate and assembly; be it further Resolved, That the sum of five hundred ($500) dollars is hereby appropriated out of the legislative fund to pay the expenses of such investigation. Resolved, That said committee shall complete its investigation and file its report, unless further time be granted upon its request, on or before March 1, 1933. |
Investigation of the banking situation in the State of Nevada |
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[Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 7Senator Scott]
No. 20Senate Concurrent Resolution.
Whereas, An act to provide chaplains for the legislature of the State of Nevada, approved February 1, 1911 (N. C. L. 1929, paragraphs 7291, 7292), provides that chaplains of the respective houses shall receive a compensation of five dollars per day to be paid out of the legislative fund at the same time and in the same manner as other payments for services to said houses are made; and Whereas, It has heretofore been the practice to pass a resolution authorizing said payment only at the close of the session; and Whereas, Under existing financial conditions it has become extremely desirable to comply with the law; Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That warrants for the compensation of the chaplains be drawn forthwith by the state controller, and paid by the state treasurer, in the same manner that other officers of the legislature are compensated. |
Legislative chaplains |
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Amending existing statutes |
[Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 9Committee on Rules and Joint Rules]
No. 21Senate Concurrent Resolution, amending joint rule 10 of the legislature.
Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That rule 10 of the joint rules of the legislature of the State of Nevada be, and is hereby, amended to read as follows: Rule 10. Amending Existing Statutes. Bills to amend existing statutes should contain reference to paragraph of Nevada Compiled Laws 1929, or to chapter and page of subsequent statutes, in the body of the bill, rather than in the title. As far as possible, three asterisks should be used to indicate an omission of words used in the present law, and new matter should be indicated by underscoring in the typewritten copy and brackets in the printed copy. In the enrollment of bills, the enrollment committee is hereby authorized and directed to omit all asterisks and brackets which have been used to comply with this rule. |
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Relief from mortgage foreclosures |
[Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 15Senators Branson and Tobin]
No. 22Senate Concurrent resolution, expressing the attitude of the Nevada legislature toward the people of the State of Nevada, with reference to relief from mortgage foreclosures.
Whereas, On account of the depression, bank stagnation, and inability to meet mortgage conditions, many of the taxpayers of the State of Nevada have been placed in sore straits; and Whereas, Careful consideration has been given to the prayers for relief, and honest endeavor has been made for some remedy; and Whereas, After all such effort and endeavor it is the sense of the legislature that any attempt to pass any legislation concerning obligations already existing would result in expensive litigation, and afford no relief to those who most need the same; and Whereas, We feel that the best solution of the situation, and one that we feel justified in suggesting to the holders of these obligations, is a voluntary extension of the same for a period of at least two years, with a reasonable reduction in interest rates; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly concurring, That the legislature of the State of Nevada deeply senses the predicament of the many good citizens of the State of Nevada, whose burdens are heavy; be it further |
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Resolved, That we earnestly invite the holders of obligations to negotiate with their debtors to the end that an extension of time for the performance of obligations may be amicably carried out. In making this suggestion we feel that the exigencies of the present situation require some such concession on the part of those holding obligations; and be it further Resolved, That we express to the afflicted of the State of Nevada our deepest appreciation of their condition, and our present inability to relieve their distress; and be it further Resolved, That in the light cast by the dawn of a new system that we see hope for early relief from their burdens, and a return to that degree of prosperity which the people of Nevada so justly merit. |
Relief from mortgage foreclosures |
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[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 19Committee on Military and Indian Affairs]
No. 23Assembly Joint Resolution, requesting Congress and the reconstruction finance corporation to make immediate provision for relief of Nevada Indians.
[Approved March 16, 1933]
Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, that Whereas, The Indians living on the Walker lake and the Pyramid lake Indian reservations in the State of Nevada have presented resolutions to the legislature of Nevada; and Whereas, In said resolutions it is made to appear that the Indians of the State of Nevada have been suffering from cold and hunger during this winter; that no work is to be had and no help is given to certain Indians by the Indian affairs bureau; that they have been refused help by the reconstruction finance corporation and by other institutions, who claim that Indians are wards of the government, while on the other hand they have been told by Indian officials that certain Indians are nonwards of the government; and Whereas, Said resolutions request the Nevada legislature to appropriate funds to relieve said Indians, and if not possible that said legislature recommend to Congress that proper provisions be made immediately for the said Nevada Indians; and Whereas, The financial condition of the treasury of the State of Nevada is such that it will be impossible at this time to make an appropriation out of the state treasury for said Nevada Indians; now, therefore, The legislature of the State of Nevada hereby respectfully requests the Congress of the United States and the reconstruction finance corporation to immediately make provision for the relief of the destitute Indians of the State of Nevada. |
Congressional relief for Nevada Indians |
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Congressional relief for Nevada Indians |
reconstruction finance corporation to immediately make provision for the relief of the destitute Indians of the State of Nevada. The secretary of state is hereby requested to transmit certified copies of this joint resolution to the United States senators and representative in Congress from the State of Nevada, and the said United States senators and representative are respectfully requested to take immediate action in conformity with the purposes of this joint resolution. |
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Fixing date of Memorial Day for General Pulaski |
[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 6Committee on Military and Indian Affairs]
No. 24Assembly Joint Resolution, directing the governor to proclaim October 11 of each year General Pulaskis Memorial Day, for the observance and commemoration of the death of Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski.
[Approved March 16, 1933]
Whereas, The 11th day of October, 1779, is the date in American history of the heroic death of Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski, who died from wounds received on October 9, 1779, at the siege of Savannah, Georgia; and Whereas, The States of Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Arkansas, Missouri, West Virginia, Tennessee, Texas, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, Minnesota, Maryland, Illinois, New Hampshire, Nebraska, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Kentucky, and other states of the union have by legislative enactment designated October 11 of each year to be General Pulaskis Memorial Day; and Whereas, It is fitting that the recurring anniversary of this day be commemorated with suitable patriotic and public exercises in observance and commemorating the death of this great American hero of the Revolutionary war; therefore be it Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, That the governor of the State of Nevada is authorized and directed to issue a proclamation calling upon officials of the government to display the flag of the United States on all governmental buildings on October 11 of each year and inviting the people of the State of Nevada to observe the day in schools and churches, or other suitable places, with appropriate ceremonies in commemoration of the death of General Casimir Pulaski. |
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[Senate Joint Resolution No. 22Senator Winters]
No. 25Senate Joint Resolution, relating to the Carson City U. S. mint and assay office.
[Approved March 16, 1933]
Whereas, The appropriation for the United States mint at Carson City, Nevada, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1933, was discontinued by the seventy-second Congress which adjourned sine die March 4, 1933; and Whereas, The State of Nevada has, during the period of more than seventy-five years last past produced more than one billion dollars of mineral wealth for the benefit of the people of the nation, and its mineral resources in precious and other metals will continue to contribute to the wealth and prosperity of the whole country if its further development is not hindered by adverse federal legislation; and Whereas, There is and has been at Carson City, Nevada, a substantial stone building erected by the federal government and known as the Carson City U. S. mint, and which mint, beginning in the year 1870 and up to the year 1893, coined gold and silver money of a total value of $49,274,434.30; and Whereas, Ever since the discontinuance of the coinage of money at said Carson City mint the same has been used and conducted as a U. S. assay office for the purchase of gold bullion and making assays for miners, prospectors and others, at a small cost of about $6,500 per annum, out of which has been paid the compensation of an assayer in charge, assistant assayer and watchman; and Whereas, By reason of the failure of the last Congress to make an appropriation for said Carson City mint the same will necessarily have to discontinue and be closed on July 1, 1933; and Whereas, During the period of six years last past the United States bureau of the mint, treasury department, under which all mints and assay offices are conducted, has netted the federal government a profit of over $22,000,000; and Whereas, The continuance of said mint at Carson City is warranted for the convenience and benefit of the mining industry of the State of Nevada; and Whereas, President Franklin D. Roosevelt has recently stated that there is need of an adequate supply of money in order to restore the economic condition of the country; and Whereas, It is the opinion of the legislature of the State of Nevada that the federal government should increase the coinage of silver in order to secure an adequate and controlled inflation of money and thus bring about a raise in commodity prices for the products of the farms and mines and other producers of the nation; now, therefore, be it |
Continuance of mint at Carson City |
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Continuance of mint at Carson City |
commodity prices for the products of the farms and mines and other producers of the nation; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and the Assembly of the State of Nevada, That the president of the United States be and he is hereby respectfully requested to favorably consider recommending to the Congress the advisability of increasing the purchase and coinage of silver in order to provide additional basic money and in this connection to also recommend that the Carson City mint be equipped and reopened for the coinage of silver into money, as well as for the purposes of purchasing gold and silver bullion and making assays of gold and silver bullion for the benefit of the mining industry of Nevada. The secretary of the State of Nevada is hereby directed to transmit certified copies of this joint resolution to the president, White House, Washington, D. C., and to U. S. Senators Key Pittman and P. A. McCarran and Representative James G. Scrugham. |
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Stabilization of silver and exemption from income tax of producers of gold and silver |
[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 24Mr. Bugbee]
No. 26Assembly Joint Resolution, memorializing Congress for the passage of legislation for the encouragement and relief of the mining of precious metals, gold and silver, and for the making of exception for payment of income tax on the proceeds of production of such metals.
[Approved March 20, 1933]
Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of Nevada: Whereas, We are deeply cognizant of the persistent and consistent attitude and struggle heretofore made and maintained by our esteemed U. S. Senators, Key Pittman and Tasker L. Oddie, in the furtherance of the cause of silver, particularly with reference to stabilization of the value thereof, with the view of affording a more satisfactory economical basis to expand international trade with so-called silver nations of the world, and which in turn would result in the stimulation of prospecting and mining of silver within our state; and Whereas, No support has been given or afforded to the miner by the national government, in any manner, to offset the pressing, prevailing increase of cost of mining for gold and silver; and that it appears that present world conditions charge our nation with the duty of early action, internationally or individually, towards the restoration of silver to its former status prior to the demonetization thereof as a recognized medium of currency; Therefore, the legislature of the State of Nevada urgently requests the present Congress and the national administration, that early legislation be enacted to stabilize the price of silver for the encouragement of foreign trade with silver nations and countries, not pledged to the maintenance of the gold standard, and that a defined policy be pursued which will eventually lead to the remonetization of silver to its former status prior to its demonetization in 1873; further |
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requests the present Congress and the national administration, that early legislation be enacted to stabilize the price of silver for the encouragement of foreign trade with silver nations and countries, not pledged to the maintenance of the gold standard, and that a defined policy be pursued which will eventually lead to the remonetization of silver to its former status prior to its demonetization in 1873; further Resolved, That our representatives in the Congress to convene after March 4, 1933, be and they are hereby urged to offer and support the adoption of an amendment to the internal revenue laws of the United States to exempt thereunder the proceeds of mines of the nation engaged in the mining of gold and silver from the payment of any income tax to the government upon gold and silver production. The secretary of state of Nevada is hereby instructed to transmit certified copies of this joint resolution to U. S. Senators Key Pittman and P. A. McCarran, and Representative James G. Scrugham. |
Stabilization of silver and exemption from income tax of producers of gold and silver |
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[Senate Joint Resolution No. 21Senator Tobin]
No. 27Senate Joint Resolution, memorializing Congress to grant to forest users in the United States a moratorium of two years for the payment of grazing fees for the year 1932, and to omit charges for grazing fees for the year 1933.
[Approved March 20, 1933]
Whereas, Our great national depression has imposed a blow upon the livestock industry of the west that amounts to bankruptcy; and Whereas, Livestock owners in many instances cannot pay their state and county taxes; and Whereas, Many livestock owners are faced with the necessity of holding their stock under fence and upon land without feed thereon, because of the present depression they cannot secure the necessary funds to pay grazing fees; and Whereas, The possibility of securing the necessary funds through any of the government agencies would be too late to save the situation, and if so obtained would only be borrowing from one department to pay another; and Whereas, We feel that imminent disaster is upon us, unless relieved by a moratorium of at least two years on the grazing fees due for 1932, and the remission of all fees for 1933; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of Nevada, That we memorialize the Congress of the United States to take immediate steps to provide a moratorium of at least two years on the payment of grazing fees due from livestock men as users of the government ranges for 1932, and a total remission of grazing fees for the year 1933; and be it further |
Moratorium on payment of grazing fees |
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livestock men as users of the government ranges for 1932, and a total remission of grazing fees for the year 1933; and be it further Resolved, That properly certified copies of this resolution be forwarded, by the secretary of state, to the president of the United States senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, to the secretary of agriculture, to each of our senators, and to our representative in Congress. |
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Increased tariff on copper |
[Assembly Joint Resolution No. 22Mr. Cooper]
No. 28Assembly Joint Resolution, memorializing Congress to increase the tariff on copper.
[Approved March 22, 1933]
Whereas, The production of copper in the mining regions of the United States is an industry furnishing employment to thousands of men, giving them the opportunity to support families to the credit of this nation; and Whereas, Copper is so extensively useful in the industries and sciences in our own nation; and Whereas, The production of copper by cheap labor has presented a competitive condition with which our American people, by reason of American living standards, are unable to compete, thus throwing many thousands of industrious men out of employment and destroying the right of American families to exist in the manner and maintain American principles and ideals as contemplated by our constitution; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of Nevada, That the Congress of the United States be memorialized to impose an additional tariff upon copper to the extent that the total tariff thereon may be ten cents per pound instead of four cents as at present; and be it further Resolved, That properly certified copies of this resolution be forwarded by the secretary of state to the president of the United States senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, to each of our senators and to our representative in Congress. |
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