Arizona republican., 1891-03-15
ARIZONA LAWMAKERS The AppOrtionment Bill Is
 Vetoed. No Action on WOman's
 Rights. Night Sessions Held in Both Houses. Considering the IncOrpo-
 ration Bill.

IItSNCHt iiuSiiSs III tllt CllulT.
 Roll call showed Messrs. Simpson Dennis and Frank absent.
 Prayer by the Chaplain.
 Minutes of previous days session req and approved.
 A Council concurrent resolution, con corning agricultural experiment station of the University of Arizona, was req, and on motion adopted.
 Council Bill No. Is, providing for constitutional convention, came up Third reading dispensed with, unde suspension of rules, bill put on its ma passage and passed by the followin, vote: Ayes-Baldwin, Brady, Dennis Doran, Peter, Thurmond, Vickers, Zu lick, Mir. President-9. Noes-Frank Herndon--2. Not voting-Simpson.
 Council Bill No. l06, concerning Sher ifs fees, laid on the table for future consideration.
 A message from the Governor yetoine Council Bill No. f7-the Apportionment bill-was received and read, as follows
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR,
 PHGNIN, March l3, lS9l.)
 To THE HONORABLE, THE COUNCIL OF THE SIX. TENTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY or ARIZONA; return Council Bill No. ~ without approval
 ltisa bill that, if approved, the executive could not defend on any ground whatever.
 The upper house in all American legislative bodies is supposed to be d representation of the political subdivisions of our system. Thus Rhode Island has the same number of Senators Gs New York, Delaware the same as Pennsyl- yAulA, the representation of inc Sauata nr n house having reference only to the State, the political subdivision, and not to population or voting power.
 The bill practically, though not nominally, depriyes the less populous counties of the Ter rltOry Ot any representation in the Council For instance, the county of Maricopa will practi- cally dictate to the counties of Yuma and Mo have their members of the Council It Is also doubtful whether or not this bill is not uncon- sututional, in that the vote of one county elects amemDer oi the Council for smother county. At any rate the doubt is sufficient to rise the question, and thus lead to costly contests and endless litigation.
 As to the representation in the lower house permitted by this bill, have to say that 1t is unprecedented in American history. It is based on neither the population nor the voting power of the different counties.
 American legislative representation in all the lower or popular bodies is based, everywhere, upon population, It is not the purpose nor the spirit of our institutions to represent the voter alone; our lower house in Congress and in the
  ton, men, women and children.
 This bill establishes haphazar1 representa- ton; for instance, the county of Gila with a ;otal population Of 2O2l, has two representatives under this bill, while the county of PinAl, with total population of i2jl, has but one. The population of Maricopa county is 10 S6, yet 1t is given four representatives, while the county of Pima, with population of l2,673, Is only given iour Graham, with a population of 5j7O, has two representatives, while Gila with only a population of 2OIl, has also two.
 Apache, with population of 42Sl has only me same representation as Gila, with q pOpula- ton Of less than one half
 That is, in effect, the bill says that c fraction ot ur-hfths in Maricopa county equals one in representative power in Pima county, and that one-half in Gila county equals one in Pinal, and that Onethird in Gila equals one in Ora ham; and that about 200 people in Cochise equal in power 3e1o in Pima, and zoo people in Aarc0pa equal in power 3lj0 in Pima and 200 people in Gila equal in power over 1000 in Apache. These instances above cited are only the most glaring Inconsistencies of the bill. For the above reasons, and that it is un- American, unprecedented, undemocratic, un- Just and indefensible, and that it is denial of representation to the counties in the first place, and to the people in the second, I decline to
 JOHN N. IRWIN, Governor. On motion the bill was passed over the Governors veto: Ayes-Baldwin Brady, Dennis, Herndon, Simpson. Ihurmond, Zulick, Mir. President-S. NOes-Doran, Frank, Peter, Vickers-4. The message further announced the approval of Council Bills Nos. 50, 5l, 53, | lO8, 42.
 Council Bill No. 1O4, concerning the reassessment of taxes, recommItted. Council Bill No. l07, ordered to third | reading. House Bill No. 83, assessment of taxes, indefinitely postponed.
 Council Bill No. 103, to prohibit hogs | rom running at large, rules suspended, read third time, put on final passage and passed by vote of ayes II, noes l. Council Bill No. S9, relating to terri toriaI warrants, amendment reported and adopted and bill ordered to third reading.
 Council Bill No. 128, mileage to jurors and witnesses, rules suspended, bill con sldered expressed, read third time and fiecommitted to the Judiciary Commit tee.
 Council Bill No. 59, restricting powers 0i boards of supervisors, came up and council went into committee of the whole on it's consideration. Committee arose and reported progress and asked
 
 ., House Bill No 70, concerning judge of the plains, reported adversely by Com mIttee on Agriculture, came up. On motion read third time and recommIt- 'eG to the Committee on Agriculture. Recess to 2P. NJ.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 Council reconvened at t2p.M.
 House Bill No. 4, to suppress houses ot Ill fame in certain places, was read tnird time. It provides that the Board ol Supervisors and Common Councils in any county may establish a minimum instance from school houses, etc., within Bllich such houses shall not be kept. Messages were received from the Gov sIhor approving Council Bills Nos. 30, o', o3, 69 and 87.
 The approval of the last measure was greeted gree with applause. The message Was as follows:
 rgv,IhE Io TIE HONORABLE, THE COUNCIL OF THE SIX Tba EEh LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ARIZONA: Co1nhofiSe nhfiSeGnntlye has no hesitation in approving some oI biIl No S7, although it is feared by Snr,l ol our people that the floods in the valley beroadiiulnS the Capital city are each season msv E IRRs later and thus the object of the bill eyey Oe Oeitastrdted. Others of our people, how that A @nIaih @ni9Iaih with reciprocity of reason in NoSaolm m3od destined for one year never comes the ErecnItero EenGer ot the preceding season, Hence Council on Sis IS happy to be in accord with the IT. JOHN N. IRWIN, Governor. nane rouse Bill No. l13, to reduce the ex- 'eS oi towns and villages, was re- ]