Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-09-30
M. H. Barnes, alleglng to repre

W. II. Barnes, alleging to repre- sent three-fourths of the women of Pima county, Frank Hereford, also alleging to represent the female constituency of his county, Mark Smith of Cochise, and NJ. Al. Wii- Hams of Maricopa county, each representing his wife, all oppose the female suffrage plank in the consti- tuition. Mir. Wilson, of yavapai. op- poses restricting the elective fran chise to male citizens, and Mir. Hunt, of Apache, who represents the Mormon women of his own county as we'll as of Maricopa and Graham, fayors female suffrage. NIT. Norris, of Coconino. opposed 1t, for the reason that he thought it would be voted down.
 Tho constitution carpenters al 1 Phenix have decided on inserting g clause in the constitution providing that officers of banks shall be held individually responsible for depos- its, received. This is for the pro tectiou of depositors against the dishonesty of bank officials in re- ceiving deposits after a bank Is
 
 known to be insolyent This clause not only holds them personally lis- ble for the money, but eriminaliy liable where deposits are received after the known insolvency of the institution. An afternoon of was taken on Thursday, 10 listen to speeches on the subject oi woman suffrage from such we'll known statesmen as Sam Webb Geo. H. Cook and NJ. l.. Collins, and the Kausas female woman suffrage apostle, Mrs. Johns. Mir. Wrbb's political star shot beneath the hori- zon. in the las. election. and by get ting the votes of the women he proba- bly hopes to retrieve his lost posi- ton. MT. Webb is good farmer and nice gentleman socially, but a "dampoor' statesman.
 A Phenix paper speaking of new discovery of onyx says it is superioE to the Big Bug onyx for the reason that it contains more silica and less lime than the latter article. If the paper in question had not stated the particular point of superiority the item would have been misleading but the very point claimed for its be- ing superior shows that it is greatly inferior as the very absence of lime goes to show that it is not pure onyx. Onyx is lime formation and not silicate. While the, Big Bug onyx is susceptible of as fine apolisl as this new Phenix article, it Is far more easily worked which makes it's commercial value much greater. If hardness is 10 be taken into consider ation as a favorable condition then the chalcedony of Apache county is more valuable than onyx for the same purposes that the latter is used. But owing to the difficulty of work ing it the uses to which it can be put proftably arc very few. The Big Bug onyx to-day Is eqGalei by that from few. if any other deposits and is certainly excelled by noae.
 A clause providing for a test oath has been introduced in the consti- tuition. Will the non-partisan dem ocratic members allow it to remain therei We will see. This will put to a test the professions of non partisanism, so loudly proclaimed before the convention met. As We understand the law it provides that the constitution may be voted on by separate articles and not necessarily as whole. The republican party as whole, as we'll as many leading democrats, are on record as favoring the test oath in the constitution. The party has only four members in the convention. Several leading democratic members have said prior to the meeting of the convention that they would favor non-partisan constitution. Will they have the courage and manhood now to keep good their wordi Whether they may individually favor the above clause or not 1t is their duty to have the clause inserted in the instru- ment and give the voters an oppor- tunity of passing on it. If it is not wanted there by majority it can easily be voted down. It settles at once and forever question which has been pretty thoroughly dis. cussed in the press. Let the ques- tion be submitted to the voters as a separate article to be adopted or re- jected by vote of the people. Ifas democratic papers and speakers say the people do not want it, they need not fear to submit it to the people. Here is the grand opportunity of the session for those democratic members to make good their non partisan professions. Again we ask, will they do so;
 Brother Hackney, of the Globe Silver Belt, is not in favor of being constitutionally deprived of his morning coctail, his noon mint iulep and his evening toddy. as will be