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 lncOrpo-
 ration Bill.

President Hughes in the chair.
 Roll call showed Messrs. Simpson Dennis and Frank absent.
 Prayer by the Chaplain.
 Minutes of previous days session read and approved.
 A Council concurrent resolution, con- corning agricultural experiment stations of the University of Arizona, was read and on motion adopted.
 Council Bill No. l6, providing for a constitutional convention, came up. Third reading dispensed with, under suspension of rules, bill put on it's final passage and passed by the following vote: Ayes-Baldwin, Brady, Dennis, Doran, Peter, Thurmond, Vickers, Zu- lick, Mir. President-9. Noes-krank, 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 yetoing Council Bill No. 47-the Apportionment bill-was received and read, as follows:
 TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, <
 PHTNIx, March l3, lS9l) To THE HONORABLE, THE COUNCIL OF THE SIX TENTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ARIZONA: return Council Bill No. 47 without approval Itisa 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 representation Of the political subdivisions of our system. Thus Rhode Island has the same number Of Senators gs New HOfS, Delaware the same as Pennsyl- yania, the re representation of the Senate or upper house having reference only to the State, the political subdivision, and not to population or voting power.
 The bill practically, though not noininally, depryes the less pOpulOus counties Of the Ter. ritory of 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. IL is also doubtful whether or not this bill is not uncon- sutuuOnal, in that the vote Of one county elects amember of the Council for another county. At any rate the doubt is sufficient to raise the question, and thus lead 10 costly contests and endless litigation.
 AS to the representation in the lower house permitted by this bill, l have to say that it is unprecedented in American history. IL 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 State Legislature represents the entire popula, ton, men, women and children.
 This bill establishes a haphazard representa- tion for instance, the county of Gila, with a :Otal population of 2J2l, has two representatives under this bill, while the county of Final, with total population of i25l, has but one. The population of Maricopa county Is lO!S6, yet it is given tour representatives, while the county of Pima, with population of l2G73, Is only given tour Graham, with population Of Ji7O, has two representatives, while Gila, with only population of 20ll, has also two.
 Apache, with population Of iSSl, has only the same representation as Gila, with pOpula- ton of less than ne-half.
 That is, in effect the bill says that fraction Ot four hfths in Maricopa county equals one in representative power in Pima county, and that one half in Gila county equals one in Pinal, ham; and that about 200 people in Cochise equal in power 32JO in Pima, and 200 people in MaricOpa 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 indetenstble, and that it Is denial Of representation to the counties in the first place, and to the people, in the second, l decline to
 JOHN N. IRWIN, Governor. On motion the bill was passed over the Governors veto: Ayes--Baldwin, Brady, Dennis, Herndon, Simpson, Thurmond, 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. 10l, concerning the reassessment of taxes, recommItted.
 Council Bill No. 107, ordered to third reading.
 House Bill No. S3, assessment of taxes, indefinitely postponed.
 Council Bill No. 103, to prohibit hogs from running at large, rules suspended, read third time, put on final passage and passed by vote of ayes II, noes l. Council Bill No. 89, relating to terri torlaI warrants, amendment reported and adopted and bill ordered to third reading.
 Council Bill No. 126, mileage to jurors and witnesses, rules suspended, bill con sldered engrossed, read third time and recommitted to the Judiciary Commit tee
 Council Bill No. 59, restricting powers ot boards of supervisors, came up and Council went into committee of the whole on it's consideration. Committee arose and reported progress and asked leave to sit again this afternoon.
 House Bill No 70, concerning judge of the plains, reported adversely by Com mlttee on Agriculture, came up. On motion read third time and recommlt- teq to the Committee on Agriculture.
 Recess to 2P.M.
 AFTER. DON SESSION.
 Council reconvened at 2P. NJ.
 House Bill No. 4, to suppress houses ot Ill fame in certain places, was read tnird time. It provides that the Board U Supervisors and Common Councils in any county may establish minimum Distance from school houses, etc., within EWhlch such houses shall not be kept. Passed.
 Messages were received from the Gov s-h9r approving Council Bills Noa. 50, oi, b3, 69 and S7.
 The approval of the last measure was s,eeted S with applause. The message was as follows:
 rgY.InE v" TIE HONORABLE, THE COUNCIL OF TH; SIX TbTIh LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY or ARIZONA: LHfscntive has no hesitation in approving sn,uci! Bill No S7, although it is feafed by S1r, Te ol our people that the floods in the valley becoUaiillhS the Capital city are each season nav ha s later, and thus the object Of the bill eyeyy 'e 'eItHstrated. Others of our people, how bs,' maintain with reciprocity of reason in yoaa a nQOd destined for one year never comes tS' 'ppVember of the preceding season. Hence CorEH executive Is happy to be in accord with the
 "cA on this bill.
 JOHN N. IRWIN, Governor. nse rouse Bill No. 113, to reduce the ex- ''"Ses oi towns and villages, was re-