The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-17
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Law Making iu the Arizona
Legislature
LAWS THAT WERE REPEALED
The Merchants License Tax Done
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LAWS THAT WERE REPEALED

In the Legislature but few measures
have been, other than formerly, acted
upon that materially amount to any
| thing. The ornamental Office known as
the Railroad Commissioner, has been
abolished.
The elective franchise, to women in
Arizona, bill now rests in the hands OF the
committee on Territorial affairs in the
council, which means that all that is
wanting is an obituary to be read, when
its remains will be inferred and not to
be resurrected for two years, in keeping
with what has become a time-honored
custom in Arizona legislation.
The merchants license tax law will be
repealed, as the merchants of the terri
tory are unit for it's adjustment.
The measure to raise revenue known
as the bill to tax sleeping car companies,
will pass the House, with amend ments to
the original.
That which is disturbing the eau tious
lawmaker most concerning it is to have
it so perfect that the question of its con-
stitutionality cannot be questioned.
In keeping wi tn the time-honored bien-
NAL custom mining law is going to be
worked through after the Colorado pat
will vote for it will be subject to anathe-
mas until it is repealed, from the pros
pector and poor miner.
The act to create board of health and
vital statistics is in the judiciary commit
tees hands, but the differences that exist
among the various schools of medicine,
ETC., are calculated to let the matter rest
until more propitious period.
Board of Control for charitable, re-
formatory and penal institutions will be
created. This move meets popular ap-
proval.
foreign insurance companies to give
bonds while doing business in this ter
ritory to secure policy holders, in the sum
Of SIS, 900.
Gambling, local option as to the sale of
intoxicants and other measures for the
moral good OF the people of the territory
will likely receive favorable considera-
ton.
The bill, however, that is most interest
ing to the law makers and the city daily
papers, is that known as the printing bill
for the printing of the proceedings of the
Council and the House journals. There
are three daily papers, one, the Gazette,
Democratic and two Republican in this
city, the Herald an afternoon paper and
the Republican morning paper. BIT
ter war is being waged, the fight being a
two to one affair, the Gazette and Repub-
llCan against tLe I1eTdlu Inc COinDlIid-
ton against the Herald is termed an 'un-
holy alliance" The Republicans in the
Southern tier of counties are as a rule
loyal to the Herald which is a consistent
Republican paper. The Gazette being
Democratic and having chance
in the Council to check a Pure
Republican printing measure stands
in the breach through the voting complex
ion of that body, It being six Democrats
and six Republicans; consequently on
strict party lines, the council is tie. The
Gazette and the Republican, however,
carried the. day by seven to five vote.
The House is different. 1t stands seven
teen Republicans to seven Democrats.
Hence, this bill is the topic unat is being
discussed mostly on the streets, in bust
ness houses, private residences, in the
third house, where the 'unholy alliance"
has force calculated to do almost any
thing in furtherance of the combinations
side, except-pulling the sack.
It is the prevailing belief that the
House will stand by the Herald.
Since writing the above the bill has been
up before the House, and after consider
able maneuverng and parliamentary tao
tics, it was tabled.