Arizona republican., 1899-03-09
Adams Wanted House to Go Into
 Executive session.
REPORTERS DID NOT GO OUT
And inc Gentleman From YaVapai Says They BIuffed the House. Bill to PreVenf fhe Dissertation of Old Glory Now Goes fo inc Governor - Sheep Grazing BIII Passes inc Council.

The house tried to go into executive
 session" last night, to consider the
 general appropriation bill, but this re-
 markable innovation so dazed the ma
 jority that before the floor could be
 cleared the body had adjourned. It
 was probably the intention to clear the
 floor of the house of all but members
 and consider the bill in secret session,
 but the unfortunate proposition to go into executive session. ruined
 an otherwise orderly proceeding. Mir Adams says the newspaper reporters ''bluffed the house out of it." but his anger had warped his judgment when
 he said this.
 The house, in committee of the whole had considered the general ap-
 propriation bill as far as subdivision 5, which provides for the salary of the
 attorney general. MT Adams was in the chair. Mr. Williams moved that the committee rise, and this having
 been done MT. Adams moved to go into executive session." This was 
 ordered to clear the floor of specta- tors. The persons in the lobby filed out. The Watchman who plays "soli- tary" on the reporters table ordered the reporters out. The reporters pre- pared dutifully to go, when the ques- tion arose as to whether the press should be excluded. Mir Adams in sisted they should go, and gentlemen joined him. MT. Moore moved that the vote be reconsidered whereby the re- porters were ordered out. MT. Donau said he had no secrets and wanted the reporters to stay. Mir Scott, MT. Ben ham and others joined in this view
 Meantime, the reporters waited, as matter of course, to get the last ac- tion while the body was in open ses sion, as they had right to do. Before MT Moore's resolution to reconsider was put, and it was in order, MT. Etz moved to adjourn and it was carried It was then MT. Adams angrily accused the reporters of "bluffing the house out'' of it's secret session. MT. Adams says majority of the members asked him in the afternoon to make this mo- tion. Why the reporters are responsi- ble for the house adjourning it's secret session is impossible to see. They were prepared to go whenever finally to do so, but they very proper ly remained as long as their going was still a matter of consideration by the house. The house has the power under it's rules to hold secret sessions and to exclude reporters, and it could have done so last night, and without dis order, if it had known how, and had been agreed on the motion. The un>. fortunate and ridiculous proposition to go into executive session" seems to have been in the nature of a, hoo doO''
 The council amendments to house Dill 54, pleased the members of the house almost to a man. They were adopted with alacrity yesterday morn ing and the bill now goes to the gov ernor. This is the cattlemen's bill. designed to tax the sheePmen.
 Whether the governor signs this bill pr not, a bloody war is imminent among the stCckmen of the territory # the prophecies are true If the bill becomes law, the sheepmen will arm themselves for defense in invading the southern grazing grounds. If it fails, the cattlemen will arm to drive out the 'heepmen. In his speech against the OlIl, in the council, MT. Bunch said a citizen high in the councils of his party, and a candidate for elective office, presumably that of sheriff. threatened him with the statement that f this bill failed, an army of more than LOO men would be organized in Mari ;opa, Gila and Yavapai counties to 1rive out the Sheepmen. MT. Hunt prophecies similar condition. Evi- be equally responsible for trouble the coming season.
 The house bill to protect the Amer can flag, which passed the house Tues lay, was introduced in the council and passed finally under sus- pension of the rules. President Gold water denounced the bill as absurd, and piece of pure buncombe. It provides hat pictorial representations of the lag shall not be used for advertising ,r commercial purposes. It will here -fter be misdemeanor, said MT. Gold water, punishable by fine and impris- ,nment, for man to blow his nose on handkerchief in the similitude. of the American flag. and in conformity with he spirit of this law. barber poles and
 
 tick candy must now be painted in