Arizona silver belt., 1899-02-09

young speaker from Coconino county to control the situation. He proved himself equal to the emergency, how ever, and after fight which had taste d for three hours, the resolution was passed, congratulating Hon. W. A. Clark and Senator Stewart as friends of Arizona and free silver, upon their election to the U. Senate.
 The fourth week of the 20th legisla. ture finds all the most important bills already introduced. These include
 woman's suffrage, bullion tax, prison removal and county division, to say nothing of several other lesser bills amounting in all to over seventy. Tue woman suffragists are oA the ground in full force. Some of them have come all the way from New York to throw their weight in the balance in favor of woman suffrage. Some of them are heavy weights, too, and the legislator who has not been yet interviewed by them is indeed fortunate man. The bill may succeed in passing the house but it will surely meet defeat in the council, unless an amendment is tackled on the bill providing that the bill shall be submitted to vote of the people at the next general election. If the bill thus amended Hunt of Gila county will vote for it, otherwise net. The Gra- ham county delegation will probably be split on this proposition, Olney and Williams voting no and Pace aye.
 Adams of Yavapai has respportion- ment bill already drawn which he will introduce this week. l have not been able to see the bill yet, but I under stand that under the provisions of the bill Graham county will receive one more member in the house, also Yava- pal and Naricopa. The bill will be strongly contested from start to finish. The council on Monday passed Olney's peddler's license law by vote of 12 ayes, and the same has been sent to the house where it will be passed almost without debate. The bill provides that peddlers on foot shall pay license of S75 per quarter in each county where they do business and peddler driving Q wagon shall pay SlO0 for the same privilege. The bill contains a proviso however, that nothing in this bill shall be construed to mean any peddler handling the products of Arizona.
 Truly the 20th legislature is "for- ninst" the railroads.
 Goldberg's railroad freight bill regu- lsting freight charges, between points in Arizona, simply cuts the present charges in two. Not satisfied with changing the freight rates, Murphy of Mohave county has introduced @ bill affecting the fares to be charged in Arizona changing them from six cents per mile to three cents. With proba- ply few amendments Goldberg's freight bill will be passed He made his campaign on this measure and is exerting his every energy to secure it's passage.
 Olney of Graham county has intro duced bill repeating an act of the 16th legislature relating to the im- pounding of animals under the "no fence" law. This law has caused some very bitter feeling along the Gila in county, between the cattlemen and farmers, and has really been of no value to anyone.
 The bullion tax bill is still in the on ways and means in the house. This committee is composed of the following named gentlemen: Pace, Saunders, Gray, Peterson, and Pusch. Pace is chairman of this committee and is opposed to the bullion tax law. When the bill was introduced an effort was made to refer it to the committee ,n judiciary, of which E. M. Williams, ,f Morenci,. is chairman, but the mo- ion was lost by Q vote of 13 to 10 Your reporter is informed by the eader of the majority on the floor of Inc house, that the bullion tax bill will aot pass that body. The vote will be