Arizona republican., 1899-03-02
Committee Condemns Agricultural
 Department.
SAYS IT SHOULD BE REMOVED
Prison Investigators Recommend
 Thai Some Means Be Devised to
 Furnish Work for inc Prisoners. Another Bill Introduced 10 Make Eight Hours a Days Work for MinerS-Nighf Session ofHouSe.

A majority and minority report of i the special committee Investigating
 the university was read in the house
 yesterday. The majority report was
 signed by Messrs. Udall of the council.
 Scott, Peterson and Pace of the house.
 The minority report was signed by
 MT. Murphy of the council. The ma joTity report alleges that the university
 is in receipt from the national govern
 ment of 8 yearly fund of $4O,00O. ap- prOpriated for use solely in the agri- cultural department, but that the re-
 gents are using this money for the general expense of the institution. The conclusion of the investigators is that the money is being used illegally, or the university is purely an agricuI- tuTal college, although under the act
 creating it, agriculture is but one of its five departments. The report says
 the agricultural department is a fail
 ure, and that in the whole institution,
 too many teachers are employed for the number of pupils. It recommends
 that the agricultural department be
 taken from the university and estab- lished in a valley, where some good re- suits may be anticipated.
 The minority report agrees generally with the majority, but does not deal
 with the use of the special agricultu-
 ral fund for general purposes. It ad- mits that there have been unfortunate results in the agriculture department, but holds political interference as re- sponsible.
 When the reports were read, MT. Hale moved the adoption of the min- ority report, and MT. Scott moved the apotion of the majority report. This motion prevailed by vote of Il to 6. At MT. Scott's request the minority re- port was also adopted.
 Followers of the legislative proceed ings will remember that on Feb 8, combination of 13 members of the house called out of committee and in- definitely postponed consideration of house bills 27 and 28, the first creating a mine inspector and the other fixing an S-hour day for mine laborers. Both were introduced by MT. Sanders. It appeared then that the influence which killed the bills had gone off premature ly. Yesterday MT. Evans introduced a bill, making hours days work in mines, and another, making hours a day for hoisting engineers in mines. Tn connection with these bills, MT. Sanders presented greeting from the Globe miners union No. 60, endorsing house bills No. 27 and 2S, introduce1 by MT. Sanders and praying the leg islature to pass law for an 8-hour day.
 The library bill as amended in the council, came back to the house. Mr. Benham said he did not understand the and the bill was sent to the education committee to be re- drawn as amended.
 House bill B, amending the gamb- ling law so that each game operated in each house shall pay a license, came before the house on second reading. MT. Scott moved to indefinitely post pone it's consideration, which motion was lost by a vote of F to G. MT. offered an amendment taxing each game S1OO, and Mir Scott heartily it. The amendment, it is hardly necessary to state, was lest. Various amendments were offered, in- the amount of tax or license, but all failed The bill went to the expressing committee
 House bill 76, defining cattle steal ing, came up on final reading. MT. Doan pointed out that while it treated of larceny, one section treated of all crimes. MT. Peterson declared it the most heartless, cruel piece of legisla- ton ever atempted in that it not only made the defendant pay for his own but every cents worth Of his property could be taken from his wife and children. The bill was sent back to the judiciary committee for amendment.
 House bill 31 was defeated on final passage in the council by tic vote of 5 to G. MT Wright gave notice of re- Of this vote today. The pill made it a misdemeanor to copy any trade mark CT label used by trade lnions.
 MT Goldberg's council bill 70, au- horizing boards of supervisors to con ract with one another for the care Of he poor, passed the council by a vote )f II ayes.
 Mir. Carpenters council bill 75, ap- $225 to Jas. J. Stein, failed o pass in the council.
 MT. Carpenters council bill 49, was ,assed in the council by a vote of II to