Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
Woman Suffrage Bill Nov Be-
 fore the Council.
MEASURE FOR TAXING MINES
No Likelihood That PapaaO County Will Be Created This Year.
 Governor Murphy Sends a MeS-
 sage 10 inc Legislature Suggest ing a Tsx-EmpfiOn Law for En- Couraagemento of Water Storage.

WOman's rights made a brief and
 dignified appearance in the council yes
 terday and retired in good order, with
 her fate undecided. She has been tri-
 umphant in every stage of her pro
 gress through the house, and has been
 cOurteOusly received in the council up
 to the present time, but when she
 shall make heu last visit, and bring
 her trunk and demand permanent
 board and lodging, gallantry will cease.
 and protests will be made against her
 coming into the family.
 MT. Sanders bill, which passed the
 house, was in council committee of the
 whole yesterday afternoon, presum-
 ably for consideration, but its merits
 were net discussed. While the con-
 mittee organized the president called
 MT. Bunch to the chair, but there is no
 significance in the fact that this pro nounced enemy of woman's rights was
 selected to preside. MT. Olney moved that progress be reported on the bill. and that it be made special order for next Saturday. Mr. Wright moved that the committee recommend that the bill pass. Mir. Murphy, champion of the bill, insisted that if objections were to be urged against the passage of the bill, they should be presented now. MT. Goldberg said that "as one who is against the passage of the bill'' he saw no reason for postponing action upon it. As the many did not seem desirous of unmasking their guns, MT Wrigh'.'s motion prevailed. and the committee reported its recom- mendations that the bill pass. MT. Carpenter moved that the rules be suspended and the bill put on final passage, but the majority seemed to believe that woman's rights bills, like should take their regular course, and the motion did not pre- vail. The bill is now on order of final passage, and vii. probably be disposed of today. The indications last night were that the bill will pass the coun- cil by a vote of to 5. The declared are Bunch, Olney, Goldberg. Hunt was the only man considered doubtful, but he said yesterday that he would vote fer the bill
 r BULLION TAX NOT DEAD.
 An incident in yesterdays proceed irgs in the house indicates that a 13-inch gun was prematurely dis charged in the legislative lobby last week Until last Wednesday there was under consideration in the house three bills for laws that would materially ef- feet the mining interests of the terri tcry One was MT. Paris bill taxing the net proceeds of mines-otherwise known as the bullion tax bill. An other was MT Sanders bill providing m eight-houT day for laborers in mines, and another was M. Sanders Jill creating a territorial mine in spector, and conferring upon him in luisitorial powers into the business of hines.
 While these bills were still in com nittee a wealthy mine owner from the forth came to Phoenix to get a breath If warm air On Last Wednesday morning, while the mine owner was till in the capital, motions were made nd carried which brought these three pills before the house, wheTeupcn, by
 vote of 13 ayes, or majority of the ,cdy, furthe> consideration of the measures was indefinitely postponed. That is to say, they were killed l-bornin'. The cabal, CT combination 'f members who performed the job, 5ere in no sense graceful or artistic in he work. They advanced no reason, cal or imaginary, why the bills should ot take their course. They offered no xplanations. The act had evidently cen rehearsed, for the performance in he house was given without a word rom the pronpter.
 MT. Sanders was angry at the sight his legislative offspring being ragged out of their nests and mur- cred and he threatened a hereafter. IT. Parr said he had not lest faith in he virtue of a bullion tax law, and allied attention to the fact that the assion of the legislature was still oung. MT. Sanders bid the northern line owner goodbye when he tcok the ain for home, and advised him to uy round trip ticket, as his presence ould soon be required in Phoenix
 MIR. GRAY'S BILL.
 Following the events, bill for an # regulating the appraisal of mines nd providing for the taxation lereof," was introduced in the house