Arizona republican., 1899-02-17
AGAINST PROGRESS
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to g. The bill will come up today Cn final passage
 The house put in Q hard days work in whole committee and considered several bills. The house bill giv- ing first class county supervisors $f,000 a year salary, was returned to the judiciary committee along with MT. Pete-sOn's s substitute, which pro vides $5 a day.
 MT Etz's bill, permitting a major ity tci move tke county seat, Msi5 rec commended to defeat.
 MT. Bunch's council bill, fixing times fol holding district court, and Mir O. ney's council bill, increasing the li- cense fee fer pack peddlers. were recommended to pass.
 The cruelty to animals" bill was favorably considered, and Mr. Etz's 80 a month tax on gambling games was recommended to not pass.
 MT. Murpky's council bill 26, in creasing the license fee of liquor sa- Icons, came before the council whole committee and on MT Carpenters sug- 5eStiCn was sent back to the terri toriaI affairs committee. The bill raises about 50 per cent existing fees. and on roadside jcints, or hog ranches" raises the fee from $4S to $160 per year. MT. Carpenter wants a still higher license than the bill pro- vides, and the better element of saloon men favor a license high enough to bar the <'tarrel house" from engaging in the business. The present license fee is exceedingly low, being but S200 q year for the first class" The experi- snce of the older cOmmUuities has been ~that the higher the saloon license the fewe- and more respectable the saloons, the grfater the revenue to the municipality and the less the cost of police surveillance. It is the differ ence between one sore on the body polite and q d0Z2n-as 1t is more easily treated, and the patient is less nervous.
 MT. Sanders house bill 36, providing that where a wage worker gets judg- ment in court against his employer fer wages, q reasonable attorney fee shall be included, was recommended to pass by the council whole committee.
 MT. Hunts initiative and Te-erendum bill, giving the majority of the people the right to approve. reject or repeal laws, was sent back to the committee on territorial affairs MT Wrigh5 said he was in favor of the bill on principle; he had always been in favor Gf it; iu fact, he had given notice that he would introduce such a bill, but he knew lElS DIIl u De III COIulCL WiLn lHG G-- Ganic law, and be thought the way to get at it twas to mem0.ialize congress on the matter.
 MT. Wright had not read the bill far enough to find the clause which pro vides for the approval of congress. MT. Bunch explained to him that the bill in this form is in effect 9 memorial to congress on the subject
 Several amendments were proposed to be incorporated into MT. Goldbe-g's bill AS, to pay territorial and county taxes semi-anHUalIy, and it was sent back to the judiciary committee.
 MT Hunts fish and game bill was fdvorably considered.
 The following bills were introduced in the house:
 By Mir. Petefson-To pay clerks of district and high school boards yearly | salaries not to exceed one per cent of | the yearly school money.
 By Mr. Pusch-T9 prevent unbrand- | cd animals from running at large
 By MT. Moore-Requiring corpora