The Arizona sentinel., 1901-02-20

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 very determined and forceful friend of Yuma. The bill had a clean majority at any moment in the Council but tillibuStering was resorted to on the part Of it's opponents to delay it's pas sage till something else might be brought to bear in the prem ises. and while it was permitted | to go over till Wednesday morn ing that was not because there was any necessity for that meas ure or because it could not be l helped, but out of pure conf dence in strength on the part of it's friends, after they had pushed it beyond the point and possibil- ity of amendment. |
 The House took up the subject on Tuesday also and proceeded to knock out the removal prOpo- sitiOn in little different shape. The question there assumed the form of bill to provide for a commission to choose a site for a new Territorial prison. MT. Crouch of Yuma in that body proved sufficiently resourceful to succeed in having that bill indef- initely postponed, but the situa- tion was not played with as in tho COuncil: ii was a "SOlar plexus" occasion and that was all there was of it.
 It is not probable that the
 present "clean-up" of the sub l feet is all there is to be, but the lines are strongly drawn on it.
 the record is made. If the fight
 is continued it will be to bring
 pressure on sufficient men in the
 House and Council to force them
 out of line, and to some extent
 that has evidently been done in
 the House on the Council bill
 making the prison appropriation
 which has gone into committee
 after an attempt to force 1t to a
 third reading and final passage,
 and with the committee it yet
 remains. On the whole victory
 still is with the banners of the
 YumaS in this matter.
 During the week there has
 been an inclination in the House
 to force the bullion tax bill out
 into the open. As yet, however, 1 it repOses with the committee to whom it was referred some three
 weeks ago. Inquiry has been made by different members In the sessions of that body as tC
 where the bill is. "What has become of that bullion tax bill:' is the form it takes and then ar . explanation follows and a re quest that the committee have "more time" While that bill is
 undoubtedly lying in wait tc bounce upon the Clark County proposition when it comes along l it may be forced to do duty II the matter of the prison tax bill . The bill to abolish the Board O- , Euualization died in the arms O. it's wet nurse the other day. | } probably served its most import 3 ant purpose, however. It gave T it's nurse a chance to make
 speech and another good demo
 crat a chance to reply on tho ) other side of the question anC [ then it went to a viva vOce vot' : on motion to indefinitely post q pone. The vote was evidenti! largely in the majority for indet mite postponement when tn yeas and nays were demandet n and an instant hunting for hole s to get into was apparent anon; the opposing democrats; the rec ord shows that the bill was beat en by majority of one.
 c The legislature has not go |. down to the matter of makin; r appropriations yet and, nOtwith ;- standing that fact, provisions o
 law are in sight and, in fact > have become part of the stat J. utes that assess the TerrltOr 9- now to about S1.25 on the $1OC a When it got up to $1.15 the OtE Q CT day the sublime nerve of som
 of the democratic statesmen be U gan to give away and membe o of the House pointed the fac 2. out to that body and that tn e rate for the past two years Ina
 been but about 85 cents. Tn
 alarm thus sounded, however | made not the least difference l. there were several more extr IF things to provide for before tn k regular appropriation bill .o should make their appearance ,e and they are provided for wit 'l more to come.
 o The school law has been hay
 ing bad time of it for the pas l- two or three days in the COuncl le and judging from the amount ls amending that has been done ' must have been mighty poor la ot or else it is being made int m mighty poor law. Perhaps u h. most important amendment ,o the extension of the school az Q from children of eighteen yea
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