Arizona republican., 1903-02-28
THE EIGHT HOUR BILL
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citrant members on that, come to this side and see if you cannot get assist 9nce-bring in your bills. You have promised among other things a primary election law-why not have it? There has been complaint about the blocking of legislation. There has not been pre- sented to this chamber a single bill that could not be voted upon. The equal suffrage bill can be voted upon at any moment. Now, if you are fearful that you cannot perform your pledges, bring US your bills now on file and see if you can't get the votes. If you wish to re- deem the pledges made in the demo- cratic platform-if you wish to divert the revenues now going to the secre- tary of the territory to the treasury of the territory. have the bill passed up tn this council and see if we will not pass it. Bring in your woman suffrage bill. and see if We will not vote for it. It is said that the people at the last cleo ton voted for the eight-hour law. and that hence this bill is here If SO. did they not also vote at the same time and under the same circumstances that the "fees of federal officials"-the sec rotary of the territory-shOuld be di- verted to the treasury? Was not the SC me vote that supported the eight hour law mandate to adopt the other measures? Was not your pledge that you would pass freight and fare law acted upon at the same time? Wasn't that proposition carried at the same time the eight-hour law was approved, if ct all? They were not submitted sep parateiy.
 And if the vote in favor of g demo- era tic delegate to congress was a vote in favor of the eight-hour law. it was also vote in favor of a law regulating freights and fares upon the railroads: it was vote in favor of diverting the territorial secretary's revenues to the public treasury; it was a vote in favor of bullion tax. It was at the same time declaration that you should pass a primary election law. By the same token, al the same time and in the same manner, the people of the terri tory. if they voted for an eight-hour law. also voted for the creation of the office of mining inspector. Now, if that be true. if the people of the territory have demanded those things. and in re- sponse to that demand this bill is here
 
 has been no effort to get any of these bills out of committee except this par ticular measure. There has been no obstruction of any of the other bills There has been no attempt to get through q bill repeating the tax eX- cmption law Now then, as I said q moment ago. if the people have voted fer these things. We on this side of the 
 in the minority. If your party pledges are right. 1t is proper that they should be placed on the statute books. You claim that you love the laboring man. You have had an opportunity to protect two classes of laboring men, and you exclude one class-the shelter men You refuse to protect them, but how about your other bills for the laborins men? Now, bring up every one of your bills I am not making any pledges but if they are good laws, and if the people voted for them. the only thing I have to say is. bring them in and vote for them and pass them. I am opposed to this amendment
 MT. Ives called MT. Morehead to the chair. and he was considerably worked up as he proceeded to reply to Judga Kiobey. In substance he said that the majority did not need the assistance of the republican side and would carry out the pledges made by the democrat" platform. The bill was then placed on passage and received the votes of all the democratic side but Packard. who. as stated. was absent and excused, and also received the votes of Mir Corbett and MT. Jarvis. although they voted against the amendment.
 After short recess MT. Ives joint resolution on the statehood matter was presented to MT. Burson. The resolu
 ton read:
 Resolved. by the council and house of representatives of the Twenty-sec- ond legislative assembly that it is the sense oi such body that while the peo- pie of Arizona are opposed to admis sion as a state jointly with New Mex ico. and believe themselves entitled as a matter of justice and right to admis- sion as a separate state. still, if it is the purpose and intent of the congress or | the United States to refuse them admis-