Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-03-06

The lower house of the legislature
goes right along passing bills and in
Producing new ones just as if there was
not a graveyard just across the way
waiting to receive them. There is hard
ly a hope that one out of ten measures
over which the gentlemen of the as
sembly wrangle will get any nearer to
the statute books than a council COM
mittee.
The chief event of yesterday was the
discussion and defeat OF house bill No.
Sc proposing the creation of another
company of Arizona Rangers. The op-
position to it was virulent and tolera-
bly, wide spread. The debate began at
the morning session and continued we'll
into the afternoon. Ranger Webb, who
recently shot and killed a saloon keep
er at Douglas, was the principal OBJ
ject of attack by Mr.. St. Charles who
opened the debate in opposition to the
bill. Another contention of Mr. st.
Charles was that the Rangers however
well constituted they might be, could
be of service only to the southeastern
part of the territory.
Mr.. Roemer spoke in behalf of the
organization and devoted considerable
| time to the record Of Ranger Webb
since his connection with the force. He
| also presented the work of the Rangers
since their organization the number
| of arrests they had made and the
crimes which had been charged against
their prisoners. AS to the killing of
Bass, the saloon keeper. Mr.. Roemer
| said that he was the worst man that
! had ever come from Texas to Arizona
and that the legislature instead of cen
| surfing Webb ought to extend him a
vote of thanks. The capture of Chacon,
| the murderer, Mr.. Roemer said, was
worth to the territory all that the
Rangers had cost it. A curious objec-
| ton was raised to the manner in which
Chacon had been captured. He had
been decoyed across the line and taken
| The antagonists of the Rangers appar-
emily thought that the Rangers should
have informed Chacon what would
happen to him in the event of his re-
| turn to the territory
The opponents of the bill also wanted
to know how many of the captures re-
cited by Mr.. Roemer had resulted in
convictions. Mr.. Howell replied that
it was not the business of the Rangers
to secure convictions; that belonged to
| the courts. The bill was defeated by
a vote of II to 10. There is a bill pend
ing for the abolition of the organiza-
! ton.
| The mine inspector bill was recalled
from its grave. gasped once and was
buried again A motion to reconsider
| the vote by which it had been lost the
day before was carried by vote of II
to 10. But on vote on the bill Mr..
| Woolf who had assisted in the motion
for reconsideration again voted against
1t and it was lost, II ayes, II nays.
A bill to amend the law with refer
ence to executions and judgments was
passed and also a bill increasing the
venire for trial juries from 100 to 125
| That favorite old measure requiring
| that boletas shall be made redeemabl
in cash on pay days was passed.
House bill No. So which has been
slumbering in committee since early in
| the session and which was believed to
be as good as dead came up again with
an unfavorable majority report and
minority report recommending its pas
sage. That is the bill providing that
the label of the International Typo
graphical union shall appear upon all
public printed matter. The minority