Arizona republican., 1903-03-10
THE CONAN BILL
 CALLED FORTH
The Committee Directed to
 Make Report Today
The Opening of the Last Full Week in Both Houses Marked by a Flood of New Bills-More Talk of Adjourn ment on Friday.

Cowan bill out of the hands Of the en- rolling and engrossing committee. Ear ly in the afternoon session MT. Cow&n offered q resolution directing the com inittec to report the bill today. It was manifest that the resolution would be opposed. Mir. Rowe who is fighting the bill objected at first because the resolu- tion was offered out of the regular course, insisting that il must come in under the head Of other business. y That head was reached later when MT Rowe again objected on the ground that it was offered one day too early. Under the rule of the house the com lnittee might hold the bill fer i've davs He contended that it had been in the possession of the committee only four days. having been committed only last Wednesday. Il would therefore re c.uire in his opinion q two thirds vote to call it cut sooner. There turned cut t. ba q difference Of ooinion re- garding the days that should be con sidered in the count. The opponents of the bill held to thS belief that Sunday and days over which 2n adjournment mad been taken could not be counted. The speaker decided that they might be SO counted and the resolution wa; adopted. The friends of the bill said they could have mustered the two- thirds vote ii had been necessary.
 Nothing else occurred during the day to disturb the serenity Cf the honse. Another flood of bills was poured in as if the members thought the session Was going to last all summer. Some of them were the following. By MT. W0o-f (5y requesO for the protection Of Water users. It requires that canal companies shall keep an open record Of the users Of water under their sys- tens, with the amount of water each has contracted for and the amount that has been delivered tc each There shan also be Q record Of the flow Of water for every Gay; by Mir. Marlar. to p~chibit bawdy houses within zG3 ya.d:: 0f any railroad depot il town Of 3,GCG or more 4 violation of the pro- visions e the bill is to be made a penitentiary of1ense; by Mr Herr, authorizing the repair Of the territorial bridge across the Gila at Florence at a cost not exceeding $19,0c0; by Mir Barrow (by reIuesD to prevent the in reduction and spread of scab among sheep. The bill Contemplates the ap- pOirtment Of Q sheep inspector whose compensation shall be five cents head fer inspection and fifteen cents for in spsction and dipping: by MT. Webb amending the water laws by providing that by the banks of canal shall be understood an area on each side equal to half the width of the canal: by MT. Webb, providing fo" the pay ment of interpreters in criminal cases: in justices courts supervisors may authorize their employment at q salary of not more than S2.50 a day and in district courts nor mere than S. day; by Mr Ingalls for the care Of GeDend- ent and delinquent children under the age of sixteen. The bill provides among ether things for the esta b,ish- ment of juvenile court and dthe appoint n'ent of probation officers. They shall have jurisdiction over dependent and delinquent children end the children Of cruel CT depraved parents; by Mir. Herr regulating the hours of labor on public wcii1s. The hours are fixed at eight and any violation except in cases of emergency shall be regarded as d Inis- demeanor: by MT. Morrison. for the protection Of employees who are mem bers Of labor unIons: it is made an Of fense to discriminate against an em- ploye becau.c he is q member of union; by hIr Morrison (by reuuest) for the enCouras cement Of railroad con- struction by exemption from taxation for period of ten years. A resolution was adopted calling out of committees all bills which have been in their pos session for ten days.
 The council was in session only half an hour. President Ives was stn! u3- able to be present. There had been an improvement in his tconditi3n but yesterday morning there had been 2 relapse and Q physician was in at tendance upon him.
 The following bills were introduced: By Dr. Whiteside, authorizing the gov e!ncr to appoint a commission to the St. Louis exposition and making pro- vision for an exhih1: by Dr. Whitaside. fixing the salary of the territorial treasurer at $2.530 2 ye1r; by MT. Bur son, amending the law with reference to appeals from boards of equalizatior; by Dr. Whijeside, prCviding for the election of clerks of courts The oriy measura finally disposed Of vas the house bill providing for the hcIdine of meetings Of stockholders and directors of corporations outside the territory. l. was indsnfntely postponed Several bills were received from the hcuee These with the new bills introduced thiTty-eight in all were sent l. lh. committees and that will in all ar3ba bility be the last that will ev-.. be heard of the most cf them.
 No move was made in the matter of the woman suffrage bill and at this writing 1t is impossible to predict viii, any hope of. success whel action will be taken upon it. Thc:e was more talk outside the session. of sine die adjourn met on Friday The councu ie said to be about equally GiylH- ed on the question but at pres cnt the majority If the house mem bers are against an adjourrmant be- fore the time fixed by law as the last day of the session.