The copper era., 1903-03-12
WHAT THE S0L0NS
ARE DOING.

It has been apparent for some time
legislature have not been in perfect
harmony. This frequently happens
without any real bitterness occurring
between the two houses or their mem
bers. but in this instance there Is a
degree OF accrimOny IS manifest
which bodies no good for future legis-
lation. The ERA last week stated
that the senate by a strict democratic
statehood with New Mexico. This
resolution was sent 10 the lower house
TO be cOncurred in but the members Of
that body thought otherwise, and in
stead unanimously adopted the follow
ing resolution offered by MIR. Rowe:
Whereas, council concurrent resoiu-
tion .So.-which passed the council
February the eth, recitcs that Ari-
zoua, under certain cOnd itions would
be willing TO enter statehood Jointly
with New Mexico. Therefore be it
resolved:
lst. That this house repudiates the
sentiment embraced in said resolution
and it rescnts the action Of whoever
was responsible for the telegra ram to our
delegate which conveyed the impress
sion that said resolution was the joint
action or both houses
2d In behalf Of that band OF pion-
GERS who have wrung from the savage
this fair land OF Arizona, in behalf OF
the citizens OF Arizona. who have
fough, its battles and developed these
under which we now hap
,ily exist, this house resents the i'm
.utation that our merbers OF the peo-
e of this territory, will ever submit
W the proposition that Arizona will
- To- any scheme by which it will
Io.e . IS identity and name and its
gran history that has been marked by
the expenditure OF blood, treasure and
privations.
Therefore this house repudiates, so
far As it concers itself, any use OF the
name Of this house in the telegram
which gives publicity to the idea that
that sentiment embraced in said rcso-
luton was the joint action Of the
Twenty-second legislative assembly.
3d. Therefore, this house instructs
its chief clerk to transmit to the Hon.
Marcus a. Smith by telegram the
sense Of this resolution which is, that
Arizn~1 will always fight against any
Scven by implication through
lie may lose her name, identity
htory." !
The democratic -mCTncr5 OF the |
will naturally feel resentful. !
and doubtless will get even" before
the close OF the session. The old ad- |
iage that "a house divided against
itself must fall" is particularly ap- /
plicabe iE this instance. In regard |
to the passage of the s hour law the !
says:
The next most interesting incident
Df the house session was the second
and presumably final adoption OF the
council amendment To the eight hour
bill. There was an inconsistency in
Gil. The penalty clause prescribed
for the violation OF sec
tiou which had been stricken out. 1T
was desired therefore To correct that
laN 4Nt.ff
der an embarrassment. The story had
been circulated that il the council
ever got its hands on the bill again,
that would he the end of it. The
house wanted the correction made but
was afraid to trust the document in
the hands of the council. II was not
even sure that it would he safe in the
possession of Il conference committee.
bill was allowed to go out with the
house members OF the conference COM
mittee with prayers for its safe return.
In due course il came back corrected
crossing committee. In six weeks
this is the third measure which has
passed both houses, aside from two
small appropriation bills. The first
was bill affecting only the city of
Phoenix and the third was the bill
amending the manner OF collecting
poll tax and changing the name of the
tax to "school tax
The following new bills were intro
duccd in the house by Mr.. Whiteside,
for the relief of Santa Cruz county
for the readjustment of the
affairs OF that aud Pima counties in
the matter of the narrow guaGe bonds.
The latter county is responsible for
the payment OF the bonds. In settle
ment OF Santa Cruz's share of the in
debted ness the bonds of that county
bearing seven per cent. interest were
given to Pima. The narrow guage
bonds have recently been funded ut
four per cent. so that the bill provides