The Arizona sentinel., 1903-03-04

me Dlll pTONlulnS Gil1U CiSHN hours shall constitute a day labor for miners and smeltcrmen came before the council for vote last Thursday, and was passed though not until the life had been cut out of it by an amend ment, eliminating section (which reads as follows:
 Section }. That the period of em- plovment of workingmen Tn smelterS and all other institutions for the reduc- ton or refining of ores or metals snail he eight lrDurs per day, except in cases of emergency where life or property Is in imminent danger.
 The bill as amended and passed by the council was returned to the house and passed by that body, as amended, the same day and provides for an eight-hour day only for miners working underground.
 The bill as originally intro duced in and passed by the house provided for an eight-hour day for smelter men and others, and the amendment was vigorously opposed by the republican mi nority in the council, led by Judge Kibbey of Maricopa, who made strong speech in favor of the original bill. Judge Kibbey said, in part:
 "It may be claimed, possibly, that this bill is in redemption of a party pledge, but it is not. Your party stands pledged to a comprehensive eight-hour> law. What right have you to exclude the men in the smelters and the other laborerS from its prOvis- ions? Now, if this is in response to party pledges, and the proper response was made in the other house-if this amended bill is brought in because there Is Q scarcity of votes among the ma jority in this house, let me say to the majority now: Don't hesi- tate in responding to your pledg- es-come to our side of the house and see if you can get the needed votes. You have before you a bill requiring the fees now going to the secretary of the territory to be diverted to the territorial treasury for the benefit of the people. And you have before you that pledge. And if there are on your side any recalcitrant members, come to this side and see if you can get the necessary votes. You have promised to pass a mine inspection law. If you have recalcitrant members on that, come to this side and see if you cannot get assistance bring in your bills. You have promised among other things a primary election law-why not have it? There has been com plaint about the blocking of leg islation. There has not been presented to this chamber a sin gle bill that could not be voted upon. The equal suffrage bill can be voted upon at any mo- ment. 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 redeem the pledges made in the demo- cratic platform-if you wish to divert the revenues now going to the secretary of the territory to the treasury of the territory, have the bill passed up to 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 election voted for the eight-hour law, ano that hence this bill is here. Il so, did they not also vote at the same time and under the same circumstances that the "feeS OI federal officials S'-thc secretary 0f the territOry-Should be di verted to the treasury: Was no the same vote that supported tho eight hour law a mandate tC adopt the other measures? Was not your pledge that you would pass freight and fare bill acted upon at the same time? Wasn' that proposition carried at tn same time the eight-hour law wa