Arizona republican., 1905-01-18
Settlement of Pima Santa
 Cruz Tie
THE CUTTING OF THE PIE
As Usual, Others Are Baking to Be Di- vided Later-The Legislature Gives Evidence of Doing More Business Than Some of Its Predecessors.

The legislature did some business yesterday. but the problem of dividing the pie Overshadowed nearly every thing else. The house decided for it. self how many pieces of pastry should be apportioned, for the present-for the present only, mind you, for within a few days, as in former legislatures, re- solutions will be adopted providing for this and that additional clerk, third assistant postmaster. assistant super intendent of ventilation, and so on. The council did not go to the length of making public the number of places which would be provided for the pie hunters, but at a general caucus of the democratic members of both houses last night these matters were settled in the main, and the lucky candidates were placed on a secret roll which will be promulgated today in official form. The caucus did not break up until a late hour.
 When the council convened yester- day morning the first business tran sacted after the approval of the jour- nal and the swearing in of Chaplain Halsey was the seating of N. w. Bernard as councilman from the Pima Santa Cruz district. Dr. Looney. chairman of the special committee on elections, submitted a brief report, signed by himself and MT. Rice in favor of seating MT. Bernard. The re- port recited that the committee had ex- amined the evidence in the case. and had found that Bernard was elected MT. Page, the republican member of the committee, submitted a minority report. The minority report recited that as far as could be ascertained the election for councilman from Pima and Santa Cruz counties was tie between Candidates Bernard and Dickerman; that the investigation by the commit tee had been wholly ex parte and no | opportunity had been afforded MT. Dickerman to present his case. It was broadly intimated that the "investiga- ton" had been exceedingly perfume tory.
 The fact was that the seating of Mir. Bernard without serious opposition on the part of the republicans had been a forgone conclusion for twenty-four hours. ItsaEass sr S=~egInzeer thar the democrats have votes to the on the republican side, had the power to do as they pleased, and it was not doubted that they would please to seat Ber- nard. Moreover, some of the republi- communicated Mr. Dickerman at Tucson. over the tell ephOne, and he had told them to mako no efforts in his behalf; he did not wish to go to the expense of a contest be- fore the council, since he realized that iii any event he would be defeated on the final show down. So there was no Oratory when the reports were sub mittcd. Indeed, it is becoming a set tied impression that no member of the council proposes to do any orating at this session. They are all business men, and speech making is not in their line. For the first time in many years there is not a lawyer in the council. MT. Roemer moved the adoption of the majority report, and President Hunt demanded a rollcalI. MT. Bark, whose name heads the alphabetical list of members voted mo" MT. Cutting, whose name was called next, an nounced that he was paired with Mir. Nugent, who was absent on account or illness. The other republicans voted mo and the democrats ''yes," and thus MT. Bernard was seated by a par ty vote of to 4. Mir. Bernard was promptly sworn in by President Hunt.
 The president then stated that he swas prepared to announce the stand ing Committees of the council, and he explained that in making up the com mittees and allotting the chairman ships he had decided to ignore party lines. This was an innovation. Upon his Peading the list of committees it was seen that he had appointed each republican member as chairman of a more or less important committee The full list of the committees follows:
 Claims-Fage, chairman; Downs, Nugent.
 Federal RelatiOns-Roemer, chair man; Bark, Downs.