The copper era., 1907-01-31
THE LEGISLATURE.
Both Branches Getting Down to Business.

DUH DI 0IlilCS UCLIiiIs, OOUu " DuSAhNOS'
Col. Doran was elected president of
the council, and Neil Bailey speaker
of the house.
On the first day the introduction of
a resolution raising the saloon
licenses all over the territory to $3.50
per quarter was the chief bill intro
duced at the session of the council.
The bill was introduced by Council
man Hunt, (democrat) of Gila county.
In support of the bill, it is stated
that saloon licenses all over the ter
ritory have. been notoriously low
when compared with the licenses
charged the liquor traffic in other
states. 1t is pointed out farther that
Phoenix is getting along very well
under saloon license of $1,000 per
year and that Tucson has followed in
the footsteps of Phoenix in this re-
ASpect, and has joined with Phoenix
u furnish another good example for
tie other cities of the territory.
In both the council and the assem-
bly, resolutions we're introduced
favoring d three-cent fare on al
railroads in the territory. In the
council this resolution was introduced
by Eugene Brady O'Neill, while in
the assembly it was introduced by J..
w. Crenshaw (Gemocrat) of Mari
copa.
President Doran of the council an
nounced the appointment of the fol-
lowing members to constitute the
various committees with the first
named as the chairman:
Rules-Blakeley, Hunt, Dickerman.
Agriculture = Lockett, Roemer,
Scott.
Federal Relations - Mcintyre.
O'Neill, Scott.
Territorial Affairs-Scott, O'Neill,
Mcintyre, Cleayeland, Roemer.
Road and Ferries-Weedin, Hogue,
Scott.
Education = Blakely, Weedin,
Hogue, Scott.
Judiciary = Cleaveland, O'Neill,
Blakely, Dickerman, Hunt.
Counties and County Boundaries
Mcintyre, Roemer, Cleaveland, Hunt
Dfckerman.
Ways and Means Mcintyre, O'Neill
I.ockett.
Printing -Hogue, Weedin, McIn-
tyre.
Memorials and Petitions
Mcintyre, Dickerman.
Enrolled and Engrossed Bills
Dickerman, Weedin, Scott.
Mines and Mining Claims -Weedin,
Blakeley, Scott, Mcintyre.
Corporations Dlckerman,
Hogue, Scott.
In the council two anti-gambling
bills, which seem to foretell the
deathknell of gambling in the terri
tory were introduced. One of the
bills was presented by Councilman
O'Neilb (democrat), of Maricopa, and
the other by Councilman Hunt demo
crats of Gila. The gamblers will
make a desperate effort to have these
measures defeated, but it is gener-
ally believed that in the event of the
defeat of the measures in the terri
torial Legislature, that the national
congress will enact stringent anti
gambling legislation.
Assemblyman Bell (democrat) of
Maricopa, introduced a bill to cut
down the fees of justices of the
peace and constables. The measure
is aimed to save the taxpayers money
in a number of counties where the
fee bills of these petty officers are
astounding. 1t is understood that the
bill was drafted by District Attorney
Bullard, of Maricopa.
A memorial was introduced by Bell
asking congress for SIJ 900 to defray
the expense of the legislative ses-
sion. 1t is claimed that this sum was
allowed New Mexico for legisla ative
session.
Crenshaw, of Maricopa, introduced
a bill making the recorder in second
class counties and smaller ones ex-
officio clerks of the boards of super