Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-01-30

Mining. Printing and Appropriations committees. He is even this early in tho session consulted frequently by j. W. Crcnshaw of Maricopa county. the floor leader of the Democrats. on diff fcrent points of procedure.
 Davidson is busy enccting an or ganization of the minority members the first regular organized caucus of present week Around the hotel lob bics, or. for that matter, wherever hc is seen, when moi attending session of the House, he Is generally the cen. ter of group of admirers.
 House Memorial to Congress.
 The memorial passed by the House asking Congress to take steps looking to the protection of the lands in the Gila river in Graham county k one that should attract the attention of the national law makers. While ihc damage done by the Gila has not been far extended, it Is q fact that the Gila river has already destroyed many val. uable farms in Graham county by washing them into the river. What is required is to have this uncertain stream confined within definite Jim. it's: in the past lt has been changing It's channel with every flood. The government could well afford to un. dertakc to aid the farmers of Arizona in the matter of protecting them from further danger from the shifting chan mel of Inc Gila river. The President has been quick fin asking for aid for such protection of the farmers or the Imperial valley in California. and lt Is not unreasonable to suppose that he will be attracted by the memorial tO bc presented asking for such assist ancc in Arizona.
 To Introduce Convict Bill.
 Hon. Jerry Millay. superintendent of the Territorial prison at Yuma. is In Phoenix for the purpose of interest ing members of the Legislature in a bill which will he offered later pro. viding for the employment of the con. vicis confined in the prison at Yuma. His present plan Is tO have erected jute mill and SO far he has found few members of either the House or Coun. cil who do not look with favor on his suggestion.
 Newspaper Men Thick.
 The newspaper profession Is pretty well represented in the present Legis- lature. notwithstanding the absence of Kean St. Charles. who was defeat ed for the Council ip the special cleo. ton for councilman in Mohave county. John T. HOgue began life in 1885 in a weekly newspaper ofiice In the state Of Ohio. ]. l.. Clcaveland. council. man from Graham county. Is the edit. or and owner of the Morenci Leader, having begun his newspaper exper- fence two years ago when he pur. chased that paper. Eugene Brady ONeill, of MaricOpa county. has also had experience in newspaper work. being at one time connected with tho old Enterprise in this city. Thomas r. Weedin before coming to Arizona twenty-five years ago was a job print. CT and for years had charge of the job department Of the Kansas City Times. He and "Bucky" O'Neill came to Arizona together. the former going to Florence and the latter to Globe. Weedin soon started the old Florence Enterprise and with the exception of Ave years has been running . paper In Pinal county He Ia now the edit. or and proprietor of the Florence Blade. President D0ran of the Coun. ell. also has a kindly feeling for the newspaper profession and at one time had experience In Arizona newspaper ownership being interested in meet ing pay rolls on the Florence Tribune when he was resident of Pinal coun. ty.>
 In the House there are several newspaper men. though they are not SO numerous in that body as in the Council. L. s. Williams before com ing to Arizona had some experience In the newspaper business. w. D. Bell. of Maricopa county. has had many years experience as editor of news. papers. In the state of Texas he was connected with a newspaper. He was interested with A. s. Mills in the pub lIcation of the Enterprise in Phoenix and Is regarded as one of the best editorial writ ara I'm the srarritOrv