Arizona republican., 1909-03-14

not worth so much. Though the ob- jection was made that it was special legislation that had been proposed, the committee recommended the passage of the bill. Later an attempt to pass it under a suspension of the rules failed.
 The Cochise County Seat.
 Another bit of Cochise legislation was put by" It was the bill making seat from Tombstone to Bisbee or Douglas. The afternoon before the of the whole had expressed itself against the bill, but it was un- able to render a report. Nothing more was done about the matter until late yesterday afternoon, when Mir. Sutter moved that the committee. then in ses- sion, report in favor of the bill. The motion went to the table and the in- rident was ended.
 The House.
 In the morning no time was lost in taking up the Morgan fellow servants bill, which the council has sought to recall, and passed it. MT. Bailey of fered a harmless amendment in favor of small firms and corporations and, while his colleagues agreed that the was a good one, it would be fatal to the bill. once more in the that would be the end of it.
 A substitute bill for the repeeal or the amendment of the present law for he collection of delinquent taxes re- ceived a favorable report from the but it failed of the neces- sary two-thirds vote to advance 1t un- ter a suspension of the rules. The opposition to it resulted generally from | misunderstanding of the operations Df the present law, and the fear that attorneys would be robbed of l part of their emoluments.
 MT. Doan's bill amending ,he law the practice of medicine was postponed. So were the pills to amend the homesteads and ex- smption law and to confuse the duties If police judges and recorders.
 The ONeill bill, providing that the reserves of banks might be deposited n their own. vaults or the vaults of ,ther banks, was taken off the table, where it had been laid the day before, md it's passage was recommended.
 The bill requiring that the wages of employees shall be paid promptly was passed. Originally this bill provided or a twice-amonth pay day. but that eature was cut out. Now it is requir- d that when an employe is discharged IF leaves his employment he shall be ,aid at once, and for every day he Is lot paid. he shall be allowed S1 until he sum amounts to three times as much as his claim.
 NIT. Hogwood's bill. providing for the emi-annual payment of taxes, was ,assed with little opposition. the main Injection to it being that at first 1t would derange the collecting together f school money.
 Late in the day the house took an djournment until o'clock on Monday fternOon.
 The Council.
 The council was in session only two ours in the morning and then ad- burned until 10 o'clock on Monday lorning. The first business was the consideration in the whole committee f the bill allowing the employment of in grand jury rooms. 'hough this bill had twice been turned own, the committee this time recom- lended its passage.
 The bill appropriating $13,10O for the xperiment station, and for expert rents in dry farming. was considered. IF. Hunt sought to amend it by reduc- lg the appropriation to $5,OOO, but efdre that was agreed upon the bill ,as allowed to go over for the day. objection was offered to he appropriation of any money for he printing of bulletins and Hints to armers." The bill making wife abandonment a ] alony was passed without opposition. The bill requiring that garnishments 1 nd attachments for wages shall be ! ;sued only out of justices courts l -here judgments had been obtained | -as passed. MT. Hunts bill amending the law for l ne selection of trial and grand Jurors l -as passedi It requires that in the | ,rger counties the trial jurors shall | e selected from a list of 300 names, | nd in the smaller counties, 200 names. | MT. Finley's bill. amending the 1 utchers' license law so that licenses | lay be issued by the month, was assed. So was Mir. Days bill, pro- iding for the inspection of dairy herds | nd dairy products. Other bill were passed as follows:
 Creating the office of deputy county l ,hool superintendent. The bill amending the law relating | , exemptions from jury duty. MT. Burns introduced a bill making | le unlawful branding of cattle peni- ,ntiary offense, and amending the resent law relating to the theft of | lttle by changing the words. neat ittle." to Hive stock"
 The Legislative Banquet.
 In the course of the day members | both houses received printed invi- ltions to the banquet to be given by le business men on Monday night | ach house had been requested to des- mate speakers on the occasion and | le lists were made up as follows:
 The council-Messrs. Hampton, Hunt nd O'Neill.
 The House-Messrs Webb, Bailey, [oore and Sutter.
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