Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-10
SEGREGATION MEASURE
JEOPARDIzEs CAUCUS

Of those hairbreadth escapes on Tues
day morning, when Suffer formed
band of insurgents about him, and de-
livered an ultimatum to the council
regarding the segregation bill follow
| ing the passage of the Hampton edu-
eational qualification measure over the
governor veto by a strict party vote
in the council. The amendments tack
ed onto the Hightower bill by the
ways and means committee of the
upper body were very unsatisfactory
to Mr.. Suffer and Mr.. Bourne. In
consequence a break was threatened
from the party wagon in the house,
when the Hampton bill should come up
for passage over the veto. The house
therefore adjourned till afternoon, and
in the meantime the insurgents were
given brotherly advice and offered
concessions on other bills. Suffer still
stood out and up to within five min
utes of the roll call the Democrats
were very nervous, for it looked like
they might fall down. When Suffer
saw that he was standing alone he
came into camp, and the steam roller
was again put in commission. Had he
been able to secure one other Demo
cratic vote to sustain the governors
veto, there is no doubt that the caucus
machinery would have been smashed
to smithereens. 1t is thought that had
the two Republican members in the
council voted against segregation,
thereby defeating the bill, that the
boiling vets in the house would have
kicked out of the traces, unless the
Democrats in the council against seq
regation stood up for the HightOwer
measure. This looks good on paper
from the way events transpired, but
it might have failed for the party
whip generally brings results. 1t is
predicted that under the Hampton law
that Marieopa county will 90 Republi-
can, but that the Democrats will gain
largely throughout the territory. As
far as segregation is now convened 1T
may be vetoed by the governor, in
which event it may have TO be made
party measure for it to pass over mis-
head.
The proposition to divide Marieopa
county has been taken here as a joke,
but Mr.. Finley asserts that he is in
dead earnest, and will work for the
bill. O'Neill manifested a desire to
assist Finley in the preparation of
this hocus pOcus, and the bill under
the suspension of the rules was read
a second time and referred to the com
mittee of counties and county bounda
ries. Several years ago the people of
the south side considered very serious
ly the question of county division,
and bill was introduced in the legis
lature. Conditions have changed and
all the land in this county that is be-
ing irrigated it receiving service I'M
der one system. The interests of the !
sections north and west of the Salt !
and the Mesa and Tempe sections |
south are so intimate commercially |
and in litigation now before tine dis
triet court, that division would be the /
worst sort of folly, and result in all /
sorts of complications. The danger /
in this bill is that some may take it /
seriously, and that legislators from 9th
er counties not approaching the local
conditions might assist in fOisting on
the people here something they do not
want. There may be back of it a
string, which will pull 1t in provided
Tempe gets from the legislature some
of tine things she is wanting for the
south side, viz. bridge and normal ap-
preparations.
Good roads legislation is now prom
ised. The bill offered by Mr.. Goodwin
of Tempe through NJ. Goodrich pro
vides for the construction of a sys-
tenn of territorial highways reaching
every city and eentering at Phoenix.
One road is mapped TO run from the
capital to Yuma, another to Parker on
the Colorado, one to Globe and the
eastern boundary line, one from Doug
las and Nogales north to Tucson, Flor
ence, Phoenix, Prescott, Flagstaff and
the Grand Canyon; one branch of this
road would reach Clifton and Morenci,
another Winslow The bill drawn by
Judge AinswOrth is very similar to the
New York state good roads law, and
has the approval of the automobiles
Of Arizona. :
If the governor signs the DeSOuza 4
board bill, any undertaken :
who may wish to engage in business
n Arizona after July will nave to en-
oloy a licensed embalmer, or himself
pass a satisfactory examination as to