Arizona republican., 1909-02-02
THE CAUCUS UNEASINESS
It is Understood That What is to Be Done the Leaders Desire to Be ne.Quickly. The Changing Prospects of the Local Option Bill.

Very little appeared on the surface in either house of the legislature yes terday. The sessions in both houses were brief and devoid of interest and there was less of the caucus in evil dence than had been seen since it was put into running order.
 Some of the members of it have been made acquainted with a new cause of uneasiness. These members embrace those who are not in favor of the abolishing of the rangers or of the of flee of public examiner but have felt obliged by caucus pledges to support both, as well as other distasteful leg islation. They have been buoyed up by the hope that the governors ve5o would prevail at last
 It is understood now however that Governor Kibbey will not be disposed to pull democratic chestnuts out of the fire and that in all probability he will take no action on any of these offen- sive measures. but will let the ten days pass without a sign of disapprov- al It is pointed out by leading repub- licans that such action on the part of the governor would be good politics.
 The prime movers of the caucus however, are not among those who are alarmed They want this legislation to go through, and fearing the collapse of the caucus they will endeavor to push their bills through as rapidly as possible It is predicted that the fun will begin this morning
 Mir Weedin introduced into the council a bill providing that eight hours shall constitute a days work for hoisting engineers and furnace mer employed about mines. Early in the session MT Weedin had brought in a bill extending the provisions of the ex- isting eight hour law to hoisting engin- eers and furnace men.
 It has been held. however, by su- preme courts that an eight hour law of that kind is not valid for the reason that the work of hoisting engineers and furnace men is not hazardous.
 He decided theref ore not to imperil the eight hour law by such an amend ment and he has put the provision into a separate bill, so that if it fails, 1t will not carry anything else down in the wreck with 1t.
 In the house, MT. Sutter amended the present law relating to bank reserves by providing that the fifteen per cent of the deposits required to be kept in reserve in the bank may be kept in part in other banks.
 Another bill introduced by MT. Sut- ter makes it a misdemeanor to start or circulate a report regarding a bank corporation or other firms, affecting it's integrity Mir Woolf presented bill providing for the appointment of commissioner to the Alaska Yukon ex- position: providing for an exhibit there and appropriating s1O,OO0 for that purpose
 The house adopted the council me morial of MT Burns relating to the Yavapai bonds and which had been amended to include the Pima bonds. The bill of MT. Morris relating to the care of indigents, similar to that of MT Burns. which had been passed by the council was permitted after amendment to displace the council bill.
 MT Doans bounty bill was indef- initely postponed and that of Mir Woolf after having been amended until it was made to look just like it was recommended for passage.
 Mir Bailey introduced a bill for the removal of the vignettes from party tickets, for the confusion of the Hitter ate voter and making 1t more difficult for him to deliver his vote after hay ing contracted to sell 1t.
 MT Pace of Graham returned yester- day morning, but no action was taken on his local option bill and no word was given out as to when it would be called up. It is a possibility for today, but hardly a probability. Conjectures as to it's fate are variable. That it will pass if amended, is regarded as cer- tain and it is stated that it would pass the council in its present form and it was further stated that the house would