Bisbee daily review., 1909-02-26
LEGISLATORS
 MAKE GOOD PARTY PLEDGE
Declaration in the Democratic Platform As to Railroad Commission Law is Fulfilled Other Bills and Laws
CAPITOL BUILDING. PHOENIX.

CAPITOL BUILDING. PHOENlN.
 Feb. 2s.-One of the pledges mace in the last Democratic territorial platform was redeemed by the assem- bly when the house eoneurred in the amendments offered by the counca to the De souza railroad commission bin and the bill is now ready for consideration of the governor.
 The amendments which had been put on the bill n the council yesterday were adopted by tac house without a dissenting vote. All ihat remained of railroad commission legfslation the Tobey and the O'SeIn pills. were in definitely postponed. The Hunt pas senger fare bill was indefinitely post poned and the o'Neill passenger fare bill was amended by the committee having the game under consideration and the report of the committee that the bili do pass was adoHed.
 As amended the bill provides for a maxsmom charge per mile on pas senger traffic Of three cents on lines with annual gross earnings per mile ol
 
 S5500 a charge of four cents; and less than S55oJ . charge of five cents. As amended it is said the bill win be passed by both houses and all other passenger fare bills indefinitely post poned. Tho fare bill will not have the unanimous support that the railroad commission biil was given.
 New bils galore were introduces in both houses Tn the council Mir. Goodrich had a DiH relating to the manner of setting aside fraudnlenI eUnveyanoe and Weedin three bills. One provides for the making Of quai- itatiyo tests free Of charge at tho University of Arizona: another pro vides for the unlimited killing of meat for home consumption or for sale without license any place in the ter ritory where there Is no regular licensed butcher. The third bill val idates all mining locations made be- tween March l2th. 1907 and March l2 1908, in which the location notices fail 10 state that the ground located was an abandoned claim. The law reduir. ias such statement on the part of the locator of mining iand has since beer repealed.
 House eiIa
 ln the house Mi. Bailey evidently inspired by inc race discussion no,y on iu other assemblys offered a bill providing for the segregation in Jublic schools Of pupils of the African race from those of white races. The law Is only operative where more thar len children of African race attend school in one school district and then optional with the board if same shall be enforced. Doan had a bin which grCnts women right to vote at local option elections and providing further qualifications that all voters at such elections shall be tax payers of a t;sx, other than poll tax. Mir Morris had an anti-mac and white slave trade bin making such practices a felony charge.
 Ar. Dufy brought in a bill making city water taxes lien on real estate. Moore bill providing a method of l-Focedure in suits to quiet title and Woolf a bill making the general cleo ton law apply 10 elections in towns Hightowel introduced @ segregation Diii affecting incorporated cities in
 
 suspend the rules failed but showed the bill would have the necessary votes OF final passage to succeed.
 County division IS still in the air. l. was rumored thai an agreement han been reacaed. it Is known. however. that all the Graham county members of the legislature will work in har- mOny if a bill is introduced. matter now seemingly uncertain. all will sup port the same The question is simple one. The Clifton and MOrenci' properties object to being taxed on the same valuation this year as last. con sidering tlc drop in the price Of cop per. Hampton has been threatened by tho house members with their opposl- ton to his educational qualification bill and other bills of which ne Is tho inuOducor if his support for county division is not withdrawn.
 The pioneer home bill was sent tO ,he appropriations committee for ic- vision. and will likely be returned 10 th5 house too late for its cons. s.dera- ton by tae council even in the event Of it's passing the house. The travel ing peddlers license bill was amended by The committee making wagon license S289 annually. The Bourne school book law was raported favOEa- ply. The bill makes change Of text books prohih.tOry oftcner t1au six years. and then only un4sr certain difficult conditions. A petition from women Of Navajo county was read and srn