Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-03-10
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tne Ody OF Du1ty antl-SamDllng Dill,
which was signed two weeks ago.
The new bill enumerates all the bank
ing games, other card games includ-
ing draw poker, and includes in the
prohibition, all games with cards,
dice or other devices for gain.
But the prohibition seems to be
applied only to saloons and is silent
on the subject of clubs.
Mr. Doan opposed the bill as cal
culated to repeal the Duffy bill under
which a millionaire democrat at Bis
bee had been arrested for gambling
with a democrat saloonkeeper. Hence
the democratic majority, for the
benefit of their democratic constitu-
ents were now trying to destroy all
they had accomplished.
Mr.. Moore said that he had made
a careful study of the pending bill
and had found that its purpose was
to leave the gambling situation as
before the Duffy bill was passed.
But the opponents of the bill were
talking to the wind for the bill was
passed by the following vote:
Ayes-Bailey. Bray, Bourne, Coal
ter, Duffy, Hall, Hightower, Hog
hOOhs -hOiAiSs oANSOl lillShs
Roberts, Shaw, Suffer and Tobey.
Nays-DeSouza, Doan, Gibbons,
Moore, Pace, Peterson, Reed, Woolf
and the speaker.
The House Session
When the house met, Speaker
Webb announced a rule that il would
require unanimous consent to over
turn the rule by which henceforth
bills may not be introduced without
unanimous consent. Thus the March
rule having been clinched, bust
ness proceeded.
Mr.. Duffy's bill amending the
fence law was laid on the table.
The following bills were passed:
Mr.. Morris measure to amend pro-
bate court procedure. reducing the
time for the issuance of letters of
administration.
The house amendment Of the cOun-
ell substitute for the Day anti-gamb
ling bill relaxing the vigors of that
reform ordinance. The law was laid
down to the attaches, who were sum-
moned before the speaker to be in
formed that business was piling up
and that the legislative session would
not last forever.
They were told that they We're und-
er the supreme control of the chair
man of the enrolling and engrossing
that at his beck or call
they were to drop whatever business
might be on hand and come.
Mr. Suffer inquired whether it
would be permissible for a clerk to
ask the chairman of the enrolling
and engrossing committee for his
leave to work Mr.. Suffer had ref
erence to the events of last Satur-
lay when the request Of Clerk Muir
ray of the enrolling and engrossing
committee for the segregation bill
had precipitated the trouble that
racked the house al THAT day.
Mr.. Peterson smilingly replied that
the application Of a clerk
-or work would not be imputed to
him as a fault.
The afternoon session Of the house |
was spent in recess in receiving the
governors vetocs and in the con-
alteration and passage Of the Tempe
bridge bill.
The Council
Little was done in the morning |
council session. Most of the business |
,eing transacted in committees or
committee of the whole. Mr.. Burns |
Introduced a bill fixing the amount Of
ocation work on mines at eight feet |
instead of ten feet Mr.. Goodrich |
lisired to amend the hill requiring |
10 other work than the assessment |
work required by the government. |
rhe amendment failed and the bill |
vas passed under a suspension OF |
he rules.
In the committee of the whole there |
vas considered, among others, the
Duffy bill requiring that, in purchas-
ng supplies for territorial purposes,
arizona products should be given the
reference.
There was decided opposition. 1t
vas charged that the proposed pro-
ection of Arizona products was Of
he most iniquitous character and
vas intended to establish mOnopo-
y of wholesale merchants. 1t was
eferred back to the judiciary COM
littee.
Mr. Tobeys bill fixing the licenses
or theatrical companies was favor
bly, recommended. Similar action
vas taken on Mr.. Doan's bill amend
ng the law with relation to the
age.
After the good roads hearing, the
ouncil resumed business and for the
ext hour made up for lost time. The
mended substitute for the Day anti
ambling bill had been returned from
he house and the amendments were
oncurred in. 1t was explained that
ouncil members after the passage
( the bill by that body had sug
ested the amendments to the house.
There was a reconsideration Of the
ote by which the council had indef-
litely postponed the Suffer bill pro-
iding for the removal of unused
it having been shown that
he bill related only to a condition
4 Bisbee. The bill was then passed.
MI O'Neill introduced a bill giving
D incorporated towns the power to
ay salaries to mayors and council
ZEN. For this purpose the towns are