Arizona republican., 1909-03-13
 LAST. TOUCH Half Score of Bills Signed by
 the Governor GOOD ROADS BILL PASSED Territorial Secretary's Ap- parent Escape From Politi- cal Enemies--House Passes the Arizona Historian Bill.
GOOD ROADS BILL PASSED

A half dozen laws were added to the statutes of Arizona yesterday and one old one was removed. Late in the afternoon messages were received in both houses from the governor an- nouncing his approval of the following bills:
 A measure for the relief of Prank F. Murphy. former sheriff Of Pima county, making an appropriation of S275 to reimburse him for his expenses in bringing prisoner back from Cali fornia during his official term.
 The bill for the creation of a horti- cultural commission.
 The Hampton bill for the appoint ment of a commission to codify the laws of the territory relating to metal liferous mines.
 President Hunts aEti-bucket shop bill.
 The DeSouza bill providing for the assessment of branch banks in the counties in which they are located.
 MT. Hampton's bill m relation to the admission to the practice of law of attorneys on certificates. amending the present law so that only three years of practice will be required
 Mir Days bill to repeal an act of the last legislature authorizing Apache county to bond itself for the building of court house.
 Mir Morgan's bill providing fer the taxing of drifting herds of cattle.
 Mir. Gibbons bill for the pensioning of Mrs. Carlos Tofella, the widow of an Arizona ranger killed by outlaws.
 The End of a Fight.
 One of the earliest bills of the ses- sion was one introduced by MT. weedin in the council to shear the office of the territorial secretary of the fees derived from foreign insurance companies and to divert them to the treasury. This was enormously understood in the be- ginning to be a caucus measure, inas- much as it seemed to be aimed at the administration, and. moreover. it had constituted one of the threats made by the democratic papers after the election.
 The bill Jagged in the council com mittees until last Friday, when it was passed and sent to the house. IL had previously been learned that all the democrats were not enemies of the secretary. but the bill had been amend ed so that only half the fees would be diverted. and in that form 1t was thought that the bill might pass.
 The delay which ensued was not fla vorable and when the bill was reached in the regular course of business yes terday considerable opposition was de- veloped from the outset. Mir. Bailey tried to amend it so that in lieu ot the diverted fees, the territory would pay the salaries of the office. The amend ment was voted down in the whole and the passage of the bill as 1t came from the committee was Its passage then seem ed assured but in the noon hour 1t was predicted that the bill would not pass. and soon after noon on the report of the committee being taken up 1t was indefinitely postponed. the motion being supported solidly by the republi- cans and by the following democrats: Messrs. Bourne. Bailey. Sutter, High tower. HogwoOd. Tobey and Morris It was given out last night that an at tempt would be made to reconsider this vo.e.
 Attenp pted Special Legislation.
 Some weeks ago there was intro duced House Bill No. 100. It provided fore a district judge or a justice of the for a district judge or a justice of the peace to whom he was related by ties of coDsauguiEity within three degrees. The bill was sent to .he judiciary com mittee, where it would probably have reposed undisturbed until the end of the season but for the sheaf of tele- grams received yesterday, all from Co., chise county, inquiring as to the status of the bill, and urging favorable action on it. It was then brought out for the first time that the bill was aimed at Frank Doan, son of Associate Justice Doan. He is engaged in the practice of law at Douglas and it is said he has excited the envy of many brother at torneys-in that part of the country. Ire bill was taken out of the commit te :. and a quietus put on it. The re- plies to the telegrams stated that the bill was lon the table"
 No Bridges.
 There was nothing done yesterday In the way of bridge legislation in the though a report on the bill was momentarily expected. The judi. riary committee will probably report today. The bill before it now is of the measure which op- posed the definite location of the bridge across the Salt river at Tempe. It provides for a tax levy for the build ing. of a bridge. the site to be deter mined by popular vote, this tax levy to be effective this year. Provision is