Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-24
PROGRESS
At ARIZONA CAPITAL
Bills Introduced in Territorial Assembly and Measures That
Have Become Statues During Weeks
Grind of Law Mill.

ton measure presumably meeting the
objections of the governor to the High
t, ser bill was introduced in the eoun-
IL this afternoon and passed under
suspension of the rules, s to Goodrich,
Ct. Charles, O'Nein and Day against.
The measure provides that supervis-
ers may, if they deem eIpedient, call
an election for an incorporated city,
town OF precinct, but cities cannot be
divided. An election also may be
called on the petition of twenty-five
per cent of the voters.
The night session of tne house con-
~ened at s 'clock and it was speedily
manifest that the segregationlsts IN
tended TO rush the measure through |
by attaching the Hampton bill as
rider amendment to the Day license
hill. which was up for third reading. |
Suffer demanded a call of the house
early but the lights went out and de-
layed action. An effort to have the
house 90 into a committee Of the whole
failed.
The final fight of the Pace faction
was dramatic. The amendment was
read, and DeSouza raised a point of
order, quoting rules of congress and
other states, that no amendments could
be attached which were not germane
to the roginial purpose of the bill. Tne
section had been stricken out by Day
from his bill, said DeSouza, that re-
lated to the license of saloons, while
the rider that related to elections was
not Admirable He called the prac-
tiee pernicious. Rapid fire repartee
followed between Suffer, Doan, Pace
and others.
Speaker Webb said there was only
one question, "Was the amendment
germane?" on which further action
hinged, and he ruled the amendment
was germane, but Doan appealed from
his decision. The house then sustained
the ruling of the speaker by vote of
IA to 9, and the amendment was adopt
ed by a vote of 10 to Pace, Coalter,
DeSouza, Doan, Gibbons, Merrill,
Moore. Peterson and Woolf against.
The bill is certain of passage in the
regular order of business.
The governor today signed the
O'Nein-Finley city Improvements bill.
The council sustained the veto of
the bill providing two per cent inter
est on county and territorial money
deposited in banks.
It is understood the governor will
send his appointments TO the railroad
commission to the council tomorrow.
An effort to suspend the rules and
pass the railroad taxation exemption
failed for a sixteenth time and was
referred to the committee on federal
relations. The council stands a tie
vote on the measure.
Two bills allowing the territory to
take advantage of the Cary act for
the benefit of irrigation of impatient
ed desert lands was passed today.
O'Nein's salary bill for mayors and
eouneilmen in cities was killed in the
council.
The mousse passed the measure for
the purchase of the fair grounds at a
cost of 100000. When considered in
the council committee, a wholesome op-
position developed, but its passage Is
probable.
Other bills passed by the council
were: one fixing the salary of justices
at $500 quarter and a third of the
fees in excess, and of the constable
$500 and a third of the excess fees II
a quarter; an appropriation of $l3,OO'
for experimental farming; county
scholarships at the University Of Ar
IONA.
Bills passed in the house were: fol
deputy clerk of the board of super
visors in countries of the first class;
bill fixing license tax on theatrieals
and amendment to the Tempe bridg
bill.
The Improvement and appropriation
bill passed with provision Of $25,OO
for the pioneer home
The fight made to remove the re
form school from Cochise count.
failed.
Tne recommendation of the apPrC
priations committee was adopted.
PHOENIX, March 1.-The segrega
tion rider attached TO the Day hcens
bill last night was passed by the nous
This afternoon by a vote of 10 t
CoaIter. DeSouza, Doan, Gibbons, Mel
riH. Moore, Pace, Peterson and Wool
against.
Its nassage by the council early t.