Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-03-18
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proposed to amend the bill after it had
been reported.
Before the speaker hac succeeded I'm
making his position quite clear the bill
had been reported. 1t could therefore
make no further progress without a
suspension of the rules. which was i'm
possible. Accordingly. the vote bv
which the report had been adopted was
reconsidered and the bill was thrown
open to amendment The amendment
consisted in provision that only tax
payers should have anything to say re-
garding bridge matters.
Mr.. WOolf, who was hostile to the
bill, sought to amend il further by
making 1t effective on January /. 1911.
instead of ION and after its passage 4"
There was no support of this amend
ment and the bill was passed. Its pro-
gress was watched by fifty-five mem
bers of the Phoenix Board of Trade.
who had received word after noon that
the bill was in danger.
1t was Immediately sent to the coun-
ell, which concurred in the house
amendments.
The Anti-ciearette Campaign.
There was a demonstration in the
house in the morning session and a
repetition = it in the council in the
afternoon against the cigarette evil Il
was made by gallery full of children
Of the eighth grade of the Central
school. chaperoned By their teachers,
Mr.. Jensen and Miss Campbell It was
made known to the house that the chill
iren desired to present a petition urg-
ing the passage Of the Merrill bill to
prohibit the manufacture and sale Of
cigarettes in the territory.
The bill was read in the house by
Albert Pitts, an eighth grade boy.
whose boyish, though determined voice.
carried the earnestness of the young
campaigners. The bill was subjected
TO some amendment in the house 1t
was made to take effect on December
81 of this year. and The prohibition OF
the manufacture OF cigarettes was
stricken out at the suggestion OF Mr.
Duffy. in whose home town of Nogales
there is a cigarette factory.
An attempt was made further 10
amend the bill by prohibiting the sale
of cigarettes to youths under the age
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sent to the council. where the Central
school delegation appeared later in the
day. but no further action was taken
on the measure.
Signed Bills.
The following bills were yesterday
approved By the governor:
House bill 20. for the abolition Of
lotteries and raffles
House bill SO. providing for the en-
ployment Of deputy recorders
House bin So by Mr.. Bailey. amend
ing the insurance laws.
House bill III. the amended Suffer
bill. providing for the use Of typewrit-
ers In offices of county recorders
House bin 81. by Mr.. Hollywood
amending the game laws.
House bill Sc. by Mr.. Bailey. amend
ing the law relative to the admission
OF attorneys.
House bin 2s, comforting additional
powers on district courts in dealing
with delinquent children.
Council bill l21. b. Mr.. Hampton.
fixing a uniform course Of study in
normal schools
Council bill 1874. authorizing the ter
rltory TO convey TO Florence the streets
and alleys Of that municipality.
Council bill 143, amending the law
regulating mining locations.
Council bill So. by MI Burns. for the
protection against destruction or inter
ference Of lines for the transmission Of
electric power
Council bill 66, h. Mr.. O'Neill. pro-
viding for the taxation of telephone.
telegraph and express companies.
Council bill Sc. by Mr. Finley. fixing
the license for the sale of liquor on
trains at $3.50
Council bill AZ. providing for the pay
ment of wages of deceased employees
without probate court proceedings.
Council bill As. creating the office of
county road superintendent and abol-
ishing that Of road overseer.
Council Business.
The council, on assembling in the
morning, took up Mr.. Moore's house
bill. No. us. the anti-usury bill. and
passed II. This bill leaves the legal
rate Of interest at per cent and places
the limit at - per cent No contract
can be made for a higher rate II
ettcb contract ic Oh 20