Arizona republican., 1910-11-24
Jefferson Forgotten.


 init that this ruling was not dem
 ocratic.
 Jefferson Forgotten. Why talk about things demo- l cratic?" plaintively inquired Mir Cok-
 CT: Jefferson has been dead too i long"
 But the majority having shown that | they could apply the gag removed it | and gave the minority a little rope.
 Mir. Cunniff undertook to explain how i the figures had been arrived at when 1 Mir. Coker said better explanation would be the statement that the ap- portionment was a result of a trade among the big counties and he sug- gested a general reduction all around in the number of representatives Mir Lynch replied that he did not see how the numerical representation was to be reduced when all the gentle men were asking for more. Then the last half of the Feeney amendment prevailed and then that part of the section relating to the apportionment figures was taken up. It provided for the following:
 Apache county, l senator, l repre- sentative; CochiSe county. 2 senators. representatives,; CoconinO county. senator. l representative; Gila cOun- ty, senators, 3 representatives; Gra- ham county, T senator, represen- taJives; Greenlee county, l senator, 2 representatives; MaricOpa county, 2 senators. representatives; iMohave county l senator. l representative; Navajo county. 1 senator, l repre- sentative; Pima county, senators, 3 representatives; Pinal county, sen ator. representative; Santa Cruz county. l senator. l representative; Yavapai county, ? senators, repre- sentatives; Yuma county, l senator. representatives.
 When Mir. Coker saw how the thing was going to change his vote and put himself into a position to move for reconsideration but the motion was lost when Mir Jones of Maricopa cut in with a proposition to eliminate the senate entirely in ac- cordance with the general progressive movement which had doomed the hourse of lerds, though it was a lit tie uncertain when the doom would be enforced. Then ensued a long discussion at the rate of 76 cents a minute as to the status of the Feeney amendment which had been supposed to have carriG to the extent of rec Ommending the adoption of the sec tion.
 Mir Goldwater clarified the situa- ton by showing that the recom- mendation had not formally been made and MT. Jones came in with his senate-eliminatin amendment but it quickly went out by a vote of 90 to 10
 Again, MT. Coker moved that the 1 number of senators be reduced to 14 and the number of representatives l from B to 22; that was overwheim- | ingly defeated and MT. Coker ob- This indicates the spirit of | which animates this conven- ton; but l have one more amend | ment to offer" He proposed to | change the number of representatives from Pinal from l to 2.
 MT Weinberger-'Is this in the in terest of economy"
 MT. COker-"Yes, the kind of econ omy that seems to prevail here"
 There was no further attempt to | overrule the committee and the con went to the next section relating to the qualification of mem- bers of the legislature It had been provided that they should be twenty three years of age and should have resided in Arizona for five years. The age limit was raised to twenty five and the residence period was cut down to three years.
 The committee proceeded rapidly over the next ten sections of the bill such errors as were found and then came the amendment of Mir. ElIinwood which. with the mak- ing and the mutilation occupied an hour or more.
 The laborer and His Hire.
 There were after that no sharp diff Terenecs of opinion until the com mittee came to the salaries section W hich provided that members should receive a per diem of $7, and mileage. twenty cents An effort had been made in the legislativ" committee 10 | make the per diem $10.
 When this section was taken mp | Mir. Feeney who is always stickler for good wages moved that S10 be for $7 MT. Jones of Mar copa offered an. amendment fixing he per diem at $5 MT Feeeney | believed that his amendment was