Arizona republican., 1910-10-19

for the filing of suits against foreign corporations. This may be done with in the jurisdiction of the agent of the corporation or within that of the plain tiff.
 Altogether this proposition gives 1t to foreign corporations in the neck, and if it should be engrafted upon the con stitution, this territory would lose the allurement which 1t has for some time held for foreign corporations, legiti- mate and wildcat.
 The proposition seeks to prevent monopolies and trust; agreements as to price and limitations of production. It would stop campaign contributions if there were ever any in Arizona. Nor would there be any blacklisting
 MT. Jones of Maricopa offered d proposition relating to general cleo tions. It is provided that they shall be held every two years and state and county officers shall hold their terms for two years. There shall be no spe- cial elections except to fill vacancies. Justices of the supreme court, judges, and corporation commissioners shall be voted for on a separate ballot, their names arranged in alphabetical order and without designation as to party.
 Mir Jones also introduced a brief proposition relating to primary cleo tions in which 1t is provided that ex- pression may be taken as to choice of candidates for United States senator.
 MT. Short of Yuma fired a whole wad of propositions into the conven- tion relating to civil service for state employees; fixing the date of the be- ginning of elective terms: providing for a railroad commission of three mem bers elected for six-year terms, the duties of the commission to be fixed by the legislature; providing for the introduction of legislative measures, and relating to roads and bridges.
 Mir Ingraham. also of Yuma, intro duced proposition relating to labor and corporations, providing that stock holders shall be responsible individual ly for services performed. Other propo- sitions by MT. Ingraham were as fol- lows: Relating to public service cor pOratiOns, no franchise for which shall be given except by a majority vote of qualified voters; relating to corpora tions under the territory. whose fran chises shall be given for not more than twenty years, but may be extended for like period, the stockholders to be in dividually liable in suits for damages.
 MT. Webb introduced a proposition relating to the government of counties, cities and towns. This proposition rather provides for a validation of the existing laws, with few changes.
 Mir. Crutchfield introduced a proposi- tion relating to education, providing that public schools shall be non-sec- tarian but that the Bible may be read in the schools.
 MT. Orme presented a proposition with relation to elections, not greatly altering the existing laws except in one particular, the educational qualifi- cation which is not to apply to per- sons who are not already voters. It is provided that the first state election need not be held under such a constitu- tional provision as is proposed. That provision is hardly necessary inas- much as the enabling act prescribes the form of that election.
 MT. Orme also offered a proposition relating to charitable institutions which AfihJ OS ouppOA tC0 Dl tit ctdtC uSiQci the direction of a state board of chari- ties and reforms.
 MT. Cassidy presented a proposition relating to the distribution of power among the legislative. executive and judicial branches of the government. That was all the propositions for one day.
 MT. Cobb's proposed amendment to rule 52 of the standing rules was taken up. It was proposed that in the sub- mission of propositions there should be a statement as to the name of the state from whose laws or constitu- ton such proposition had been taken, if any Mir. Ellinwood offered an suggesting that there should be an annotation relating to the part of the constitution or the para graph of the law that had been drawn upon. that the proposition might be fol- lowed through court decisions. An ex- tended argument ensued in which Messrs. winsor and Franklin opposed both the resolution and the amend ment. Mir Ingraham suggested an by which he thought that the general idea of the resolution might be of assistance to the commit tee having charge of the proposition His amendment was accepted by MT. Ellinwood and was in turn accepted by Mir Cobb. The subject went to vote but though 1t received a majority it failed of the necessary two-thirds
 At this jtncture an adjournment was taken until this morning. in order