Arizona republican., 1910-10-20

There are now sixty-four proposi- tfons for inclusion in the constitution of the state of Arizona, an even score having been presented yesterday, en- The convention began the morning with the forty-fifth proposition, and when the forty was reached it occurred to the reporter that he had once before heard of a forty seventh proposition, that of Euclid, familiarly known as "Pons Asinorum," which, for the information of those who do not know Latin or geometry, means Bridge of Asses" However, that is neither here nor there. No reflection is cast upon the forty-sev- enth proposition of the convention only the numerical coincidence was striking.
 The forty-seventh is neither a harmful nor a new proposition. It merely provides that an employe can not enter into a contract with a cor poration whereby the latter is re- leased from liability for damages in the case of the death or injury of the former.
 Now, if the forty-fifth proposition had been the forty-seventh there would have been something more than a numerical coincidence with the other forty seventh. It provides that no initiated law can be declared uncon- stitutional.
 Two educational qualifications for voters measures were offered, one by MT. Bradner and the other by MT Ellinwood, differing only in that the former provides that it shall not ap- ply to persons who are already voters or to voters who have attained the age of 60 years without having learned to read the constitution of the United States. The ElIinwood measure is not different essentially from the pro- vision in the proposition submitted by MT Orme the day before relating to general elections.
 In the Interest of Labor.
 MT. Parsons, who had introduced the forty-seventh, brought in two more, both in the interest of work ingmen. One provides that only American citizens, or those who have declared their intention of becoming American citizens, shall be employed on county, city or municipal public works The other prohibits the intro- duction into the territory of an armed force or a detective agency, unless at the request of the legislature, if in session, and if not, at the request of the governor Still another by Mir. Parsons provides that the legislature shall not limit the amount for which an employer may be sued for the death or injury of an employe.
 Guarding Bank Funds.
 Judge Baker presented a proposi- ton designed to conserve the funds of banks. Bank officials and employees may not borrow from the institutions with which they are connected, nor may they lend the funds of the banks to concerns in which they may be in- terested.
 MT. Sims of Cochise offered a prop osition authorizing towns of a popu- lation of $500 or more to make their own charters, which shall be present. ed to the governor for approval This proposition is known in California as the freeholders' law. It is in opposi- ton to a proposition introduced the day before by MT. Webb requiring all charters to be granted by the legisla ture in general laws whereby cities are divided into classes.
 Mir. Colter offered a proposition providing for the amendment of the constitution. Under it amendments may be submitted to the people by the vote of three-fifths of the mem bers of each house of the Legislature; or, an amendment may be initiated on a petition signed by IS per cent of the voters. Special elections for amending the constitution may be or dered by a two-thirds vote of the leg islature. but no constitutional conven- ton shall be called unless demanded by the people. But the question of holding such a convention shall be submitted every twenty years.
 Mir Ellinwood offered two propo sitions, enc relative to the powers of the legislature and the other prohib-