Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1910-11-16

coming precious, the committee passed
on and struck out without debate the
paragraph relating to justices, since
/ that is taken care of in another
proposition
The paragraph stricken out con-
tanned provision making justices of
the peace in incorporated towns po-
lice magistrates. Mr. Feeney. to whom
! this subject is one of interest, in
quired if in that capacity justices
! could deny the right of trial Wy jury.
He was satisfied on that point and
| the further mangling of the PROPOSE
I ton was resumed.
Judges Salaries.
! The question of the salaries of the
supreme and superior court judges
was then taken up. The bill proposed
| that the former should receive 81 900
a year. DR. Moeur moved to reduce
this amount to $4,000. Mr.. Ingraham
amended by making it $4,000 and
that amendment was carried. Mr..
! Ellinwood then proposed to increase
! the salary to $1,000 and he was
supported by Mr.. Feeney who has
never been accused of any weakness
! for the judiciary. But he said that
| he was still more aVerse to cutting
wages. Beside, he desired that the
state should pay its judges enough
so that the salaries would not have
to be supplemented. by contributions
{ from the corporations. Mr. Ellin-
woods amendment was lost by a tie
vote.
In the face of all this Mr.. Jones
of Maricopa proposed an amendment
fixing the salary at $4,000, as he
said. in order to give members a
chance to go on record. Later this
amendment was renewed by Mr..
Cunniff and was defeated by 9 to Al.
The salaries of the superior court
justices for the time were allowed
TO stand. The bill provided that the
superior court judges in Maricopa,
Cochise and Pima counties should re-
| ceive $1,000 a year; the judges of
Yavapai and ella, $4,000, the judges
of Santa Cruz. Yuma, Pinal, Graham
and Greenlee and Mohave, $500 and
the judge for the counties of Coco
| ninO, Apache and Navajo. $4,000
Judge Wells obtained an amendment
promoting Vapapai to the $4,000
class and later Coconino, Apache and
Navajo were segregated SO that each
Z
But before this had been done Judge
Doe had offered an amendment pay
ing the travelling expenses of the
judge in these counties. /
Who Shall Pay.
The bill originally provided that
the salaries of all the judges should
be paid half by the county and half
by the state. Mr.. Wood moved that
0ah oh
of it's own judge. That led up to an
amendment that the state should pay
all the salaries and such an amend
ment was agreed upon but had not
been formally adopted and never was
adopted
After noon Mr. Wood presented a
statement showing that under this
arrangement Cochise county would
have to pay in addition to the salary
of it's own judge, s10,750; Maricopa
county. s9914; Yavapai. s5414 and
Gila, $4120.
motion was then made to restore
this provision to its original form |
1t was vigorously opposed by Mr.. |
Parsons who threatened if it pre-
vailed to attempt the further amend |
ment of the measure requiring each |
county to pay the expense of the |
prisoners sent from that county |
When the Wood amendment pre-
vailed Mr. Parsons introduced his |
amendment but it went out on a |
point of order. But that was done |
only after Mr.. Parsons had appealed |
from the ruling of the chair.
Still the matter was not settled to |
the comprehension of all the men,
bers and most if not all of them /!
were cloudy. Mr.. Winsor asked how |
the salaries were now to be paid. |
Temporarily at least by the coun- |
ties and the state replied the chair |
man.
Wanted a New Start.
DR.. Moeur moved to clarity the sit |
uauio1 by striking out all the amend
ments that had been made but that |
m3ti' n was no; entertained Mr.. |
Wills voted No on a certain propo- |
sition. not because as he said that |
he was opposed to it in particular |
but because nc did not like the way
anything was goirg.
Then the shifting about the coun-
ties into differ ent classes was begun /
on n motion by Mr.. Golfer who de-
sired that Apache and Navajo be
taken cut from the shadow of Coco
nino At TIE suggestion of Mr.
I.yGc;l.A who advised that in view of /
tne confused state of things the bill |
be allowed 10 30 back TO the printer
AMI that On its return all further