Arizona republican., 1910-10-16

The first three propositions for en-
bodiment in Arizona's constitution
were presented yesterday afternoon.
The preamble was the first and with
the reading of it one might say the
keel of the ship of state was laid. The
preamble emanated from the commit
tee of that name. The other two propo-
sitions were submitted by Webb OF
Graham. One fixes the boundaries of
the state and the other guarantees re-
ligious tolerance and prohibits polyga-
nous marriages With the adoption of
the rules at the morning session every
thing tending toward delay was
cleared up and the drafting of the con-
stitution became the next order of
business.
What a complete and thorough
working organization was effected in
a little less than a week is matter
of qualification to most of the dele
gates who are anxious to do their
work thoroughly and well but without
unnecessary haste. The swift adoption
of the rules during the morning session
was a surprise to many who expected
wrangling with the consequent result
that the adoption would go over till
Monday. On the contrary, there was
but little fault found with the rules
and the corrections made were not
sweeping but merely changes in the
wording. The reading was finished at
exactly noon and they were immedi-
ately adopted. The regular order of
business as prescribed by the rules
was proceeded with in the afternoon.
-
held Whether or not the deliberations
of the convention are to "go down in
history" as one member expressed it,
is now a matter of conjecture. After
having resolved to contract with j. A.
Larrabbe to report the doings for ap-
proximately S3,500, the convention yes
terday rescinded the resolution owing
to the failure of Larrabbe to fill his
part of the proposed contract. The rea-
son given was that competent court re-
porters are unavailable. One other bid
was withdrawn for the same reason.
Cunniff of Yavapai said that verbatim
reports were used chiefly for political
purposes and that nobody read them
anyway He advocated having none at
all Wlinsor said it was the unanimous
sentiment of the rules committee that
there should be such report. IF we
don't indulge in too much Oratory" he
said. 1T will not be very expensive"
The committee was instructed to make
a further effort to get bids for the
work
Telegraphic greetings were ex-
changed between President Hunt and
Charles A. Spiess, president of the con-
stitutional convention OF New Mexico.
The telegram from Spiess and Presi-
dent Hunts reply are As follows:
santa Fe. New Mexico, oct. IA, 1910.
Hon. George w. p. Hunt, President
Constitutional Convention, Phoenix,
Arizona:
On behalf of and under its direction
by resolution unanimously adopted by
the constitutional convention of New
Mexico 1 send the greetings of the
delegates thereof to your convention
and the best wishes of this convention
for the highest degree of success in
the great work you have undertaking in
forming a government of, by and for
the people.
CHAS. A. SPIESS,
President Constitutional Convention of
New Mexico.
Phoenix. Arizona, Oct. Is, 1910.
Hon. Charles A. Spiess, President Con-
stitutional Convention of New Mexi-
co, Santa Fe. n. N:
The constitutional convention of Ari-
zona, now organized and in session,
begs to express by unanimous vote its
appreciation of the kind greetings re-
ceived today from the constitutional
convention of New Mexico, and to ex-
tend Fluctuations upon the common op-
portunity of New Mexico and Arizona
to secure the high privilege of state
hood. Many of the interests of the
two states will be similar, whatever the
divergences may be, and the constitu
tional convention of Arizona assures
the constitutional. convention of New
Mexico of its confidence that New
Mexico will do its share, as Arizona
task of building up the great south
west. GEORGE w. p. HUNT,
President Constitutional Convention of
Arizona
Another communication was read
on the floor that is interesting because
1t ELECTED the first faint protest from
the republicans. w. H. Murray, who
was speaker of the convention that is
responsible for Oklahoma's constitu-
ton, Offered TO send the complete re-
ports of the deliberations of that body
and supply each member with a copy.
provided Arizona would pay the freight
BY the aye and nay vote the offer was