Arizona republican., 1910-10-12

The most important development at the capitol yesterday was the tacit agreement among the delegates that there shall be no caucus on measures proposed for the constitution of Ari- zona. Caucuses there will be and many, but the weaving of the fabric of the constitution will be done in the open. The merits of any measure proposed for incorporation in the constitution will be discussed and actions taken on the floor and not behind closed doors. There are to be just twenty-four cog wheels in the big machine out at the capitol that is to grind out a con- stitution for the state of Arizona. That is about twice as many cog wheels as most people looked for: but it has al ready become apparent to the least ob- servant that the constitutional conven- tion is not going to do things Dy halves. There is to be a lavish prodigality about everything, for constitutional conventions, like appendicitis and few other things, come but once in life time.
 The cog wheels of course are the standing committees and their num-  terday. The committee on committees, appointed the first day and consisting of one member from each county, did it's work thoroughly and well, There is a committee for almost everything that anybody could think of and altogether the membership of the twenty four will reach 147. It was recommended at hls own request that the president be
 Sr nfRrT f. tee. so that every delegate will serve on at least two committees and most of them on three There are three gen er-al committees and the other twenty one are each assigned to some particu- lar feature of the constitution that Is to be.
 The report was read by Cunnl1t or Yavapai, who went into the beauties of it and explained why some of the committees will have a representation of thirteen and others but three mem bers. For general efficiency, he said, small committee seemed preferable, but for others such as the judiciary, thirteen seemed the proper number Delegate Webb listened attentvely to the report and the explanation that went with it and then suggested that 100 copies be printed and distributed so that the members might have a chance to scan it at their leisure before accepting it.
 The report is as follows:
 The committee on standing commit tees reports as follows:
 After careful and thorough consider alton of the committees created by the other recent constitutional conventions and of the various departments of work indicated by the sections in all the state constitutions formulated in the past fifty years we recommend as adequate to do the committee work before us, twenty -four standing com mfttees having 147 memberships. This contemplates that emitting the presi- dent of the convention forty four dele gates will have three committee as- signments and eight will have two The committees are designated logical lv to take care of any suggestion as to possible parts of the constitution.
 Standing committees for the con- ducting of the convention:
 I-Rules and procedure; five mem- bers
 Enhance, accounts and expenses; three members.
 S-Printing and clerks three mem bers
 Committees for Constitution Making
 1-Preamble and declaration of rights; three members.
 2-Iegislative, distribution of pow CTS and apportionment; thirteen mem- bers.
 3-Executive, impeachment and re- moval from office; nine members.
 4-Judieiary; thirteen members.
 5-Suffrage and elections; eleven members.
 6-Counties and municipalities; five members.
 7-Education and public institutions; five members
 s-State and school lands; five mem bers
 9-Public service corporations othel than railroads; nine members.
 10-Private corporations and banks, nine members.
 11-Railroads; seven members
 12-Agriculture, irrigation and wa. ter rights; five members.
 13-Mines and mining; five mem. bers.
 14-Federal relations; three mem bers.
 15-Militia and public defense: three members.
 16-Public debt, revenue and taxa tion: thirteen members.
 17-Labor; five members.