Arizona republican., 1910-12-03

thcm." IL curiously happens that this leading advocate of labor is on the EiacAlist of the Western Federation, trough he is a member of the Ameri- can Federation. But he was rot aim inf, at the Western Federation black list, but at those which corporations gre supposed to have established to handicap men who have engaged in industrial uprisings.
 Mir Short gave some interesting in- formation regarding the so-called blacklist of railroad companies. He said that they were not exchanged by companies. No company ever asked another company for its list. They were maintained by the differ ent divisions of the same road so that inquiry should be made regarding an applicant for work it could be ascer- tained whether he had been dis charged for incOmpetency or miscon- duct
 MT. Eliinwood said that he was against any-form of blacklisting. for he believed it was vicious, but he could not seaport the pending meas ure which had been rendered mean ingleSs by the insertion of the word labor His amendment was lost and the proposition was passed.
 Municipal Corporations.
 Tn the afternoon the municipal cor porat Ion bin was taken up. It pro- vided, in ihe first place, that corpor- at:9ns Cai rot be authorized by special but only by general laws. It next provides q ct towns having a popula- tion Of $500 or more may frame their own charters under what is known as tlie ''freeh, ld CTS plan" not inconsis- tent with the constitution. A board nf freehOlGCIs may be elected to frame charter. E hich shall be submitted to the voters of the city or town and after that shall go to the goVer- nor for approval.
 Another section deals with the gen. eral power of the legislative depart ment of the corporation. MT. Frank lin moved to strike out all of that on the ground that it was legislative, but the motion failed. One feature of this bill is that it giveS municipalities power to engage in any sort of busi- ness.
 This was followed by the private
 
 been threshed out in a fierce night session more than a week ago. It deals less with the regulation of cor pOrations than with their organiZa- ton. There was no phrase under the head of stock issues which cannot be said to have become bone of conten- ton, but rather a subject of inquiry. AT fictitious increase of stock or indebtedness shall be void." It was not quite certain what that meant. but it was agreed that it could do no harm.
 Finally this section was encoun- tered: No law shall be enacted re- hitting the forfeiture of the charter of any corporation, now existing. or altering or amending such charter. and no general law shall be enacted for the benefit of such corporation other than in the execution of a trust created by law or by contract. except on condition that such corporation shall thereafter hold the charter sub ject to the provisions of this consti- tution."
 Constitutional Puzzle.
 MT. Franklin said that he had been unable to grasp the meaning of this section, and particularly that part of it beginning with the words, other than in execution, etc" He had de- voted some time to an attempt to secure a mastery of the subject and studied works on corporations and trusts without encountering a blind ing light He said that this question, not only this but others. had been disposed of by the convention and it's committees with surprising celerity when, perhaps. it would take su- preme court weeks to ascertain their meaning.
 No one could or would tell Mir Franklin what had been driven at though in the early part of the con vention it was explained on the floor though that explanation appeared to have been forgotten yesterday. that | the confusing words were intended as a lure to existing corporations to come under the provisions of the new constitution. MT. Franklins amend ment to cut off all nebulous parts oi the section prevailed.
 No other amendments were offered and the bill was passed.
 The corporation commission prop osition was then considered. It. too ! had gone through a purifying fire oi | a night session of the whole commit tee and that part of it regarded as dross. the control by the corporation of private corporations other thar public service corporations, had beer burned out. There was an intention