The Arizona sentinel., 1910-12-01
Constitutional
 Convention

bate between the advocates oi the various schools of medical practice, from allopathy to Christian Science. It was called forth by a committee reporting a bill prohibiting statutory, dis crimination between various methods of healing and restric- ton thereof. The bill was de feated and medical legislation left to the future lawmakers of the state. The creation of the office of sanitary engineer was also considered unnecessary in the cons titution.
 The intermarriage of whites with negroes and Chinese was forbidden by an unanimous vote.
 A proposition to give voters the referendum arbitration of industrial disputes was indef- nitely postponed.
 The employment of children under II around mines and re- duction works and the employ ment of youths of this age dur ing school hours was forbidden.
 Saturday-The state conserva- tion of public lands was defeated decisively. The new state may dispose of its lands as its legis- latures and executives deem 1t. The sale or lease of lands to more than 16O acres for agricul- tural purposes and GAO acres for grazing purposes, was prohib- tied.
 Land and water was the sub- ject of debate following. Pro- posed water regulating measures were passed up.
 Winsor wanted to create a land commission for the purpose of handling public lands. He had his measure adopted, but Coulter of Apache, having voted for it under d misapprehension, moved a reconsideration, after which it was lost.
 Ingraham wanted seven per cent of the output of all mines ever discovered to go to the school fund, but this met defeat by vote of 16 to 26, the general contention being that mines were now paying a just proportion of the tax.
 Webb of Graham brought on a heated debate by proposing that the measure reported by the committee should be amended providing for the sale at any time of the lands in place of q provision against their sale. His amendment met with favor and was incorporated in the bill, to- gether with the general provis- ions required by the enabling act.
 Monday-Chaplain Crutchfeld attracted considerable attention, to say nothing of amusement, by preferring in his daily invoca- ton for divine guidance, an ap- peal to the Almighty to use His presumed influence with Presi- dent Taft and induce him to accept the constitution of Arizo- na now being framed, timidly asserting the opinion that the principle of the initiative and referendum was not in contrari- ety to the tenets of Revelation. As the Phoenix Democrat puts it, the chaplain does not devote his attention to the far-off hea- then, but looks after the preser- vation of those nearer at hand, to wit, the convention delegates. In protection of these, Rev Crutchfeld implored the Deity to discipline obstreperous news, papers of Arizona-repubIica and democratic which were ex- pressing and sarcastic dou bts of the wisdom of the assemb bled delegates in the constitu tional convention. And this after Null ford Winsor wanted the per diem of the chaplain cut!
 Delegate Cooper of Pima offered clause prohibiting any member of the convention hold
 
 ing office for five years. It was humorously referred to the com mittee on public defense.
 Minor school land measures nnro Cliconcco1