Arizona republican., 1910-10-20

iting the legislature from lcvying tax for road purposes.
 Clipping the Courts Claws.
 MT. Cunniff of Yavapai proposed injunctions. Under his proposition the members of no association or or der shall be prohibited by court o-- der from doing those things they may do under the constitution of the Unit ed States. If the court should enforce such an order he shall be deemed guilty of malfeasance and subject 10 impeachment.
 Mir. Bolan offered a proposition pro- viding for the appointment of a min ing inspector for a term of two years A qualification shall be an experence in mining of five years. Ills duties are to be fixed by the legislature.
 MT. Jones of Yavapai submitted proposition relating to the qudlifiea- tions of sheriffs' officers, who must be qualified voters and residents of the districts served by them.
 A proposition offered by MT. Webb prohibits discrimination among the different schools of medicine
 A measure by MT. Keegan would fix the salaries of county and state officers. all fees to be turned into the treasury except civil fees collected by the sheriff
 On the subject of fees and salaries, taries, justices of the peace and con- stables remain as they are until the legislature can get action, and then the fee system, so far as possible in the cases of all offices, should be abolished.
 Corporation Commission.
 MT. Coker also took whirl at the corporations. One proposition pro- vides for the appointment of com mission of three members to have general supervision over all corpora- ton business. and shall have charge over all public service corporations. including railroad, telegraph lines, telephones, water and light companies. etc, to the extent of making rates. and ordering rules and forms of con- tracts. The commission shall have full power to inspect books and pa pers and to enforce the attendance of witnesses at hearings. It is further stated that the legislature may en- large these already plenary powers.
 In proposition of some length. MT. Coker outlined a system of taxation providing, however, that no part of the revenues should be allowed to sectarian schools. The proposition Nxrntr1d fn cto zation. Provision is made for the ex- of property of churches and heads of families to a certain extent in certain cases. There shall be one annual taxation. Taxation on incomes and inheritances shall be allowed if the constitution of the United States will permit it.
 A Most Surprising Thinq.
 The Cassidy resolution of the day before providing that no propositions might be submitted except by stand ing committees, was called up in the and to the great surprise of everybody except the members, and many of them, it went through with out opposition and almost without comment.
 IHe uuesllOn OI efnplOylng a, Ste- nographer to keep a verbatim report of all speeches and all other proceed ings was revived in the morning andt came near going through. It was de- feated, however, but a concession was offered in the employment of Miss Ellis, an expert stenographer and one of the most useful attaches of the | last legislature, to do the best she | could in the direction of making a 1 photographic report of the proceed 1 ings. She has the hardest job of any body about the capitol building ex- cept the governor.
 The convention also won the affec- l ton of the newspaper men by the of a rule excluding them, | with everybody else, from the floor of | the convention at all times. This rule was adopted as a precaution against lobbyists.
 What this day will bring forth was not announced, but it may be pre-J stunned that the tide of propositions has not yet reached its crest. It was