Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-05-01

bills, seven OF which was no divisio,
of opinion as TO their fate. Two o
the bills were revenue measure,
which had been introduced early i,
The session by Senator Hughes O
Pima county, and they were indehn
itely postponed, their place havins
been taken and their object accom-
plished by bills which were prepared
by the finance committee. II wa.
at Mr. Hughes request that the bill.
were postponed and thus killed. Al
though he did not so state to the
senate II is known that he takes the
view that having his name attached
TO the bill is not the impor,an,
thing. but having the law created is
what he desired and the finance com
mittees bills accomplished the pur-
poses he was covering
One OF the bills which passed the
senate was the house holiday bill
and II now goes to the governor.
The bill creates two new HOLIDAYS.
one Columbus day, urged for pas
sage by the Knights Of Columbus.
and the second is Admission day.
Probably the most important meas
ure passed by the senate was Sen
ate Bill No. ~. providing that no
corporation hereafter licensed TO do
business in the state shall be per-
united to transfer any suit instituted
IN the state court TO the federal
court under penalty OF having the
license Of such corporation revoked.
The bill has appended to IL an en-
Urgency clause The house has act
ed on a similar bill and passed the
same but the house bill did not have
an emergency clause. The senate
bill will now have TO go to the
house and il is probable that con-
ference committee will settle the
differences existing on the measure.
Other bills passed by the senate
and ordered sent to the house were.
Senate Bill No IL. by Brown of
Pinal. providing for acceptance of
bonds OF state bonding companies
by common carrier corporations and
said to correct an evil in such mat
tiers which worked to the advantage
OF the National Surety company
which writes most of the bonds Of
Wells Fargo and Southern Pacific
company bonded employees. Senate
Bill No. % making il crime to
make false statements concerning
credit of any person, bill intro
duced by Wood OF Maricopa county,
at the request OF the Phoenix Mer-
chants and Manufacturers associa-
ton. Senate Bill No 81 repeating
that part of the statute which makes
attachments possible for bills in
Cured by the purchase of neces-
saries of life. Senate Bill No. ~
making null and void contracts en-
tered into by employees of common
carrier corporations wherein they
sign away their right to bring suit
in cases where personal injury is
sustained. Senate Bill No. 70 aboi-
ishing the Office Of state engineer and
the present good road law.
In connection with the last named
bill. Brown of Pinal. at first voted
mo" but when assured that there
was a new bill pending which still
made IL possible for the state to
build roads. he changed his vote to
AYE"
To Senate Bill No. 60, which was
passed there was one vote in opposi-
ton cast by Pace of Graham, with
out explanation. The bill prevents
the use Of any locomotive on any
line of railroad in the state from
which steam escapes obstructing the
view OF the trainmen operating the
same or hauled by the same. II is
said the bill will put out OF com
mission number of engines OIL the
main lines in the northern part OF
the state and on the road from Bowie
to Globe.
In the house rule has been
agreed to that no bill shall be in
PRODUCED without the consent of a
majority of the house after May 81
just what is planned to be accom-
plished by the fule is not certain
for II is dull day that a majority
Of the members do not have bills
for introduction. On Wednesday
nine new bills were introduced in
the house on various topics.
The most important bill was pre-
pared by two members. Graham OF