Arizona republican., 1912-04-20
 GET DOWN n
 BUSY GRIND Not Much of Sensation But Plenty of Routine Work Was Order
 on Friday WORSLEY BILL
 PASSES SENATE This Measure Will Permit State and Municipali- ties to Engage in
 Business
WORSLEY BILL
 PASSES SENATE

Yesterday was another legislative day devoid of sensations or cnliver- ing incidents though plenty of hard work was done The senate passed the San Diego resolution and the one 1 concerning direct vote of senators. ] The only other measure that got 1 through the body was senate bill 2, 1 permitting the state to engage in industrial pursuits That looks now 1 very much like it was going to be handed over to the people for q referendum vote. The afternoon in the senate was l devoted almost entirely to con- sideration Of the new corporation l law which was passed in the house | in the morning, together with it's ! own bill on the same subject MT Davis introduced d memorial concerning the selection of the states school lands. The house passed five bills nearly 1 all of them important measures, for the details of winch reference is , made to the house proceedings i Four new bills were introduced in the house. Both houses accepted i'm vitations to attend the Missouri pie nic today. the senate deciding on d long noon recess for that purpose { The house will devote the entire day ! to picnic and committee work as it i decided not to reconvene until Mon 1 day morning
 THE SENATE. ! House concurrent resolution No. ; passed the senate the first thing . La Toilette k now at liberty to drop 1 in and visit the legislature any time he sees fit to do SO
 The next order of business was the reference of bills to standing com mttees after first reading. as fol- lows
 Senate bill l20. flooding the roads, t. agriculture and irrigation.
 Senate bill 121. respecting survey ors. to county affairs
 Senate bill 122. respecting new plats. to county affairs
 Senate bill 123. respecting eXemp- .tions. to judiciary committee
 Senate bill 124, respecting fra ternal benefit societies, to banking and insurance.
 Senate bill 125, for prompt pay
  Senate bill 126. creating state pur- chasing agent. to state accounting committee.
 The style. revision and compilation committee reported senate joint res olution 6, creating d commission to Icok after the interest of state exhibit in san Francisco during the Panama fair.
 Final Action.
 Final action was taken OH the fol- lowing measures:
 House joint resolution 2, san Diego site commission. passed unanimously
 Senate joint resolution ,. concern ing the election of senators by direct vote also passed unanimously.
 Senate bill 27 submitting to~~ the people an amendment to the consti- tuition permitting the state to engage in industrial pursuits, was passed by ! vote of 15 to 1, the negative votes being Breen. Hubbell, Homer Wood, Mir. President In this connection the committee in charge reported for indefinite postpOnement, house bill 18 on the same subject. Senate joint resolution ,, for an 2 investigation of state offices, was passed by q vote of Is to 3, Messrs. Breen. Brown and Hubbel voting no.
 Senate bill e, providing assistance for the secretary of state was passed without division.
 The committee in charge reported house bill =, notaries. and it was given precedence on the calendar of l the committee of the whole. Committee on constitutional man. dates reported that senate bill F. anti biacklisting does not conform to the constitution and that it should be indefinitely postponed. It was re- 5 ferred to the committee of the whole. 7 House bill 22, notaries, was report : ed and the question of the inhar- l monv between the houses came up ] again. It seemed to be general con- . sent that the bill should pass and t the senate bill be indefinitely post 3 poned. The house bill was given preference in committee of the whole and later was sent by that body to the committee on style, revision and compilation.
 Corporations committee reported senate bill 64, utility franchises. and r was given more time for it's consider n ation.
 The labor committee recommended !, that;
 House bin A do pass I House bill Az do pass - Senate bill S4 do not pass e Senate bill 79 pass as amended. ! 1 (CO0finnp6