Arizona republican., 1912-04-10

A letter was read from the Phoe- nix board of trade asking for the rcenacment of the highway law. 1 with such amendments as might seem advisable. Also copies of the enab- ling act forwarded by Ralph Cam eron were placed at the disposal of the members
 Substitute for house bill l which was amended and passed in the sen
 ate was received and referred to the committee on constitutional amend
 ments. F
 NEW BILLS.
 The following new bills were in troduced read by title and referred. l House bill S2 by Cooke. to regulate i highways. a bin based on the Cali
 fornia law. Printing and good roads
 committee
 ! House bill S3 by Brainer fo regu- late corporations ana private busi- nesses which issue contracts. printing ' and corporation committees ! House bill S4 by Irvine amending
 chapter 9 Of the revised statutes.
 Printing and judiciary.
 : House bill S5 by Johnston at the request Of E. B. O'Neii. to reim- purse A. w. Gregg for expense of ad- iitiOnal prison construction. Print i ing and appropriations.
 1 The resolution inviting Woodrow Wilson Jo address the legislature in l the event of his coming here was passed without dissent the bouquet | in the original document having been extracted in committee
 But one bill got it's second reading, : house bill Sl by Brooks. 10 adopt | state flag. It was referred to the committee on militia and public safe 1 ty
 i The house then went into commit | tee of the whole with Kirke T Moore 1 in the chair, to consider house bill 6 1 MT. Drennans public land bill II ! provides for the requirement. of pub- l Tie lands by irrigation companies or ] settlers under provisions of the Carey ' act adapting the same to Arizona | The bill is a very long one and it ! would take a column to describe it's 1 provisions and the debate concerning ! the 8easure. MT. brennan stated | that the urgency of early action is in | the fact that there is a bill in con- gress for opening up the Parker res : ervation as soon as Arizona provides | proper laws under which the settlers may take over the lands thus to be placed at their disposal Also an ir- rigation company is prepared to con- .-.,- i settlers as soon as this is lone. and early action mean early prosperity 1 for the Parker country. There seemed [ to be no opposition to the general purpose Of the bill though more or less fault was found with some of its details. Its consideration was not completed and the committee rising at noon asked leave 10 continue it's con- sidera5ion of the same bill today. Committee Hearing. The house adjourned for the day after making committee meeting an nouncements which included a public hearing of the labor committee after the noon recess and which was par ticipated in jointly by the senators until they had to retire for other business.
 The committee hearing was presid- cd over by J. T. Lewis and three railroad bills were discussed. Frank Cox counsel for the Southern Pacific and Messrs. Chalmers and Kent coun- sel for the Santa Fe were present together with various witnesses. The first bill taken up was No 43 linn iting the number of cars in freight trains to 90 and in passenger trains to 12. Whatever arguments there may be for the bill and the other two discussed. none were heard yesterday for the testimony was all of a nega- tive character, the meeting being held for the railroad to show why such legislation should not be enacted They made out what seemed to be very strong cases. the only affirma- tive ideas being implied by questions from the members which were ans wered promptly. explicitly and 1ogi cally.
 Mir. Cox opened the session by a statement of fact from his viewpoint. He said he was not there with his bristles up but merely to give the information that might be desired by
 
 the committee and that might keep the legislature from enactinS laws it would later regret. while on the con trary if the gentlemen could show any good reason for any particular thing, as to how the public would he benefited or lives rendered safer he fetl sure the railroads would not ob- ject.
 Speaking to the train limit meas ure he said the Southern Pacific sidetracks had all been built for ac- commodating trains of seventy cars: that one locomotive over a large part of the Arizona division could pull 70 cars; that helpers were provided on. grades. The advantages of long trains are that there is greater ef- ficiency of motive power. hence economy. the faster moving of freight, hence more economy and accommo- dation to the shipper. Shorter trains meant many more trains. conse- quently more delay in meeting points which wouid be more numerous, and also greater hazard to fife in running