The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-05-31
H0T WEATHER BRINGS TALK
 IF QUITTING
Members of Legislature Labor in Temperature of 100 Degrees and Have Extra Electric Fans Going; All Talk of
 Early Adjournment
THREE CENT FARE BILL PASSED
Purchasing Agent Bill which Provides fer TwotYear Appointment and Supervision by Three Officials
 Is Passed.

With the temperature 100 degrees in the capitol building and the extra session of the legislature costing the taxpayers at the rate of $700 per day, there is disposition being manifested among the members for an early ad- journment.
 The present week has been devoted mostly in an attempt to create q Board of Control bill vested with the power to make appointments for pub lie institutions, other than educational and to contract for supplies. This bill is in opposition to the wishes of the Governor who desires that the purchasing power of the state shall be vested in the Governor and execut- ed by an appointee to be made by him. subject to removal at his pleas ure. The Board of Control bill, as introduced by Jacobs, of Maricopa county, was finally approved on We'd nesday and ordered engrosSed.
 Two other measures have been passed upon by the house in commit tee of the whole, one the semi monthly pay day bill which was ap- proved, and the other the ratification of the proposed amendment to the constitution providing for the direct election of senator's In the fight for the semi-monthly pay day the Cochise delegation was especially active in urging the passage of the ball. Ball, Craig and Graham all making speech es. An effort was made to place rail road corporations without the pale of the law on this subject, and make it's enforcement so far as the railroads are concerned a matter for the cor poration commission to decide. An effort, which failed, was also made to remove county and state employees from the operation of the law.
 During the discussion of the bi1 Bradner read a letter which created a sensation saying that the Santa Fe signing a petition against a semi monthly pay day. Bradner said his information came from the legislation committee of the Santa F'e employees.
 A new bill introduced in the House this week provides for an immediate registration of all voters of the state and making applicable the education qualification law.
 In the senate the law dealing with the white slave traffic was ordered to third reading after being finally ap proved.
 The governor today signed and ap- proved the corporation commission code which defines the powers of the corporation commission and also signed the general appropriation bill and the weights and measures bill creating the office of state sealor Of weights.
 On Wednesday in the senate the three cent fare bill was passed by a vote of Ii to 4, and the state purchaS- ing agent bill was passed. This bill empowers the governor to appoint one man as purchasing agent, the acts Of such an official to be approved by board to consist of the governor of the state the treasurer, and attorney | general The purchasing agents term of office is two years, but he may at any time be removed by the governor This senate bill is direct | ly opposite to the bill introduced and passed by the House.
 Worsley introduced a bill for an election in November similar to the | bill now pending in the House and Lo- . win re-introduced his bill of last ses- | sion regulating prizefight exhibitions.
 The bill appropriating funds for an exhibit of Arizona minerals at San Francisco and San Diego was killed by the House.
 The extra session of the first state legislature of Arizona was convened on May 23rd, to consider the thirty nine proposed laws contained in the lION6rnOT m0SSdSe. WlIHln IHlItS minutes after both houses met, they were organized and ready for business. The organization in both houses, in cluding the attaches, was continued.
 In the house the various subjects of legislation were referred, each SUD- feet to some standing committee. This will in no way interfere with members introducing individual bills on any of the subjects listed by the executive, but will insure one bill for every subject.
 Senate Introduces Bills.
 In the senate seven bills were in- I reduced. One by Hughes abolishes he office of state historian and ere ates the office of state and legislative |; librarian. Wood, of Maricopa, had $ pill creating the office of state ( board of deposit to control the de- l"t )ositing of funds of the state. Wors- ey reintrodrced 2 compulsory conl-