Arizona republican., 1912-03-24

months in the county. a necessary requirement. before beginning pro- ceedings as plaintiff in divorce case.
 s. E. No Ely Kinney. To re- quire the employment of only men speaking English in positions in mines where the safety of other workmen is at stake.
 s. B. No. 22-By Hughes. To amend the constitution by making the office of mine inspector appoin- tive instead of elective.
 s. B. No. 23-By Hughes. Provid- Ing for indeterminate sentences
 s. E. No Ply Hughes. Re- lating to the election expenses of candidates and providing for pub licity. allowing United States sena- tors to spend sS.O0O and grading down the line.
 g. E. No. 25-By Hughes. Descrip- tive of official election ballots
 $. E. No. 26-By Hughes Provid- ing a method of collecting delinquent taxes
 At this point there was break
 
 second reading.
 s. B. No. g. providing assistance for the attorney general, was read the second time and referred to the l judiciary committee
 s. B. No. 14. appropriating money | for expense of the legislature, was read the second time and a motion to refer it to committee was thwart- | ed by Homer Wood, who said he de- sired no bill to get ahead of the rr- | call measure. which should have the honor of being the first bill passed | No li is therefore still in the hands of the clerk.
 The first reading of bills was re- | sumed. The first was & F. No. 27 introduced by Worsley. to amend tn. constitution in such manner as | would enable the state or munici- palities to engage in industrial pur- suits or enterprises.
 s. II. No. 28, by Davis. creates tht | office Of inspector or steam boilers including those used in motive pow CT, the chief inspector to have q sal tary Of s2.5O0 per annum and ,h' deputy $l.S00.
 A message was received from tn, governor transmitting letters from the prison superintendent and parol, clerk respecting prison conditions ant desirable legislation 10 make life nor, worth while for men in prison walls
 MT. Hubbell moved d reconsidera ton of the nti-lobbying resolution adopted the day before. by which tn press representatives and all othe suspicious persons were barred from the floor of the chamber. It wa lost. and MT. Hubbell moved to ex tend the courtesIes of the floor [, the press. That was passed alons to the committee on rules, which vii probably report Monday. the s-nat believing the situation could safel. rest as 1t was for the remainder O Saturday.
 A vote then carried exemptIn: Senltors-Elect Smith and Ashurs from the operation of the resolution and extending them the courtesies 0 the floor.
 After an address by the cha plain the senate adjourned until 10 o'cloci
 THE HOUSE. | The house met promptly at 80 an( began its grind by adopting c resolu' ton giving Marcus A. Smith and Hen ry F. Ashurst the privileges of tht floor.
 Mir. Brooks of the rules committee reported the opinion of the ataOrney general, asked for by the house tn, day before, respecting what conSti- tutes emergency measures and wheth- CT each bill should carry clause stat. 1 ing when the measure is to becomt effective as law. The purport of thu I opinion was that while some meas ures are clearly of an emergency nat ure and shouid be so stated. and neeS not be submitted to the referendum and under the constitution their read ing the first time except by title ma! be dispensed with, the same proces! maybe applied to other measures a: to first and second reading if the hous, in its judgment declares by a two' thirds majority that an emergency eX ists making such nasty action desir abe. He advised however that to gus pend the provision of the constitution that each bill must be read in full th' first time would necesstate q reso lution to be entered in the journ3 stating that an emergency existed. H. | prepared a form of resolution accom- panying his opinion. He advised how ever. that while the house might de clare the consideration of any bill ar temergency it should proceed with eau. ton where the bill contained new mat ter and be read in full if possible tf comply with the spirit of the consti- tuition, but if it was only amendatOry of existing law there was less need fol the reading.
 Respecting the necessity of stating in each bill the date the law shouk become effective, the attorney genera gave it as his opinion that any bii passed unless the referendum were ap' pli6l would become law ninety day: afer the adjournment of the legisla' ture without any clause so stipulatins but he recommended for the sake o certainty that such a clause be addet to each bill.
 MT. Lynch chairman of the commit tee on cOnsti.utionai amendments ana referendum reported 10 the house substitute for House Bill |, tmajority recall measure) embodying a reformu I e,.