Arizona republican., 1912-05-30
Representative Moore Be lieved That Members of Legislature Should Be Given at Least the Con. sideration Shown Flor ence Convicts.
ANTILOBBYING BILL
 UNDER DISCUSSION
Purchasing Agent Bill Is Passed by Senate, But It Is Understood House Is Arming Itself with Club to Battle with It.

UO odUU1C W1U1l IL.
 When the anti-lobbyihg bill came up for consideration in the house yes terday Kirke Moore, of Pima county, remarked that he thought the legis- lature is entitled to occupy a plane at least as high as that occupied by the states convicts: and in view of that fact he believed the bill should be defeated
 This administration has recognized the honor system among the crim- inals," Mr. Moore said; they are al lowed 10 come and go almost at pleasure and no guard is set over them. Now. I believe that this leg islature is as honest as the average legislature and I believe it's members are to be trusted at least to the ex- tent that the inmates of the stae penientiary are trusted But if you pass this bill you are throwing sus- picion on the legislative body of this state-you are putting the legislators in this matter below the convicts. What is the use of a bill such as this, anyway" MT. Moore wanted to know. If man wants to go to d
 
 some bill. what is there wrong about that? have too much confidence in the honesty and the character of the members of this house to believe one of them is going to accept a bribe It seems to me that when you pass a bill such as this you are placing a rather low estimate on the men who have been chosen to represent the people of the state of Arizona"
 But it seems that estimates was not accepted by the house for it pro Ceeded in committee of the whole to recommend the bill for passage. It took that action without division. 50 while there was a pretty strong mi nority it is impossible to tell just 1 how many votes that minority mus 1 tered. The bill is now in the hands | Of the style and revision committee. ] There were some other bills that provoked considerable discussion iu ] the house one of them was the bill providing for the appointment of state examiner and which contained 1 d provision for fixing his salary l When this matter was under discus sion Captain C. E. Kelton. of Cochise l county. rather heatedly declared-it was not strange that anybody's re- marks should be heated. by the way that there seemed no limit to the raising of salaries The captain de clared that for one he was opposed to the extravaganza that seemed to 1 be the policy of the legislature" anu he said he thought it about time this | policy should come to an end. This l remark was brought out by the prop usition to pay the state examiner $3000 d year salary, which was voted town. \ $27000 proposition was also voted down and the amount was fi- naIy fixed at $2500 with q further allowance of $400 a year for clerk hire
 The act of principal importance in the senate was the passage of the purchasing agent bill which went through bv a vote of r To five. Breen. Brown. Hubbell. Lovin and Willis voting against it, There was one absent and one excused.
 Even after this bill was passed the senate came within an ace of recon sidering it. A motion to that effect was made by Dr. Sims, who said he thought an emergency clause should be attached to the bill Davis said there was no need of an emergency clause and asked that the Sims res olution be laid on the table. This motion was lost and then when the motion to reconsider was put to the senate it was likewise voted down.
 The senate got down to work with little delay by the passage of the three-cent railroad fare bill and the I bill regulating the affairs of the state treasurer's office. Both these meas ureS have gone to the house and are ready for consideration there. It was quick work on the treasurer's bill as it was introduced only Monday.
 Senator Davis said he couldn't quite see that the three-cent fare bill would do any good. He said he felt doubt ful if the railroads could operate in this state at d profit at that rate. Anyhow, he thought the Jurisdiction of the matter rested with the cor poration commission and that any thing the legislature might do would be nothing more than advisory.
 Senator Worsley said he recognized fully the fact that the deter1nir ation of this matter rested with the cor poration commission; yet, he said such d law as he had proposed would serve to bring the matter to the att tention of the people of the state and to the attention of the railroad man agers themselves. For this reason he
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