El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-17
HUNT WILL CALL
EXTRA SESSION

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ooncurred in or considered in confer
ence.
The salaries Of teachers in the indus
trial school viii likely be given boost,
as the bill making provision for raise
has been favorably recommended IN the
senate. The action of the senate on
this measure was in marked contrast
TO its course Of the day before, Wnen
il refused to advance the salaries OF
the penitentiary chaplains from $lOV
to $500 a year.
The senate has confirmed all the
governors late appointments. These IN
clude John Bolin TO be state mine IN
spector, and Howe, lander and Michel
son as members Of the state tax com
mission
Railroad Measures.
The senate has sent the house bill,
requiring the employment OF eIpe-
rienced engineers and conductors. to the
enrolling and engrossing committee in
preparation for its passage Inc Dlll
limiting the number of cars In trains
relating 10 the terms Of precinct OIL
cres, the bill regulating the duties OF
the auditor and the employment OF
clerks in that office, and the bill
providing for the appointment Of court
commissioners, were subjected 10 the
same treatment
There were several other bills now
ever, that did not fare so well One OF
these was the house bill providing for
an appropriation Of $4,000 to apply on
the purchase OF 8 residence for the gov
ernOr, which was killed without cere-
mony. The bill providing for the ap-
pOintment Of a state bank examiner
met a like fate.
The bill providing that labor in
mines shall constitute first lien on
mining property was recOmmitted
Governors ssPrisOn Reform
The governors prison reform plan IS
proving in notOriety If not in popular
ity, and II has attracted so much at
tention that finally the United States
government has taken notice United
States marshal Charles overlook yes
terday received a telegram from at
torney general Wickersham instructlng
him to remove John 3. Goodwin, alias
Steele, from the penitentiary at Flor
ence TO the Pima county jail at Tucson
for safe keeping. In statement TO
The Herald correspondent, overlook de-
clered the action of the attorney gen
eral was taken because Of the laIity of
discipline at the Florence penitentiary,
this laxity convincing the department
OF Justice that that prison is no place
for federal cOuvicts who have been &C
cused Of grave crimes
GOOdwins crime, for which he Is IN
der sentence OF death, is an especially
brutal one. In September, 1910, Good
win and a companion named stewart
murdered two young men named
HillpOt and Ktbbe In a cabin bout 40
miles from Globe. HilIpOt was killed
Instantly by a shot fired from a re-
volver. Kibbe was shot several times
with rifle. was then beaten over the
head with the butt Of the weapon IN
til his brain was crushed out; and not
satisfied with that, one of the men cut
his throat. The murderers then ritled
the pockets OF their victims and de-
camped
Their arrest soon followed and they
were tried at Globe, both being con-
vfcted. Stewart drew a life sentence
and Is now in the Atlanta penitentiary.
Goodwin was condemned 70 hang last
February. but there is q stay Of eXecu-
ton pending an appeal which is now In
the United States circuit court. The
men were formerly regular soldiers [
and there was no motive for the crime
other than robbery and their desire 10 [
% bad men" The fact that the crime Z
vas committed on an indian reserTa- I
ion gave the federal court jUrisdic- I
ion.
Penftentiary Not safe.
According TO marshal Overlook. the /
acts connected with a number Of re-
,ent episodes at the penitentary have .
.ome 20 the attention OF the depart
nent of justice and this knowledge
ed TO the order for the transfer Of /