Arizona republican., 1912-04-23

was returned to the senate for cor l rection.
 The action of the senate was rati- fled in killing house bin IS grantine 1 the state the right to engage in in. l dustrlal pursuits. the Worsley meas ure i'll the senate covering the same | ground.
 Senate bill 2 the Worsley measure was read and referred to the commit i tee on constitutional amendments. | Second Reading and Reference Under second reading of house bills l the following were read by title anC | referred to committees.
 1 House bill S3 to corporations. House bin 93 to ways and means. House bill 94 to good roads. House bill 101 to public lands. House bill 102 to appropriations.
 House bill 1O3 to judiciary.
 House bill 104 to judiciary. House bin 105 to live stock. House bill 107 to public lands House bill 10S to education House bill 109 10 corporations House bill 110 to labor
 Another Investigation. Mir. Graham announced that he had been informed that notwithstanding the eight hour law, employees of the state asylum for the insane and per haps other institutions, are often re quired to work F. II and 16 hours and asked that a committee to inves-
 tigate the situation be appointed The order was made and Mcssrs Graham Johnson and Lynch were named. The Recall.
 An inquiry was made as to the progress of the recall measure in conference and brought forth the fact
 that the committee was working hard
 but thus far fruitlcssly Later its
 report was brought in showing a
 slight amendment to the bill with the recommendation that it be approved
 and the bill passed
 The house went into committee of
 the whole with Mr. Linney in the
 chair but before it had transacted
 any business the presence of Con gressmcn Hcnsley, Galloway and
 Hanna in the corridor was reported
 and the committee rose long enough
 to appoint Mcssrs, Craig and Lynch
 committee to receive them and
 usher them into the house, which was
 done
 Congressman Hcnslcy said it gave
 him great pleasure to meet the first
 legislature of the last state to be
 admitted. He cOngratulated the
 members on being d representative
 body of Americans. spoke of the iu-
 portance of their work and he believ-
 ed their records would be good. He
 said a great many things demand
 consideration in the enacting of laws
 that are to initiate new state
 government. l. is necessary lo lay
 broadly that the best citizens in it's
 power to bring to this new country may be attracted and that they may
 come possessed of wealth for develop
 ing the states resources. Nothing
 should be done to discourage men of
 that kind In fact an invitation to
 come should be extended. Arizona
 has to shed light on her pathway. the
 stars of forty-siX states and there Is
 no reason why the men of this last
 state should not make for them selves names to he reVcred.
 Mr Hanna of North Dakota follow
 ed MT Henslay and somewhat hu-
 morously referred to the fact that as
 lone republican he took great
 chances in journeying so far from home iu the company of two demo-
 crats. Nevertheless he was glad to be present He spoke of his visit
 10 the Grand Canyon, the Roosevelt dam and his rides in the valley sun shine, some of which he said the visitors wanted to take back in their hearts In closing he admonishcd every man to do his duty in which event there was no reason why Ari- Zona might not become one of the big commonWcalths of the nation.
 After he took his seat Chairman Iinney advised him that he need not feel too lonesome for among the members of the house were four re- publicans all of whom were high
 minded gentlemen and greatly ap- preciated members.
 Mir Galloway spoke aS q ncighbor, He said that over in Texas they had been trying for years to help Arl- 2ona secure statehood. and now it has been secured along with the initiative. the referendum and the recall and it only remains to sec what will be done with them He said he had little confidence in old states but great confidence in thc new ones He said he believed this
 is about the best legislature Arizona will eyer have He said he did not agree with Congressman Hensley as to the importance of great wealth. he did not care whether his state had great wealth or not if 1t only had good citizenship. He hoped this leg islaturc would frame laws for the | citizenship and the state would be all right and not alone posterity, but | the older states would be proud oi
 Arizona. The speaker paid fine | tribute to Congressman Carl IIayder and Mrs Hayden both of whom he had met and liked. They stopped al the same hotel and had early become acquainted.
 At the end of the congressmen' address the committee rose, a vote i of thanks was extended to them fol | their visit and the house took a re |