Arizona republican., 1912-06-13

the morning was the receipt of a mes sage from the house 10 the effect that the house had concurred in the senate amendments to house bill No. 1, the auto tax measures. In the original house bill the tax on automobiles was placeu at $5. The senate at first sideratiOn provided that one class of vehicles should pay $10 and the other $5
 report was also received from the constitutional mandate committee. This committee reported that several constitutional mandates have not yet been acted upon, including the placing of the names of United States sena- torial candidates upon both the pri- mary and the general election ballots, a bill providing for the publication of campaign expenses. a bill providing for penalties for violation of the corpora tiOn laws, and bill to prevent lobby ing.
 The new primary bin was received from the printing committee.
 new bill, known as senate bill No. 62 was introduced at the forenoon ses- sion. It provides penalties to be visited upon corporations or their officers or members for paying money to influence the result of elections. For this offense fines from $500 to $2,OOO may be assessed against the corporations; and individuals who so often may be im- prisoned in the penitentiary from one to three years.
 A communication from Samuel Adams, assistant secretary of the in terior, was read and referred. This communication states that the interior department had received the resolution relating to the disposal of public lands and that bill relating to the subject is now pending in congress.
 The senate election bill, correspond ing in part to that passed by the house, was recommended for indefinite post ponement
 The bill providing for an official election ballot was also recommended for indefinite postpOnement and later this action was taken.
 Then the ar-famed Cunniff Wood election bill. which. it will be recalled. provides for a referendum election to provide for an amendment to the constitution to decide whether there shall be an election, was called up and the senate sent it to the enroll ing and expressing committee
 The house amendments to the spe- cial road district measure, generally known as the boulevard bill were 'concurred in.
 The bill carrying an appropriation of $550O to pay for the construction of the Chevalon creek bridge, over which there have been several yards of debate went down to the defeat there being eight votes for it and seven against it on final passage. This is the third time in the history of the Arizona state legislature where a bill has failed of the constitutional majority while having a majority of the quorum
 Later the vote was reconsidered and the bill was sent to the style and revision committee. There is now a proposition to pay the appropriation out of the road fund instead of out of the general fund as at first pro posed.
 Early in the afternoon the primary bill was received from committee. The committee of the whole. which was presided over by Senator Hecht- man, lost no time in sending the measure on it's regular course. There was a long discussion over the bill providing for the issuing of registration certificates. The object of an amendment, introduced by Sen ator Worsley was to provide that railroad men. commercial travellers, and others whose business takes them i away from home, should have the privilege of voting for state and na- , tional officers in whatever county they chanced to find themselves on 1 election day, Senator Cunniff op-