Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-04-10

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scheme for road construction
Linney's county classification is in
skeleton shape. the salary question
to be worked out in committee
Suffrage Vote.
The house vote on suffrage to
pass the bill was as follows: Rabbit.
Ball. Cooke. Crofoot. Gonzales, Hall.
Irving. Jacobs. Jacobson. Johnson.
Jones. Kane. Lewis. Linney, Moore
of Yavapai. Moore Of Pima. Murphy.
Whipple --i8
Against the bill Brooks. Barker.
Buchanan, Craig. Curry. Drennen.
Duncan. Ellis, Graham. Kelton.
Kerr. Maddox. Saxon. Bradner,
Mattox is
Absent and not voting. Wren and
Lynch
Income Tax Ratified.
PHOENIX. Ariz. April D. The
equal suffrage bill was recommended
to be passed by the house commit
tee Of the whole today II is
thought the constitutional amend
ment will he put through next week
and be voted on at the next general
election. The senate today ratified
an amendment to the federal con
Stitution for an income tax. 1t has
already passed the house.
PHOENIX. Ariz.. April 4-If the
present temper of the house may be
taken as criterion Hunts prison
reform, as expressed in a bill by
Johnson Of Maricopa. are very apt
To be knocked into a cooked hat"
While in committee Of the whole this
morning tina, bill was cussed and
discussed. and reading the measure
section by section there was not
one paragraph that was considered
favorably.
To Be Killed Wednesday.
Final action was postponed. the
death blow will he withheld until
Wednesday. but apparently this ac-
ton was taken to more prominently
bring out the fact that the majority
OF the members OF the house are
opposed to the ideas Of the executive.
and they found a solace in linger-
ing death for his pet measure. The
fight on the bill was led by Jacobs
OF Maricopa. who declared it a
"monstrosity and legislative freak"
Suffragists Given a Fright.
Woman suffrage was given a scare
Immediately after the morning roll
call in the house. An effort was
made and succeeded to have the
vote. by which bill was ordered en-.
crossed and placed on final passage
reconsidered but after this had been
accomplished. the measure was again
sent to the enrolling committee. and
will come up for final passage Sat
friday II is now impossible TO
amend the bill. and its passage is
probable.
Antitrust Laws Proposed.
New legislation proposed during
the day consisted of two antitrust
measures. fixing what are constituted
crimes of production. commerce and
transportation. a bill to make the
auditor insurance commissioner and
drastic regulation concerning invest
ment in the state OF the premium
collections. A bill by Lunch, to Gre
ate supervisorial districts in coun-
ties and one by Worsley providing
an eight-hour day law affecting
miners were offered.
Recall Passed.
The senate passed after several
unimportant amendments had been
made the recall constitutional amend
ment and sent IT TO the house which
will undoubtedly concur and send
the bill to the governor before the
week is over. Hughes bill to re.
quire all labor to take one day Of
rest each week was killed in the
senate.
Grand Jury Bill Completed.
The second bill to reach Governor
Hunt was the grand jury bill. which
will undoubtedly be the second leg
islative completed act.
State Engineer May Go.
The DOGGY man is after the Good
Roads movement in Arizona, and
State Engineer Cobb. and unless
prompt action is taken he will get
what he is after. In this case the
Bogey man is Senator Roberts of
Coehise. who few days ago intro