Arizona republican., 1912-03-27

tne corporation commission, with Judge Sloan on the bench they will be able to secure things they could not from anybody else.
 MT. Hubbell said that opposition to the constitution, when il was before the people, should be no ground for denying citizen the right 10 hold office. He said he had fought the constitution and had the pleasure of licking il in his county and that in his opposition he had acted in ac- cordance with his convictions lie asked 1T every man who honestly 1 opposed the constitution and had the courage Of his convictions sufficient iy to say so, were to be denied the right 10 hold office in Arizona. He said he believed Arizona could have | had a much better constitution in many respects but he did not be- lieve he should lose his rights as a citizen for having such faith. He asked the majority if there was no protection for a minority under Ari- l ZohaS constitution. Win partisan shp go so far, he asked. as to de 1 lame mans character and permit his wife and children to suffer the stigma because Of his honest opposi- | tion to that constitution He said the matter had been made partisan issue and one unnecessarily drastic 1 T speak to you" he said. to warn you that the people of this state will get tired of your using such wea- pons to beat out the brains of every man who fought openly in opposi- ton to your ideas"
 Concluding Mir Hubbell said he had 1 spoken with great feeling on the i question and hoped he had not said ! lanything that could be construed as 1 personal for he had no such motives 1 and 1T he had done so he asked the pardon of his fellow members. but in closing he said he believed that in the adoption of the resolution the gentlemen were losing their heads and would eventually suffer more as the result of their action than would Judge Sloan or any whom they ! sought to destroy
 1 C. IT. Wood contended that Mir. | Hubbell was not consistent in his 1 logic, that ii the resolution would not hurt Judge Sloan Mir. Hubben | should not oppose il so strenuously ] Wood gave as his reason for sup porting the resolution that Judge Sloan's prejudice against the con- | stitutiOn is so strong that he could not give it fair treatment when it came before him officially. He said the senate had shown it's cOHsidera- | tion of President Taft a few days ago but if the president should now appoint Judge Sloan il would be a direct insult to the people of Arizona. Speeches were made by Messrs Davis and Chase. then the president | caused the protest of the minority to he read again. Announcing that consideration of the protest and it's place on the journal would be given after the vote on the resolution, the vote was taken and resulted in 14 ayes. nayes. MT LOvin being eX- cused
 Senate adjourned to meet at II o'clock today.
 THE HOUSE.
 When the house assembled in the morning and finished its opening eX- ercises. MT. Brooks reported House Bill No. ? favorably. and MT. Lynch reported, recommending that House Bill No. l do not pass. but that House Bill No. substitute bill he passed in it's stead.
 Committee on memorials and pc- titiOns reported II. F. No. l with q slight amendment. and all were made special orders for committee of the whole today. motion by Brooks carried. that an emergency existed and all bills should be read by title and referred to the printing com mittee. The following bills were dis posed of in that way:
 II. F. 2. exempting veterans and state pioneers from state and mu- nicipal taxes.
 H. E. 2S. to provide q cold storage law.
 II. F. %, on the same subject as IT. B. 27.
 H. F. 90. to provide for the union label on all public printing.
 II. E. Sl, to amend section l9, chapter Sl. laws of Arizona.
 IT. F. g. relating to employment in mines and other hazardous oc- equations.
 IT, E. 33, an act to prevent bar bering in Arizona on Sunday.
 H. F. 34. to amend paragraphs 6l5 and 6l6 of the penal code.
 II. F. B, to protect scenery from defacement.
 H. B. 36 relating to the furnish ing of SchOolbooks.
 The house passed q resolution of respect to the memory of M. q. | Burns of Yavapai county.
 On second reading the following | were read by title:
 II. B. %. affecting notaries pub lie.
 II. F. 29, prohibiting the licensing | of the sale of farm products.
 II. E. 26. amending the divorce | law.
 IT. E. 24. providing for no fence districts.
 II. B. g. creating county horticul- tural boards.
 The speaker announced that at a caucus the night before it had been Ixl