Weekly journal-miner., 1912-06-12
Commission Government

Commission Government
 Bills providing for the formation of commission plan government in towns of over 3yOO inhabitants and one providing for the paymen, of assistants in the office of the State treasurer, also passed
 Senate Uses Oratory.
 A good part of the morning was spent by the members of the various committees of the senate in discuss ing bills that arc before them.
 An Election Measure
 A short session was held and about the only item of interest was the introduction of two new bills. The first and most important was one presented by Messrs. Cunnif and Homer Wood and provides for an election in November for dele gates to Congress and presidential electors The bill also arranges matters SO iha, at the same time the question of holding a general state and county election in February is submitted to the people for approval or rejection
 State Ceologist
 The second bill introduced was one creating the office of State Gcol- ogis,, which was introduced by Mr Hughes of Pima county.
 PHOENIX. June 7. - With the galleries empty, the members gossip ing around their desks abou, one topic and another, and the war cor respondents sleeping in their roos,, a couple of weary hours of legisla- tive work were gone through this morning by the house, a recess be- ing taken at II o'clock until 2 this afternoon. The senate was not in session much over an hour
 Nothing Doing
 That the solons were not busy was due to the fact that there was little to do. The weather never gets SO ho, that the legislators neglect their duties when there is any busi- ness to be transacted, but this morn ing there was so hulc to do that even Chief Clerk Thum dropped of and snored snorcs and dreamed dreams about that dear old Graham county from which he halls.
 Measures Passed
 Speaker Bradner called the house to order promptly a, 10 o'clock and several committee reports were talk cn up. after which the order of third reading of bills was reached and the following measures were passed Senate Bill II, defining contributory delinquency and negligence and pro viding Tor the care of children. Pass ed by unanimous vote of the S members present
 Pay Day Bill Senate Bill 10. our old friend. the semi monthly pay day measure, was inc second cngrossed bill read, and passed by a vote of 70 ayes. nays l absent. The Coehise delegation voted as q uni, for the passage oi | this bill
 An Error Discovered Speaker Bradner then announced that by an oversight, bill had beer passed by both houses and submi, ted 10 the governor. containing ar error that would materially afiec the measure. The bill in question was H. B. llh providing for the lil | ing of recall petitions. Through al inadveriancc the bill had been wri, ten to read that recall petition should be filed in the office of th ls,stc auditor, when it should hay head the office of the secretary O statc.
 | Correction Made | Upon motion of Mir. Lynch ( Graham the rules were suspende and the vote by which the bill ha been passed was reconsidered. Tn next step then was to correct th error. after which the bill was ser 10 the enrolling and expressing con
 mittee. and after passage will transmitted to the senate. sl Senate Bill <i Signed | Al this juneiure measure VI { received from the governor al c bouncing that he had signed s. n AI,a measure providing for the hi