Arizona republican., 1912-04-04
Shall Scandalous Rumors Go Unchecked and Unchal- lenged? Not Any, Says the Member From His toric Cochise
ELECTION GETS
 INTO LIMELIGHT
Socialist Editor Discusses Street Gossip Regarding Corruption Fund" and is Promptly Asked for Details

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 Yesterdays session of the IeGisla- lure brought into bold relief from the denser background of automatic and mechanical Legislation four matters Of unusual interest. The most sen sational was put before the house and incidentally the wide and curi- ous world by MT. Kelton. who rose to d question of privilege and stated that the integrity Of the house had been brought into question bv the circula - ton of a story that q slush fund ol S3000 had been raised in Pima county and brought to the capitol for the purpose of securing legislation of in fercst to the saloons, particularly the passage of senate bin 39. He said it had been brought 10 his attention that one Frank Harris BliShton. news paper man. had been circulating the rumor: and he requested the appoint ment of a special committee of five men to summon MT. Blighton before it and request the divulging Of any information he had on the subject. or give his reasons for thus reflecting on the members Of the house. He said there were numerous members who would like to know what became of Jhe money if such fund had been brought to Phoenix for such a purpose The motion carried and Merrs. Kelton. Saxon. Kerr. Jones and Brooks were named as the com mittee
 The next subject that will command special attention is equal suffrage. Kirke Moore managed to get iis equal suffrage bill through the com mittee of the whole in the house yes terday and into the hands of the en- crossing committee. and it will be re- ported back this morning for final action unless some plan is developed over night further to delay it. In the natural order of things it shouh come up for passage today as soon as that order Of business is reached Great diversity of opinion developed in the debate yesterday and the mo- tion 10 send the measure to the en- crossing committee was carried by vote of IS to 15 Whether the IS will stand uD on the final vote or what the two members absent yes terday will do. is problematical Thp IS who voted for the bill yesterday are: Babbitt. Ball. Cooke. Crofoot Curry. Gonzales Hall. Irvine. Jacobs. Jacobson. Johnson. Jones. Kane. Lew iG I Ly srr.~ Murphy, Whipple. The nay votes were: Barker. Brooks. Buchanan. Craig. brennan. Duncan. Ellis. Gra- ham. Kelton. Kerr. MadJock. Mattox Saxon. Bradner The absentees were Lynch anu Wren. Senator Hughes has similar bill in the other house but thus far it is stuck in the com mittee and a showing Of strength has not been made.
 The third feature of yesterday was the passage of senate bill through the senate. This is the Phoenix sewer bond bill. against which nobody has objection. But it carries the emar- gcncy section which was fastened on senate bill 39 the other day and which was opposed by Senators Wood and Davis As this bill was intro duced by Davis and supported by Wood.there is q disposition 10 pass the bill with the emergency clause and send it to the governor to see if he will treat it the same as the Worsley bill. The majority in the senate is keen to pass the bill with the emergency. not that they love Phoenix more but that they like to worry their late tormentors This bin win go to the house today and there is keen interest in its fate. The bill cannot get far enough along to- day for decisive action unless the rules be suspended
 The fourth subject of special inter- est was the consideration in the house committee of the whole. of the bill to abolish capital punishment The job was not finished and was laid over until today. There was enough in the line of oratory and motions to indicate that the house does not favor the measure. Discussion yesterday covered the full range of the subject all the way from historical incidents in Arizona to the theories that hang ing is a relic of barbarism and. any how. the murderer is not so wicked as he is unfortunate being mem tally defective Capital punishment Of the bill was recommended.
 THE SENATE
 The senate started action yester- day by adopting a rule that legis- lative agents must apply Do the sen ate for permission to make appoint ments with committee chairmen.
 The labor committee reported senate
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