Arizona republican., 1912-03-31

| be added to the committee on con
 stitutional mandates as provided for the day before, making the commit
 tee number. seven members. But two bills were introduced.
 House Bill 59 by Whipple to pro- vide each county with a scholarship
 in the university of Arizona House Bill 60 by Lynch to amend the law concerning vacancies in pub l lie office. Both referred 10 printing committee.
 Under second reading by title House Bill 20 was referred to the l committee on labor.
 The speaker announced a distribu- tion of wealth by the state auditor to all whose names had been reported by the time keeper and the house took a recess until 2 o'clock Immediately on reassembling the house went into committee of the whole with Brooks in the chair to consider House Memorial by Jacobs, to abolish the commerce court, and the substitute measure reported by the committee Jacobs moved that the substitute measure he grafted on to his memorial immediately under the heading, thus giving the commit tee what 1t wanted and enabling him to retain the glory of getting his me morial through The substitute was not materially different. Kirke Moore tried to strike out about everything ta Ali zona wants the court abolished. Moth ing doing. The committee voted to pass the memorial and indefinitely postpone the substitute then rose and reported.
 The rules committee reported the arrival of the galley proofs of the rules, S3 in number. and the house went into committee of the whole to consider them with Mr Craig in the chair. There was no material amendment to any save rule 20 and rule 3S and all save these two were adopted by consent.
 Rule 20 pertained to protests and the house had all over again. the fight in the senate a few days ago The original rule was the same, mere ly stating that a member might file his protest to any vote. Lynch moved to amend it limiting it to 100 words anu also attempting to say what sort of language should not be used. The republicans were not alone in this fight for several of the democrats in the house have been in the pro- testing business lately. The amend l ment carried in the committee but 1 was later wiped out by the house so there k now an open season for pro- | tests. Tho other rule. 3S. provides | for call of the house only when no | quorum is present. Kirke Moore iu- | sisted that a call of the house might | be needed not only to protect d par 1, tiSan minority but q minority that | might arise on other questions. He | moved that call of the house be | ordered on request of three members | Lynch said that for once he was in | accord with the gentleman from Pima | and desired a note be made of it on | ihc journal. He proceeded to show | where call of the house might also | be useful to the majority sometimes | Jacobs favored it but thought five |
 
 number to make demand. am by ! amended motion it was so effected on vote of r to F.
 The committee rose and reported and on motion of Brooks rule 2O was put back in it's original form and the rules of the house were adopted
 The liquor bill as amended anI passed by the senate. got into the hands of the clerk Murphy moved a suspension of the rules and it was real by number and title. Another and another reading. The speaker said if there were no ob- jection it would be referred to the judiciary committee. same to report in fifteen minutes after the house had a recess.
 By the time the recess was over the communication from the senate the bill to the house clerk read it. together with the re- port of the judiciary committee refer ring it to the committee of the whole MT. Hall moved a suspension of the rules and the placing of the bill on final passage. It was read in full and d roll call showed 2S members in support of it while seven. Rabbit, Cooke, Irvine, Jacobs. Jones, Linney and Kirke Moore voted nay and will join in q protest.
 House adjourned to To o'clock Mon day