Arizona republican., 1912-03-30
Emergency Clause in Wors- ley Bill Knocks This Tenet of the Party Faith Into Several Kinds of a Cooked Hat
FIRST LAW HAS
 BEEN ENACTED
And it Isn't Recall Measure at All But a Provision to Appropriate Money to Pay the Statesmen's Sal aries

\ few more bills were introduced in the legislature yesterday for the management of railroads, for switch ing insurance and surety company business to the corporation commits sion: and for such a host Of general state matters they cannot all be re fcrred to in an opening paragraph. But the event of the greatest interest is whether the operation of the refer cndum has been invaded. for both houses in committees of the whole. they have recommended for enact mont into law as an emergency measure. the bills designed 10 furnish relief to the liquor dealers Gf Tucson, Benson and other places where H. censcs are to expire tomorrow night. Under this bill also other saloon licenses may be renewed under prop CT conditions
 The whiskev question itself was not con trial But the referendum section of the constitution had to be evaded in orsIcr to give the saloon men the relief \ law now on the statuse books known as the six mile limit law. provides that no license shall be issued 10 sell liquor within six miles of certain public works. The r.. r. & S W. is building into Tucson from a point near Benson. construction force is within six miles of Tucson. Numerous licenses expire in that city
 -nla there is relief the licenses cannot be renewed and unless a measure to that end is dcciareJl an emergency there can be no relief for otherwise the people must have 90 days in which to ask for a referendum. The con- stitution defines emergencies as something affecting the safety. peace or health of the people.
 That the situation is an emergency is cOntended on numerous grounds. Defenders of the emergency idea con- tend that as there is a manifest de feet in the existing law. that is going to hurt somebody and should be rem cdie at once. an emergency clearly exists They also contend it is a matter of justice and that justice has even q higher claim than the consti- tuition.
 There were numerous other argu- mcnts on each side. based on ques- tions of eNigency.
 The house finally passed the bill by vote Of 26 to 9. the latter enter ing their protest on the journal, while the senate received the bill from the committee of the whole just before adjournment. with the recommenda- tion that ii will pass the committee vote on it being only two in the negative
 THE SENATE
 The senate began business with the introduction of new bills as follows. all being referred to the printing committee:
 Senate Bill 46 by WOrsley. provid- ing for q state board Of equalization
 Senate Bill i7 by Hughes. for regu- lation of relief associations.
 Senate Bill 4S by Hughes. increasing the number of board of regents of the university from to 9.
 Senate Bill 49 by Hughes. appropri- ating s750 for the Pioneer Historical society
 Senate Bill 5O by Davis. amending paragraph Sl1-16 inclusive. chapter 4. title 13. of R. S. transferring foreign insurance companies to the corporation commission.
 Senate Bill 5I by Davis. amending the statutes to transfer the business of surety companies from the gover- nor to the corporation commission.
 Senate Bill 52 by C. B. Wood. per
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