Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-04-24

opposition TO the resolution and it
arricd unanimously
Exposition Commissioners.
Later the exposition resolutions
we're called up by communication
rom the governor transmitting a re-
quest from the Frisco fair that Ari-
iona send representatives TO Frisco
IN Mao J. to pick out building
ute The house had already passed
resolution creating San Diego
BOARD OF commissioner. SO the
Frisco board bill was proposed and
offered and under suspension OF
he rules passed out Of its place on
he calendar. The San Diego reso-
luton was then passed aud sent to
The governor The executive will. it
IS said name the commission the
Early part Of next week
Labor Bills.
Senate labor committee made a re-
port including favorable action on
the Bradner railroad bills. and
divided report on the Kinney bill
Tor English speaking miners. The
majority report favored the passage
II the bill with the referendum
clause attached. providing for the
submission OF the question to a vote
of the people AZ the next general
election. Four members signed the
report while Breen offered min
ority report that the bill do not pass.
When i, was asccrtained that the
bill had not been amended by the
by attaching the refcren-
dunn clause, 1t was committed. and
will be reported during the coming
week
No Sunday Closing.
The senate labor committee also
reported favorably the eight hour
law for smelter men and unfavorably
the bill for Sunday closing OF barber
shops. On the last measure. there
was a minority report recommend
ing that the bill do pass. The com
mittee on education recommended
the bill for the education by the
state Of the deaf and dumb and blind
do pass
The Corporation Law.
The house passed by close vote
the corporation law providing for
the right to revoke the license to
do business in the state of foreign
corporations transferring from the
state To the federal courts any liti-
CATION The final vote was IL ayes,
and IL nays. with three absent. A
similar measure was passed by the
senate indicating that the bill will
he sent to the governor.
Cary Act.
The AFTERNOON session OF the
house lasted four hours, and with
the exception of fifteen minutes con
sumed by the final passage OF bill
the hours of employment in
electric plants the entire time was
spent in the consideration OF the
Drennen bill applying the provisions
Of the Carey national irrigation act
TO Arizona
Irrigation Scheme.
According to the author of the
bill. measure was introduced in
order that the Greely-Arizona irriga-
ton company might purchase from
the federal government all the lands
now embraced in the Parker Indian
reservation OF the Colorado river,
with the object OF building a diver
sion dam on the Colorado near the
Town of Parker. and after the com
pletion OF the irrigation system.
throw the lands open to settlers.
Trust Ownership Feared.
There was considerable objection
10 the bill from various members on
he grounds that it would eventually
result in two or three irrigation com
,anies owning all the land. Friends
,f the bill talked long and ardently
IN an effort to dispel this belief and
hat they succeeded was demonstrate
ID when. at o'clock the committee
IF the whole arose and recommended
hat the bill do pass after three
minor amendments had been made.
The Missouri Picnic.
The house adjourned over 10 Mon
lay, but the senate will hold short
session and then take an
over to Monday. At
noon they will attend the annual
picnic OF the Missouri State Society
which rendered to them an invita-
ton through c. b. Wood. an earnest