El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-03

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the house motion was introduced
which proposed TO inform the senate
that it would be ready for adjournment
June Is This motion, however, was
voted down. In the senate, senator c
B. Wood called attention to the fact
that all but about half dozen bills
referred TO in the governors call had
been passed and he thought the senate
would be ready to cult work by Thurs
day This was merely a suggestion,
however, and was not formally pre-
scented to the upper branch
The house spent much of the time
IN the forenoon discussing the Jacob
son bill. which proposed the removal
of the Industrial school from its pres
ent location at Benson to Fort Grant
Much of the time was consumed in
reading reports and recommendations
relative TO the matter.
The Cochise county people are up in
arms against the proposed removal 1t
has been bitterly fought from the be-
ginning by Mr. Bradner. Mr.. Graham
Dr. Craig and others. They assert that
the school should not be taken away
from the county where it has been To-
Gated so long. when that county can
provide q site as good as any other
Mr. Jacobson made hard fight for the
Fort Grant site. but was eventually de-
fcated, the house finally deciding to
shift the responsibility to the next leg
islatUre.
Game BIZ Passes.
All the bills introduced in the senate
were referred to standing committees
with a single exception. This was the
bill relating TO hunting and hunters
licenses Something of q record was
made with this bill 1t never got even
to the committee of the whole but went
directly through the senate on the three
readings and so far as the senate can
make il so. it is now a law.
This bill was drawn 20 meet the OBJ
lectiOns of governor Hunt to the old
bill covering the same ground One
matter contained in it that viii be Of
some interest is the change in the open
season for deer. The open time is now
from October 81 to December 81.
Another matter of some interest was
the appointment by governor Hunt OF
T. J. Miller to the position of tax COM
missioner made vacant by the resigna-
ton OF George Nicholson. The ap-
pOintment was referred to the financs
committee which reported favOra bly,
The report was then ratified by the
Sennte Reports on Bills.
Several bills We're reported out by
senate committees as follows
The bills providing for the payment
OF expenses of officials who may be
made the subject of a recall election
was recommended for passage. It was
referred to the committee of the whole.
The senate Dill reLerElu8 10 the or
flee Of state librarian was recon-
mended for passage as amended. Tt also
went to the committee of the whole.
The bill providing for an apprOpri-
alton of $3.50 for the Pioneer Historical
society was recommended for indefinite
pOstpOnement-
The bill providing for corporation
licenses was made the subject Of ma
jOrity and minority reports 1t went to
the calendar of the committee Of the
whole.
Senate Joint resolution ., providing
an extra appropriation for the secre-
tary of state was passed, 10 to 8
Breen. Brown and Roberts voting in
the negative.
The bill relating to the taxation OF
foreign Insurance companies was re-
ported by the style and revision COM
mittee. Senator Sims offered an
amendment providing that the rate of
taxation be made 2 percent instead of
percent. but the resolution was laid
on the table.
Sims then offered another amend
ment providing that local insurance
companies be taxed the same as for
eign companies. but this amendment
was also tabled Then the senate dis
covered that under the constitution
such a provision would have to be in
serted to make the law effective and
the bill was sent to the finance com
mlttee to be whipped into shape
me bill relating to licenses for Tor
eIsn corporations was put on the SEN
ate calendar