Arizona republican., 1912-04-04

 i ing the governor and legislature to secure opinions of the supreme court: printing and judiciary.
 House Bill 70 by Rabbit. to create districts for the drainage of agricul- tural lands and to provide funds for that purpose; agriculture and irriga- ton committee.
 House Bill T by Jacobs, to amend siXtyfour paragraphs in the penal code; printing and judiciary. House bill 72 by Linney, for the classification of counties. regulating peaIing all previous acts on the sub jcct.
 Second Reading and Reference House Bill 47. anti-lobbying. suf- fragc and elections.
 House Bill 49. compulsory invest ment of life insurance funds in Ari- zona; banking and insurance commit tee.
 i House Bill 52. corrupt practices act; suffrage and elections.
 House Bill 64. regulating hours of labor in electric plants: committee on labor
 After passing two bins. the house went into committee of the whole with MT. Kerr in the chair. House Bin 39 had been reported by the judiciary committee with the recommendation that it do not pass. It was intro duced by Mir. Whipple and provides for the abolishment of capital punish ment. A motion was made at once that the committee rise and report endorsing the Judiciary committees recommendation MT. Whipple made a talk for the bill. dealing with it from familiar grounds of reform. the relic of barbarism, the effectiveness of the criminal. etc. He would if he had the power, change the statutes in all res poets eliminating the word punish ment and substituting restraint" Rabbit. Johnson and others supported the bill one one ground or another. and Messrs. Barker. Kelton. Saxon. Jones. Lynch and others opposed il. When the committee rose for the noon recess it reported recommending that the bill do not pass RecOnveninG the house again went into committee of the whole with Mir. NIaddOck in the chair House Bill 10 by Kirkc Moore, submitting an equal suffrage amend mcnt to the constitution was the bill of fare. There was but small refer cncc to the merit of the proposal. The time was spent in discussing the probable demand for this measure. many gentlemen declaring no evidence of it had been brought to the atten- ton of the house. One opponent said he had all the evidence of the demand but did not want tO consider it. 9th CTS indicated that they were eager to| give the women the ballot but felt that such d demand should come from the people Still others said that it' was the duty of the legislature to act. An effort to place it before the com- mittec of the whole next Tuesday, failed. and on rising the committee reported recommending that the bill do pass The vote was taken by roll call IS to 15. It was ordered en- crossed for third reading and will bel reported this morning.
 The governor transmitted to the house q letter from the Miners uniOn of Miami. protesting against the ap- poiutmcnt Of d mine inspector. They want the office elective.
 House Bill and House Bill If were reported as cnGrosscd and passed.
 Final Action
 The four bills passed by the house yesterday were:
 House Bill 4. relative to procedure in trials Unanimously
 House Bill 22, relative to nOtaries public and validating their work. 
 House Bill 7.' relative to holidays. adding to the present list. Admission day. February 14; Columbus day. Oc- tober F: and Labor day. first Mon- day in September. unanimously
 House Bill II, requiring branch banks to make separate reports and 1 publish same. Unanimously.
 House adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning.
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