Arizona republican., 1912-03-31
It Has Been Settled by the Legislature That the Pub lie Safety is Dependent Upon the Granting of Licenses
REFERENDUM HAS
 GONE TO SMASH
Democratic Majority, Vio- lating the . Most Solemn Tenets of the Party, Abro gates Part of the Consti- tuition

Very little business was transacted by the legislature yesterday except the adoption of the rules by the house and the consideration and passage in both houses. of the sO- called liquor bin involving in its consideration the principle of the ref erendum On the merits of the bill both houses were and have been all most unanimous. but as has been ex- plained the law is of no particular value to those it seeks to relieve un- less it can become immediately ef- fcctive and that it could not do un- less i, carried a clause making it an emergency measure, evading its SubjectiOn to the referendum prOVis- ion of the constitution. The brethren were all fighting about whether the relief of a few saloOnkeepers could be construed as an emergency coming un- der the provisions of the constitution which provides for the exemption of ,he referendum in matters affecting the peace. safety or health of the state. From the result of yesterdays HpiA IT lC uttiuNtl NlisiN A'Af -lt''f-h relief was regarded as a legitimate emergency.
 On this question there was in the house a very well organizel minority of nine members and in the senate there were several gentlemen leaning the same way but fighting squad composed Of the two Maricopa county senators Wood and Davis. were the only ones who went through to the end of the game and feil in she trenches not mortaliy wounded. but bedraggled by the conflict. personally proud but humiliated for their party's sake. At least that is the purport of their own expressions
 The bill was taken up by the com mittee of the whole in the senate. discussed for an hour or So and then rushed clear through to final passage so fast the clerks could hardly keep their eyes on it. and sent to the house which was bowling along at pretty good clip in trying to get the twin house bill under the wire first l. was about three laps to the bad when the senate bill was hustled in claimed tEe center of the stage and was rushed to passage on greased ways and dropped down the elevator to the governors office. only to find that that distinguished parsonage was in Tucson anu there would be noth- ing doing in the signing line last night
 IL is understood the friends of the bill had been counting on the gov a.r-s ca-r believe it will be deferred no longer than the arrival of the governor to- day ar tomorrow morning. Whether . the governor has expressed himself the friends of the bill seem assurel tha their troubles are over
 It is probably not the desire of any legislator to withhold relief from the liquor dealers of Tucson. but a tech nical quest ion of the law has been commented upon. Licenses expire to- night at midnight With this meas ure on the books the license may be renewed for any saloon that has been m continuous business for the last six months. But if the governor does not sign the bill until Monday fore noon, those saloons will either have
 
 for few hours. It is askei will not hiatus destroy the privileges vouch- safed by six months continuous busi- ness?
 THE SENATE Senators Wood and Sims were ab- sent when the roll was called but they slipped in presently for it was no day Tor any Of the peoples picIlets to be asleep. A committee on style. revision and compilation was appointed consisting Of the president and Messrs. Hecht- man and Davis. A communication was read from the attorney general in substance that a | Dill does not need to set forth at length the language of the sections of law repealed. when a new law is enacted. The opinion was referred to the committee on judiciary. Senate bills 56 to G inclusive. in troduced the night before. were read and referred to the printing commit tee, except that in the case of 57 al duplicate copy was ordered sent to the agriculture comm-ttee for it's in- formation Under the head of second reading of bills and reference to committees House Bill fl was referred to the committee on labor and Senate Bill 34 to the committee on Judiciary
 Information reached the senate that the auditor was about to appear and pay off the members and attaches
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