Arizona republican., 1912-06-06
Timely Discovery of the Purpose of a Bill to Give Electric Company Right of Way Over State High way
GRAHAM'S LAND BILL
 PASSES THE HOUSE
After Vigorous Opposition by Messrs. Worsley and Hubbell Senate Passed the Educational Voting Qualification Measure
It really is to laugh.

It really is to laugh.
 The house of representatives of the Arizona legislature. probably as honest a body Of men as any that ever as sembled in the state yesterday came within dH ace of sanctioning one of the baldest bits of legislative chichanery that was ever put up to any legislature And probably not half a dozen of them even yer know what is was all about
 Furthermore. that they didn't put through the bill in question was due t0 one man. who happened to have little better eyesight than his cOmpat- riots. This was Mir Linney, and the bill in question is that which gives boards of supervisors the right to grant franchises on public highways to pub lie servic2 corporations in certain cas- es.
 Now, il happens that the state high way is d public high way, but the sig nificance of that fact did not dawn upon the lawsmiths. Also, it is said there is q strong desire on the part of a Gila county company to build an electric line from Globe to Miami. The territory already having built a pret ty good start of road between the towns it is said to have occurred to the street railway promoters that the said state road would make an excel lent foundation for an electric line.
 Accordingly. the bill was introduced in the house several days ago. It was a fine looking bill-one destined to work for the convenience of all the people and to multiply the number of fnterurban electric lines of which, as is generally known there are not too many
 The funny thing about it all is that nobody seemed to tumble" as to what the bill was all about. This, however, is explained in a measure, when it is understood that the bill was never printed and consequently but few of the members ever had a chance to read it It is presumed this omission was made with the object of saving eX- pense to the state
 At all events the measure had reached the final stage yesterday even ing and the house was about ready to put upon it the seal of it's approval when MT L.inney began digging through the bill. And just when they were about ready to vote he said the measure didn't look good to him and he thought it ought to be amended.
 Mir Linney said he thought the state road is a public road and he really be- lieved the legislature should not enact any such measure into law. Some one suggested that anyhow the state road is under state jurisdiction and there fore the supervisors could exercise no control But that didn't go at all. The represent atives saw the pitfan into which they had almost blundered; and when the Linney proposition was put tO vote not single member opposed it.
 Again, it is to laugh.
 The Linney resolution permits inter- urban and steam roads to cross the state highway but that is all None of these roads can use any part of it in any other way
 There were quite a number of things doing in the two houses yesterday. For one thing the Graham bill, which pro- vides for the submission of a consti- tutiOnal amendment forever prohibit ing the sale of school lands got through the house to the surprise of everybody. including Mir. Graham. The vote was 10 for to 16 against. Kelton. A. A Moore and Wren had switched from their vote of the day before.
 The other event of interest occur red when the bill prohibiting the in- surance of state buildings which had recently passed the senate, was report ed with an adverse recommendation. The debate on this measure waxed so warm at one stage that a spectator un- acquainted with the harmlesSness of the house might have thought blood shed was imminent. But after a time the angel of peace Tapped his wings over the tumultuous assemblage and amity was soon restored
 1t was a field day for oratory in the senate. The Honorable A A Worsley of Pima county and the Honorable C. E. Wood of Maricopa county, were the captains of the cOntending elocution- ists, and the way they tore out the tail feathers of the bird of liberty and scat tered them over the senate chamber was several kinds of spectacle. It was all about the educational qualification for voters
 Mir. WOrsley said he didn't believe the proposed measure a just one and ought not prevail. He asked where is the danger from the man who can- not read and write in English He is not going to debauch the electorate
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