Arizona republican., 1912-06-14
Governor Hunt Vetoes the Boxing Bill and Tells the Legislature That It Is Progression Backward Toward BarbariSm
SUPERINTENDENT
 INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
Incumbent to Be Frank Brown, Officer of the Western Federation; 9th CT Matters of More or Less Interest

It was just a wee mita of a surprise when a message from his excellency, the governor, was reaf in the senate yeSterGay to the effect that Fra X Brown of Bisbee, Copper Hill. and .sev-
 eral or'er places lad bcen named hy
 the governor aforesaid to fill the posi- tion of state superintendent of the in- dustrial school.
 The surprise was not particularly
 because of the fact that MT. Brown Is a gentleman of no fixed abode that he is, in fact, what is known as a walking delegate The astonishment that greeted the an- nouncement lay in the fact, which is rather we'll known. that not the best
 of relations have heretofore existed be-
 tween the governor and his new ap- pointee. These relations are so we'll
 known that in some quarters doubt was expressed as to whether Brown
 would accept the appointment
 Brown is a Western Federation man.
 He is member of the executive com
 mittee of that organization and is II.
 spent considerable time in Phoenix
 since the beginning of the legislative
 work, looking after measures in which
 the Western Federation of Miners is
 particularly interested. Although his residence is now credited to Copper Hill, hamlet in Gila county, it is not long since Bisbee was known as
 his home. Just what effect the ap- pointment will have in bringing the disaffected in Gila into the fold is a
 thing some of the political observers
 are puzziing ovel.
 This appointment was one of the
 incidents of the legislative proceedings
 yesterday There were several others,
 but none that were particularly sen sational. One of the features of the
 day was a star spangled speech on
 the school land question which Sena- 1 tor Davis delivered in the senate fate in the afternoon. It is a great pity that Davis didn't get to deliver aM his oration for there is a suspicion that it was a real Websterian effort. What was heard of it though. was all right. It told about tho green groves and babbling brooks, and artificial oases of the desert which, the speaker said. the school land lessees had made l! to blossom just like collection of American Beauty roses or words to that effect. Also there were references to the old familiar vine and fig tree and several other things that one usu- ally bumps into in exceptionally fine orations. But after Davis hal used up not more than half an hour of per- fectly good time in getting started heartless member pulled the five min- ute rule on him and it was all off | But in all seriousness MT. Davis had some telling arguments, though, like 1 the seed mentioned in the Scriptures, l they seemed to fall on stony ground: 1 for the senate, it seems clear, by the action thus far taken, will pass the bill providing for a constitutional amend ment which will forbid perpetual1y the sale of the lands and permit a 99-year lease
 MT. Davis argued against the sale of l timber and grazing lands. He said the i timber should be sold and the land l kept for later growth of trees. How ever, he declared that irrigated lands and lands subject to cultivation should not be tied up in such way as to 1 make their sale impossible.
 Consideration of the bin provoked l large amount of discussion in which l several members of the senate joined. 1 Senator Cunniff argued strongly for ] the bill and declared his undying faith | in the leasing system. Senator c. B. | Wood asked him if his arguments were true would they not apply equally to all state lands Cunniff replied un- hesitatingly that they would; but 1t l was noticeable a few minutes later that i when Wood offered an amendment to 1 include the state lands with the school lands Cunniff voted against the amend ment and against the declaration he l had just made.
 wonder what the people in Yavapaf | county will say to Cunniff's sudden reversal of himself?" somebody asked l after the senate had adjourned yester- | day evening. But the answer to that question. of course, is hidden in the l mists of the future.
 The school land bill was finally sent on it's regular course by the vote of 10 to 8.
 The threadbare industrial school bill ] was up again yesterday. This bill, like the poor, is one of the things we have always with us. Some of the senators showed they are extremely
 | weary of the whole matter since it seems impossible to get anything done. Senator Pace continues his fight for