Weekly journal-miner., 1912-05-15
New County Matters.


 Several of the new county pro posals were acted upon today by the bills being indefinitely postponed, it being the plan of the legislature to let the counties settle such mat ters for themselves under the ma ehincry of the Roberts bill now pending in the senate. Both Orange county and Copper Queen county were eliminated by being killed. The Hun, county bill still has life and it is possible may be sent to the sen ate by the house passing the bill to- morrow.
 May Be Imperative.
 The Kinney hill at tonight's ses- son of the senate was given an other turn when it was referred 10 the judiciary committee to have the penalty clause corrected. It IS said as drawn i, was imperative.
 Militia Appropriation.
 Carrying an appropriation of only 5000 the militia code was passed by the senate and new bill was introduced patterned after the ln- diana law for the sterilization of state convicts
 PHOENIX, May 10. - Governor Hunt today named as members of the fish and game commission Chas. NJ. Bledsoe of Winslow. A. w. Syd- nor of Globe and T. F. Gull of Yuma and 'o be members of the State Medical boarid Dr. W. A. Holt of Globe, Dr F. F. Shine of Bisbee Dr Geo F. Samson of Winslow, Dr R N TaHel of Phoenix, and Dr. J ! w. Thomas of Phoenix. County Scholarships.
 He signed and made laws bill for county scholarships in the state university. one requiring electric headlights ,o be used on locomotive and the eigh, hour law for hoistinf engineers and regulations for filling vacancies in office. Az 9 o'clock to nigh, he said it would be probabl, next week before he named the state tax commission.
 Recall For Congressman.
 The senate finally disposed of an' made ready Tor the third reading O the recall bills applicable to fedora judges and United States senator and amended the latter to includ congressman.
 Kinney Bill Stin Lags.
 Up ,o a late hour tonight the, had failed io pass che Kinney biI although several expressed a desir that the bill be moved forward O the calendar where i, would b reached.
 Senate Seems Slow.
 And in this connection it may b said that there will be many bills Q the docket when closing day arrive |, being almost impossible Tor 'h senate to transact business with an , degree of dispatch.
 Too Many Orators. The house members make ih charge that the upper body is mad ID of too many orators and woul' , be statesmen and too few rule legi ' lators while the senators who wort \ over such triAing charges reio with the old adage, Haste mak' waste"
 Labor Lien Bill. U Much time m inc senate was col . sumcd today in inc light over a b
 introduced and passed through q
 house by Representative Bil q Graham of Cochise. making lab e liens on mining property take pr cedcncc over mortgages or other y debtedness The committee oi [ e whole acted iavorably on the b d but later at the request of Cunn
 they reconsidered their action al
 the bill was referred to the min " and mining committed. d Feared the Example. Iy During the debate Graham 2 = pcared m the senate chamber a I Wood of Maricopa asked for unani
 ous consent to ask Graham | explain 10 the senate the objects | the bill CunniH strongly object 1 on the ground that i' would est' | b.h a dangerous precedent io hs