Arizona republican., 1912-03-31

ports were all referred To the com
 mittec of the whole. which immedi-
 atcly began a session with Mir Hub bell in the chair.
 Senate Bill go was taken up first. An amendment was offered that the supreme court of the territory had interpreted the law contrary to the intent of its framers; and further that loss of saloon revenue would interfere l with the peace, health and safety of | the subdivisions affected. The queS-
 tiOn came up on adoption of the mi nority report. C. E. Wood and Davis
 alone voting in the affirmative. But
 this did not occur until after the
 gentlemen had filled the chamber with
 the heat of Oratory that rose Volumin- ously from the fires of indignation. Senator Wood said that from the day
 the constitution of Arizona was a fin ished work he had heard for it nothing but praise from the democratic party. ! This praise. he said. was especially for the referendum. He said the adop- i tion of the referendum by progressive democrats had attracted the attention | of the whole country and il is now proposed to strike at the very vitals of the referendum clause. 'l give you notice. gentlemen" he exclaimed ve hemently that you are setting precedent The subject matter of the proposed law is but incidental to the importance of the other question you are disposing of. Shall we. the friends of the constitution. on our first op portunty say that Vail. Tucson or D h. haN .aln is enough of an emergency to destroy the greatest benefit the democratic party has given to the people of our state? few days ago Mir. Hughes, of Pima county. referred to former territorial governor as an enemy of the state because he opposed our consti tuition but today he himself proposes to make imperative the most import ant feature of the constitution. l warn you that next fall you, who by your votes today estop the use of the refer endum. will be called to account by, the people and asked to explain what consider d mammoth political blun- der"
 That wasn't all MT Wood said but it affords a sort of index to his senti ments And when last seen he had not changed his mind enough so any body could notice it.
 Mir. Davis was given an inning. He said in substance that while he en- dorsed everything his colleague had said he would not reiterate it all but would content himself by submitting a Statmcut of protest which he de ! sired given a place on tine journal.
 Mir Roberts. of CochiSe. called at | tcntion to the fact that the members l of the senate had used the emergency ! clause to secure their pay and he was fair minded enough to use it to assist the saloon men.
 Mir Worsley said the referendum in | no way affects this case because there rould be no demand by the people for it's use AIr Worslev said he be- Hcvcd he knew more about the initi ative. referendum and recall than either of the members from Maricopa | county He had campaigned in the Dakotas urging the adoption of these before the Marcopa mem bcrs ever thought of them.
 Davis interrupted 10 ask why Mir ! Worsley gave as the reason for the that certain saloon keepers were about to lose their licenses when everybody knows an emergency means a statewide demand.
 MT Hughes retorted that Davis evil dently did not take that view because in his Phoenix sewer bill an emer sency clause was added when only one man was affected. Davis replied that his reason was not to protect the one man, but the public health. The vote was then taken.
 The committee then considered Sen ate Bill 90 and sent Senate Bill IS over to Monday for consideration.
 The committee arose and President runniff immediately referred Senate Bill 39 to the committee on style, re- vision and compilation. A second aft erward there was a motion to have the committee report the bill immedi- itely
 Wood objected. He said the com nittee could not return the bill for 1t lad not yet received it. While he vas making the objection the secre- ary handed the bill to the president who is chairman of the committee. md the president instantly announced hat the committee had the bill and vas ready to return it. which it was ordered to do hy a two thirds vote
 Then came more fast work to de- ,riVe the expressing committee of peep at the measure which the com nittee never got In the midst of this lebate pr Sims, who was serving as
 steering committee for the friends of he bill. explained that he had prom sed to get the bill passed and into he house before the session closed' hat he had the votes to do It and hat while Mir Wood was licensed to bject to every turn the bill took he vas only wasting the time of the enate for he was up against game hat could not be beaten, or words to hat effect. Wood reminded Sims that
 careful record was being kept of all he proceedings and there might come
 time. when he would have occasion O remind the gentleman of what was hen transpiring. Then came the vote on final passage [ to 9 the latter making vigorous protest for record. tl
 The bill was signed. sent to the ouse and the senate adjourned. ;
 THE HOUSE.
 for.