El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-17

| Goodwin. It is said this is one of the
/ very few times when IL has become
! necessary TO transfer a prisoner from
/ a penitentiary to a county Jail for safe
! keeping.
With the passage Of the measure
] technically known as senate bill No.
! ~, which IS well on its way to the gov
| ernOr's office, Arizona will be ready TO
/ produce the finest crop Of farmers OF
/ any state in the union This bill pro-
/ vides for the teaching of agriculture IN
/ all the high schools throughout the
/ state. And it doesn't make such teach
| ing optional, It requires that It be
added TO the regular curriculum ana
4 made a part of the course that under
! graduates viii be required to take The
plan is to teach only rudimentary agrl-
! culture, OF course. but 1t is argued the
[ work done in the high schools will be
/ splendid preparation for the agricultu-
I raj work in the university.
Pure Food Measure.
The bill relating to the sale OF pure
foods has been passed by the senate and
sent to the house. This bill is OF gen
eTal interest as IL is somewhat in line
with the federal statutes on the same
subject The bill carried an apprOpria-
ton Of $50, 900 for carrying through the
work of the state laboratory; bur il is
likely this appropriation viii be elimin-
ated as the present plan is TO have the
alton committee.
County Division.
The various county division bills have
provoked the most discussion in the
house and for a time it looked danger
Ously like Maricopa county, the most
populous and the richest in the state,
was about to lose Its supremacy by
the erection Of Orange county within
its borders. But finally a fight started
over the location OF the dividing line
- .
have been left in MaricOpa county; but
under the proposition that seemed most
popular il would have been transferred
to the new county, and it happens that
that arrangement did not meet with
the wishes Of the people Of that town
This served to muddle the situation
materially and finally. as the easiest
way out Of IT, the committee decided
to kill the measure
Sennte Also Busy.
It must be conceded that the state (
senate was quite busy Tuesday, though I.
1t did not succeed in making the show I
ing made by the house. 1t did con- 4
siderable committee work, however. {
and passed several bills These bills :
are:
The employers liability bill. the bill /
pensiOning school teachers. and the Oil /
providing for new highway and en- I
gineering system 1t also acted favor
ably on the memorial asking congress
10 abolish the court Of commerce ana I
for the relief OF settlers on land !
grants in the southern part Of the
state. The drainage bill the new prI-
mary law. and the law relating 10
paving took up much Of the time but 4
did not reach the final action stage.
The constitutional mandate bill au-
thOrizing the appointment OF court I
commissioners was recommended for
passage in the senate
The bill providing for the issuing Of /
bonds by Apache county for court
house purposes was definitely post
poned in the senate
The bill permitting municipalities to
issue bonds TO the amount of percent
Of the assessed valuation Of their prop
erty was also killed.
Election Measure.
The substitute for the original pri-
mary election bill was amended and
recommended for passage. The principal
amendment was offered by Cunniff and I
pertains to the selection OF executives I
forms TO the present law in the matter
Of selecting these committeeman; and
the amendment provides that such Z
shall be named by the
county delegation instead OF by the
chairman. The amendment also pro-
Vides that the number OF the eXecu-
tive committee shall be increased by
the addition Of one committeeman for
each additional 1000 votes cast in any
county or the major fraction. This
feature was opposed by some Of the
smaller counties on the ground that
urder such arrangement two or three
Of the larger counties could control the
entire committee.
Governor Signs Bills.
The governor now has approved the
following bills;
The bill amending the civil and penal
codes.
The bill providing for mine inspec-
ton and the appointment OF a mine
Inspector.
The bill prohibiting the use Of steam
binding locomotives
The bill fOrbidding the employment
Of children at gatnful occupations.
For the expedition Of work the SEN
ate has adopted resolution providing
that hereafter no member shall be per
mitted to speak NOR than four minutes
at time and that he shall deliver NOT
more than one speech on any given
measure. It is easy to see that the
strict enforcement of this rule Will ey
pedite business as probably nothing
The governor has appointed C NJ
lander Of this county; G. r Howe ~ l
Tombstone and William Nicholson Of
Pima county, members Of the tax COM
mission.
Political Sensation.
More political excitement than has
been known in Arizona in many a !
lay has been OccasiOned by the pubI-
cation OF the story that several OF the 1
state officers and some OF the mem,
oers OF the legislature have incubafed /
B. scheme which looks TO the subsff-
tuition Of the Hon. Reese Ling. formerIv !
IF Prescott, but now Of Phoenix. in the /
place Of the Hon George w p Hnnt Z
when IL comes time for naming tbe
next Democratic candidate for p@ove-- I
nor. The accuracy Of the story ie
youched for by one Of the leading
Democratic politicians OF the state. b-I3
Sidney Osborn, secretary OF state de
MES that he is associated with anv
cabal scheme, or intrigue { /
= hatsoever. and says he is for Hunt {
Since the story was taken up by the |
newspapers throughout the state, the