El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-15

are much stronger now than they were
al the beginning They point to sew
era4 rather unpopular things for which
tLe administration has stood sponsor.
ana they are relying upon occurrences
OF this character TO help them out if 1t
comes TO a finish fight
Also, il really looks as though they
should be able to put up a better fight
tnan In the beginning They have sue
ceeded in getting through one or two
measures strongly opposed BY COVER
nor Hunt and they say they are pos
sessed Of the strength 10 kill one or
two Of his pet bills when the proper
time arrives For these reasons they
are gaining q large degree Of assur-
anee and a few Of the more radical are
Lynch.
At the same time there are two or
three factors that do not seem 10 hare
been taken into account 1T is alto
geIner probable that several OF the
mouse members are perfectly willing
10 oppose administration measures,
Wnen they regard them as wrong but
who would not 60 TO the extent OF
trying 10 down the administration in
q speakership fight Also. such a fight
would nave bad political effect. and
tlere IS an election coming On-the
first presidential election in which
Arizona has participated. The Demo-
Gratis are particularly anxious TO car
~ the state this fall: and some Of the
wiser ones viii counsel against pre-
cipitating a fight Just now that might
1eopardize the party's interests. Am
IN al the best guess is that the re-
intention TO start any trouble Of this
KIND And as a further guess. If such
q Llght Is started, IL is most likely TO
Paving BIZ Causes Fight.
N the senate strong fight is being
MADE against the bill permitting cities
70 raise money for paving and Other
municipal improvements Objection 10
this measure IS based on the form in
which IL has been drawn, some OF the
senators declaring ii TO be unconsti-
tutiOnal
Reverting to the house. If is hsvins,
a narq Wrestle with the county SAL
ares Dill which has passed the SEN
ate- the trouble has arisen bver the
sa7arles 10 be paid precinct officers.
Alese salaries are based on the DOD-
IIauOn OF the precincts. and range
from $40 month up 10 $3.50. The Dri-
mary law Is also causing much debate
ana some heartburnings. The primary
laW lncludes provision for the or
sanlzatlon Of the central and execu-
i've committees of the various coun-
t-es' none OF these matters being left
70 the party Organizations as was the
oid rule There are two DropOsitiOns-
one 70 base the committee membership,
on the census figures and the other on
the votes cast for the candidates Of
the respective parties. It is fmDossibIs
be decided IA
Prison Reform Measure.
me Florence prison reform Question
contlnues TO bob up serenely every few
rays ana the frequency with which al
-eBed irregularities have been brought
20 Aght recently are having a disturb
lns effect on the plan Of the legfsla-
I've majority to keep all the authority
REGARDING state institutions in the
ilaius on the governor. The last story I
Is iudicrous rather than anything else /
II IS 10 the following effect:
according to well Iruou-r-
VINO mas Just returned from a trip to I
iorence and who spent a week there, /
2 rev days ago the Florence council I
ma tne penltentiary mana cement en- /
-efed INTO an arrangement for the con /
5lrlctlon OF a sewer leading from the
2enltenuary through the town The
town council consented to the arrange
nent on condition that the municipal !
sever mains be connected with the
lsllGe, no this arrangement the state
,Illclais consented and it was agreed !
- tne prisoners should be put to
ID 9Ik constructing the sewer
u seems. however. the prisoners. had
lot oeen consulted in advance regard
ng the arrangement. and when fba
matter was preached TO them tbev nro-