El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-20

Omy, Ar. Barker introduced N ne
house a resolution TO dispense with
the services OF the capitol elevator
boy This boy Is paid 50 a day alu
Mr- Barker says ne THINKS the 4eB-
loIors can walk up AM downstairs airs
aud save that amount to the state BuI
whether he can get the support OF the
islators-espec ialy those who are
disposed to cOrpuleucy and shCrt1 IS
Of breath-is another question.
Several bills have been introduced in
the house, as follows;
One to prevent the leasing for i'm
moral purposes Of any houses lOcated
A bill amending the law regulating
the licensing Of butchers.
Anothec to reduce tie price Iaid fe *
cents.
Regarding notices fOI sale Of prop
city taken under levy ard execution.
A. bill TO provide for Lhs esta biISh-
findings anu for providing free
lunches 70 all pupils
To regulate the site and location OF
mas holes IL. city streets
Ter the appointment Of a state cleo
triCal inspector.
FOR the establishment or court Of
claims 10 hear and decide cases grow
ing out Of disputes eyer titles OF PER
sons occupying lands On tue Sadscen
purchase.
Picking Out Trouble For Cobb
Just what may come of fl all. no one
seems in position TO say; but IL seems
certain some OF the Democratic mag
in the legislature are determined TO
make il extremely unpleasant for La
mar Cobb. the present state engineer
The trouble is he is not just the kind
Of Democrat the administration likes
Governor Hunt appointed Mr. Cobb
TO the position he now holds with a
rather bad grace. But there are such
things as political eIigencleS and
certain political eXlgency happened TO
be working in pretty good shape along
about that time So. although 1t caused
the governor to make many Wry races
the appointment was signed
The move TO abolish the office, en-
gineered by senator Roberts, has al
ready been noted But the bill carry
ing that harmless little provision
doesn't seem to have much chance 20
get by Then is was decided to have
a committee TO investigate the work
lngs OF the office held by the reac-
tiOnary Mr.. Cobb. Strangely enough,
Mr. Roberts who simply cannot bear
any brand OF politics less progressive
than his own, is on that committee.
The other men are Messrs. Harrison
and Davis Davis is altogether friend
~ 10 the governor. Indeed, he likes him
so well that some time asO he intro
duced a bin TO divide COconino county
so that there might be subdivision 10
which he could attach the name Of
I
radical as the others. but Roberts and
Davis constitute majority; so il they
want to cause trouble for Mr. CObD
they certainly have the power to do so.
The Inner workings.
But il is charged that the board OF
control and the territorial engineer
were extravagant and wasteful And
the responsibility is divided between
the men who handled the money and
the defects in the law. The lasr prop
OsitiOn is the Democratic cue II the
law is defective, it must be abolished.
And If the law be abolished. the office
OF state engineer must be abolished
with it. And If the office Of state en-
gineer be abolished. Lamar Cobb will
be out OF a state job. It's all very
simple when anyone gets the combi-
nation. And there is the least little
bit of a suspicion that Gov. George
". p Hunt would be rather glad than
otherwise II Cobb could be quietly
shelved.
The Barber and the Law.
BARRIERS are up in arms against the
proposed legislation affecting their
business. The prOprietors generally
oppose the proposition to require the
closing Of the shops on Sundays; and
the jOUrneymen BARRIERS look askance
at the bill prohibiting tips
But, anyhow. 1t won't amount Il
nothing one OF the fraternity re-
marked between razor strokes while
chair They can pass all the laws
they want to and il won't make no dif-
ference. If a gentleman wants to give
a barber a piece Of money he is a0fna
to do 10 and all the laws they can mass
in a year won't stop him It's flisr
like this: Everybody knows BARRIERS are
the poorest paid people in the vorld.
and gentlemen like to see tbern eel
along That's the reason thew give
them tips" Which. considering the
fact that the average barber in Arizona
is better paid than the average hank
clerk, is a charming view Of the sub
ject.
semi-MOnthIy Paydays.
The semi-m Onthly pay dav Hill IL
having some trials and tribuIations
There was so much opposition to ths
original measure providing for weekly
paydays that ii was not pressed Then
they sent the semi-monthly bill to the
committee on labor and ii has lust re-
ported The committee is hopelessIv
divided and so two recommendation
We're sent in. 1t is probable the 1eo-is
lature is just as badly divided as the
committee, though there is fair
chance for the measure to pass Tbs
bill is aimed principally at the large
mining companies, which have paydavs
40 days apart
To ReeOdify the Lnvvs.
The code commission bill has also
received favorable considera tion and is
likely to pass. This measure has how
ever, caused considerable debate There
was O. proposition to provide for the
appointment OF non-partisan COM
mission. but the plan was voted down.
In the house the original bill prOvid-
ing for the investigation Of the water
resources Of the state has been ad-