Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-04-10

bill on final passage
No Special Recall Election.
The senate talked on the recall
amendment and finally agreed on a
measure slightly changed from that
adopted by the house. The effort Of
Wood Of Yavapai. for special cleo
ton July was supported only by
| Vessel of Yuma. and President
CunniH IIubbell made an urgent
appeal To- have the Republican plan
OF recall adopted since he interpreted
IL to be the sense OF the senate that
the recall was 10 be had. Breen
criticized the majority BILL but the
minority substitute was tabled.
Only One From Yavapai
Linney was the only Yavapai
member voting to sustain the gov
ernor on his veto OF the liquor bill.
More Holidays Made.
PHOENIX. Ariz.. April 2--The
legislature today OVERRIDE Governor
Hunts veto OF the six mile saloon
bill The senate passed IL by vote
OF IL to 2; the house u to 7. The
recall amendment was passed by the
senate and sent to the house. The
special election feature was clmin-
ated The house killed the easy
divorce bill The house also passed
a resolution making Admission day
February IL. also Labor and Colum-
bus days state holidays.
Among the bills introduced in the
house today is one proposing an
eight hour work day for women. 1t
j. an exact copy of the California
law. Hunt sent a special message
to the legislature this afternoon rec
ommcnding the appointment Of a
commission to select a site for Ari-
IONA at the San Diego fair in 1915.
| PHOENIX, Ariz., April 3.-Wo-
mems suffrage. investigation OF al
legged slanderous reports concerning
members. income tax. and holidays
were the order of today's legisla-
ture. Final action was taken by
both houses on number Of meas
ures. and it may be said that Ari-
IONA solons are now settled down
to real work
Investigation Ordered.
The sensation came in the house
when Kelton of Cochise. asked that
a committee be appointed to investi-
gate certain statements alleged 10
have been made by Frank Harris
Brighton. former editor of the Voice
Of the People, and now attached to
Scripps News Service covering the
legislature The committee vas
named, and !, is understood will in
terrogate Brighton tomorrow. Should
it be found that his remarks. which
were concerning the legislative ac-
ton on senate bill No. 30, the six
mile liquor law. were disrespectfuI
to the membership he will be denied
press privileges. and IL of an unim-
portant nature. the incident will be
passed.
Socialists Antagonism Reported
Brighton il is alleged made the
statement that money was spent in
connection with the passage OF the
bill while Brighton claims that what
he said was that the executive com
mittee of the Socialist organization
was in possession OF such facts, and
that they would be used in the COM
ing campaign to the detrimcnt of
the Democratic candidacy. The con
versation in question was between
Brighton. Attorney General Bullard
and I. r. Cronin. assistant secretary
OF state.
Woman's Suffrage May Pass.
That the house is ready to pass a |
women suffrage bill was indicated by
the vote in the committee of the
whole this morning, when that body
recommended that the bill do pass.
eighteen fayoring and fifteen oppos-
ing. Wren and Lynch. both opposed
To the bill, were absent. Many
members voted for the bill who do
not favor equal suffrage, but do fay-
or the idea of submitting the CON
stitutional amendment on the sub
jet TO vote of the whole people,
New Holidays.
The house also went on record as
favoring two new holidays: Column
bus day. October II; and Admission
day, February ~
Income Tax Favored.
The senate disposed OF the income
tax resolution by adopting the same
unanimously and also without divi-