El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-04
.lR7ONA SENATOR SEEKS To PREVENT.
CITIES LICENSING BUSINESS HOUSES
Senator J. T. Hughes, of Pima County, Thinks Cities
Should Raise Revenue by Direct Taxation Mo
ton to Defeat Resolution For the Eelecton
of Federal Judge Is Lost

, the house in committee of the whole,
discussing and amending the suDs1-
tute for LynCh's medical bill When
the committee of the whole arose 1t had
arrived practically nowhere with the
Tbe ORIGINAL bill would have pro-
! hibited the practice of Christian
Science. In the substitute is a pro-
vision that the bill shall not be con-
strued TO. interfere. IN any way with
the practice of religion, or to regu-
late any kind of treatment by prayer
support for Dependent Children
Irvine's house bill to provide for the
partial support OF neglected or depend
ent children was reported favOrably by
the judiciary committee. On recon-
mendatiOn of the same committee, the
Johnson bill TO legalize the service by
mail of legal papers was referred to
the code revision committee.
In returning the report Of the presi-
dent of the Tempe normal school, the
educational committee cOmplimented
highly the manner in which that in
stitution has been conducted. Presi-
dent A. J. Matthews and the members
Of his faculty were praised in the
WarmeSt terms.
The county and county affairs com
mittee recommended that the c. b
Wood senate county fair bill be sent
TO the code revision committee
Oppose Moving RefOrmatOry.
Without recommendation the state
institutions committee returned the r.
vine bill for the removal of the indus
trial school from Benson to Fort Grant.
An unfavOrable report was submitted
by this committee on the Johnson bill
to raise the salary of the attorney
general to $4,000 a year and require
that he engage IN no private practice
me measure was placed on the calen-
dar of the committee of the whole.
The state Institutions committee re-
turned the report Of the inspector Of
weights and measures. recommending
that 500 copies be printed.
kilograms were received from the
miners unions Of Bisbee protesting
against the passage Of the bill permit
ting the adiutant general to spend
military funds for the building Of
armorles in cities where the citizens
are willing TO contribute half the cost
Want Money for Exhibit.
BroOks's bill. No SO. relating to the
payment of bOunties on the peIts of
predatory animals. was referred to
the county and county affairs commit
zee me Kerr Dill to appropriate $3.50
600 for an Arizona exhibit at the San
Diego exposition. went to the apprO-
prialons committee and a substitute
latlon Of misleading advertisements
unlawful was referred to the judiciary
committee.
Ban on johnson Grass.
Representative Dan Jones introduced
I"o bills No 80 makes il a INSIDE
meanOr to permit Johnson grass. this
ties. cookie burrs or burdOck to grow
on one, premises, or on any highway
the duty ef the board of supervisors
IN each county 10 fix the time limit
Tor the destruction Of nOXiOus weeds,
which limit shall be prior TO their seed
ing.
No. s. is to reimburse high schools
Tor the full amount expended in in
stating departments in mining and eIe-
mentary agriculture Several schools
throughout the state are affected
Amend Eight Hour Law.
Nnen Broo6s's eight hour law for
of lob
committee it viii be with amendments
which will modify it to a great ex-
tent StenoEraphers and other women
engaged In light occupations will be
exempted provided that attorneys to
whom Brooks has submitted his
amendments do not find them uncon-
StitutiOnaL Brooks says that he ex-
poets no such contingency. but if it
Of going about it.
This bill IS designed particularly
for the protection of women working
In restaurants, hotels, factories and
retail stores" said Brooks II think
that we can safely exempt practically /
all other women wage workers"
Harvey House Employees Protest.
Inc employees In the Fred Harvey
eating houses, along the main line Of /
the Santa Fe, have sent several pro-
tests against the Brooks bill. It has
come to BrOokSS ears that the Harvey /
OFFICIALS have said that if the bill be /
comes a law they viii discharge all /
their Mattresses in this state. Brooks !
does not believe that they will carry I
this threat into effect. He saws that :
before the California eight hour law
was passed they made the same threat, [
but not one girl lost her place.
Seek Pay for COnvfcts.
Those who believe IN prison reform
particularly in governor Hunts brand. l
are strong in their advocacy of sena- I
tor John HuEhes's bill providing for +
the payment Of % cents a day to each /
convict working on public roads or
bridges.
The % cents day is in addition
to all other credits. including the two
for one'-tWO days off a mans SEN
-ence for each day spent in working
Tor the state
An annual appropriation Of $4,000 ]
IS made out of the general fund to |
pay the cOnvicts.
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