Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-04-30
To Deliver Address to Joint
Session Of Arizona State
Legislature While On His
Visit to California and
the West.
PASSED IN SENATE
UNDER EMERGENCY
Work Of Both Houses Yes
terday Contained Little
Sensational or Of Interest
Will Vote on Penal Code
at Today's Session.

The most interesting matter that
occurred in the legislature yesterday
was the concurrent resolution pre-
sented by Davis, Of Maricopa short
ly before the hour of adjournment,
when without objection the body re-
verted to the order of introduction of
bills, and a concurrent resolution was
presented inviting William Jennings
Bryan, secretary of state of the
United States, to visit Phoenix dur
ing his stay in the west, however
short it may be, and deliver an ad-
dress to the joint session of the ie-
gislature OF this state. The reso'u-
ton empowers the president of the
senate and the speaker of the house
to Immediately telegraph the distin-
guished citizen of Nebraska, the re-
solution
Under a suspension of the rules,
the resolution rapidly went through
the various phases prescribed there
for and was placed on third reading
and final passage about five minutes
after it had been introduced Not
however without objection from
among the members of the demo-
Gratis of the senate. Senator Worsely
was not in favor of the resolution
at all. and afterward voted against
it. Senator Kinney also voted
against it on final passage.
Several speeches were made in
favor of the bill. one especially by
Hubbell, who inquired of the SEN
ator, from Pima what the objection
was to enjoying for a small time
the eloquence of the distinguished
statesman. Mr. Hubbell said it was
at least a courtesy due him, be-
cause of his position if nothing else.
Breen naively inquired, What's the
matter here? Do some of the dis
tinguished democrats feel themselves
slipping in their faith?' He however
led off the voting with a resonant
aye
While the house was busily en-
gagged all day in the exciting prac
tice of hearing continuation of the
third reading of the penal code. the
senate was engaged in something
that contained more of interest to
he average spectator. The commit
ee of the whole was having a ses-
sion in the afternoon under the
headship of Senator Worsely. of
Pima h B. %, the special road
district bill, one of the. ever present
code measures. was before the COM
mittee, and was approved and sent
on the regular course. III. B. 81. the
code bill for the regulation of motor
vehicles on the public highway. was
also up and sent the same way with
but few unimportant changes. How
ever when S. B. 81. the corporation
commission code, showed up. a very
length measure. there were a few
forensics displayed. The committee
had a bunch of amendments to pro-
pose to the bill, and these after de-
bate were adopted. The one that
caused the most talk however was
that on the rate to be charged by
railroads for freight. The amend
ment proposed. and which afterWard
was adopted, makes it unlawful for
any corporation to charge more than
fifteen cents per mile for each ton.
by weight or measurement of freight
transported over it's roads.
The irrigation district bill was up
when the committee rose without
completing consideration. There is
great desire upon the part of some
of the senators to indefinitely post
pone this bill known as S. B. As.
which was introduced by Brown. Ro-
berts was opposed to the bill be
cause it would not make two drops
of rain fall where one fell before"
Cunniff wanted to amend by striking
out all but the ehacting clause and
substituting therefor section in
structing the land commission to
look into irrigation sites and report
two years hence. But Wood said the
land commission was in favor of this
bill. Hubbell said the bill would
foster agriculture in this state which
was a deal more important than any
other industry that depended upon
he sol for sustenance. Finally Cum
niff's amendment, was laid on the
table, but Cunniff forced the COM
mittee to rise and report.
The conference report on the three
cent fare bill was presented and ac-
cepted This agrees to the amend
ments to the bill made in the house
but restores the emergency. The re-
port on the county government bill
restored the county immigration
clause to the bill.
In the house the day was begun
by the election of DIR. Craig, of
Bisbee, speaker pro tempore. during
the absence of Speaker II. H. Lin
ney in Nogales on legal business.
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