El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-01

IL was referred 10 TIE cOQe revision
committee for Investigation.
Both bodies accepted the report of
the committees on house bill No. SO.
the code regulating the practice of
san Francisco Exposition.
After a fight Of an hour and a half.
the senate agreed in committee Of the
whole that $4,000 should be apprO-
priated for the exposition at San
francisco, and that $4,000 should be
spent for an Arizona exhibit at San
Diego in 1915. Whether the house viii
agree is a question
fair bills by killing the Lovin measure,
No. AZ, apprOpriating $4,000 Tor San
Francisco and $780, 900 for San Diego
1t then took up No q, Dy W eSSel, max
ing an appropriation Of $4,000 for San
Francisco and $4,000 for San Diego.
A motion to kill Vessels bill was
appropriations committee, recommend
ing $4,000 for San Francisco and
$40 900 for San Diego, was laid on the
table. II to s. Lovin's motion that
$4,000 be given San Francisco and
$40 900 to San Diego was beaten, seven
to ten. The majority report OF the
committee, advocating $4,000 Tor san
Francisco and $4,000 for San Diego,
was carried over the votes Of Hughes,
Kinney LOvin, Pace. Sims and Willis.
With this report added as an amend
ment the bill was sent on for regular
C. B. Woods bin. No. %. for the ap-
preparation Of $4,000 to encourage the
exhibition of Arizona livestock at the
expositions, was indefinitely postponed
only Bro wn. Davis Hubbel ana the
author supported Ii. The idea was u
duplicate any prize that might be won
by Arizona exhibitors CT livestock at
the big fairs
state Reclamation Work.
Senator Browns bill for the creating
OF q state reclamation department was
acted upon favorably BY the committee
n-AHH 81 = ~
Several close points came up and
Breen, who was in the chair, had to
make some hatrline decisions. Cunn1T1
contended that the bill had never been
read for amendments: that when It was
read the day before, 1t was for the in
formation Of certain senators, after a
motion 10 postpone Indefinitely had
been made. Breen ruled that the bill
had already been read Amendments
were declared in order, however.
Sims wanted to have the work OF the
proposed reclamation commission done
by the land commission dis motion
was laid on the table.
Roberts's motion that the bill be post
poned indefinitely was defeated BY the
following vote.
Ayes-Chase. Kinney. Pace. Roberts
Sims, Vessel, H, r Wood, Mr.. Presi-
dent.
Noes-Breen. Brown, Davis. Hecht-
man, Hubbell, Hughes, LOvin, Willis, Z.
B. Wood, WOrsley.
1t was noticeable that Lovin stayed
with Brown and voted against the other
members Of the big five ithe alliance
that was broken up by the local option
code.
After that it vas an easy matter to
send the bill on for regular course.
Railroad Measure.
Against Strong opposition, h r
Wood succeeded in securing favorable
action BY the committee on his meas
ure, No. As. TO compel all railroad COM
panies having lines in this state to in
corporate under the laws Of Arizona
and maintain general offices here It
is drawn along the same lines as the
Texas statute. Wood declared that the
Texas law had been q good thing for
both railroads and the state. This was
denied by Sims, who characterized the
Wood bill as "a retailiatOry law aimed
at the railroads in the wrong spirit"
He declared himself in favor Of the s.
cent fare law, which the railroads have
any bill that would cause them to in
cur unnecessary expense.
A motion by Pace TO postpone in
definitely was lost by a vote of eight to
nine The aye votes were cast by
Breen, Brown. Hechtman, Hubbell,
Hughes, Pace and Sims.
There was no opposition to senate
PHI %, by Sims. to permit cities to sue
for unpaid license taxes. 1t was re-
ported for regular course.
To Move Asylum.
The Roberts bin. No. SIS. providing
for the removal of the school for the
deaf, dumb and blind from Tucson to
the buildings at Benson. which are soon
to be vacated by the Industrial school.
came up for discussion. The senator's
were widely divided on the question.
Hughes declared that It would be
cruel and inhuman" to move the school
to Benson. where the children cannot
enjoy any OF the advantages Of city
IRE Inc lot OF a deaf and dumb child
Is hard enough under the most favor
able circumstances. he stated
c. B. Wood drew attention to the
fact that the buildings at Benson have
been condemned several times and
urged that they be blown up with dy-
Mantle. In rebUttal Roberts mentioned
the application OF the people OF Benson
TOT permission to use the main indus
trial school building for a high school
wood also spoke about the hard lot
OF the deaf mute Cunniff asked him
sarcastlcally what he knew about the
Ieeungs OF one who is deaf and dumb
AS the bill carries an appropriation
FOR the purpose OF effecting the re-
moval. it was referred to the appro-
priations committee.
school Land Measure.
Senate bill SO. to provide for the
further occupancy OF school lands by
persons who held them under lease
at the time Arizona became a state.
was recommended for regular course.
PHI 81, prescribing the duties of the |
land commission in the selection Of |
school lands, granting rights Of way
over public lands and prosecuting tres |
Dassers- Senate bill No 80, exactly
the same in effect. was killed.
BY vote Of IL to six the commit I
tee approves senator Hughes's reso-
luton providing for an examination Of I
the accounts Of the penitentiary by I
state examiner W. II. Plunkett. Breen.
Brown, Hechtman. Hubben Kinney,
Pace and Willis voted to postpone the /
resolution Indefinitely.
Protests at Examination.
Once more Hubbell protested against /
the examination being made by the /
governors appOintee. he offered a sub /
sttute. directing the auditor to ap- /
point some competent accountant TO /
DO the work. The substitute was laid !
)n the table
Forest Service Denounced.
PAGES concurrent resolution de- Il
nounCing the absurd and extrava- I
CANT" policy that has been pursued /
BY the United States forest service was I
for passage without opposi- /
ton. It was passed by the senate at /
The last session but died on the house 4
calendar.
Another amendment by Pace. thank /
ng the southern states for the inter \
est they have taken in projecting the /
southern national highway
across Arizona, received favorable &C
ion at the hands Of the committee