Arizona republican., 1913-02-05

The morning session in the house
 was short. Graham started the ball rolling by asking for instruction for
 ms committee on credentials The
 orlSlnal motion as made was read to
 hlm. Lynch of Graham then stated
 that as chairman of the special com
 mittee of three appointed to confer
 with the attorney-g general on the
 effect of the minors non employment
 bill on the legislature, with especial
 respect to the desire to appoint a
 page for the speaker under the age
 of sixteen. that he had received a
 report to the effect that as the lesis-
 iature was neither a person, firm
 nor corporation, it did not conflict
 with the law as stated in section Z.
 chapter g of the session laws of the
 first legislature.
 Brooks and Maddock gave notice
 Of intention to introduce bills Mad docks bill is on the division of Co.,
 conino county, while that of Brooks
 is on appropriations. Kerr also has
 bill for the Colorado bridge ar
 Yuma
 In the Senate
 Yesterday was really d busy day
 in the senate. Although much time
 was lost in waiting for the sten-
 ographers to prepare the bills for
 final passage. Only two of these
 Were up and only one prepared
 However. this is not the fault of the stenosraphers. Most of them are
 of last sessions corps which was most efficient The lost motion is in a nasty desire to get the bills passed and in the wait for their preparation. The house is consider ing u proposition to Obviate this by using mornings for committee and afternoons for deliberations The house won't wait for an hour or two for a. bill 10 be prepared. pre- ferring that il come up at the next session rather than waste time wait ing around
 The Morning Session. The morning sessions of thesenate an6 house were both comparatively short as there wac- not much tc transact. The senate was very prompt at meeting. and following the
 roll call and prayer. the committee on rules reported that three com mittees had been added 10 the list of those of the special session lasi l year OccaSioned by the importance of the Legislation that is to come before the body. These committees are. mines and mining: labor; ant ! the revision Of the code. The re- l port was adopted as was also the 1 rules for the special and first re- 1 gular sessions. President Cunniff an | nounced that he would name the l members of these committees at | later date. The appropriation bil | was read and referred to the proper 1 committee.
 l Tho Afternoon Session. The senate got rapidly busy in the l afternon and stayed in session unti | after ; o'clock Under the order
 of introduction of bills the last eight | bills of the list appearing elsewhere 1 in this paper were introduced. The 1 anti-lobbying bill was referred tc l the committee on constitutional man. | dates and 500 copies ordered print | ed. The tax commission increased l powers act was referred to the fi- l nance committee; the other bills were laid over for one day according l to the rule.
 | The appropriations bill was ther 1 brought out of the committee or 1 appropriations to the committee oi l the whole with Brown of Pinal ir
 the chair and after discussion a l favorable report was made to the l senate. Upon resumption of the sen l ate under an emergency the bill was l l passage It was signed and trans 1 mitted to the house.
 | Senator Roberts drew the attention l of the president to the need of 6 | live stock committee, while Pace o l Graham asked for a committee or agriculture and irrigation. The chail
 took due notice of the requests. | At this time the sergant at arms 1 announced a committee from tho | house to wait upon the senate. | 1 proved to be brennan of Yuma
 Bradner of Cochise, and Kane O. i Greenlee, with the announcement l that the house had invited vice 1 president elect Marshall to addres; 1 the legislature at his convenience | Upon motion the president appointed | Pima, and Hechtman of Gila as { | committee to net with that of tn,
 house in conveying the invitation tt
 the noted Indianian
 1 The senate waited some time fol l the semi annual interest payment O. l Roberts which was read and passed l under an emergency up to the com I mittee on enrolling and expressing | but after some time an adjOurnmen was taken and the bill will be talk | en up this morning.
 1 Session to Cost $50,000. l The first bill of the session tt 1 be introduced and to be passed l through one of the houses of the | legislature is that of the apprOpria 1 tions committee introduced by Ro- | berts of Cochise chairman of the l senate appropriations committee | This bill, introduced in the morning 1 yesterday was completely passed as 1 far as the senate is concerned be- l fore the adjournment was taken al | night It went through the com 1 mttee of the whole with a rush i in spite Of the objection of Cunnift I of Yavapai. In the course of the | debate Cuniff made the point that