El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-03

~ HOENIA, Arlz-, March "a slrohS
~ memorial demanding that congress
4 call a special election to choose a
federal Judge for Arizona was intro
duced by senator G b WOOD TO-DAY II
urges that the people be given an op-
portunity to elect a man IN harmony
with the constitution. This IS aimed
directly at Richard E Sloan, last terri
toriaI governor of Arizona, holding the
federal bench under recess appoint
ment by Taft
At o'clock today D. c. Collier. presi-
dent of the san Diego exposition. ad-
dressed the legislature
The Prison Affair
Scarcely a ripple was created in
either house by the presentation of the
report of the joint prison investigation
I Saturday afternoon
Senator Cunniff, who is supposed to
/ be one of the closest friends governor
Hunt has, wrote the report He IS be
ing severely criticized by other friends
of the governor. who say that he might
have included a few complimentary
references TO the administration.
Had CUnniff included any such COM
I pliments. however, the house commit
tee would not have cOncurred in the
report.
1t is expected that nothing more will
I be heard of the investigation till the
I judiciary committee brings forth some
Z bills The judiciary and code commit
tees will confer and endeavOr to get
together On some method of handling
!
Land Measures Pass
WOrsley's memorials relating to land
questions were brought up in committee
of the whole and adopted, after some
sensational allegations had been made.
Memorial no asks congress to pass
I legislation suspending the granting of
patents on lands located By the use OF
{ Santa Fe Navajo and MOQui base scrip
J till the state of Arizona has selected
all the land granted her by the en-
abling act No. 9 prays for the i'm
Z mediate survey of all unSurVeyed land
within the borders of the state The
memorials will come up in the regular
senate session today and are sure Of
passage
really q continuation Of the furOre that
was aroused in the house about two
weeks ago, when Tom Maddox said
( he had been given to understand that
scrip was being placed on land selected
for the state as fast as selection was
made by the land commission. This
charge has been denied by the land
commissioners and others in authority.
Aimed At Attorney General.
Roberts caused sensation in the
senate when he introduced a resolution
( demanding TO know why attorney gen
eral George Purdy Billiard had not
prosecuted certain persons who are
squattinE on a section of land in the
south side district Of the Salt river
valley that is owned by the Tempe
Without division the motion was
adopted.
In explaining his motion Roberts
said that he had called at the office OF
! the attorney general and asked why 10
action had been brought to eject the
l squatters but received no satisfactory
answer.
! 1t is expected that a senate investi-
cation will result from the Roberts
! motion. Attorney general Billiard is
in Bisbee.
; There seems to be a feeling on the
{ part of great number of legislators
that The attorney general is engaging
in too much private practice for him
to attend properly to the business Of
/ the state.
| Representative Johnson has intro
duced a bill raising the salary Of the
attorney general from $500 to $4,000
( a year. but prohibiting him from en-
J gaging in any outside practice. The
bill is almost certain TO pass
Three New Senate Bills
Three new bills were introduced In
the senate Saturday. No so. by LOvin.
is TO provide ways and means for the
+ organization of union county high
Hughes introduced No. 81, for the re-
mOval of the Industrial school from
Benson TO Fort Grant.
Senate bill No. s 2b,y Hughes, relates
: TO the employment of cOnvicts on roads
{ 1t gives the board of control greater
! power in making contracts with cOun-
I ties. which pay the expense Of work
1 ing convicts on roads or bridges within
their borders.
Women Must Give Ages.
Seven senators do not believe that II
is fair or chivalrOus TO require woman
to give her age when she registers as
I a voter These senators are Bren. Da-
Wis. Hechtman. Hughes. VESSEL. c. b.
Wood and Cunniff. They voted against
a house amendment to Davis's registra-
ton bill requiring that each woman
voter give her true age. With this
D a. Inc hn NIL nj
sent back to the senate. BY a vote of
I 10 to seven, the senate agreed to con-
cur But Cunniff raised an important
I point. He was not quite sure that the
senate could concur in an amendment
TO an emergency measure by a simple
majority vote. After much discussion,
I II was decided TO eNpunSe from the rec
ords the action on concurrence until
the question could be settled
Senate bill No. 81, by Hughes. defin-
ing the crime of ASSAULT was reported
unfavOrably by the committee on ju-
dietary, with an explanation that the
matter is already covered in the stat
utes.
Anti-BIncklist Measure.
LOvin was the only member of the
constitutional amendments and refer
/ endum committee that did not like Gun
| niffs anti-blacklist law. He presented
! a minority report
This and another bill are on the cal
endar for the committee of the whole
/ to-day 1t IS the LOVln act making an
I appropriation over the Colorado. near
: Needles. 1t was reported for regular
I course by the appropriations commit
( tee.
! A slight amendment to house bill No.
4 p, providing for the temporary trans
I fer Of $140O from the general fund to
| the Inheritance tax fund was reported
/ by the judiciary committee.
Against Bond Issues.
Roberts and Chase came out squarely
/ against state bonds of any kind when
a communication from the Warren dis
trict commercial club was read. rms
Z communication urged the submission
I to the people of an amendment to the
constitution permitting the state 10
issue bonds for roads and other i'm
I prOvements. Roberts moved that the
communication be laid on the table
/ Chase said: 7 don't want it placed on
! the table; want it placed in the waste
basket"
The Tucson chamber of commerce and
the Casa Grande Valley Water Users
I association sent in resolutions urging
the passage of Woods irrigation service
bill which carries with il a bond issue
I Of $4,000. 600. Both were referred TO
/ the public lands committee.