El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-07
ARIZONA WOULD
STERILIZE IDIOTS
Criminals Would Get Same Treatment
Tax Proposed on all Money In
Bank and on Bonds

Phoenix. AriZ. March 4--HaDltual
[ criminals in the peniteniary and i'm
/ beetles and idiots in the state institu-
/ tiOns, viii be Steril1zed to prevent pro-
] creation. If a bill introduced in the
| MaricOpa, becomes a law. The Dill IS
modelled after an Indiana statute
At the request of the tax commission
Wood introduced senate Dill No %, TO
I impose a tax Of three mills on each 800
/ Of money IN bank or credits bonds
and nOtes-owned- Provision is made
I that no Information concerning the
amount OF money and credits returned
Z by citizens shall be made public.
Senator Wood introduced still an
other Dill yesterday 1t IS to make an
auprOpriatiOn for completing the bridge
over Salt river at Tempe, which is now
nearing completion No specified
amount is mentioned in the bill It
VIII be left to the committee to secure
information from the state engineer
and determine how much is needed
The code revision committee brought
in another volume which was labeled
senate bill No o. 1t is that part Of
the code relating to the prObating OF
wills and the handling Of estates
Two memorials asking congress to
make an appropriation to purchase
Monticello. the home Of Thomas JEFF
ferSOn. were introduced in the senate
yesterday One, written by chief jus
tice Alfred Franklin was introduced
by senator c. B. Wood, the other by
president Cunniff.
Municipal Abbatoirs.
Thursday was a lucky day for sena-
tor John Hughes. During the senate
committee Of the whole meeting, his
municipal slaughter house bill was
acted on favOrably, without a material
change that would interfere with the
purpose and intent of the law The
substitute for his pioneer home bill
was amended so that he got what he
introduced the bill to get. and the su-
perintendent Of the institution need
not be qualified as an inmate
The only way in which the abbatOir
differed from the original was to make
It unnecessary for an Incorporated
town of more than 5000 population 70
II there was already such an institu-
ton conducted along lines approved
by the state veterinarian
The Pioneer Home.
The original intent of the Hughes
pioneer home bill was to amend the
present law so that the suDerintend-
enU need not be appointed from among
Lne Olu tuners quaIl1led 10 be inmates.
To be admitted to the home a pioneer
must be at least so years old and have
resided in Arizona p years. 1t has been
claimed that the time may arise when
the governor cannot secure a cOmpe-
tent superintendent from among the
pioneers, and that IT might be advisable
ID place a young. vigorous. aggressive
man at the head Of the Institution
As amended, the law does not pre-
vent the governor appointing a pioneer
In 1act the idea Of the senate is that
the governor shall appoint a pioneer
1t advisable TO name q younger nan
Antf-BIaekIESt Measure.
CunnifIs anti-blacklist bil-had hard
shedding, but IT was finally reported
for regular course c. B. Wood said
it was so weak that it would be no
law at all Davis agreed that the bill
was Wofully weak Sims criticised
the style OF the author severely. he
declared that he had counted 16 con-
mas IN nine lines Of the bill. and that
he had been unable to determine the
exact meaning Of the measure Cum
nI11 moved that the Dill take its regu-
lar course and invited Sims TO confer
with the style and revision committee
IN changing the style so as to make It
more clear
WorsIey. the author Of the drastic
anti-blacklist bill that was defeated
several days ago, made an earnest talk
against the practice Of blackIisting. He
supported Cunniffs bill but was not
enthusiastic about It.
Another cherished dream OF senator
WOrsIey was delayed in realization
when his amendment asking congress
TO issue $500 00O, 900 worth OF three
percent bonds. running IS Is years,
was Indefinitely postponed
Trust BIZ Passes.
The Hughes bill TO limit the use OF
the word trust" to the names Of oOn-
Germs doing business under the super
vision Of the state bank controller
passed the senate without division and
was sent TO the house.
a bridge across the Colorado at
Needles, on condition that California
and the nation each contribute a sim
liar amount. came up for final pas
sage and was not opposed
Pace and Willis were the only sen
atOrS who voted against the Chase
bill to remove the industrial school
from Benson TO Fort Grant which was
passed and sent to the house
The senate received from the house
notification that JacObsOn's resOlu-
ton, calling for q. committee OF three
from the senate and three from the
house to investigate the Fort Grant
site, had been passed There is not
much chance Of the resolution getting
through the senate. but the house may
-etaliate by killing the Chase bill it
IS not likely, however, that the ses-
sion will pass without some legislation
providing for the removal Of the
school
Notification was received from the
,oUse that it had passed Sims's biz
'rOVld1nE Tor the semi annual payment
f interest on school bonds.
Bills Reported On.
ChaSeS Dill creating the Office or
Ounty auditor was reported for in
ehn1te pOstpOnement by the committee
n state accounting and methods OF
A majority of the public lands COM
ll ILee recommended the passage OF the
-ObertS bill prescribing the powers OF
ne land commission ana providing for
ne leasing OF the state domain Davis
nd Pace presented a minority report
-oberts is the leader of the element
hat Is opposed to the sale Of lands
nd faVors the inauguration OF leas-
lg system while Davis is most promi-
ent on the other side.
me committee on state accounting
commended the passage Of Hughes's
mendmenr to the weights and r7eaS-
res law, which viii have the effect Of
NJendlng the Jurisdiction Of the in
lecIor TO all cities and towns Of more
IAN 900 population.
lnuennlte pOSrpOnement was the
'coInnenoauOn made by the apDrO-
rlaJlonS committee in regard to the
ouse Dill apprOpriating S160 for the
sleT of DR.. Edward s Godfrey. last
'rrltorlal vital statiStician. The same
1nmlItee recommended that the sen
e Dill by Hughes. apprOpriating
9VO 10 the Arizona Pioneer Historical
'clety, be passed.
The House
Not one new bill made its appear
nee IN the house yesterday. Most OF
he time was spent in discussing the
lmlnal code, in committee of the
Ieh most important action was the
USAGE of the Jacobson resolution rel
ave to Fort Grant Kerr. Lewis and
rem voted against it.
Representative Barker was made
ippy when the committee Of the whole