El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-14

state accounting and methods of busi-
ness.
By the state institutions committee.
for the employment Of a deputy state
treasurer, to the appropriations com
mittee.
By Ban, appropriating S1sO.TO to DR..
E. S Godfrey, last territorial health Of
ncer, to the appropriations committee.
By senator John T Hughes. requiring
public printing to be done within the
state, to the ways and means commit
Praise sheep Sanitary Board.
The report OF adjutant general Chas
". Harris was reported out BY the com
mtttee on state institutions and sent
back to him for the preparation OF such
a bill as he requests The same com
mittee praised the work Of the sheep
sanitary commission and recommended
that $500 be appropriated for that de-
partment this year. The recommended
ton went to the appropriations COM
mittee, and the livestock sanitary
boards report was referred TO the com
mtttee on livestock
Favor Eight Hour Law.
favorable report on BroOks's eight
hour law for women was sent in by the
laoor committee and the measure was
placed on the first order Of business
Tor Monday. BrOOks's measure pro-
hibits the employment Of any woman
more than eight hours day Of Sc hours
a week.
Changes In Committees.
AepreSe ntat1Ve Murphy was made
chairman OF the judiciary committee,
IN place OF A r. Lynch. who resigned
because OF his duties with the code re-
vision committee. Harry Johnson was
added to the committee on constitu-
uonal mandates in place OF Lewis
Just before adjournment sam Brad
ner moved that the daily reading Of the
Journal be dispensed with, unless six
members should demand IL. After soma
discussion his motion was adopted.
WOrsley Introduces Bills.
Whenever senator A. A WOrsley, Of
Pima county. introduces a bill il is
pretty certain to be something IN
usual WOrsley passed several up TO
the clerk Thursday and there was
something interesting in each one
No. 43, for instance, IS to extend the
powers OF county assessors It gives
an assessor the power to make close
examination, while assessing property,
into the records Of any person, firm
or corporation 1t also gives him the
right to summon witnesses before
him. Fines Of $500 to $1,000 and I'M
prisOnment for 80 to 90 days, or ooIn
such fine and Imprisonment, are laid
down as the punishment Tor persons
refusing to obey summons
The very next bill, NO. A. does
nothing less than change the term OF
county assessors from Two years 70 I
four years. 1t was lntrooueeQ oy
senator WOrsley at the request OF /
James H Kirby, assessor OF Green /
lee county.
WOuld Prohibit Blacklists. I
Senate bill No. As, by WOrsley, Is /
an anti blacklist law. It PROMPTS the I
keeping of blacklists by card index. I
book. photographs or any other 4
method Anyone discharged from en-
ployment because he is on sucn Ist IS
given the right to sue for damages, not
exceedine $1,000. The keeping OF
BLACKLIST is made misdeme anor.
FIx Interest For wage brokers.
Senator ]. T.. Hughes introduced
hin No Al. which requires wage brok-
ers to obtain permits from CITY coun-
ms or boards of supervisors and pro-
libits the collection OF interest at a
ate greater than percent month
II No. 40. also by Hughes, becomes
, law. It viii be Illegal to put a
prisoner through the third degree"
Tor an officer to strike a prisoner n
lecessariIv or otherwise intimidate /
i'm. viii be punishable by imprisOn-
nent from one TO two years.
County salary Bin.
Senator Willis introduced county
alary bin. II provides only to coun-
les Of the 18th class, and in Arizona
he only IIth class county is Navajo. I
The committee on county affairs re- Z
orted favOrably HarrisOn's bin rails
lg the fee for inspecting cattle from |