El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-26


baths at the asylum for the insane was
recommended for passage Favorable
action was taken on the following
code bills:
Senate bin 122. relating to change Of
name: senate bill 123, regarding IN
functions; senate bill 12z, relating to
attachments and garnishmentsi senate
bill 131, relating TO entry and forci0le
detainer: house bill IS. relating to
civil actions; house bill Sc, relating to
contracts; house bill 81, relating to
Brooks's eight hour law for women
was passed by a vote Of p to eight
Those casting the negative votes were
Barker, Buchanan, Curry, Duncan, FL
lis, JacoCScS, KeltOn and MattOX-
GreenICe Measure Passes
There was NJ division on senate Dill
~ to legaliZe the acts Of the super
visors Of Greenlee county who returned
tax money to persons who were over
taxed on personal properly house coue
bills No. so and 81, the former relating
to hOmesteads and exemptions and the
latter 10 marriage and divorce, were
the homestead bill. Some Of the rep
resentatiVes thought the exemption
clause was too broad
Rabbits bill TO appropriate s112. 600
for the San Francisco fair was taken
off the calendar Of the committee Of
the whole and referred to the apprO-
priatiOns committee, in order to give
certain San Franc1Scans now mere
chance to be heard
To Give Veterans n Trip.
The appropriations committee recon-
mended the passage Of JOhnSOn's bill
appropriaung $1,000 for the expenses OF
Arizona veterans of the battle OF Get
tysburg to the reunion next summer.
A favorable report was made by the
public health committee on senate Dill
I13, by Cunniff. restricting the sale OF
hypOdermic syringes and needles
Rabbit offered a resolution to pay
attaches OF the house overtime for
rrfR
Forest Service Condemned.
Tuesday was another busy day IN the
senate and many important bills were
PAGES Joint resolution condemning
and denOuncing the forest service was
adopted by an overwhelming vote Rob
erts, Sims and H. r. Wood were the
only senators who voted against II.
Even Breen. a Republican and former
forest supervisor, voted in the atflrna-
The resolution offered by the COM
mittee on state accounting and methods
OF business. asking state examiner w
H Plunkett TO make an examination
Of the records OF the state prison, was
adopted and sent to/the house All the
Republicans voted against the resolu-
ton and all the Democrats voted Tor H.
Regulating Sale Of POisOns-
Representative Balls measure re-
stricting and regulating the sale OF
poisons was the only house bill TO
pass the senate yesterday
by a vote OF ten TO eight the eSsel
bill TO compensate attorneys appointed
TO defend paUper criminals was passed
L vas defeated few days ago and
brought up Tor reconsideration
The vote was the same on senate Dill
1S4, by Cunniff. establishing the
office OF legislative reference
he had no doubt a librarian would
be Of much service to the legislature. ne
thought the senate needed many Things
much more. Davis, Brown, LoVin,
al nd
For Parole Board.
Senate Dill 1S2, introduced BY Ihe
committee on judiciary, and prOVlqlnS
for a parole board of three members
appointed by the governor. was passed.
but the vote was recOnSldered ana X
was sent to the enrolling ana enSrOsa-
ing committee for an amendment As
1t stood. the bill required that the board
be unanimous before parole or par
don could be issued to prisoner.
without a dissenting vote, Breen
bin TO put into effect the constitutional
amendment permitting cities TO increase
their bonded indebtedness from four
per cent TO 10 percent of their assessed
valuation. was passed
The other senate bills passed yester-
day were Nos 81. I54, $50 and l57, all
Fight on Land Measure.
There was another fight on the state
land question 1t is a dull day that the
senate does not get into an argument
over this problem Nc SO, the ROD
erts land leasing bill, vas once more
up for discussion. Every time anyone
mentions No SO. spines begin to Sti1feu
and hair begins to rise. After much
discussion an amendment offered by
moving timber, stone or other re-
moVingn timber, stone or other re-
sources was adopted.
A motion to have done with No SS
by indefinitely ostponing 81, was lost By
a vote of to II.
Refuse 90 Limit Bills
The constitutional amendments and
referendumS committee recommended
the indefinite pcstponement OF Breen's
bin to limit the legislature to 80 passed
bills az one session.
Without recommendation the apprO-
priauOns committee returned RoberJSs
skeleton appropriation bill and II was
referred TO he committee of the whole.
Petitions were received from Santa
Cruz and Cocnise county asking for the
passage or the tax committees bill re-
organizing the board of control
Oppose Mine Tax Measure.
Opposition on the part Of represeu-
tatives of practically all the big min
ing companies of Arizona to the Mich
lgau method of assessing mines on ad
Nalorem valuation was the principal
feature of a hearing on mine taxation