Arizona republican., 1913-02-05
Says Have Received Salary During Recess of Session Therefore Clearly Dis qualifying Tn e mselves;
 Jacobs and Kane Agree
SENATE PASSES
 THE FIRST BILL
Upper House Also Intro duces Large Number of Bills; Session to Cost $5O,00O; More Committees to Be Appointed

to De AppOluIeu
 Representative Jones of Maricopa county yesterday afternoon could not bring himself to vote in favor of ac- ceptng the report of the committee on credentials. made by Chairman w. Graham of Cochise. upon the instruc- tions delivered both the day previously and yesterday morning. The ques- tion was really on the qualifications of certain members of the house, and on their right to sit in the house of representatives of the state of Arizona on account Of having during the in terim between the two sessions, held an office of trust or profit in the state.
 Billy Graham, as chairman of the committee appointed the day before at the request of Sam Bradner of Cochise, brought in a report on the members entitled to sit in the house. and read the entire roll. He had asked for instructions as to the par ticular duties of the committee on credentials as 1t was called earlier in the day. and received none. When the vote on accepting the report was
  house voted steadily aye" until Jacobs was reached. Crofoot from Pima. and Gonzales from Apache, re- publicans, requesting because of the nature of the affair to be excused which was granted. Jacobs voted no" and when Jones was reached he asked privilege to explain his vote.
 Mir Jones began by saying that he .I,1 f,, for a long time. and the more he studied it the more convinced he be- came that certain members of the house were not qualified to hold seats in the house It hurt him to have to say this as he regarded the gentlemen themselves very highly, but it is a matter of public record. he said, that some of the members were holding seats in the house and would con- tinue to hold them in spite of the fact that they had received a salary from the state during the entire time between the two sessions of the house He was referring here to Bradner of Cochise, who has been secretary of the live stock sanitary board. and to Saxon of Santa Cruz. who has been a deputy cattle in- spector He said doubtless all the members who had wanted to could have been appointed to some office or other and have drawn a salary. This would have undoubtedly been wrong; everybody would have admitted it. If then it was wrong. he said, to take office wholesale, it was equally wrong to take office by retail
 Here Graham of Cochise intervened with the statement that these charges ought to have been made to the com mittee. Whipple raised the point of order that the committee was operat- ing under instructions and could not go outside of them. Speaker Linney overruIed the point on the ground the gentleman had the right to explain his vote All this time MT. Jones was continuing with his reasons, and fin ally said, Therefore in spite of my personal feelings in the matter l am compelled to vote mo-"
 Hall of Yavapai said the statements ought to have been placed before the committee, and Graham moved that they be stricken from the record. MT Jones then said, But what I've said I've said" Speaker Linney again said the gentleman had the right to ex- plain his vote. Kane following soon after Jones, said he voted no because he felt his conscience demanded it. and he did it malice toward none and love for all" Each republican asked to be excused on account of the na- ture of the question which was read fly granted. Speaker Lfnney voted aye" but Bradner said that as it was largely his case that was being considered he asked to be allowed to refrain from voting. The motion fin ally prevailed by a vote of 2S ayes, , noes. four excused. and one absent.
 Attaches of the House
 The following is the complet list of the employees of the house as decided upon by the house committee on patronage:
 Chaplain. W R. Thornton; door keeper, Ed Roland; asst. door keeper. John Merrill; bill clerk. M. NJ. Conn; asst clerk, Chas. Hanson enrolling and expressing clerk, Frank Vaughn; asst. enrolling and expressing clerk, J. c Evans; stenographers, Rose Me- Graff, Ella Harrison, Mrs. H. B Golze. Miss Rendels, Miss Keating Miss Kenyon. Mabel J. Fenn, Minnie Seaman: reading clerk C. l.. Hardy; clerks. Sally Jacobs Emma Red, R L. Edwards, Susan B. Winchester, J C. Boughter. James T. Tehan; journal clerk, Miss Polly Oliver; supply clerk Dudley Lewis; postmaster T J Romeo: mailing clerk, Flossie Whip r,aiIinu Harold IJo1-