Arizona republican., 1913-02-14

Era at Clifton. MT. Kelly it is alleged had the work done by the state printer of Missouri who works convict labor in the state urintery. This caused some little fuss among the advocates of un- ion labor and the bill is to prohibit any such action in the future.
 The two memorials passed and sent to the house are those to the United States congress and the California leg islature asking immediate action on the Yuma bridge appropriation in or der that the construction of the bridge may begin at the earliest possible mo- ment.
 Some Of tie New Bills.
 In both house and senate yesterday some new bills were introduced that will if passed have d bearing upon the economic development of the state. one of the most noticeable of these is that of Lewis of Gila. who proposes to tax the reserved rights in real estate. In some of the cities of the state. where town site additions are put on the market it is the custom to make q reservation clause in the deed that re-
 
 land forty feet below the surface This is done so that the company may at liberty bore under the lots in search of minerals Lewis insists this valuable asset of the state should be taxed, and that the company so reservng such a right should pay the tax
 Ball of Cochise also q member of the house is the only registered pharma cist in the two bodies. He is stick Ter for standardization in his business and is recognized as one of the expert druggists of Arizona. Last session he introduced a bill regulating the sale of poisonS. which failed of passage In order not to be thwarted from his pur- pose at this session because the claim that the bill is introduced late may be made he re introduced the measure. and companion to it regulating the practice of pharmacy within Arizona. In the senate the two most notice able introductions came from the pro life senator from Pima county, John IT. Hughes. MT. Hughes is a disbe lieVer in third degree methOds and ac- cordinglN seeks to make them thing Of the past in the state. if they were ever used. Tn his bill yesterday he makes it q penal offense punishable by one year in the state bastile for any one convicted of using abusive methods toward any prisoner in >an attempt to l force confession. In addition to this l the senator goes after the ten per cent l per month userers. In $. E. 41 he 1 places the maximum interest than can : be charged for any purchased salary i at two per cent per month. It has q 1 further provision that man desiring ] to borrow money from company of wage brokers if he be working for q corporation and a man of family he l cannot mortgage his salary except for ! the amount that will be due him at the end or thirty days. and that not with | out the consent of both his wife and 1 the company for which he works In any event the employer must be noti- l fled bv the employe of the assignment | of salary. Wage brokers must also 1 secure license from the city or county authorities in which the broker wishes 1 to work.
 1. Making Harris Move
 ;, The board of control is preparing tc 1 move the adjutant general from his ] present offices adjacent to the house | chamber. to q newly constructed Of flee made in the rotunda of the third floor on the west side. This cuts out about one fourth of the space in the corridors of the legislative floor and al the same time gives Harris 8 better office than he now has. so all are sat i isfied.
 The senate will meet this mornine
 for just little while, while the house ron adjourning yesterday adjourned un-
 til Saturday morning. The morning session is because of the invitation O
 the Aztec Sun F'ete committee to par
 ticipate in the festivities of the day
 and as the time wanted the mem
 bers thought it better to have a lttl,
 session in the morning.
 Committee Appointments
 Speaker Linney announced that h
 had selected Murphy of Gila as chair