El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-15

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chamber and to confer with members %
the house. President Cunnim went over
and sat by speaker Linney- WnlspeIl.I-S
condolences into mis- ear soon JhefeaLlet
the house went into executive session
1t was more than an hour before
the gallery was opened and the altICIleS
were admitted back inside the housS
chamber. The senate then admitted Ihe
public, and a few minutes later a. con-
current resolution was introduced ~
c. B. Wood. chairman Of the committee
appointed several days ago 10 eApe'iiIs
Agree To Stick.
This resolution was to the euecU IhaI
the legislature remain IN Session ~
the governor took action on the pena4
code. When it was put to vote sen
ator Hughes was alone IN MS Oppose
ton The majority OF the mouse LIe-L
bers had agreed to It. MOST OF the
employees were discharged Only the
reading clerks and a Few StenoSrapheIS
are retained The stenographers are
kept. partly for the purpose OF cleaning
up the work on hand.
Legislators Leaving.
number of the lawmakers leLJ TO-
day. Two thirds OF the members OF
both houses are still here, however, IN
order to take up anything at q mo
ments notice. Those who are gone are
NOT beyond call, and viii be brought
back If their presence IS necessary
Graham's mine tax amendment 70
senate bill No. was finally agreed 70
by the senate. after the most Stubborn
" FOUGHT contest that has character
lied any session of the present legls-
mines shall be assessed on four times
their net output plus u IL percent OF
the gross and the full value of physical
improvements. Under its provisions the
mines OF Arizona viii be assessed Tor
nearly $4,000. 900 this year, as against
$4,000, 600 in 1912.
Mine Tax Discussion.
There was much discussion in the
g hn.a
Wood took a shot at sOcalled pro
gresSiVe' newspapers that have been
advocating the Graham amendment
WOrsley also stated that he was YOt-
ing for the amendment against his
better judgment There VIII come
a day of retribUtiOn," he declared.
When the senate approved the san
francisco fair appropriation, house
S50, zoe for san francisco and $4,000
for san Diego, " OrSley made another
violent attack on San Diego, which ne
denounced as "a scab city Inc WORD
-scab" constituted about half of Wors-
ley's talk. The exposition is TO be a
scab fair he said. He pronounced san
piego's request for an appropriation
piece Of monumental audacity."
County seat Measure.
The two houses finally came TO an
agreement on the county seat Dill IL
is satisfactory to most of tne COchlse
county representatives in the senate
and TO senator Sims Roberts, Of Co
cnises opposed the compromise 10 the
All BY himself. senator H R. Wood
signed q minority conference report
on this bill The majority report was
signed by senator's Sims and Willis and
Murphy, Bali and
Cooke This report was adopted, over
the opposition Of H R Wood CunnlIIs
Roberts, Chase, Kinney and Hubbel-
The last point of difference was on
an amendment requiring that the city
q h q "a -
should put up a bond 10 supply court
house and Jail as good as the old IhlS
amendment was eliminated.
As the bill now stands, so percent OF
the voters OF a county can move the
county seat 1t shall be removed 10
the city or town receiving a MAJ Orlty
of the votes. If no town receives. a
majority, another election shall be
Recall for Senator'S
Senate bill No. Il, providing for the
holding Of elections Tor the ADVISORY
recall of United States senators ana I
federal officers, was received back
from the house, which passed II during
the morning, and sent 10 the governor
codifying of the laws of this session,
also went 10 the governor
Senator Davis's No %, TO make the
Carey act Immediately effective IN
Arizona, was passed and sent to the
house. All Carey act projects are un-
der the supervision of the state land
House bin No. 8. for the taxation of
express companies, was finally dis /
posed Of when a conference committee I
report to the effect that the house ac- !
cept the senate amendments, was
adopted The amendments were or I
minor Importance.
Freight Rates
The senate refused TO concur in the I
removal from the corporation commits 3
sion code Of the paragraph fixing 10 1
freight rate to be charged in this state. {
There was little opposition 10 the mo- I
lion that the senate not concur. C. B. /
VI God, Breen and Roberts were named !
- a conference committee. Lynch, I
and Murphy were appointed /
from the house
Word was received from governor /
Hunt that he had signed senate Dill /
No. Il, code relating TO the settlement I
II estates, No. 10, the Scent fare BILL /
md also the following house measures;
No. SO, care and disbursement OF state 4
and county funds
No. g. government Of normal schools. .
No. SO, levy and collection of school /
axes
No. ?. fees to be charged by state and
county officers
Freak Assessment Bill Killed.
One of III. r. Woods freak assessment :
bills is dead. The finance committee I
recommended the indefinite postpone /
nent Of No. Il. for the assessment Of /
alfalfa hay on a basis of three times .
he net value plus u - percent Of the 4
cross. A majority recommended that I
10. "a, for the assessment Of all prop /
srty on four times the net value plus I
2 II percent Of the gross be passed IF I
he senate believes in such system
A minority favored indefinite postpone /
nent No "A was referred to the .
'alendar OF the committee OF the whole .
or Thursday. At that time it was sup 4
)0Sed Wednesday would be the last day /
II the session. Now it VIII be neces-
AIRY to kin No. "A formally.
Road Bond Measure.
With an important amendment the
nance committee recommended the B
passage of Liuney'S road bond bill The \
amendment is that at no time shall the .
)onded debt of the state exceed per- 4
;ent Of its assessed valuation Lin i
ley's bill is for the submission of /
constitutional amendment which viii Z
permit the people to vote road bonds
The senate cOncurred In the house
amendments to senate bill No 81, per
hitting the state to take school land
or state institutions, and to No. %, 4
he Hughes prison farm bill
The following house bills were ]
'ushed through the senate:
No. Z. taxation Of telephone and tele-
graph companies.
No. SO, levy and collection Of school
axes.
No. So. state authority over roads,
erries and bridges