Arizona republican., 1915-01-28
Vote of Thirteen to Six, by Which Motion to Send Measure Back to Judlc- iary Committee-Thought to Be Final
 HOUSE SAID TO
 BE FOR THE BILL Cattle Growers Protes Against Mine Bill-Marl. copa Senator Opposes 1t Discussion Was Bigges Senate Item

The battle over the mine tax bill began to be developed in the senate yesterday and the first skirmish end ed with an advantage in favor ot the adherents of the bill as it was | presented. By a vote of thirteen to six a motion to recommit to the committee on judiciary failed and that was regarded as an accurate test vote. It is predicted that the passage of the bill will be recom- mended by the committee Of the whole by the same vote, and that the bill will be passed with that Vote That would insure the preservation of the emergency clause and would save the bill from gubernatorlai veto, so far as the senate IS con- cerned. The progress of the measure in the other house might be dlI- ferent matter but. the friends of the bill are sure of majority or un- certain size there.
 The discussion of the mine tax bill was preceded by various mat ters of little interest, in the regular order. Senator Webb wanted to know something about the machinery oi the postoffice machinery of the legls lature. His inquiry was not on the face of it querulous or fault 1indlhe, but ever since posts were estapiisheu in the course of civilization peopit have been asking about the operator and short -comings of them.
 Two bills were introduced by MT Karns of Santa Cruz. relative to th' taxation of building and loan asso ciations. One of them takes tn place of a measure recently inde1nl ,elv nosponed. with the understand ing that a substitute would be or fered, to relieve such associations the taxation of it's shares and plac ing it wholly upon it's properi! That is the object of one or LII bills of Mr. Karns; the other pro vides for the remission of such taxs az have been collected on the share of associations under the existir law. but requiring in lieu of sut taxes. taxes on the properties
 the company.
 As perlude to the main busine of the senate, Mr. Webb present a communication from Preside Charles P. Mullen of the Arizo Cattle Growers association, in t name of the executive commit of the association protesting agalf the passage of the mine tax bill.
 The Taxation of Mines.
 The day before three bills had be referred to the committee Of whole of the senate. Chief amo them was Senate Bill No. 15, prov ing for a plan for the taxation roines to replace the temporary which expired on December 3l. S ator Goldwater of Yavapai. took
 chair. MT. Webb who with Sena Karns had presented the minol report against the bill asked if tf was a transcript of the evidence | had been taken before the fina committee and in the joint meetl of that committee and the ways
 means committee of the no Chairman Bacon of the finance c mittee replied that the transc had been prepared
 Senate Bill No. 15 was read Tn and then Mir Webb asked that transcript be read. pr Bacon
 rlied that that could be done o' would probably take two days do it. He suggested that II
 senator. and most of them had n the evidence orally presented.
 ei,ed further information on
 noint it could be singled out Of mass of matter in the trans' He suggested this in the intere' expedition. Mir Webb said Una did not wish to delay final a on the bill and it was decided to wade through the transcript
 At this point there was no
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