Weekly journal-miner., 1915-03-10

l ne lcSlSldluTG must nave some Klllt
 of recreation, and if it gets it in thi
 way, what is the difference? A littl,
 more of less, after what the state a
 large has been treated to at this ses
 sion, will not add to or subtract iron the sum total of accomplishment nothing.
 One significant happening in the lower house was the voting down oi Graham's resolution that bills intro duced from now until the end of the session be not printed except by un animous consent. The administra- ton lobby voted almost solidly against the resolution, which would seem to indicate that perhaps they had heard something about an extra session. Not one of them, however, would admit it.
 The appropriation bill IS still in the hands of the printer The mine tax bill slumbers and the land bill con- sideration lumbers along in the senate.
 Before enshrouding itself as com mittee of the whole the house passed finally house bills Nos. 30, 34, 97, II, l48, and senate bill 122.
 No. 30 is an act cxempting relig- ious and fraternal organizations from taxation.
 No. 34 authorizes the issuance of investment bonds by towns and city corporations
 No 97 provides for the relief of Eli Perkins, who did some work in connection with the printing of the revised statutes of 1901. The bill carries an appropriation of $778.30.
 No. III is the bill establishing of hcial state colors as blue and old gold.
 No. 148 provides for the organiza- ton of volunteer fire companies ill towns.
 Senate bill No. 122 provides for the transfer of funds from the general to the state road tax fund It is Yava- pal county bill.
 New Bills.
 Like falling leaves in late Novem Der, bills continue to drop into the legislative hopper to be gathered in the all embracing maw of the printing committee. The litter this morning consisted of the following:
 No. 154, Vaughn (Maricopa), pro vides for the inspection of public or private hospitals, schools and other ins ftutions; such inspection to be made by county boards of supervisors at least once year.
 No. 155, Vaughn (Maricopa), pro vides for the transfer of destitute and dependent persons by boards of county supervisors to the care and custody of the state board of con trol as a state dependent, when such has not been a resident of the county or of the state for one year.
 No. 156 Baker (Cochise), provides for the creation and maintenance of an institution of learning to be known as the Arizona School of Mines and to be located in the city of Globe. The bill carries an appropriation of S20O00 or as much thereof as may be necessary.
 No. 157, Vaughn (Maricopa), at -empts to define and prohibit lobby ing Violation of the act is punish able by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years or by ine of from $500 to $5000
 No. 158, Acuff (Maricopa), pro vides for the appointment of 1egis- Iative commission for the investiga l ton and study of the agricultural and horticultural problems of the state, i and carries an appropriation of 5000. |
 No. 159, Ncwbury (Cochise), pro i vides a procedure under which new counties may be created.
 No. 160, Austin (Maricopa). is an act to prevent the use of false ap- pliances in measuring and testing dairy farm products; to prevent false reports as to quantity or quality of to provide for a stanard of | products; to provide for a standard of weights and measures to establish such standards.
 Five new bills were introduced in the senate yesterday afternoon-Nos 152, 153, 154, 155 and 156. No. 152 is i by Bacon (Gila), No. 153 by Chase (Greenlee), No 154 by Webb (Mari- copa), No. 155 by Riggs (Cochise), No. 156 by Colter (Apachc).
 No. 152 would amend the state con stitution fixing the maximum indcbt- edncss that may be incurred while No. 153 provides for an inspection of hospitals, convents, seminarie5 and houses of detention.
 No. 154 is to authorize an appropri- ation for the publication of state his tory, No. 155 for an artesian expert mental well in Cochise county, and No. 156 to regulate the width of tires on vehicles.
 In the senate the arrival of Thigh noon" was preceded by an iIluminat ing discussion of the Munds bill, rais- ing the marriage age limit to sixteen for females and eighteen for males and giving the Superior court power to keep youngsters previously mar ricd apart until they attain the min imum age.
 This feature was opposed by scv- Prl1 senators Or, thp CrrOunds that if