Arizona republican., 1915-01-27

| would attempt to protect,
| Yours truly,
&C. p CRONiN.
! Assistant Secretary of the Senate
of the Arizona Legislature.
| While Senator Drachman of Pima,
| cid not oppose the inclusion Of the
reply in the record he Informed his
colea CUES that charity should be eX-
ercised in all matters He said that
his prohibition bill had produced as
erroneous impression in some news
paper offices in this state as existed
| in the mind of the editor of the
Motor Age. 1000 miles away. He had
read that the bill authorized officers
to snoop around in every household
for the smell of liquor. If, said he,
| local newspapers could gather such
In notion from the prohibition bill,
| it was not strange that the editor
of the Motor Age should think that
Indians and bandits were yet to be
guarded against in Arizona
Reports Which Do Not Report.
The senate has been annoyed much
of late by the character of the re-
ports sent in by the heads of the
various state institutions which have
generally lacked the very informa :
ton that the legislature desired for
! the prosecution of the campaign of
economy. Mild hints have been given
out from time to time that the re-
ports We're not satisfactory. But
yesterday morning the report of the
, corporation commission was submit
ted at time when the senate was
| still in a state of irritation over the
! foolishness Of the editor of the Motor
Age. 1t was in appearance. very
elaborate report, as thick as a family
bible. and probably described every
made no reference to the cost of
the conduct of the office. the very
thing the senate wanted to know
Commenting upon the report and
calling attention to this omission
| Chairman Martin of the committee
on corporations recommended that in
the future. the senate refuse to en-
terrain these shabby" reports.
Mr.. Crabb Of Navajo, introduced
a bill providing for cooperative
agricultural extension by the several
states to avail themselves through
their agricultural colleges of the pro
visions of the Smith Lever bill. do
mating to the states under certain
conditions funds for agricultural ex-
tension purposes.
Mr. Harms introduced a bill more
definitely describing the act against
| trespass.
| Tho House.
The most interesting if not the
most important action of the house
and it was as important as any
was the use Of the floor by the
lege extended to him the day before
by resolution. when he said that he
would have a subject of interest
to old bachelors and old maids The
gallery was well filled for Chaplain
does not make a funeral matter OF
religion. though he describes demo
! cratic influence and preferment il
heaven that a great many who are
not democrats some times question.
The chaplain began his remark:
with a warning to the press gallery
not to misquote him as it had don,
so often in the past. But he sait
that in its more recent attitude q
tolerance he felt that there had beer
an answer to his supplications il
| behalf of the press and he therefore
believed more strongly than ever il
the efficacy of prayer.
The chaplain adverted again t.
the signs that world was getting bet
ter and that the speed toward thu
millennium was being accelerated
When in the constitutional conven
ton, he remembered that there wer
few, but not many republicans
There was ii still smaller number o
them in the first Legislature. Their
was now only one in the presen
Legislature, one in the senate AM
one in the house.
Paraphrasing an old Methods
hymn. the chaplain said:
when we've (the democrats), beel
there ten thousand Years,
Bright shining as the sun,
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offices
Than when we first begun.
But getting down to brass tacks
the chaplain said that he had re
ceived letter from young lady
, or, at least. from lady, of Brook
: Ign. New York. who wanted to b
brought into communication with a
: unmarried member of the Legislature
t When the chaplain had delivere
D | his message Mr.. Acuff moved tn
reference of the message which ha
now become house document,
n Mr.. Claypool of Globe. Speake
Brooks. however. referred the sub
V iect to the committee on militia an
r Indian affairs.
Y Mr. Johns Of Yavapai, introduce
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