Weekly journal-miner., 1915-02-10

blow recently by the federal court was introduced in the house today by Claypool of Gila.
 Section ? of the bill defines such occupations as "all underground work in mines; all work in connec- ton with machinery used in the operation of mines; all work in con nection with the operation of steam or electrical trains or locomotives, engines, trains, motors or cars of any kind propelled by steam, cleo tricity, cable or other mechanical power" and requires that such em- ployes shall, in addition to an Eng fish education, have "a clear under standing of the laws of Arizona reg ulating the occupations and industries set forth"
 House bill No. 57 was introduced by request Of the livestock commits sion and provides for certain duties to be performed by. the livestock sanitary board and for the employ ment and compensation of employees. The board is required to exercise a general supervision over and, as far as may be, protect the stock interests of the state from theft and the pub lie from diseased and unwholesome meat products. The bill also pro vides for the appointment of secre- tary who is to be paid not exceeding $2,4OO per year and who may hire such additional help as shall be nee essary to keep the records properly
 Representative Graham (CochlSel introduced house bill No. 5S, which provides for the acceptance and col lection of grants, devises, bequests and assignments to the State of Ari- zona. The bill further provides that the proceeds of all such bequests and all other property or thing Of value may be appropriated for edu- cational purposes, or to such other purposes as the legislature dnay di- rect.
 The county seat removal bill came out of the committee of the whole in the senate with the recommendation that it do pass. Senate bills No. 30 34, g and 3S also emerged with fav- orable recommendations.
 No. 34 enables boards of supervis ors to take advantage of the federal Smith-Levcr act providing for agri- culture extension work.
 No. 30 is a bill of exclusive interest to Coconino county raising the salary of the county recorder.
 Nos. 37 and 38 are pets of Senator Karns Santa Cruz) and relate to the imposition of taxes upon mutual building and loan associations, and doing away with a double taxation for both stock and realty.
 New Primary Bill.
 Two new senate bills were intro duced No. 51 by Senator Golfer (Apache) establishes registration board and regulates the public ser vice of stallions, the board to be composed of the professor of animal husbandry at the University as chair man; the state veterinarian and the University's livestock specialist.
 No. B offered by Senator Kinney (Gila) provides for a party primary; voters being required to state their party utilization and being permitted to vote only in the primary of their party. This bill, if 1t becomes law, will meet condition existing in Arizona, whereby members of a mi- nority party often vote in the general primaries for democratic candidates. PHOENIX, Feb. 3.-The senate sitting as a committee of the whole, Senator Webb (Maricopa) ill the chair, considered senate bill No. %, which is the Stapley bill creating a board of public welfare and abolish ing the board of control, with powers of supervision over and inspection of public bodies, and the centraliz- ing of control of our public instltu' tions, and creating the office of state purchasing agent. The recommen- dation of the committee is that the bill do pass"
 A companion measure, senate bill No. g, also introduced by Senator Stapley (Maricopa) was debated and eventually referred back to the com mittee on state accounting and methods of business for minor amendments. This bill regulates anc limits the amount of public eXpen ditures and expenses to be incurred in connection with the business O state departments and provides tha before funds may be expended, an or der shall issue from the board o public welfare. provided for in sen ate bill No. %. In the event of tn former bill not passing the provi sions of No. % may be made to ap ply to the board of control as a present constituted
 Many Bills in Committee.
 About 100 bills remain in commit tee in both houses of the legislature A good many of them will always re main there. A good many others ar