Weekly journal-miner., 1915-06-30

PHOENIX, June 22-The land bill as amended by the senate, providing for a commission composed of the governor, attorney general, secretary of state, auditor and treasurer, and eliminating Mulford Winsor, was placed on its final passage at PAS this afternoon. The bill carries the emergency clause and required two thirds vote or "A afirmatives. When P votes had been cast in favor of the bill and three against it, Representa- tive Christy entered upon an eXplana- ton of his vote involving the history of the bill, for the passage of which the special session of the legislature was called This roll call was com pleted at o'clock, the total being 2S ayes to three noes, Graham, Francis and Mahoney voting in the negative. A few moments later Francis and Mahoney changed their vote, making the total 30 to in favor of the bill, It is stated at the capitol that sine die adjournment will be attempted within a few days.
 Four bills were passed in the house this morning. The Karns senate bill providing for a raise of salaries of some of the officials of Santa Cruz county: Goodwin's bill providing for an additional judge for Maricopa county; the $40,0OO insurance, or re- lief bill for Navajo and Apache coun- tics, and the bill providing for the payment of the salaries of the mem bers of the defunct land commission for the time they have hung around the office since their terms of office expired The bill makes a donation of $9ll.30 to each of the members of the old commission.
 In the Senate.
 The senate stood at recess most of the forenoon, having nothing before it. Two bills were reported from the house which were referred to appro- priate committees. These were Ma honey's miners hospital bill and New bury's county division bill, both of which had been passed in the house on Monday The former went to the appropriation committee and the lat ter to the committee on counties and county affairs.
 PHOENIX, June g. - An old friend, in fact an adopted child, of the house made its appearance in that body this morning, but the mem bers failed to recognize their off spring. It came in with a new name, one with which the senate had chris tened it and anything coming from the senate is looked upon with sus- picion by the house.
 It was the scmi-annual tax bill with a new operative date which originat- cd in the house during the regular session of the legislature, and was passed by both houses and signed by the governor, and which has been a law for several weeks.
 After it had been under discussion for nearly an hour and it was found out that it was former child of the house and had been law for several weeks, the speaker stated that as it was a very important matter and as he was not fully familiar with its pro visions he suggested that the com mittee postpone further action on it as he had submitted it to a member Of the tax commission for an opinion. This suggestion was adopted
 Prior to going into committee of the whole the house by vote of l3 to l4 refused to reconsider the vote whereby the department of labor bill was passed at yesterday afternoons session
 The Senate
 The senate this morning passed the bill providing for the payment of the stcnographers in the office of the sec retary of state, which was passed by the house several days since. This bill is intended to correct an error which occurred in the appropriation bill passed at the first extra session where the amount provided for this purpose was placed at S4,2OO instead of $4,SOO.
 PHOENIX, June 24-Scnatc bill No. 4, providing for the scmi-annual payment of taxes. which was up yes terday for a two-round go with the members of the house. in committee of the whole, made its rcappcarance this morning after being rubbed down and doctorcd by the judiciary com mittee
 The judiciary committee had amended it and added d whole lot of