Weekly journal-miner., 1915-06-09
COME UP A MILE

!. house of the legislature from < '' the Mayor of Prescott on be- 4 < half of the citizens of that city < I. and the chamber of commerce I. I. of the same place, asking the 4 't' members to come to that city 4 'i' and hold its meetings of the < committee of the whole, promis- 4 !. ing them a good time and cool 4 4. place to meet. and that no ex- 4. "ss orbitant charges will be- made 4 .s- for their entertainment, if the 4 .s- invitation is accepted. The in < I. vitation was referred to the < j. committee on appropriations < I. Claypool, however suggested < .s. that the invitation be accepted 't' i. as he thought it would give the I. !. members the nearest approach 't' !. to heaven that they would prob 'f' I. ably ever have. * + j. . .f !. !. I. I. !. .s' 4 Any hope which has existed that former antagonisms might be forgot ten and that the legislature at the present session, would meet on a common ground, for the good of all the people, lacked confirmation when the second extra session convened this morning.
 The house had not gotten fairly under headway when Representative Christy introduced a resolution ask ing in the interest of economy as well as for the sake of harmony, that the session be limited to but few of the subjects named in the proclamation of the governor, citing the failure of the body to agree at the first regu- lar session, on many of the subjects named, and expressing the opinion that any attempt to consider them now would have the same result as that of the regular session. The res olution was committed to the com mittee on memorials and resolutions.
 Governors Message.
 The formal reading of the procla- nation. converting the second extra session was followed by the reading of a message from the governor which was devoted principally to an amplihcation of the call He urged the importance of land legislation stating that it should have the pre- cedence over all other subjects and also called attention to the action of the regular session, in overlooking the constitutional mandate pertaining to legislation for the enforcement of the dry amendment to the constitu- ton, adopted by the people at the election in November.
 The message also stated that the provision pertaining to capital punish ment had been inserted in the call in accordance with the house reso- lution passed at the extra session, requesting an opportunity to give official consideration to the death penalty and its substitutes"
 Explanatory of the last eight sub jects the message states that these are suggested merely that certain statutory defects may be speedily rcmedied"
 Two bills were introduced at the brief session held, one pertaining to a land code and the other providing for an appropriation for the payment of the salaries Of the chief clerk, stcnographers and typists of the cor poration commission. The amount asked for is $13,SOO The emergency clause was attached to the bill when Christy asked the author. of it if an insurrection was pending, in case this bill is not passed.
 The land bill was only read by title and referred to the printing commit tee. and 75O copies ordered printed. IL was stated that it is duplicate of bill formerly introduced in the sen ate on the same subject and notice was also given of the proposed intro auction of other measures on the same subject. Claypool appeared as sponsor of the measure introduced.
 PHOENIX, June B. Scarcely a single day passes in the legislature that some member does not inject the defunct land commission into the proceedings. Yesterday a bill was introduced to pay the commissioners salaries for the time which has elapsed and will yet elapse between the day their pay stopped by statu- tory limitation and the 3Oth day of June.
 A determined effort was made dur ing the regular session, as well as the first extra session, to obtain rec ognition in some way of the com mission, which has no legal standing. If the friends of the commission can succeed in some way or other in