Arizona republican., 1915-01-12

The gentle, humanizing and refining Influence of woman upon public life in Arizona was early manifested after the assembling of the house of the second state legislature yesterday, when Mrs Rachael Berry of Apache county. off cred resolution against smoking or the floor of the house during ''all' Ses- sions of the legislature, and the resolu- = ton further instructed the sergeant al arms to see that the same rule should be enforced in the lobby, whatever o1 Whever that may be. With the consent of Mrs Berry, the clause relating to the lobby was stricken out and then the resolution was passed by a ma jority of more than two to enc. As the reSo- lution stands, smok'rS is not forbidden at some sessions of tho house ohlN members may not smoke at all of thcm At the other end ot the capitol Mrs Frances L. Mund. the only woma. member of the senate said that sfe md no objection to indulgence by her col leagues in the weed which was such a: annoying vegetable tp little Robert Reed
 The Beginning
 In compliance with custom and the statutes, the legislature assembled al noon. An hour before that time all the members were in their respective hOus- es and the galleries were bright with al the flashing hues of the rainbow. The members presented a fine appearance To the casual observer the legislature in both branches was an improvement upon any of it's predecessors There was an air of business and seriousness that has not usually receded the open ing of legislative sessions in Arizona To none of them did it appear that the session was to be a junketing occasion
 What happened at the organization of each house caused no surprise to the readers of The Republican for the whole proceedings had been accurately outlined in the stories of Sunday anC Monday morning. Everything was done that it had been announced would be done and nothing else was done.
 The House
 The house was called to order by Hon. w l.. Cook of Cochise county and Hon. John Christy of Greenlee moved that L. F. Sweeting of his county be made acting chief clerk. That was done and on a motion by John J. Swee- ney of Yavapai, a committee on ere dentials was appointed, composed oi MT Sweeney. Richard Farrell of Santa Cruz A. G. Austin of Maricopa. s. F Langford of Greenlee and Mrs. Rachae Berry of Apache. It was an hour anc q quarter later that the committee re- ported the list of members entitled tc seats, that appeared in The Republican yesterday morning to which was ad- ded the name of Hon. J. S. Merrill ot Cochise which had meen omitted from The Republicans list
 When the report had been approved Messrs Mahoney of Mohave and J. 5 Flannigan of Yuma, were appoIpnted committee to wait upon Chief Justice Ross and ask him to administer the oath to the members. Meanwhile Hon William F. Brooks of Gila was unani- mously elected speaker. When th' oath had been administered. MT. Ed wards of Yuma moved vote of thark' to the chief justice who replied in felicitous address. The nomination fo speaker was called for and here. Chair man Cook suffered some embarrass ment when he addressed the house al gentlemen" adding as an afterthough and Honorable Lady. William E Brooks of Gila was nominated fo speaker and elected without a dissent ing vote and with unanimous applaus from the floor and the gallery.
 The appointment of MT Sweating a chief clerk was made permanent am R. F. Leach of Pima was made ser geant at arms Committees were thel appointed to notify the senate and tn governor that the house was organized It was resolved that the rules of tn first session be continued in the pres ent one.
 It was then that Mrs. Berry's anti smoking resolution was offered am was opposed by MT. Christy of Green lee who said that it's enforcement woul deprive his constituents of his best ef forts in their behalf. MT. Lee of Ora ham defended the resolution, sayin that if the atmosphere of the hous were vitiated by tobacco smoke hi constituents would be deprived of hi best efforts. James C. Goodwin als H.71