Weekly journal-miner., 1915-03-03

probe into tEe conduct of state ofic
 ials, out of committee, in the house
 The end is not yet and there may b quite a squall before the incident i I closed.
 Representative Christy conducte, the investigation of Sims. Chairman Pinl1ley presided The findings of tn committee together with a minorit. report will be made to the house to morrow. The warden stated in re sponse to question as to whether o not he would hang the man on thu new date fixed that"he would do hi! duty or resign"
 It was expected that by forcing tho investigation by standing committed it would be possible to forestall the passage of the Goldwater resolution Whether no not it will work that way remains to be seen.
 The Senate.
 In the senate Senator Claridge in troduced bill, No, 134, providing for bridge across the Gila river in Ora ham county, near the village of Pima, and providing for an appropriation of $10,000 for the structure, not to be available, however, until the county pungles up $15,000 more.
 No 135, introduced by Senator Mac Millin, is amendatory and relates to the repayment by counties of road tax funds into the general fund of the state.
 No. 136, introduced by Senator Golfer, exempts Mexicans 50 years of age and having lived five years in the state from the necessity of being able to read the constitution of tine United States before they may vote. The bill is aimed to reach the older gen cration of McXicans who were among the carly settlers, and who arc heavy land holders, but who have never mastered the English language sufi- ciently to come within the terms of the provision of the statute.
 A memorial was introduced in each house defining the southern trans continental highway and appealing to ;he states through which it passes to memoralize congress for the official designation Southern National High way" The lower house adopted the memorial; the senate killed it on mo ton of Senator Campbell.
 The House.
 In the house house bill No. 5S, pro- viding for the acceptance of grants, devises, bequests and assignments to the state of Arizona finally passed.
 Ditto senate joint memorial No. 4, praying congress to take steps to conserve the waters of the Gila in Graham county.
 The morning session was com pleted with "a meeting of the com mittee of the whole. Representative Merrill (Cochisc) presiding.
 Poor Old Constitution.
 A message from the governor an uounced that he had signed the fish hatchery bill authorizing the United States government to establish hatch cries and culture stations on the riv- ITS and streams of Arizona.
 The governor has expressed him self as opposed to placing the cmer- geucy measure on so many bills, and several measures already passed he las permitted to become laws with put his signature in protest of the emergency habit.
 He is reported to have declared hat "thc legislature is making joke of the constitution"
 PHOENIX, Feb. 26.-Although the session is fast drawing to a close that act does not deter the solons from he introduction of bills, and judging rom the precedent established the practice will be continued up to the ast minute of the closing day.
 Goodwin (MaricopO moved that 10 new bills be introduced after March 1, and the members joyously turned it down by vote of 20 to 13. This means that the hopper will re- main open until the eleventh hour or ater.
 The appropriation bills are still unning on a retarded spark, while and, mine tax and prohibition smoul- Ter. There isn't likely to be much tirring during the remainder of this week, but there is still a warehouse filed with high explosives to which he experts in pageantry are laying he fuses.
 The house today passed the moth ITS pension bill but without first hay ng eliminated some of its features, which it considered objectionable n its amended form the bill simply ,rONidec for thp rarp I,, counties Of