Bisbee daily review., 1915-06-11

Jf secretary of state, was passed by the house and is now before the ap- lropriation committee of the senate 7 Representative Edwards bill appro- priating salaries up Go the close Of he month for members of the state land commission is still before the house committee on appropriations.
 Representative Goodwin's bill. II. . B. 4, providing for simultaneous ses- ions Of superior courts in one county 8 before the committee on judiciary and it is understood there is a dispo- ition on the part of that committee to amend the bill so as to provide lXtra courts in counties where there 8 over 25,O00 population. The Judici- ry committee ol the house is also onsidering Representative Pinkley,s jill, II. B. l2, which abolishes capital punishment and substitutes a definite
 fe Imprisonment scheme for conyicts guilty Of murder in the first degree. The judiciary committee approved
 nd the house passed and sent Co the
 3nate where it is now before the ldiciary committee or that body Ii. :. l5, by Representative Graham ,hich will allow Sherin Wheeler Of lpchise county $500 a year for ex- Jenses of his office, not now provided
 law This bin, however, is not ooked upon with favor in the senate here a general policy has heeu agred }, against increasing during term or
 office the salary of any county off,
 ial
 II. B. No. 3, by Representative Lee,
 reates a state water board which re- ,ulates the appropriation of water for treams It was passed by the house tt the first session but failed of com
 iteration in the senate on account of ack of time It is now before the louse committee on public lands.
 II. B. No. 6, by Representative Ed
 ards, is the state federation of tenn.
 erance bill regulating sales of liquor
 was reported by the judiciary com littee with a majority report that
 he bill be passed. Representative flanagan signed a minority report
 
 gainst the passage of the bill The
 leasure has been held up in the louse pending receipt of results of
 he senate on their bin on the same ubject Representative Newbury's )ill, IT, B. No. ', a scheme for diyi- ion of counties. has been recommend d for passage by the house commit
 ae on county affairs and is now on he house calendar of the committee lf the whole to be taken up after dis position of the land code.
 Four important bills just introduced IA, by Frisco. establishing miners hospital and home, and creating a tate board of trustees to care for
 anne has been referred to committee ' ln public institutions, which commit
 ee has prepared number of import ant amendments which they hope will | improve the measure as originally irawn. II. B. No. 16, by Representa- | i've Sweeney. creating the office of tate labor commissioner is similar .o the bill introduced in the first ses- ]
 ] sion and is now before the house com mittee on labor Representative Johns introduced H. B. No. IT. amend
 ng the semi-annual tax act and the house committee on judiciary together with the attorney general have had ' leyeral meetings considering this bill the past week The appropriation ! committee of the house today met and
 approved the idea embodied in II. B. | l9, as introduced by Representative
 Proctor, which appropr;ates sfO,0O0
 for the relief of the Apache and Nav ajo county flood sufferers. The de
 ans of the bin will be gone over later
 but it is certain the bill will be ap | proved by the committee.
 ' There have been many heated dis