El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-30
HOUSE "A PICTURE STORY WILL JUSI ON WORD BY AID
ARIZONA HOUSE
IS IN A TUNULT
Lines, of Graham County,
Replies to Stapley and
Anglers Members.

Phoenix, Ariz-. April 30.-AlI previ-
Gus fights in the house of Arizonas
"scrappy second" became Insignificant
when representative J. II. Lines, OF
Graham county. read a detailed reply 10
the speech in which senator O. S. Slap
ley attacked governor Hunt and the ad-
ministration combine.
Lines started something that he had
not fOreseen- Graham, Goodwin and
others asserted that his reply was
direct charge against the honesty OF
every member Of the house who had
not voted for the mine tax bill at the
regular session Graham demanded
that Lines prove his charges or apollo
giEe.
Fight Lasts Three Hours.
The fight lasted over three hours
not counting noon recess, and ended
only when Lines made a statement 70
the house that he had intended to cast
no reflections upon anyone and be-
lieved all his colleagues to be honest
men. Graham then moved that all ref
erence to Lines's reply be expunged
from the records. This was carried
without opposition
Much Of the Lines statement dwelt
upon the mine tax bill. He asserted
that the fight between the house and
senate and between the two factions
in the house. really began when the
mine tax bill was introduced. That
bill was characterized by him as an
Ubiquitous measure" Continuing, Lines
said;
Every member OF this house who
opposed that ubiquitous measure did so
because he believed in his heart that it
was wrong. They did not oppose il
because they wore an administration
collar or corporation collar"
Frequently interrupted.
dozen times during the reading Of
the statement Lines was interrupted
by angry representatives Speaker
Brooks had hard work IN securing him
a hearing. Hardly had Lines finished
when Graham was on his feet with a
motion that the representative from
Graham be compelled TO prove his
charges or apologize to the house.
The fireworks were started in earn
est All the fights Of the regular ses-
sion were fought over. Nearly every
one demanded the right to speak to a
question Of personal privilege" Good
win outdistanced the rest in this pop
ular sport, speaking to no less than
seven questions OF personal privilege.
The hour of noon arrived and some
one moved to adjourn Graham, Good.
win Christy and others Of the anti
administration element did not want to
20 to lunch. but insisted that the quar-
rel be settled then and there
Fight Resumed After Lunch.
BY vote Of 19 to IA the adjourn
rnent motion carried Lunch did not
seem to have soothed the lawmakers
very much when they gathered again
sonal privilege was renewed with a
vengeance
PinkIey suggested that Graham's mo-
ton be put in writing. Graham at (
tempted to do this. but referred only /
generally to "the charges made by Mr.. 1
Lines" The chair ruled that this was /
too vague and asked Graham to cite !
some specific charge. Graham replied !
that the entire Lines statement was
one long string OF charges
ComurnmfNe Reached.
A recess was taken TO allow Graham
time TO redraft his notion In the !
course Of that recess compromise was !
reached Lines regretted having start Z
ed such a fight and agreed to make q /
statement Of his position to the house (
The statement was not exactly an 4
apology. but il satisfied Graham, D
Chrfsfv. ct al After the motion to ex- +
reference thereto, from the records, [
Acuff suggested that representative
Cook. a Union soldier. and chaplain
Crutchfield, a Confederate soldier,
TO the legislature This they did. amid
applause from the floor and the gal
Another Fight starts.
Another fight came over the senate
concurrent memorial to governor Hunt
censuring the land commission for not ,
making faster progress in selecting
the 100000 acre grant made for the
purpose Of paying off the railroad 4
bonds outstanding against Maricopa,
CocOnino, Yavapai, Pinal and Pima
counties. The committee on petitions
and memorials reported the document
without recommendation Christy, the
chairman, explained that he did not
know the land commission TO be dere-
lict in its duty, but that he desired 10
see all blame laid at the door of the
responsible party. the governor. Chris Z
tvs arraignment Of the governor for