Arizona republican., 1915-01-20
Sessions Are Short and as Yet Devoid of Much EX- citing Incident - Few Bills Are Mostly Changes in Existing Laws.
SOME BILLS WERE
 PUT IN YESTERDAY
Miscellaneous Subjects Also Trcated-Mothers' Pen sions Again Subject of Discussion in Committee of the Whole.

Most of the work of the legislature is being done while the people are net looking. It is not meant that it. is being done surreptious!y or stealth fly. bat in committee. The open ses- sions are brief in both houses. an hour or two in the morning being de- voted to the regular order, another short period in the afternoon for the transaction of such regular business as may have presented itself in the meantime and the rest of the day to committee work Comparatively few bills have been introduced and most of them are amendatory of existing laws.
 In the house yesterday morning, Mr. Mahoney of Mohave introduced bill regulating the succession in boards of supervisors The longest member in commission shall be chairman. Ii there are two members whose com missions expire at the same time, the one having received the largest num- Der of votes shall be chairman.
 Speaker Brooks presented bill creating two positions of assistant district attorneys for the office of at torney genera. and making appropria tion for their salaries The bill abol ishes the office of additional legal counsel and law clerk. The salaries of the assistant shall he S2400 d year.
 A bill was introduced providing that in law suits when there is q failure 1,.. rectness of statements of facts or transcripts within stated time, such failure shall be deemed to have been an admission of their sufficiency.
 Alr Vaughn introduced d bill for the encouragement of the construction of railroads and street railways. They are to be exempt from taxation for a period of ten years. Petitions by those desiring to avail themselves of the provisions of the act must be filed within six months after its passage and construction work must be be- gun within year. Railroads must be built at d rate of not less than one mile per month. The entire con struction must be finished within four years.
 Mir McClain of Maricopa introduc- cd a bill for the regulation of pri- vate detectives and private detective agensies. inspection and information bureaus. excepting commercial agen cies. Private detectives must pay an annual license of $50 and must fur nish @ bond in the sum of Se000; bureaus and agencies must pay an annual license tax of s125 and must furnish a 5000 bond.
 Senate Bills
 Bills were introduced in the sen ate as follows:
 By MT Drachman, providing for the creation of a fund for the en- couragement of immigration. new in dustries. publicity. etc. The fund shall be made up by a levy of one twentieth of one per cent of the as sessed valuation of the property of the municipality.
 By Mir. Drachman, a bill regulating the manner of making and levying assessments to meet the cost Cf local municipal improvements.
 By Mir. Kinney, amending the law relating to the submission of city or dinances to the vote of the people by referendum. Such submission may be made on a petition signed by q number of voters equalling not less than ten per cent of the number of votes cast for mayor at the last city election.
 At the morning session of the sen ate, Mrs Munds, the junior member from Yavapai was called to the chair amid wild applause but she handled the situation in a masterly or mis- tressly manner.
 Old Age and Mothers Pensions
 The old age and mothers pension