Arizona republican., 1915-02-13
Large Event of Legislative Program Yesterday Was Graham Bill, But Day Proved Too Short-High Tide of Bills
 BILL TO REVAMP
 THE LEGISLATURE Claypool Presents Public Defender Measure. and Three Bills Get Through House - Kids Cigarette May Be Doomed

The legislative day was not quite long enough. Night came before the great event of the program for the day and for the session was reached. the Graham mine tax bill which was near the bottom of the long calendar of the committee of the whole house. large crowd had gathered in the gallery in the afternoon in anticipation of the contest. though The Republican had predicted that the chances were against the consideration of the bill yesterday.
 But unless something unforeseen oc- CUTS today or an unlocked for filibus- ter, the bill will be sent to the house for fina, action. It was stated last night that the procedure of the last two weeks in the house will be varied. The committee work is pretty well out or the way and this morning instead of the mere calling of the roll and the prayer of the chaplain, the house will likely take up the regular order and thus. the decks will be cleared for the mine tax bill.
 The High Tide
 More bills were introduced into both houses yesterday than on any earlier days of the session. Few of them, how ever, were of moment. Perhaps the most important was brought into the senate by MT Webb providing for new legislative arpCI tionment
 The following paragraphs Sfow something of the constitution of the legislature under the bill
 Ia ,bar If n hp chosen in each of the several counties of this state shall be as follows One from each county, provided that each county shall be allowed in addition thereto one sen ator for each twelve thousand votes or major fraction thereof. cast in that county at the last preceding general election.
 That the number of members of the house of representatives to be elected in each of the several counties of the state shall be as follows: One represen- tative for each three thousand votes or major fraction thereof cast in that county at the last preceding general election"
 The proposed apportionment would not greatly alter the number of mem bers in either house. The chief ad- vantage would be distribution of the membership according to population. would be automatic
 The Busy House Session
 On the converting of the house in the afternoon there was petition with reference to the game laws another on the subject of an artesian well in Greenee county; an invitation to at- tend a meeting at Trinity Pro- -Cathed ral on Sunday in celebration of 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain and a message from the governor announcing his sig nature of senate bill No. , relative to public records, garnishment and liens.
 New Bills
 Mir. Claypool introduced bill creat- ing the office of public defender fol- lowing a suggestion in the message of the governor. MT. Merrill brought in q bill providing for the sale of the in dustrial school property in Cochise county. MT. Christy suggested that it was proposed to make girls industrial school of it, so that there might be a segregation of the sexes. This brought out the information that it was the purpose of the governor to remove the girls from the Fort Grant school to the Crittenton Home in Phoenix. It was also stated that the former industrial school building was now occupied by the Benson High school and it was de- sired that the use of the building might be continued.
 Other bills were as follows
 By Mir. Christy. providing for the sinking of an artesian well near Frank lin. Greenlee county.
 By Mir. Pinkley on request, amenda- tory of the law for the appointment of deputy sheriffs, constables and other
 By MT Francis, changing the sal aries of officers of counties of the sec Ond class, (Cochise county)
 By Mrs. Berry, slightly providing for