Arizona republican., 1915-02-07
Action of Measure Stopping Employment of Deaf, Dumb and Non-English Speaking Workmen Put Off, IT to IA
MEXICAN WORKERS
 MAKING PROTEST
Strong Representations Be ing Made Against 80 Per Cent Law Bolster Bill by Dwellers in the Mining Camps

Few tests of strength when the issue has been in any way doubtful have oc- cured in the present session of the leg islature. In fact none was witnessed until late yesterday afternoon in the committee of the whole house when house bill 54, which had been placed on the calendar was called up. House bill 54 is known as the Kinney ClaypOol bill to prohibit the employment of deaf and dumb persons or those who cannot speak or understand English in any extra hazardous employment in this state.
 This is a modification of the Kinney bill of the last legislature and in a measure, was designed to repair some what the ravages of the federal court upon tine eighty per cent law.
 When this bill was reached on the calendar. Mir Flannigan of Yuma moved for postponement of it's con sideration until Monday; he said that he had not given it the study that a measure of so much importance de- served.
 No immediate action was taken on the motion at that time but it shortly came up again and roh call on the motion disclosed seventeen votes in favor of postponement and fourteen against it. The opponents of the mo- tion, of course, included the so-caled labor element, and it's friends. Whether any of the supporters of the motion will finally vote for the bill is uncer- to;, l,,t ;e hal h., triI not, so that the friends of the bill will have to muster all of the three mem bers who were absent yesterday.
 The result of the demonstration in the house yesterday was awaited with great interest throughout the state, es- pecially in the mining camps where large numbers of Mexicans are em- ployed Telegrams were received here in the early evening inquiring as to the rsult in the committee of the whole. It was stated that large meetings were being held in Clifton and that at Ray. the Mexicans with a band had gath cred in large numbers and had ar ranged for the coming of a delegation of 200 to Phoenix. tomorrow.
 Undoubtedly tomorrow night it will be known precisely what has happened to the Kinney Claypool bill.
 Prohibition
 Among the measures also on the cal endar of the house committee of the whole was house bill No. 2. better known as the Powers -Drachman prohi- bition bill It was not generally be- lieved that it would come up but would await the decision of the supreme court in the Gherna case. so that when it was called and one of the recognized opon ents moved for the postponement of its consideration, MT. Powers in charge oi the bill, said that he would offer nc objection. but suggested that it be placed at the head of the calendar fol tomorrow. Speaker Brooks objected or the ground that that place belonged to house bill 54. He said that the prohi- bition bill would come next and could not be displaced. That was satisfac. tory to MT Powers. and the bill went over without opposition.
 The Senate
 There was short session of the sen ate in the morning when an adjourn ment was taken until tomorrow morn. ing at the usual hour. A message was received from the governor announc- ing the appointment of C. E. Mills o Globe as member of the state fail commission to succeed J. J. Keegan. re- signed. Another message from the gov. ernor accompanied the report of tn, secretary of state.
 Mir Goldwater introduced a bill tho purport of which was to arrange tha the redemption fund might be produc. tive of interest to the state. After thu reference of bills, the senate went into the committee of the whole, chiefly fol the purpose of considering the bill fol
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