The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1915-03-05

Mine Tax Legislation Still Remains
In the Hopper-AH Prohibition
Legislation Has So Far Failed-No
Extra Session is Now Contemplated
ed.
The mine tax bill, which has been
the principal bone of contention in
the House, is now at the head of
the calendar and will probably be
reached the first of next week for
decisive action Its fate is, still
problematicalbut will probably muster
enough strength at the last minute to
be passed without the emergency
clause.
The indications are now that the
session will not last more than the
sixty days limit and the coming week
will witness the end of what has
been called the '.somnolent second
by reason of the dilatory tactics and
the disposition to postpone final ac-
tion on important measures.
Do Not Want Probe.
In the house by a vote Of twenty
to fourteen, motion prevailed not
to concur in the Go1dwater resolution
for an investigation of certain state
officials. This result came at the
close of discussion of the manage
tions, and more particularly Warden
Sims refusal to hang Villa1obo, the
condemned murderer. 1t was plain
to be seen that, contrary to the an
nounced attitude that the adminis-
tration courted an investigation of
state officers, that quiet work had
been done to kill the resolution, all
of that clique known to be earnest
supporters of Hunt voting against the
proposed instigatioa.
PHOENIX, Mar. 3@There was real
omplishment today in the legisla-
ture in accordance with the scheme
to avoid an extra session. Should
there be let up it is confidently ex-
pected that the governor will use a
special message to call the members
attention to the fact that the Demo
cratic party Is being w1tched by the
voters of he state, and that extra
sessions OF the Legislature, IN his
Judgment, are not popular. He may
necessity Of the legislature agreeing to
3 definite land policy for the care OF
state lands. Tonight he Is hopeful
such will not be necessary.
He reaches such a conclusion by
the action of the senate today in
agreeing to certain features of the
land code. Under agreement the sec
retafy of state is made land commits
sioner and he is clothed with all the
powers OF the state surveyor general
Appraisalsi of the valuations of i'm
provements on occupied lands, will
be made by some person appointed
by the county supervisors of the
county wherein the land is located
and two others named by the land
commissioner. The bill is far from
finished, however, and Is still before
the committee of the whole. The
senate also found time to agree to q
bill regulating the sales of liquor, in
q form patterned after the bill intro
duced by the committee on state ac-
counting, to which wasi entrusted
such a duty after all the bills previ-
ously introduced in the senate had
been killed The bill Is favorable to
the drys, but has the provisions that
the vets have urged giving justices
of the peace original jurisdiction in
the violation cases.
By a vote of 13 to 6 the senate
passed the bill abolishing the tax
commission, and vesting their duties
with the corporation commission and
received a report from the appropria-
tions committee disappearing of the9
Borderland Highway repair appro-
priation. "A new senate bill by Cold
water provides for making judicial
elections truly non-partisan, abolish
ing the primary nominations for such
offices by parties. Bacon proposes
to create state Industrial commits
sion patterned after the New York law
modified to fit our population and
scheme of government. Labor lead
ers claim for its distinction of being
the first measure proposed in the
senate with the welfare of labor as
its object.
In the house Baker introduced an
appropriation of $4,000 for a school
70 mines at Globe, and Newberry in
troduced a county division bill. Ac-
cording to its terms, Is percent of the
voters of any county may secure, by
petition and election ON the question
provided there is 100000 assessed
property valuation in the proposed
new and remaining old county and
at least 750 votes in both. At the |
election rs percent of the votes in |
the new county cast for a division.
shall secure such, or so percent Of |
the votes in the new county and 15
percent in the old. The Maricopa |
and Cochise representatives, in part, |
have agreed on the bill.
In the house committee of the |
whole, the senate board Of public |
welfare bill was amended to make |
the board consist of the governor. |
auditor and a citizen member to be |
named by the governor and all three
to name state purchasing agent, (
the board scheme which the governor
and approves. AS the
senate fought this very question out |
and rejected it the ultimate fate of
the bill is in doubt
The house leaders have agred to /
take up the mine tax bill tomorrow.