Bisbee daily review., 1915-02-13
DRY MEASURE MEETS WITH
 OBSTACLES
Senator Lovin Introduces Measure Calculated to Put Emory in the Machinery of The Dry Measure.
BILL HANGS CREPE ON
 THE FARMING INTEREST
Labor Members Stand Pat on Question of Support by Farming District Members Public Defender Wanted.

PHOENIX, Feb. 12-A universal eight hour law, providing that no em- ployer shall permit any employe to work over eight hours a day, or fifty six hours per week was introduced in the senate this afternoon by Lovtn There is no doubt that its introduc- tion is a move on the part of the anti prohibition element to alienate from the agricultural members. who are supporters Of prohibition, the anect- ion of the labor members of the legis- lauure who are unconcerned in the matter of prohibition
 The agricultural members worb their employees, according to Lovin- from sun-up to sun-down. One who should know, says tho bill wAl bring @ break between the labor members who favor it's enactment and the far mers. To further encourage the guar rel, a bill was introduced in the house this morning by Leeper providing 9 minimum wage for females over six teen years of age of $1O a week
 The new legislation, in any event had the effect today of withdrawinG from the support of the Powers -Drach- man prohibition bill a sufficient mum Der of the labor members to cause Powers to keep the prohibition bin from going to final vote. IL was intimated that the laborites had given out the information that they would have to have the votes Of the prohi- bitionists on the minimum wage and eight hour law before they were req dy to cast their votes for the Drohi- biuon bill Whether this is true or not there was no effort today to hur- ry the vote on prohibition
 Claypool introduced a bill creating the office of public defender with au annual salary of y2,50O. to be an ap. pointee of the governor The house in committee of the whole, recon mended for the passage of the anti ! cigarette bill prohibiting the sale tc minors under twenty years Of age. by a vote Of 22 to 12, and the house, bl the closer vote of l7 10 F. approved the bill requiring a declaration of DO litical faith at the time of registration
 The senate suffrage and electioI committee today approved a bul sim liar in form which indicates it's unt
 mate enactment by the legislature.
 In the senate Drachman introduced
 bill amending the homestead lav
 by reducing the exemption from $4,OO
 to S2.OO0. and Webb had the bill re ! aportioning legislative representation
 cutting Yavapsi. Pima and Gila 10 on
 senator and reducing house member
 in most counties in the state excep
 Maricopa Senator Kinney introduC
 ed a bill aboishing an experiments
 farms, and providing for their salC There was no action on the mine ia . bill The Kinney bill is in the senat } and will tomorrow be referred to tn labor committee. which today hear
 protests from various delegation
 from over the state against the pas
 age of the bill
 One measure finally passed tn . senate today within ten minutes aftt
 its introduction It seeks 10 take a , vantage of a federal enactment whiC
 grants to Arizona or New Mexico n t5O,0OO fish hatchery the state A benefit being the one that first e B. acts a statute permitting its esta n lishmCnt Arizona hopes to noti a- congress before New Mexico th ,t she has compiled in enacting the ne e. essaIy laws The house will undout ie edly pass the bill tomorrow, as ie state appropriation is necessary