Bisbee daily review., 1915-02-17
HOUSE GUSTS DRASTIC DRY
 EASURE
Powers-Drachman Bill With Its Code of Regulations For Prohibition falls to Receive Necessary Votes
MINE TAX BILL KEEPS
 EMERGENCY CLAUSE
Its Friends Fear That The Necessary Two-Thirds Vote For Pessage Cannot Be Se- cured


 PHOEN1X. Feb. 16- The Powers. Drachman bin supported by the pro- hibitionists and which provided a code of regulations for violators of the recently adopted prohibition con stitutonal amondmant. was defeated in the house today. It failed to re ceive eighteen affirmative votes. On- ly sixteen supporters voted for the bill Koacuf Austin. Bury Claypool Cook Edwards, Farrell, Goodwin. Lee. Lines NcLain Pinkley, Powers Proc tor, Sweeney and Vaughn Absent Briscoe.
 The debate against the bill was lead by Brooks who pointed out in detail the drastic features of the measure It was probably the first prepared speech of the session and the speaker made it clear that while he would support legislation carry ing out the wishes of the people, he could not support a bill, the enforce ment of which would be impractica- be
 Powers answered frankly admitt- ing that the bill had drastic features. but no more unusual than were parts of laws heretofore adopted in states at legislative sessions.
 This bill was drawn with the ob- ject in view of making Arizona dry If the bin passed we will have state dryer than Hades Mr. Brooks re- marks that the bin is drastic l con. slider an argument for the bill The people have voted prohibition. This bin will give it to them said Powers "Yes. that's true" said Brooks but you create an office of commiss toner of prohibition with powers We have given every one Of our state of ficers including the commandershiI of state militia"
 How about our state navy? Can he command that2' interiected Far reIl
 Yes. if we had a state navy, pre- sume the proposed prohibition com missioner would be its admiral"
 With the prohibition bin out of tn, way, an effort to strike the emergen cy clause from the mine tax bill fail ed by a lie vote With the omergen cy clause the bill requires two thirds vote of the house for passag, which means, from present indica tions. it will be killed in the hous, tomorrow
 The senate adopted a resolution providing for an Investigating com mittee to investigate state officers A motion failed to limit the scope O the investigation to the acts of War den Sims of the state prison. StaF ley ntimated that the moral cinduc as we'll as the official conduct of ott CT state officers might be looked into
 On its way to final passage the bil introduced by Drachman. by request reducing homestead exemptions t S2OOO, failed of passage
 The senate committee of the whol approved the Bacon bin requirin health certificates prior to the gran ing Of marriage licenses. New bill introduced include one by Munds CT, auug a board 70 conduct a state edl cational survey and another b Karns appropriatne one-half the eos of a bridge to be built across the Sal Ga Cruz at the mouth of Proto Cal yon. The total cost Of the bridge wi be S25.0OO, the county to pay half
 Karns also had a bill regulatiu traffic in cold storage products. Egg sold in cases where products al three months old or less must be s marked, with signs the lettrrs c which are to be two inches big Where packing is over three montl the marking on cases must be in 8 inch black type. Stores selling co storage eggs must exhibit sign in b letters. Gold Storage Eggs Sold Her
 Another health measure was pr posed by Bacon. remodeling the sta board of health and providing for q rigid inspection of dairies and the products. and an annual sXaHIiHsti'