The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1915-06-04
THE LEGISL AZURE.
CONvENES AGAIN
Second Extra Session of the Second
State Legislature convenes With
Same Organization as Before.
URGES BREWTY IN
SESSION AT HAND
Several Bills Are Introduced in Both
Bodies of the Legislature Including
Two on Liquor Amendment.

Two on Liquor Amendment.
PHOENIX, June 1.-The second ex-
ira session of the legislature convened
without oratory. There were few Wis
itors, for Phoenix has tired of the law
makers. Farrell and Mahoney, in the
House, and Golfer and Campbell, in
the Senate, were named to notify the
governor that the solons had respond
ceive any communication he might
care to submit. There were other
committees to arrange a seating
scheme and to notify the opposite
house of organization which by the
way, remains unchanged from the late
session, when Governor Hunt sent in
his message.
1t was read Immediately upon it's re-
ceipt in both branches. The document
was brief and the lawmakers were
urged to be brief in their delibera-
tions. First of all a land code was
urged with special attention to the
land of school lessees. Those who
suffered in the recent Little Colorado
River floods, it was urged, be given
considerations with some legislative
relief, they being without stored
water and facing a harvestless crop.
He calls attention that the prohibi-
tion amendment was a constitutional
mandate and that statutory provisions
had to be made for the effective oper-
alton of the law. He made it clear
that he realized that intoxicating bev-
erages was what the people demanded
by their votes, should be excluded
from the state, while grain alcohol for
certain purposes, under his call,
might be exempt.
In referring to the creation of a la
Dor commissi N, he claimed that it's
creation, along proper lines, would be
a safeguard to both employer and en-
ployee. In calling attention to the
semi-annual payment of taxes amend
ment, he refers to his call and notes
that he makes a specific suggestion
for including a provision which would
make possible the abolishment of cap
ital punishment, he declares, was at
the suggestion of the House, which,
during the closing days of the late
session, adopted a resolution asking
that such be done. Of the other sub
jects in his call he did not treat other
than to reiterate that they were of
such character as to require little
time in their completion.
No sooner had the reading of the
message been concluded, than Chris
ty, in the House, offered resolution
that the session only consider the
semi-anua1 tax payment and land
code measures and adjourn. 1t has
generally been believed that under
the tax provision mine tax bill might
be introduced and the resolution is
looked upon by many as a proposal |
to pass a mine tax and land code bill. |
with this in mind and to |
further consider it, there was little |
to having the resolution |
without definite action, and |
thereafter the House adjourned for
he day.
Early in the day there had been
sent to the desk a number of new bills
and these had to be read under the
rules, so the House on the first day,
had six new bills. Edwards reintro-
1uced the state federation of temper
ance bill as formerly proposed by |
Powers and Drachman at the first ses-
sion and IN the Senate Stapley intro
luced a prohibition regulation of the
',ate with exemption clauses relating
o the importation of grain alcohol for
medicinal, sacramental and scientific |.
He goes further, this time,
lowever, than the Senate formerly |,
greed to and the presence of liquor
IN the premises is evidence undispu-
able, that liquor is being sold. Clay
)ool, Goodwin and Webb had land h
,odes, the first named introduced the |,
Vinsor administration bill and the
asst two bills are practically the
anne as previously agreed to by the
enate.
Prescott invited the lawmakers to
lold the meetings of the committee ;
# the whole in that place but no act
on was taken.
PHOENIX, June PA bill appropri- s
ting $4,000 to meet the expenses of
he second extra session Cf tho Iaoic