Arizona republican., 1915-06-27

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 there would be no prohibition legis- lation. There would probably have been none anyhow and it was set tied that there would be none when the following communication was re- ceived in the afternoon
 To whom it may concern:
 At meeting of the executive committee of the Temperance Fed eration held on Tuesday night at the W. c. T. U. building it was decided that all prohibition bills before the legislature are unsatisfactory and that we would, a the next election. put before the people what the tenn rerance people believe to be such measure as seems necessary for the better enforcement of the present law and by that time We would bet ter know what was needed
 H. A. HUGHES,
 Chairman Legislative and Law En-
 forcement Committee"
 The Labor Department
 There will be no labor department as a result of the deliberations of the legislature. While the senate did not actually kill the house bill creating a department of labor yes terday, it administered an anaes- thetic from the effect of which it will not recover The house bill ap- propliated S15. 900 for establishing the 1 department at the head of which was 10 be a commissioner of labor The senate so amended the bill as to cut down the appropriation to S2,000, eliminated the labor commis- sioner and substituted a commission consisting of the superintendent of public instruction. the secretary Of state and the state auditor.
 The miners hospital bill was set for hearing in the committee of the whole in the afternoon but it went over until tomorrow morning | A bill was introduced in the sen ate making an appropriation of $500. S150 for each house. to close up the business of the session
 The bill of Mir. Martin authorizing the expenditure by the state engineer of S5OO0 for the payment for labor on road work was passed.
 1ke most sensational event Of the day was a paper prepared by Chair man StaDley of the committee on appropriations. excoriating the gov ernor for his mangling of the general | appropriation bill It was not. said | Mr. StapleN. SO much an expression | of any personal feeling he enter l tained as defense of the commit tee. which had been more than infer entially attacked by the governor in his statement accompanying the veto. l In concluding his statement Chair | man Stapley called attention to the smoothness with which the legis- | lature had been runnI>s ard it's ac- fg .ffgt,, | governor.
 | The Land Bill
 | The public land bill which had been sent to the acting governor or F-.day afternoon was signed by him VA. erday afternoon with some for 1 mality. It had been the intention of | the acting governor to leave the bill | for the return of the governor. But when it was learned that Governor | Hunt would not return until today | MT. Osborn decided to sign it. There | were present at the ceremony Presi- i dent Sims of the senate. Speaker | Brooks of the house. Senators Gar win, Webb, Campbell and MNilan and Representative Flanagan Three pens belonging to Senators Campbell and MMillan and Representative | Flanagan were used in affixing the signature. Speaker Brooks pen was used to sign the accompanying mes sage.
 The House
 Following the presentation of an announcement by Senator Webb of the senate's readiness to adjourn at T five o'clock. action was taken on it. It was precipitated by motion by MT Johns to inform the senate of the cooperation of the house in the matter of adjournment. MT Johns and Representative Graham spoke in favor of the motion and it was op- posed by Messrs. Proctor, PnkIey and Goodwin. By the following vote the motion was laid on the table:
 Ayes-Acuff. Austin, Berry Briscoe. ClaypooI. Cook, Doyle, Edwards Far relI, Francis, Goodwin, Merrill Ma honey. Pinkley. Proctor, Reed, Swee- ney. Vaughn and Speaker Brooks-19 NaYs-Buchanan, Flanagan, Johns, Graham, Lee Leeper, Lines, Marian. Powers.-9.
 The house then proceeded to the matters before it. The whole after noon was taken up with the consid eration in the committee of the whole of the Colter district irrigation bill which was amended that it was not believed by the house that the senate would accept it. Inasmuch as it seemed probable that there would he no legislation on this subject, MT Pinlley-offered a measure for the appointment of a commission to con- slider legislation of this character and report to the next legislature
 JITNEY'S FORCE RATES DOWN Because of the competition of the jit-