El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-09
ROBERTS CATTLE
BILL IS KILLED
Arizona Senate May Grant
Cochise County Another
Superior Judge.

Phoenix. Feb. s.-whIe the house
/ VS. at Tempe. entertained by the fac
ulty and student body of the Normal
school. the senate worked in committee
: Of the whole. The Roberts bill max
! ing the killing Of cattle by a railroad
train prima facie evidence of careless
: ness. was killed. Practically the same
/ sort of a measure had been introduced
( in the morning in the house by Wilt
( bank. Roberts's stringent prohibition
! enforcement bill was ordered for pass
! age, as well as a Wilkinson bill cor
recting the school district bonding law.
; a bill amending the municipal classi-
fication act, Johns's bill granting $4,000
: a year to the northern Arizona fair
and the state welfare bill. House bill
b concerning pardons and paroles was
Indefinitely postponed. Though re-
/ ferred back to the judiciary commit
, tee for correction. favOra BILE action was
taken on the bill to grant COchise
county another superior judge Mari
copa county, which now has two judges
VIII be included. on the assumption
that II already needs q third magis-
trate.
Minimum Wage Bill.
The loftiest hish-light in the house
. is the fealty Of Mrs. representative Nc
Kay 10 her female minimum wage bill.
The measure was not welcomed exact
y with enthusiasm by the legislators.
however much they protested on the
: floor their devotion TO women in gen
eral and their desire to make smooth
the paths that are trodden by the fe-
male wage Garner SO there has been
much objection and amendment of the
bill. which would have given all fe
male workers not less than 81 a week,
without regard to age, competency or
character OF employment
The house received from the Arizona
sunday School association a letter Of
communication for its actions upon sew
eral morality" bills. Then Mrs Nc
Kay sent TO the chair a communication
of protest over suppositiOus smugness
on the part Of both the house members
and the letter writer's. Mrs. Mckay's
address to the chair was passed over
hurriedly by the speaker. with some
evidences of agitation on the house
floor when reading was concluded. and
was not placed upon the official files.
Tempest in Teapot.
In the senate a teapot tempest fol-
lowed a simple suggestion Of Suffer
that he saw no use in cumbering the
record with full particulars Of discus
sions in committee of the whole. This
minute record is the creation Of the
present committee on rules. something
that is understood as never before
known in Arizona legislatures There
came instant defence OF the rules from
the SOfdlleQ Hunt members Gay pOpA
demanded that the rule stand. for in
committee of the whole more bills
We're butchered and more members went
back on their campaign promises than
in the open sessions" suffer moved
reference Of the suggestion TO the rules
committee Even this had opposition,
but passed by a vote Of 10 T. Z. with
a couple Of senators absent The rules
committee is expected TO reaffirm the
rule and it is doubtful if a two thirds
vote can be mustered by its opponents
Governor Photographed
The legislature has had It's mrs,
group photograph taken. as is usual
in front of the capitors main entrance
Thereafter governor Campbell was
photographed. though not with TIN
solOns. There was especial request
that he come before the camera with
his big hat. which has been accepted
as distinct part Of his personality
Mr.. Mallory of Pima county has
measure that rather gives preference
to the University Of Arizona in pro-
viding that graduates of the Law school
OF that Institution shall De ADMITTED
10 practice with only presentation OF
their diplomas as prima facic evidence
would make the Tucson college the
only one thus favored
Draws Two Salaries.
While under investigation before the
house committee of the whole there
was developed the fact that state en-
tomologist Morreu draws two salaries.
one of them from the United states
But later 1t appeared that the federal
compensation is only in the sum OF 81
a year merely to list him as an asso-
ciate Of "A bureau OF the agricultural
department. This came out IN the
course of a discussion over the I'M
proba ability of getting competent stem
ographers for less than $1,000 year
No Bills Reach Governor.
Today the Arizona legislature en-
tered upon the second hall OF the s.
sion. without single bill thus lar
being sent to the governor Nork on
the appropriation bill IS well advanced
in the house. but there Is talk already
Of a special session
IN the senate WinsOr introduced a
bill for more orderly procedure in the
issuance of pardOus and paroles ana
CIaridge offered measure appropriat-
ing $4,000 for an experimental arte- .
sian well in the ella valley
New House Bills
House bills introduced were By
O'NeiH. regulating practice in vete-
rinary surgery; by the public health
committee. raising the marriage age
for females to 10: by Eddy. approprl-
bridge at Wellton: by O'Neill, specify
ing study in all schools of the effect O.
narcotics and alcohol; by Houser. rals-
ing pay of legislators to SIC day.
with 20 cents mileage one way, by Da-
Wis a new irrigation district code: by
lation 10 admission of attorneys; BY
Mallory, 4 new state ranger measure
to take the place OF the present county
ranger law. This is especially for the
suppression of imports of liquor by au-
tomObile. II provides a force OF %
To Resume Contract System.
In the senate, Hall has started
bill to strike out the provision of the
measure prohibiting the con-
tracing of state work. The law is
said TO have added at least 50 per cent
10 the cost of public buildings and
roads Or. Neff introduced the house
dill for home for feeble minded. which
ilso has been introduced in the senate.
As well as a house bill making dell
lite tax rate for road purposes
In the house representative VIII
,ank reintroduced a senate bill. max
ng the killing of livestock by railroads
lriTna-facie evidence Of negligence and
lenyinl- the same assumption with rel
renee to the owner of stock Repre-
Green asked an appropriation
Il $4,000 for approaches to the stat
ridge across the Aqua Fria. The test
# strength between the Hunt and anti
Iunt factions over the proposed amend
nent Of rules to strike out OF the journal
he record OF the senate session OF the
Whole committee resulted in victory for
he ants. 10 to 4