Weekly journal-miner., 1917-01-24
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 PHOENIX. Jan. E.-Another one hour session of the legislature brought forth number of bills but little real law making today And another day passed without a sign of decision in the Campbell-Hunt court contest
 The morning session of the house was made notable by one of Chaplain Crutchheld's remarkable prayers. The aged divine took occasion today to deny to the Lord the newspaper stories that the failuFe of payday to produce funds had created dissat- isfaction in the ranks of the solons and attaches. The press gallery char acterized Crutchfcld as tattle-tale. ]. ]. Sweeney was recommended as legal advisor to the house. He was a member of that body last session.
 Senator Roberts of Cochise intro duced what may prove one of the i'm portant bills of the session. It pro- poses to bring the corporation com- mission under the control of the cleo torate and legislature. Now its pow CTS arc defined by the constitution and unless Roberts amendment is put through the commission will continue to know practically no master.
 A move was made in the house 10 secure the opening soon of the Par kcr reservation.
 A proposal to name committee to investigate State institutions brought forth hearty denunciation of the prac- tice of junketing.
 PHOENIX, Jan. 1S- The intro duction by Baxter of Maricopa of a group Of four bills to correct defects in the election laws disclosed the fact that an assault is being prepared against both the prohibition amend ments by wholesale liquor dealers in California who are said to have a large sum in the bank to fight the issue.
 The amendments will be attacked because they were not printed on the ballots strictly according to law. They were put on by title only and this will be regarded as insufficient by the liquor men. It is proposed to make it lawful to print separate bal lots for constitutional amendments and the names of non-partisan candi- dates. Another Baxter amendment proposes 10 further regulate elections, including the definition of powers Of election boards to determine the in tent Of voters.
 The California liquor dealers arc preparing a suit, and according to Baxter there Is no ground upon which to fight them, as the civil code of Arizona was not followed to the let ter of the law when the proposed amendment was placed on the ballot. The bill introduced is to amend paragraph 2929, chapter 7, title F, of the revised statutes of Arizona, 1913, pertaining to elections and official ballots.
 The amendment as proposed is:
 The title of all proposed con stitutional amendments or of other propositions or questions to be submitted to the voters shall be printed on a separate official ballot and in such order as the secretary of State may designate, and each such amendment, prop osition or question be followed by the word 'ycs" or mo" or for or against" and at the right of and opposite each of such words shall be placed square of sufficient size % Sec ton ?, paragraph 2935, of chapter /. in title l2, of said statutes, and all acts and parts of acts in con fiict with the provisions of the foregoing section are hereby re- pealed.
 That word repealed" is it. That will decide whether Arizona shall re- main prohibition or be wet The Cali fornia liquor dealers arc positive Ari- zona has no case against them, and Baxter says the same thing. Just
 
 what procedure the attacking forces propose to take was not made known this afternoon. aside from the fact that their money is back of the move and also their legal machinery.
 The civil code as it now stands, upon which the alleged blundcr was made, is as follows:
 29,o. All proposed constitution al amendments or other proposi- tions or questions to be submit ted 10 the voters shall be printed at the bottom of the ballot, in
 such order as, the secretary Of
 State may designate and each such amendment, proposition or question shall be followed by the words "ycs' or no or for.
 or against. - as the nature Of the amendment, proposition or question may require, and at the right of and opposite each Of such words shall be placed square the size of those placed opposite the