Weekly journal-miner., 1917-01-24

Rutherford Sl Ould be ashamed to sec in print, and this was one of them. Hall of Maricopa introduced a bill prohibiting misleading advertising and paying special attention to advertise ments of worthless mining stocks. A cheap attempt by Rutherford and Campbell to secure an adjournment until Monday on the pretext of re spect to the late Admiral Dewey was defeated, and adjournment was taken until tomorrow.
 PHOENIX, Jan. l9.-Thc first Of what may be termed the 'comc backs" on the legislative bill of fare was the old Kinney-Claypool bill, re- introduced during a short session by Senator Roberts today This meas ure, which requires that all laborers in hazardous occupations be able to speak English and understand it.. passed the first legislature but was de feated by the people by referendum.
 The house opened in its first near blaze of oratory of the session when Baxter introduced a resolution asking the judiciary committee to draft a bill to repair the leaks" in the two dry amendments, which arc said to be points threatened by the liquor inter crts Walton of Maricopa proposed an amendment requiring the commit tee to find out if such bill is really needed, and cuotrd a number of sec tions from the statutes in support of his belief that there is no real dan ger that Arizona'S dry laws could be amputated by any legal process. The affair threatened to develop into a personal debate between Walton and Baxter, whom Walton accused of be- ing late convert to prohibition. The Walton amendment passed. Speaker Johns introduced bill ap- propriating S5,000 for the use of the Northern Arizona Fair, the fund tc be distributed over two years.
 The pay of J. ]. Sweeney, the legal advisor of the house was fixed at s a day
 4 senate memorial by Colter asking the secretary of agriculture to rcscind the order doubling the forest reserve grazing fees within the next three years, was wired to Washington.
 PHOENIX, Jan. 20.-ln the course .of a 20 minutes session today the senate transacted small volume of business and adjourned to Monday morning to which time the house had taken an adjournment the day before. Reports from the State historian, ad- jutant general, livestock sanitary board, board Of health and board of control were received and referred.
 \ memorial was introduced by Senator Golfer of Apache, represent ing to the president and congress that of the 73,000,000 acres of land in Ari- zona more than one-half Is included in government reserves of one kind or another, 20,0O0,O00 acres being in Indian reserves. These various re- serves are so situated as to prevent development of resources and roads. The government is therefore asked to cooperate with the State in road building in these reservations, point ing out that the Indians themselves would be the chief bencfciarics of such an arrangement. The memorial was adopted.
 Senator Golfer introduced bill for the modification of the educational test for voters. The recent law re- quircS that before a. citizen, otherwise qualified. can register he must be able to read the constitution of the United Stat, The amendment cxcmpts McNicans or descendants of Mcxicans who availcd themselves of treaties between Mexico and the United States to become citizens, provided they are more than 50 years Of age and have resided in Arizona for five years.
 \ bill was introduced by Senator Roberts of Cochisc providing for the destruction of prairie dogs by the State authorities. The State Is to be reimbursed by the owner of land which such destruction is effected and in case reimbursement is not made the expense becomes lien against the land
 COAST AUTOIST HAS
 LIVELY TIME IN SNOW
 (From Thursdays Daily)