El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-23
IS
ARIZ KEYNOTE
Extra Session Of Legisla
ture Is Devoting First
Work to War Bills.

Phoenix. Ariz.. Nay 23.-Pa-
triotism is the Keynote OF the spe-
ciai session Of the legislature A mum
Der OF members Of the radical wing
jumped in with support for measures
Of a sort they opposed at the regular
session.
Possibly the most important action
was the unanimous vote given &rs
O'Nenls bin in the house demanding
that the state officials help in Riding
the state OF T. W. w. Even a more
interesting measure was brought out
In the senate however, by president
Claridge making sabotage crime
and defining the word Prison sen
fences of from three to 20 years are
specified for anyone convicted of de-
stroying grain or other fOodstuffs,
imals, burning barns, etc There Is
an addendun TO the effect that such
work is Of despicable character, bear
ing upon the very life OF a nation that
is lighting ferocious foreign zoe
For this reason the measure is TO
have Immediate force and effect
plan FOR Soldier vote.
Golfer, in the senate, and Vaughn, In
the house, had similar bills providing
for the counting Of the soldier vote by
a commission OF three members, COM
Drising the governor and q member
from each Of the two larger political
parties, nominated by the national
committeeman Of the parties There Is
lengthy specification OF the methods
TO be adopted. The commission re-
celves the ballots and drops them ia
a box for later counting, arter hav-
ing verified the eligibility OF the sol
der voter. The members get s. a
day and travel expenses.
Ratification of the national prohi-
bition amendment is carried In bills
presented by senators Claridge and
Golfer and representative Vaughn
Dairy Commission BIZ Withdrawn.
The dairy commission bill. offered
in printed form BY Senator Hall, had
10 be Withdrawn some OF the Demo
cratic senators did not like the idea
OF appointment OF the commission BY
redraft will give the appointment 70
the governor
Anti-Loafing Measure.
Representative Eddy. Of Yuma. has
a bill demanding labor OF at least IS
hours a week from all men between
the ages Of Is and SO. There is some
inquiry concerning the measure. COW
fective only when made so by the gov
ernor and that the machinery Of the
law shall depend in each community
upon the records and decision Of the
United States director OF labor for the
district. il is feared there might
thus be a Joker or two In what seems
TO be a patriotic act Mrs. O'NeilL
who made a hit with her address I'm
support OF her anti T. W. ". resolu-
tion, expects to offer a somewhat
more comprehensive anti loafing bill.
Moratorium for Soldiers.
In both houses there we're oils exc
tending a sort Of moratorium for the
benefit OF men called to the service,
they TO have extension Of their obli-
cations during the period Of the war,
at the discretion OF the courts, on ap-
plication By the soldier or his attOr-
ney.
Resolutions OF confidence and sor-
row were offered senator Sutter. con-
corning the death Of his wife. and Of
regret to representative Rosa Mckay.
the latter now confined to q Globe
hospital, following the death OF a
brother.
The governors message was distrib-
uted among various house committees
though no notice was taken OF the
part concerning the Bisbee dep0rta-
tons The governor has made no
recommendation for any action on this
subject