El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-24
To REORGiNIZE
STATE COUNCIL
Both Houses of the Arizona
Legislature Ratify
Prohibition.

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Phoenix, Ariz, May 2A-Already
there IS strong evidence that the big
fight Of the session viii be over the
council Of defence. There is an Of
fetal bill, one adopted by the execu-
tive committee, with its mem bership
I Of seven Democrats. four Republicans
and two Independents, a bill that has
had the approval and vote Of Gov.
Hunt Under the proprieties Of the
I situation, it hardly can see light IN
less brought out by the governor him
Two bills are in evidence. One faith
cred by senator Claypool Is explained
I by him merely a measure to bring the
matter before the legislature. in an
attempt to get through a fair and nom
partisan act It has a council com
prising the governor attorney gen
eral, presiding offiiers of the two
legislative houses and seven others to
be named by the governor. with a
I $4,000 secretary and blank I'm the
place where an appropriation is men
toned The governor seems TO have
all powers Of making known the work
OF the council
In the Vaughn bill. in the house. the
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and from six 70 IS Of his appointees.
one OF them to be secretary at $500
year and with an unlimited appro-
priation- The office shall be at the
capitol The powers Of the new coun-
ell would appear autOcratic. every Of
ficer made subordinate to it. It is TO
enrol men for agriculture and the In
Qustries, with power 70 compel military
service as well; must make a census
Of resources Of the state in men and
materials and push development OF
food resources, and investigate costs.
Advisory and local councils may be
appointed and dissolved at the discre-
ton OF the governor. The council is
TO have power to compel employment
Of persons between is and so years Of
age, for cOmpensatiOns that the coun-
eli and employers may agree upon,
provided that the provisions Of this
act shall not apply to persons tenn
pOrarily unemployed by reason Of dif-
LerenceS with their employers" Thus
there shall be no Interference with
strikes. Possibly the most interesting
feature Is that which gives the coun-
Gil tuI authority TO demand the pro-
ductiOn OF account books. files ans
documents covering any matter under
invesug cation. This provision is prob
ably the broadest ever known for such
Investigations as might arise in con-
sideration Of labor troubles. in which
corporations might allege inability TO
Pay wages demanded by striking
workmen.
It is said that neither OF these bills
mas the direct backing OF the COVER
nor's office, while senator Roberts
says he is going 20 have a bill that
win be widely different from either
and still have nothing whatever 20 do
with the administration. The COVER
nor has asserted. that the present
council is partisan. Any Of the bills
now in evidence are sure to precipi-
tate partisan fights and to be sub
mitted eventually TO the determine
tion Of Democratic caucus.
Senate Adopts Ratification Resolution.
The senate has passed senate joint
resolution No. !, introduced by Col
ter. putting Arizona on record as IA
voring national prohibition. President
Claridge had a similar resolution. with
Terbiage preferred by some OF the
members. but Ciaridge finally with
drew his offering. for harmony he
insists that he did not do so in order
TO forward Golfers boom for the gov
ernorship. There were a number OF
tavoring addresses. Ferguson told
that he had never known such drunk
enness as he had seen in prohibition
communities and he Joined with Hall
In declaration that national prohi-
bition is the only prohibition that
prohibits.
House Ratifles Amendment.
The lower house this morning
passed the joint resolution ratifying
the prohibition amendment TO the
constitution by a vote Of % to three.
speaker Johns and representatives
Foser and Mccormick voting in the
negative.
Anti ]. w. W. Resolution Withdrawn.
Senator Campbell temporarily with
drew his anti I. W. W. resolution.
stating there appeared to be a desire
70 make political capital out Of It.
The matter is regarded as not ma
terial. as the senate viii soon have be-
fore IL an identical resolution. that
Of Mrs. O'NeiA passed unanimously
in the house.
Te Reimburse Campbell.
Speaker Johns in the house offered
a bill that gives Thos r. Campbell
S7739.38. OF this sum. S3617.03 is for
services rendered in the governors Of
flee from Jan % TO Dec. %, 1917. and
the balance Of s4122.35 is for expense
incurred in the gubernatorial contest,
as court costs.
President Claridge. who comes from
Graham county, asked for appropri-
alton Of S17.500 for the widows OF the
three Graham county officers shot and
killed BY the Powers brothers and Tom
Sisson, who lately went through Phoe-
Fix 70 LIE terms in the Florence peni- [
Tertiary. The widow OF sheriff Nc
Bride is to get $500 and the widows
OF deputies WoOten and Kempton l
$4,000 each II was explained that the I
attorney general had passed on the I
bill as legally coming under the spe-
cial session call. as the officers were /
killed while trying 20 arrest draft /
evaders. the bill thus becoming a war |
measure.
Winsor moved that all measures be I
submitted TO the attorney general. ]
be TO pass upon the question whether ]
they are or are not war measures. The