Arizona republican., 1918-05-30
PEOPLE T0 ACT /. LIN RESTORING
 1T HANC|NGLAW
Legislature Decides That
 Capital Punishment Will Not Be Submitted by
 Act of State Lawmakers

One thing was demonstrated in the legislative session of yesterday and that was that if capital punishment is restored it will not be through any ini- tiated action in the legislature. That was decided when the proposed consti- Roberts of Cochise for submission to the people, restoring capital punish ment and the unlimited power of par don and parole. communication and re- prieve to the governor, was indefinitely postponed by a vote of If to 4. The same thing happened to the bill of Mir. Campbell proposing restoration of capital punishment.
 Senate on the Soft Side Though the senate is strongly in favor of capital punishment, it had | been intimated both on the floor of the senate and by members of the judiciary committee that measures of any kind not clearly within the call of the gov ernor would not be given consideration | in the special session. An opinion by the attorney general yesterday morn- ing had suggested that measures in- tended only for submission to the peo- pie and not requiring the approval of the governor might not fall within the | prohibition of the constitution. The senate though decided that it would remain on the safe side and avoid con- plications.
 The merits of the measures were not discussed though MT. Roberts took oc- casion to express his disapproval o1 the board of pardons and paroles.
 Expect the People to Act Perhaps some of the members who arc more desirous of the restoration 0. capital punishment would have beer insistent upon action on the resolution
 f they had not been assured that tha enc would certainly be attained in an. other way. It was learned that ar initiative petition for the repeal of tn, legislation of two years ago abolishinl the death penalty was already in circu lation and would certainly be filled Only 5000 names are required for it. ! A memorial to congress was intro duced by Mir. Campbell, requesting tha an appropriation of not more thar SS00000 be made for the construction of bridge across the Colorado at Lee' Ferry.
 An Unfavorable Report Made
 An unfavorable report was made ol Mr. Golfers soldiers civil rights bil on the ground that another bill of tn same tenor had already preceded ii l When the senate had been in sessiol jess than an hour. a recess was takel until o'clock in the afternoon. A that hour it re-convened and imme } diately adjourned.
 MT. Mahoney of Mohave with thi
 record before him declared that tn
 members were lot of legislativ < ''wobblies' and that it was with poo taste that they were passing resolu D tlons against the l. w. W.
 l House Session Is Brief 7 The house session was even briefel
 The routine there was relieved only b 9 the introduction of bill by NJ T vaughn amending the primary electio l law to make it conform to the pendin measure for the extension of the fran
 chIse to citizens of Arizona in militar
 service outside the state.
 | Mir Lines of the appropriations com
 A'-NNSc Nohcu tAc dllcnllOn or the nous $ to q discovery that an error had bee s made in the amendment to the bill pro vldlnS for compensation for forme . Governor Campbell. The committe l. was directed to make the correction me committee report in the hands ( the enrolling and expressing commi, U tee to which the bill had been referre House Is Up on Its Work D. The house received an acknowledgf
 ment from Chaplain Crutchfield. of fl
 resolution of sympathy with him n
 me death of Mrs. Crutchfield.
 Through Private Secretary Lower e thal Of the governor, a communicate y was received from the legislative q, partment of Columbia University asl 2 ng for copies of all legislative door = ments. f A recess was taken until 2 o,clof
 when the house tried desperateIv
 ma something to do. It was emplov,
 TOT moment in advancing bills f,
 second reading under a suspension
 the rules but there was only one hi
 m stage for advancement and th,
 iaNlng been put forward. the house a,
 Journed over Memorial Day.