Arizona republican., 1918-06-01
.LESE MAJESTY MEASURE WOULD
 EVEN INCLUDE MERE REPORTERS
House Starts Sitting Out of Wheat from Chaff and
 Senate Takes Up Council
 of Defense Measure Again

If one section o the lower house can have it's way tho statute relating Co contempt will be given larger propor- tions. lt will be swollen to such an extent that it will take in reporters of the legislature who misreprescnt the proceedings or the conduct of the members while engaged in their legis- lative duties. though it does not pro- pose to hold their persons sacred out of office hours. Papers which publish such misrepresenting accounts of the proceedings and members. would also he hableFto prosecution for contempt. This bill whose author is Mir. Eddy of Yuma was ready for introduction on Wednesday but in order not to disturb the equanimity of reporters over Me morial day it was held up until the next legislative day. Though the emer- gency clause was attachedsnO attempt was made 10 expedite the passage of the measure by a suspension of the rules.
 House Acts as Sitter
 The house engaged, or was about to engage in the business of sitting out from war measures, bills which are not especially. calculated 10 aid in making the world safe for democracy. The first one to come under the ban was house bill No by Mr. Vaughn, amending the primary law. The print ing committee reported that it was not n war measure and that therefore it had not been ordered printed. Mir. Vaughn said that if it was not a war measure he did not know a war meas ure when he met it in the road.
 Reading is Limited
 It was evident that the committee had not perused the bill beyond the title. The chief business for which the session was called was the enact nlent of a law to extend the franchise io citizens of Arizona who are engaged in military service beyond the state boundaries Such a bill has been in- troduccd. lt was shown by Mir. Vaughn that as the primary laws TOW stand it would be impossible for the secre- tary of state to comply with them in time Co give the absent soldiers a chance to vote. On this showing it was decided to send the bill to the judiciary committee
 Make Bill War Measure
 Another bill whose status was not quite clear was that for the relief of fhe Graham county widows who were murdered last winter by the Powers brothers and Tom Sisson. The bill carries an appropriation os Sl7,50O to bc distributed. S7.500 to the widow of Sheriff Mcbride and 5000 each to the widows of Deputies -Kcmpton and Wooten. The bin had been sent to the Judiciary committee which in the way ef amendment prepared a substitute, siving the bill more the appearance of war measure than it had before borne In it's new form it was entirely satisfactory Co the authors
 Worthy Bill Meets Approval
 lt was later considered in the con- mittcc of the whole. In the couEse of Inc discussion it was brought out that it was not only properly a war meas urc but really came under the language of one of tho paragraphs of the gov ernor's call. The officers who were murdered were looking up the Powers brothers and Sisson as cvaders of the selective draft law. The committee recommended the passage of the bill Mrs March. the author of the child welfare Bill of the regular session asked if the beneficiaries of the bill might not be brought under the bene- fits of that law as well as of the pro- posed appropriation. It was thought that might be done and an amendment to that effect as well as one to mak, the appropriation available for tho children of the dead officers was of- ferod and adopted and the bill was sen on it's way.
 Upon Food Substitution
 Alr. Lines presented a memorial o1 the subject of food conservation. proposes an extension of the card sys tenn as it prevails in Phoenix. to al parts of the state and urges modified tions of the existing regulations in sev