Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-11
LegisLatiUe Gossip
Special to The Review,


 mopped hls brow in a sweltering at
 mosphere, called it a kangaroo ses-
 slon' and yearned for an overripe to-
 mato when a member went too often
 to the bat. It happened there wasn't very much at issue. Under cOnsidera- ton in the whole committee was Mrs. Marsh's bill for the confiscation Of autos or other vehicles or means
 whereby liquor might be brought into Arizona. The author had told it was
 war measure, designed primarily to protect the solGier 0oys in the board
 CT camps from a present flood of nor ale-destroying squirrel whiskey. Yet
 the house played horse with it for a couple Of hours before recommending
 it for passage. The speaker took Oc-
 casion to suggest that a glass of beer
 might just hit the spot, considering the
 temperature, while Foster intlmated
 hat a well-regulated barkeep might
 have social standing above the boot
 lesgers who now seem to clutter up
 the highways. He acknowledged he
 had accepted prohibition simply be- cause it seemed the will of the ma jority, even though it had invaded the ACne, where he had seen the woman of the house selling booze. The chap lain was permitted to tell a flivver story that did not seem to bear intim- ately on the bill and there was grave discussion whether burros might be included in the "conscription of wealth" involved. Johns said he had been told by two superior court judges that the bill is unconstitutional, be- side being without the governors call. The original limitation of 200 miles from any military or naval establish ment of the United States within the State of Arizona" was extended to i90 miles and there was rare self--estraint in a failure to consider the naval feature. A couple of members thought the bill would discourage the passage of trans-continental tourist travel, till assured, on the word of an assistant general. that the state coIld have no jurisdiction on interstate transportation, even of nightcaps for auto drivers. Any money derived is 10 go to the counties.
 Senator Halls last legislative action 1 was, Move we adjourn" It was brought out by a half hour or more of ante mortem inquest into his many | personal and political per1ections, with | about all of his colleagues joining in | an oratOrical rendition of For he's a | jolly good fellow" Hall already had | a delightful presenta- ton speech made by Winsor and had | told that he was giaG to go to France, possibly to make the world safe for ] the democratic parry, and assuredly to sy, a,lr Ha rII Co fp Arizona labor and even for Arizona 1 capital" Rutherford had offered him a tribute of poesy and Claridge one of mere rhyme, the latter taking well in Its hope that an Irish kaiser soon would sit on Berlin's throne. The dem 2cratic members agreed that Hall had abundant bravery. even fcolhardiness, n sitting as a republican in AriZona's Then, on the motion of Halls colleague, Wilkinson, the at constituting the third house." yeer instructed to secure a proper service fsg on which the senate might proudly display its single star.
 In a bill that comes from the adju- ant generals offices, Johns has taken 70 the house material modification of he high school military training act. The statute makes training compul- sorry, but without d penalty. If the Jew bill passes, any school that fails Q obey shall be cut off from state unds. The cadets must De uniformed md there shall be company in any school wherein are fifty or more boys ibove the age of 14. In such schools lne of the instructors shall be a per nF oft- nI, inc tt.ftp ion.
 The socialistic members of the house or several days past have managed 10 ight off a vote on the anti-loafing bill, which had been reported back without recommendation from the committee ,n labor. Primarily, they have stated heir objection as being that the bill vas aimed at the masses, rather than he classes and that conscription of wealth should be included in the con icription of labor, that only asset of he poor man. Johns. Cureton, Green { md others tried to show that the bill days no favOTites and is intended par icularly to clear the park benches and )ool rooms of idlers, many O. them licious, and to help in securing bad Y needed labor supply. The objec- ( ions usually are founded on assertions f the loftiest patriotism, but all clear l Y are designed to kill the measure, which has been under a process ot be- ng talked to death in a long-drawn- ,ut sessions of the committee Of the ! whole. The supervisors of COcOnino |; ounty have sent an approving mes ; age concerning the bill.
 Senator Rutherford, thinking Of the governor message. said that eighty of Jerome mad been called to lelp in getting the city's quota of sol Hers off to the war in proper shape. )nly two of those called had failed l O respond by name, Branson and ' The latter is the man whose airing ng-and-feathering especially was objected to in the message.
 A house bill by Houser that calls l or the Engish language from all men in railroading and mining [ Ia. had some consideration by com nittee of the conservative Mexican so- | iety, La Liza PrOtectOra Latina. $ which has strong representation local ! y in a council of defense branch that { .as just turned over S1,O00 to the Red l 'rcss as the financial results of p2 ( riotic celebration. There seems little l iklihood of passage O. the bill. [