Weekly journal-miner., 1919-01-22

"The cities and towns of the state have reflected the growth of the other interests. From less than thirty-four millions, the cities with their stores and banks have grown to more than a hundred and twenty millions.
 Railroads, the telephone and tele- graph systems have increased in as- sessed value from less than twenty nine millions in 1912, to nearly one hundred and two millions in 1918.
 Perhaps nothing more clearly in dicates the character, as well as the value of increased wealth as the ad- vance in the value of motor driven vehicles. Whereas the automobiles of 1912, were assessed at $297, ,07600, the valuation for 1918 was more than 25 times greater-$8, ,202,o5600"
 Little Business Transacted. Practically no business was trans acted in either branch this morning and each took a recess shortly after converting to await the delivery of the governors message. In the house Representative Lines intro- duced a bill amending the statute now in effect by increasing the amount of the state tax levy for school purposes from $5W000 to I$1,OOO,OOO.
 Representative De1bridge in the house created some consternation among the clerks when he arose and remarked that he thought the sys- tenn under which the 'louse was util- izing the services of the attaches was a very loose one. He desired some order and efficiency and there fore suggested in the way of mo ton that all clerks be required to re- port to the chief clerk at certain hour; that he assign them to their duties; that they remain on duty so many hours, and that they be not permitted to leave the building dur ing hours of employment.
 It was explained to the new rep resentative that all of this is provid- ed for in the rules that will be adopted by the house at the proper time and that he will not see a great amount of idleness on the part of the young women attaches after the house gets into its stride.
 Senator CLaridge introduced the first bill in the senate This was a bill to create a board of charities, provide for the appointment of its members, defining their duties and providing an appropriation.
 The bill is intended as a relief measure for those suffering from tu- berculosis and provides that a com mission of three be named by the governor, to serve without salary, and fixes the appropriation at $lO,- 900 a year. The board has the au- tnority to aid indigent cases directly and to donate funds to charitable or ganizations of a certain character, which care for indigent tubercular cases. The Dill was introduced by request and is intended to relieve certain charitable organizations in Phoenix and Maricopa county, President Johns announced the standing committees of the senate, the first named of each to act as chairman. In announcing the com mittees the president stated that he had departed from the previous com mittees of the senate in two respects. Heretofore there had been a com mittee on agriculture, irrigation and roads, but as he understands that there will be important road legisla- tion at this session he divided this into two committees, making roads separate committee.
 PHOENIX, Jan. 16.-The intro duction in the house by Mrs. Rosa Mckay of Globe of bill amending tine minimum wage for women bill, fixing the minimum wage for women at $2O a week, was the feature of to- days session of the house and me morial by Senator Campbell, calling upon the United States to acquire by purchase Lower California and DOT ton of Sonora, featured the morning session of the senate.
 The sessions of both branches were brief, the house adjourning un- til tomorrow at 10 o'clock, and the senate taking a recess until 2 o'clock this afternoon. An even half dozen bills were introduced in the house and Speaker Peterson announced the completion of his committees. In the senate one bill was introduced by Senator Wilkinson at the request of the Water Users association.
 Mrs. McKay's minimum wage bill, which becomes house bill No. 5, is expected to bring on considerable controversy and become one of the big issues of this session. The amendment provides that "no person, persons. firm or corporation, trans acting business within the state of Arizona. shall employ any female ill any store, office, shop, restaurant, dining room, hotel, rooming house, Gf.rf,